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P2 Field Guide Test for Prospective Contractors

This test will be used to indicate your understanding of the current NRS FIA P2 Field Guide. It will be used as selection criteria of prospective contractors. The current NRS FIA P2 Field Guide can be found at:

http://nrs.fs.fed.us/fia/data-collection/ Please circle the correct response for each question.

1. Data collectors must obtain permission to access private property.

a. True

b. False

2. Ownership data is collected and entered in the data recorder for CONDITION CLASS STATUS 1, 2 and 5.

a. True

b. False

3. Accessible Forestland is:

a. Land with at least 10% live tree canopy cover, at least 120 ft. in width, and at least 10 acres in size, and not subject to nonforest land uses.

b. Land with at least 10% live plus missing tree canopy cover, at least 120 ft. in width, and at least 1 acre in size, and not subject to nonforest land uses.

c. Land with at least 10% live tree canopy cover, at least 30 ft. in width, and at least 1 acre in size.

d. Forest land with access from an improved road network

e. Both B and D

4. Accessible Forestland may be subdivided into smaller condition classes when there are changes in any of the specific variables listed below, in the following order of priority.

First:

RESERVED STATUS

Second:

OWNER GROUP

Third:

FOREST TYPE

Fourth:

REGENERATION STATUS

Fifth:

STAND SIZE CLASS

Sixth:

TREE DENSITY

a. True

b. False

5. “Developed” nonforest land conditions and “Nonsampled” conditions are two of the five exceptions for not meeting the minimum size requirements of 120 feet width and one acre in size.

a. True

b. False

6. In order to record a DISTURBANCE on Accessible Forestland, the area affected must:

a. Be an acre in size or greater

b. Have occurred within the last five years or previous annual inventory

c. Require a significant threshold damage which implies mortality and or damage to 25% of all trees in a stand or 50% of an individual species count

d. All of the above

7. A plot falls entirely in a reverting field. You estimate the LIVE PLUS MISSING CANOPY COVER to be between 7% and 10%. What CANOPY COVER SAMPLE METHOD should be used?

a. Sub-acre method

b. Acre method

c. Subplot method

d. Ocular method

8. When assessing LIVE CANOPY COVER,

a. Include hardwood seedlings that are at least one foot in length.

b. Include seedlings that are overtopped by grasses, herb, shrubs or non-tally tree species.

c. Visually upright leaning trees and measure crowns as if the tree were upright.

d. Include only tree canopy measurements from trees with stems that originate within the sample area

e. All of the above

9. All federally-owned lands managed by the National Park Service are considered Reserved, and a plot note is required for all conditions coded as RESERVED STATUS 1 (Reserved).

a. True

b. False

10. Limited liability corporations (LLC) and limited liability partnerships (LLP) that are associated with a family name, such as the “Jones Family LLC” are coded as Corporate OWNER CLASS 41.

a. True

b. False

11. SUBPLOT SLOPE is taken across the entire subplot even when part of the subplot is non-forest.

a. True

b. False

12. What are the minimum DIAMETER requirements that define sawtimber sized trees?

a. 9.0 inches for all tree species

b. 9.0 inches for softwood species and 11.0 inches for hardwood species

c. 9.0 inches for hardwood species and 11.0 inches for softwood species

d. 11.0 inches for all tree species

13. With regard to Tree Class, the “two-inch rule” refers to what?

a. The average growth rate of softwoods in the NRS FIA region for a five year period.

b. The average growth rate for hardwoods in the NRS FIA region for a five year period.

c. Taking the current DBH minus two inches on a poletimber sized tree and using this calculated diameter to determine the potential diameter outside bark on small end of the future sawlog’s length when the tree becomes sawtimber sized.

d. The diameter class tolerance for when a tree can be considered a sawlog.

e. Both A and B.

14. Unless special situations are encountered, DIAMETER is measured 4.5 feet above the ground line on the uphill side of the tree.

a. True

b. False

15. For trees that fork above 4.5 feet:

a. Consider only one stem when determining merchantable length

b. Follow the stem above a fork that has the larger diameter

c. Follow the stem above the fork that yields the most merchantable volume

d. Take the average length of both stems above the fork to determine your merchantable lengths

e. A and B

f. A and C

16. For a tree with a broken top, ACTUAL LENGTH is recorded to the break, and TOTAL LENGTH is estimated.

a. True

b. False

17. How is a seedling defined?

a. For conifer species, it must be 6 inches in length and less than 1.0 inches at DBH/DRC

b. For hardwood species, it must be 12 inches in length and less than 1.0 inches at DBH/DRC

c. All tree species that are 1.0 feet in length and less than 1.0 at DBH/DRC

d. All tree species that are less than 5.0 inches DBH

e. Both A and B

18. What is the radius of a P2 FIA subplot?

a. 32.7 feet

b. 48.0 feet

c. 52.7 feet

d. 24.0 feet

e. 66.0 feet

19. What is the minimum diameter of the trees tallied on the subplot?

a. 3.0 inches

b. 5.0 inches

c. 1.0 inches

d. 6.0 inches

e. 4.5 inches

20. What is the radius of an FIA microplot?

a. 4.5 feet

b. 2.7 feet

c. 6.8 feet

d. 12 feet

e. 66 feet

21. P2 Microplots are located 90 degrees and 12.0 feet from each subplot center.

a. True

b. False

22. The FIA P2 inventory plot consists of how many subplots?

a. 1

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

23. P2 Subplots are located what distance from plot center?

a. 100.0’ horizontal distance

b. 120.0’ horizontal distance

c. 120.0’ slope distance

d. 66.0’ horizontal distance

e. 66.0’ slope distance

f. 24.0’ slope distance

24. P2 Subplots are located at what azimuths from plot center?

a. 360 degrees; 120 degrees; 240 degrees

b. 30 degrees; 120 degrees; 270 degrees; 300 degrees

c. 120 degrees; 180 degrees; 360 degrees

d. 90 degrees; 180 degrees; 270 degrees

e. 45 degrees; 180 degrees; 225 degrees

25. When a subplot is nonsampled, a SUBPLOT NONSAMPLED REASON is required.

a. True

b. False

26. Boundaries that occur outside the sampled (fixed-radius) areas are not referenced in the data recorder with a distance and azimuth from subplot center.

a. True

b. False

27. TREE GRADE 4 hardwoods must be free of rot, seams, cracks, and branches that exceed 1/3 the diameter at the point of occurrence.

a. True

b. False

28. The grading face for hardwood species is defined as the third best face.

a. True

b. False

29. For hardwood tree grades, a face is defined as being one half of the surface of the grading section as divided lengthwise. A clear cutting is a portion of a face free from defects extending the width of a face. .

a. True

b. False

30. A clear face in pine tree grades, excluding white pine, is defined as those free from knots measuring more than ½ inch in diameter, overgrown knots of any size, and holes more than ¼ inch in diameter.

a. True

b. False

31. Salvable dead trees (TREE CLASS 5) are defined as standing dead trees with a least______% sound cubic-foot volume in the bole.

a. 10

b. 25

c. 33

d. 50

e. 66

32. Sawlog length measurement begins from a one foot stump to a minimum top saw log diameter of 7 inches for softwoods and 9 inches for hardwoods.

a. True

b. False

33. HORIZONTAL DISTANCE for trees is measured to the nearest 0.1 feet, from the subplot center to the face of the tree.

a. True

b. False

34. For windthrown trees, measure the HORIZONTAL DISTANCE from subplot center to:

a. the center of the tree at DBH

b. the center of the tree’s base as it lies on the ground

c. the spot where the center of the tree would have been if the tree were still standing

d. the face of the tree as it lies on the ground

e. the face of the tree if the tree would have been if the tree were still standing

35. For each subplot, the plot area is delineated into one of five possible CONDITION CLASS STATUSES, Accessible Forestland, Nonforest, Noncensus Water, Census Water and Nonsampled.

a. True

b. False

36. A DIAMETER that is measured as 6.75 inches would be:

a. Recorded as 6.75 inches.

b. Rounded down to 6.7 inches.

c. Rounded down to 6 inches.

d. Rounded up to 6.8 inches.

e. Rounded up to 7 inches.

37. When subdividing Accessible Forestland, the delineating variable TREE DENSITY is only used to define a separate forested condition when the other delineating variables are the same.

a. True

b. False

38. The minimum length of a merchantable sawlog is:

a. 12 feet

b. 16 feet

c. 10 feet

d. 8 feet

e. 4 feet

39. Sections of a sawlog containing metal (except aluminum research nails and tags) are deducted as ROTTEN/MISSING CUBIC FOOT CULL:

a. True

b. False

40. CAUSE OF DEATH is recorded for all trees that have died or been cut since the previous inventory.

a. True

b. False

41. The LENGTH TO DIAMETER MEASUREMENT POINT is recorded for any tally stem where DIAMETER is not measured at 4.5 feet above the ground.

a. True

b. False

42. Census Water bodies must be at least:

a. 1 acre in size.

b. 2 acres in size.

c. 4.5 acres in size.

d. 10 acres in size.

e. 100 acres in size.

43. How many damage agents can be coded for a single tally tree?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. There is no limit

44. For trees with swellings, bumps, depressions or branches at 4.5 feet, DIAMETER will be:

a. Measured at 4.5 feet from the ground regardless of what occurs at that point

b. Measured just below the irregularity at the place it ceases to affect normal stem form

c. Measured just above the irregularity at the place it ceases to affect normal stem form; however, if this higher measurement point is beyond reach, it is acceptable to measure the diameter below 4.5 feet

d. Estimated

45. What CROWN CLASS is assigned to trees with crowns at the general level of the canopy receiving full light from above but little direct sunlight on their sides?

a. Dominant crown class

b. Co-dominant crown class

c. Open grown crown class

d. Intermediate crown class

e. Overtopped crown class

46. When trees are growing on objects, such as rocks or logs, measure DIAMETER at 4.5 feet above the root crown rather than above the forest floor.

a. True

b. False

47. Rocky Mountain Juniper is a woodland species.

a. True

b. False

48. Woodland species require DBH measurements.

a. True

b. False

49. When metal other than aluminum research nails or tags are observed in tally trees, a section must be culled that includes at least a 1 foot cross-section above and below the metal at the point of occurrence.

a. True

b. False

50. When relocating the old tally trees on a subplot, you find that one of the trees has been cut. The entire bole and crown are laying on the ground next to the stump. What is recorded for PRESENT TREE STATUS?

a. No status

b. Live tree

c. Dead tree

d. Removed

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