Kenya Field Work: November 2011

Kakamega Forest only

MSU: Mike Smalligan, Eric DavidICRAF: Donald Agwa, Tom Ochinga

Trip Itinerary

Sunday Nov 6 – both arrive in NBO at 9 pm on KL 565Monday Nov 7 – 10 am KQ 654 flight to Kisumu; sort and pack wood samples in afternoonTuesday Nov 8 – Mid Yala samplingWednesday Nov 9 - Mid Yala samplingThursday Nov 10 – Mid Yala samplingFriday Nov 11 – Mid Yala samplingSaturday Nov 12 – Mid Yala samplingSunday Nov 13 – Mid Yala samplingMonday Nov 14 – depart Kisumu at 11:15 am on KQ 655, meet with Meteorology & KWS in afternoon, visit Nairobi NP from 3-6, Eric departs NBO at 11 pm on KL 566Tuesday Nov 15 – Mike meets with USAID, KFS & UNEPWednesday Nov 16 – Mike departs NBO on KL 4140 at 8:20 am

Note: All useful wood samples were brought back to MSU to complete the transfer of dendrochronology wood samples collected by ICRAF during the destructive harvesting for allometric equations.

Location of Sample Plots Relative to Kisumu

Location of 11 Sample Plots in Kibiri Plantations

PLOT and SAMPLING DESIGN: • 1,000 m2 plot area with a 17.85m plot radius• Measure DBH only of all trees in plot and record species• Intensive wood density sampling of 10 trees within plot• 2 trees nearest plot center and nearest the center of each quadrant

• Tree measurements: DBH, total height, crown height, 2 crown diameters, species• Wood density: • 3 sound measurements along 2 axis (N/S & E/W) • 2 increment cores at N/S & E/W axis

• Photographs: • hemispherical photo at ½ crown radius on north side of each intensive tree• horizontal GPS photos from plot center in 4 cardinal directions

Plot Summary

MSU Plot ID Location Plot Type Description Ownership

Year Planted

Rainfall (mm)

Plot radius (m)

Plot Area (m2) Date

231 Kibiri Forest Station plantation cypress plantation 4E public 1997 2000 17.8 1000 8-Nov-11232 Kibiri Forest Station plantation cypress plantation 4D public 1982 2000 17.8 1000 8-Nov-11233 Kibiri Forest Station plantation pinus patula plantation 6D public 2001 2000 17.8 1000 9-Nov-11234 Kibiri Forest Station plantation pinus patula plantation 4C public 1970 2000 17.8 1000 9-Nov-11235 Kibiri Forest Station plantation eucalyptus saligna plantation 7B public 1982 2000 17.8 1000 10-Nov-11236 Kibiri Forest Station plantation eucalyptus saligna plantation 11D public 1990 2000 17.8 1000 11-Nov-11237 Kibiri Forest Station plantation eucalyptus saligna plantation 12F public 1999 2000 17.8 1000 12-Nov-11238 Kibiri Forest Station plantation Grevillea robusta plantation 7A public 1996 2000 17.8 1000 12-Nov-11239 Kibiri Forest Station plantation Grevillea robusta plantation 7A public 1996 2000 17.8 1000 12-Nov-11240 Kibiri Forest Station plantation pinus patula plantation 4C public 1970 2000 17.8 1000 13-Nov-11241 Kibiri Forest Station plantation cypress plantation 4D public 1982 2000 17.8 1000 13-Nov-11

All plots are in known age KFS plantations near the Kirbiri Forest Station.Plots took 2-3 hours to collect the more intensive wood density parameters.The Kaimosi Tea Estate denied our impromptu request to collect data on their property.We sought and found alternate hardwoods in new locations within the Kibiri Forest.7 of the 11 plots are within our July 2010 Worldview imagery.

Nairobi Meetings Nov 14-15

• KWS – Jane Wamboi was out of town and missed our meeting

• Meteorology – much trouble buying 10 years of climate data at 5 stations for 5,000 KSH. Prior letter required.

• USAID – met with Enock Kanyanya to discuss the PROMARA project in the Mau Forest

• KFS – met with Alfred Gichu to update him on the SERVIR proposal

• UNEP – met with Gemma Shepherd and Mohamad Sessay to debrief the Annual Review and UNCCD meetings

• KEFRI – did not meet with Vincent Oeba as he was at MSU in October

• SERVIR – did not stop by as we are waiting on the proposal

• ICRAF – spoke briefly with Henry Neufeldt in Kisumu on the 14th