Condition Assessment of a Historic Trout Rearing Station in Upper Michigan

Frederico J. N. Franca; Tamara S.F. Amorin Franca; Lon A. Yeary; Christopher Hohnholt; John W. Forsman; Robert J. Ross

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-334

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Condition Assessment of a Historic Trout Rearing Station in Upper Michigan

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Authors:

Frederico J. N. Franca, Tamara S.F. Amorin Franca, Lon A. Yeary, Christopher Hohnholt, John W. Forsman, Robert J. Ross

Year:

2015

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-334

Source:

FPL-RN-334

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Abstract

Michigan Technological University's (Michigan Tech) School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science maintains a log cabin on the north branch of the Otter River in southern Houghton County (Portage Township), Michigan. The cabin was built in 1934-1935 and measures 150 m². The cabin's location is less than 10 m from the river, and when combined with the region's high snowfall (5+ m per year) and subsequent spring melting, is highly susceptible to occasional flooding and subsequent water damage and decay.

Keywords

Nondestructive assessment, decay, moisture content

Citation

Franca, Frederico J. N.; Franca, Tamara S.F. Amorin; Yeary, Lon A.; Hohnholt, Christopher; Forsman, John W.; Ross, Robert J. 2015. Condition Assessment of a Historic Trout Rearing Station in Upper Michigan. Research Note FPL-RN-334. Madison, WI: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 7 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-334.