Project ID: The project name/number. Plot # : ID Number for individual monitor plots.
Management Unit: As noted on forest management plan
Land Owner: Owner of the property. Monitor: Monitoring person and/or organization.
Location: Section- township -range - meridian - latitude Address of the site.
GPS: Position from the GPS receiver. Elevation: To the nearest 50 Ft estimated from a topo map or reading from the GPS Receiver.Aspect: Dominant drainage direction facing down hill from the high edge of the plot ( N-NW-NE or S-SW-SE) Slope %: The percent of rise taken from the plot low to high edge. Annual rain: Local average annual precipitation. Soil Type: From the soil map .
MonitorDate: m/d/y/ The current Monitoring date by month, day, year.
Monitor Plot: radius 37' 3" = 1/10 acre. In the Monitor Plot all trees that have a DBH of 4+ inches are recorded in the Tree Monitor Data Sheet & psitioned on the graph by Number, ID Code, & DBH. Maple or Cherry clumps(stems less than 5' apart) or Multi-stemmed trees will have one number. eg. In the DBH column list three 4+" stems such as 7-4-5 and on the graph as #M 7-4-5)and record on the graph.
Extended Plot: is an influence band extending beyond and surrounding the Monitor Plot. The perimeter is 60 feet from monitor plot center. Trees over 6+" DBH in this band are recorded in theTree Extended Plot Data Sheet and positioned on the graph influence band by Number, ID Code & DBH . Maple or Cherry clumps(stems less than 5' apart) or multi-stemmed trees that have one stem 6+ inches will have one number and list a maximum of three stems. eg. In the data sheet DBH column 6-5-5 and on the graph as #M 6-5-5.
Woody Debris Volume: The volume rating is measured by the number of debris pieces counted in two transects of the Monitor Plot.The transects are a North to South and an East to West of the 74' 6" diameter of the Monitor Plot. The volume is found by counting the number of qualifying peices estimated to be over 3 ft long and 5" diameter on the large end. Total number of pieces for Heavy is 8+ or 1 piece 8'L by 24+" D within the plot) Medium is 4 to 7 or 1 piece 8L by 16"+ D ) Light is 3 to 0). Put an X in the appropriate box.
Decomposition Stage: (list nuber of pieces): Hard may have bark and small limbs under one inch with little decomposition. Moderate is minus most small limbs with bark & sapwood decomposition, and a general covering of moss. Soft will have decomposition into the heartwood and heavy moss which may include fungi, ferns & forbs on the log. Percent of volume is noted in each category by counting pieces eg. Hard ( 7) Moderate (2) Soft (1)
Snag ID & Decomposition: ID snags 4+" by number, Species Code &DBH on the monitor area and in the extended plot their # is the degree bearing. (G=girdled) is when the cambium layer is cut around the circumfrence of the tree.(N=natural) is a dead tree with no girdling.(H=hard) has little visible decomposition. (M=moderate) has very visible decomposition of the bark and sapwood. (S=soft) has advanced decomposition into the heartwood (C=cavities) has noticeable holes and cavities created by Woodpeckers. eg.#90(MC)
Tree ID Code : Abbreviation to use on the graph and the species column of the monitor sheet.
Data Sheet ID# Is the number from the Data Sheet. Species list by code.
Bearing is in degrees from magnetic north as 0 degree. Readings are taken from plot center which is noted as 0 on graph. Distance is measured in feet & inches from the plot center stake.
Notes include health of tree "Good" "Poor" and Tarif information (height-DBH-radial ring count) of one Douglas Fir nearest the plot center and 0 degrees.
Tree Marking: A tag or a painted washer will be centered at 4' 6" on the high side of all trees to be measured. The DBH measurements will be take at the marker. Multi-stemed trees or clumps will have one Tag or washer and the largest three 4+ inch stems in each clump will be listed in DBH column or on the data sheet and graph eg. 12-8-7