Attachment_01_-_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Project Name: Permanent Plot Remeasurement on the Goosenest Adaptive Management Area, Klamath National Forest.

Project Manager/email: Martin Ritchie; martin.ritchie@usda.gov

FAITAS COR : COR: Megan Manoguerra; mvmanoguerra@fs.fed.us

SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of this contract is to secure services for remeasurement of three different components of this research effort. These three elements of field measurements are:

1. Base Item: Re-measurement of 360 permanently-monumented nested fixed-area tree and snag plots,

2. Option Item 1: Re-measurement of 360 fuel and shrub planar intercepts,

3. Option Items 2: Measure trees (seedlings and saplings) in 110 group selection plantations on sector sample plots

We request that bids be made for these three components separately so that we may proceed based on funds availability.

The tree plots in Element 1 may contain up to eight different species (Appendix 2). The study site consists of 20 100-acre experimental units which have, on average, 18 tree and snag plots and 18 fuel/shrub transects. The maps for the 20 experimental units with grid point locations are shown in

Appendix 1.

Remeasurement of the Goosenest Adaptive Management Area research plots will commence no earlier than July 15, 2019 and be completed by November 15, 2019.

The research plots are all accessible by well-maintained graveled roads once the snow melts in spring and until significant snow accumulation in the fall. This generally corresponds to Mid April to mid November at GAMA.

DELIVERABLES

All field completed field sheets and the corresponding digital files (.csv or Microsoft excel format) will be delivered to PSW Research Station within one week of plot observations being made.

Observations will commence no earlier than July 15, 2019 and be completed by November 15, 2019. It is recommended that work begin in the higher elevation plots and that lower elevation plots are completed last in the event snow arrives early in the fall. However the schedule of work will be at the discretion of the contractor.

TASKS/WORK

The tasks to be performed by the contractor are to remeasure the grid of nested plots in each of the treatment units described. Tree measurements vary depending on tree size but they include total height, breast-height diameter and height to crown base. Bids will be submitted for each of the four components. We will enact the items 2 and 3 of the contract based on funds availability. That is, if there are sufficient funds for all four components, then the contractor will fulfill the entire contract, otherwise the contract will be enacted starting with element 1, then element 2 and so on.

Element 1

The measurement protocol at Goosenest Adaptive Management Area (Element 1) calls for a nested plot design as shown in the following table showing plot area (Table 1.1), horizontal distance (radius) and tree size for each of the tree plots. There are a total of 20 Experimental units;

each is 100 acres in size and the number of measure plots is shown in Table 1.2. The number of trees per experimental treatment unit is provided for approximation; please note that the number of trees and snags to be observed will be somewhat different than that recorded in 2013 due to windthrow, ingrowth, etc.

Table 1.1 Plot descriptions for GAMA Research Project.

Plot Plot Area Plot Radius Tree Size Diameter Measure

Large 0.20 acre 52.66 feet DBH >11.5” Nearest 0.1 inch

Medium 0.05 acre 26.33 feet DBH >3.5” & DBH ≤ 11.5 “ Nearest 0.1 inch

Small 0.01 acre 11.78 feet DBH≤ 3.5” Tally by DBH class

We anticipate a number of trees and snags to be recorded in 2019 to be similar to those observed and recorded in 2013. The number will change depending on mortality and ingrowth.

Table 1.2 Experimental Unit Number of plots and number of trees and snags (>3.5 inch dbh) recorded in the most recent (2013) Measurement; the number of plots for small trees (DBH≤

3.5 inch) and seedlings will be the same.

Experimental Unit Number of Sample Plots Number of Trees & Snags Average #

1 Big Tree 18 198 11.0 2 Big Tree 18 222 12.3 3 Pine with Fire 18 207 11.5 4 Control 18 559 31.1 5 Pine Emphasis 18 231 12.8 6 Pine + Fire 19 250 13.2 7 Pine Emphasis 18 179 9.9 8 Big Tree 17 174 10.2 9 Pine Emphasis 18 263 14.6 10 Control 18 544 30.2 11 Big Tree 19 205 10.8 12 Pine 18 198 11.0 13 Pine + Fire 18 151 8.4 14 Big Tree 18 193 10.7 15 Pine + Fire 18 163 9.1 16 Control 18 626 34.7 17 Pine + Fire 18 140 7.8 18 Control 17 725 42.6 19 Pine Emphasis 17 204 12.0 20 Control 19 816 42.9

Total: 360 6248 17.4

Permanently monumented points are established at 100 m spacing in each unit but not all are measurement points; and each grid point is referenced with a brass marker which has the unit number and grid location (XX YY) stamped on the marker. Every other permanently-monumented grid point, in a staggered pattern is the center of the three nested circular plots used to measure the characteristics of the trees and snags present.

All tree data will be recorded on a field sheet (provided by PSW) which will show tree species, height and diameter from the prior measurement for each measure plot. All data will be entered electronically (Microsoft Excel or .csv format); electronic version and field sheets will be delivered to PSW Redding Laboratory within 1 week of plot completion. The contractor shall remeasure any trees that do not meet accuracy specification.

At each measure grid point, three nested plots will be remeasured (see Table 1). Data from previously tagged trees and snags will be recorded and any new (ingrowth) trees > 3.5 inches DBH will be tagged and added to the plot.

Large and Medium Sized Tree Plots All living and dead trees are included in the Large and Medium plots. On each measure tree on the

Large and Medium plots all trees are tagged. Tags will be pulled and reset using aluminum nails with the same or similar tag if there is less than ½ inch of the tag nail exposed. Missing tags shall be replaced with one with the same number. The contractor shall carry blank tags and a stamp for replacing missing tags. Ingrowth trees will be tagged with a (similar) metal tag number that does not duplicate any existing tag numbers on the plot. On all trees on each Large and Medium plot, the following measurements are recorded:

Trees: Record Instrument Units/Precision

Live and Dead Plot Grid Coordinates (XXYY) Live and Dead Tree Species Codes (Appendix 2) Live and Dead Tree Diameter at breast height Diameter tape 0.1 inch, e.g. 13.2, not

Live and Dead Tree Height* Laser range-finder 1.0 foot Live only Height to Base of Live Crown Laser range-finder 1.0 foot Live only Mistletoe Rating Index: 0-6 Live and Dead Damage/cause of death code Appendix 4 Live>23.5” Risk rating Figures 5 & 6 Dead Snag condition code Figure 7 Dead Broken top indicator 1/0

*on medium size plots only the first two trees have height measured

DBH Measurement- Measure dbh by placing the dbh tape immediately above the tag and extending it around the tree in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the bole. Record dbh to the nearest 0.1” (always include decimal) for all sawtimber-size trees and snags and all pole-size trees and snags. For example, a 20.4-inch dbh tree will be recorded as “20.4” and a 12-inch dbh tree will be recorded as “12.0” (not “12” or “120”). Tree tags should be pulled and reset. The nail should be placed in a bark furrow.

Irregularities at Breast Height - In the case of irregularities at breast height such as swellings, bumps, depressions, branches, etc., diameters were measured immediately above the irregularity at the place where it ceases to affect the normal stem form. Natural swell-butted trees were measured at a point 1.5’ above the end of the pronounced swell or bottleneck if the bottleneck is more than 3’ high. See Figure 1.1

Leaning Trees - Leaning trees were recorded if the center of the tree at breast height was within the radius of a given plot. Remeasure the tree even though increasing lean over the last 5-years placed the tree center outside the plot. Measure the diameter at 4.5’ from the ground level along the lean on the uphill side. See Figure 1.1.

Forked Trees - If the tree forked at or above 4.5’ (i.e., open crotch of the fork is ≥ 4.5’) the tree was considered one tree and the diameter was measured below the swell as near to 4.5’ above uphill ground level as possible. Trees of this type are treated as single trees with a total height equal to that of the principal fork. They are considered two separate trees if the stem forked below 4.5’. The diameter of each fork was measured at a point as near 3.5’ above the crotch as can be conveniently reached from the ground. See Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1 – Examples of getting diameter at breast height (DBH) on misshaped trees (images derived from Dunning 1928).

Total Height and Height to Live Crown - Measure the total height from the uphill side of bare ground to the nearest 1’ of all trees > 3.5 inches DBH (dead and live) trees. Exception for this may be made if the tree has severe lean, sweep, or snow bend, if noted in comments. Measure the height from the uphill side ground level to the base of the living crown of all living trees; to get height to live crown. On spike-topped trees height is measured to the top of the live crown. When trees have an irregular crown base ocularly move enough branches from the long side to fill in the void on the short side and measure to this imagined symmetrical crown base (Figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2. Examples of measured height to live crown base.

Mistletoe Rating - Record the mistletoe rating for all live trees, pole-size and larger. Aerial plant shoots, branch, or stem swelling must be present before mistletoe damage is recorded. Record mistletoe rating (Figure 1.3) as a one-digit number (0 to 6). Calculate mistletoe rating following instructions and the example in Figure 1.3 (Hawksworth 1961).

Any recorded heights or diameters less than the previous measurement should be justified in the comments section, otherwise they will need to be remeasured at the contractor’s expense.

Acceptable justification will be shrinkage caused by damage or, failing that the previous observation is wrong based on a double check of the current observation.

Figure 1.3. Mistletoe rating example

Risk Rating - Rate all live trees ≥ 23.5” dbh on the plot for risk of dying from environmental stresses (Figures 1.4 and 1.5).

Firs and Cedars - Rate all live sawtimber-size, white fir and incense-cedar (≥ 11.6” dbh), for risk of dying from environmental stresses (e.g. bark beetles, scolytus, draught, etc.). Record as 1, 2, or 3 according to which of the following three risk classes the tree falls into. Visual depictions of these risk classes can be seen in Figure 1.4.

Pines - Record as 1, 2, 3, or 4 according to which of the following four risk classes the tree falls into. Use the following written descriptions from Salman and Bongberg's Risk Rating System for Pines (1942) and the illustrations in Figure 1.5 to determine the risk class for ponderosa and Jeffrey pines.

Tree Condition Codes - Each tree may have up to three condition codes some trees have no condition codes, all three left blank. For each living pole- and sawtimber-size tree (trees > 3.5” dbh) record the conditions using codes in Appendix 3 (up to 3 condition codes). If the tree is dead, try to determine the cause of death and enter the appropriate 90+ death code before any others. The code 99 is for unknown cause of death.

Snag Condition Rating - For each snag, regardless of dbh, record one of the 90+ codes in the first Tree Condition column and the condition stage as a one-digit number (3 to 7) by comparing the snag to the stages shown in Figure 1.6.

Figure 1.4. Risk rating scheme for ponderosa and Jeffrey pine.

A 11.78-foot radius (0.01 acre plot) is established at each measure grid point for the tally of seedlings and saplings. On the 0.01 acre seedling and saplings plot the contractor shall conduct a tally of live trees by size class and species as illustrated in the table below. These trees are not tagged. Seedlings consist of live trees between 1.0 and 4.5 feet in height. Saplings are tallied by

DBH class, with class 1 being trees greater than 4.5 feet in height with a breast height diameter less than or equal to 1.5 inches. Class 2 trees have a breast height diameter greater than 1.5 inches and less than or equal to 2.5 inches. Class 3 trees have a breast height diameter greater than 2.5 inches and less than or equal to 3.5 inches. Species not present in a given size class will be recorded as a zero. Although a dot-tally is acceptable, the contractor shall write the actual number on the field form for each cell and the number shall be entered into an Excel spreadsheet or .csv file.

Table 1.3. Seedling and sapling (by size class 1-3) tally at GAMA.

Species Seedlings 1 2 3

PIPO

PILA

PICO

ABCO

ABMA

CADE

Figure 1.5. Risk rating 1-3 for fir or cedar.

Figure 1.6 Snag Condition codes for GAMA

GAMA Element 2: 360 Planar intercept measurement of shubs and woody debris.

These planar intercepts are located on the same grid points as the nested plots in Element 1 above. The center point of these 100 m planar intercept plots are placed on the grid point and the orientation of the planar intercept varies at each plot location.

Transects form the basis for measurements of woody debris and woody shrubs. Transect length is

100-m (328 ft), centered on the grid monument. Transects are oriented southeast to northwest or southwest to northeast. Make sure the transect is in the same exact location as previously indicated by the duff pins and "pigtail" pins. The zero end of the tape is placed at the southeast or southwest of the grid point. Duff pins or pigtail pins should line up closely with transect distances 7, 21, 36, 64, 79, and 93-meters.

The easiest way to set up a transect line is in two parts. In the first part, have one person stand with the reel of tape at the gridpoint and guide a second person carrying the end of the tape in the right direction. The person holding the reel can yell out when the second person is at distances that should line up with the pins. Using this method, the pins should be located when the second person is 14 (or 50-36), 29 (or 50-21), and 43-meters (or 50-7) from the gridpoint.

When all three pins are found, make sure the tape is straight and tight and peg it in with a spare pigtail pin. The tape should be wrapped once around the gridpoint marker to keep the tape from slipping. If there is a third person, then this person can pull the reel out and try and find the next three pins while the other two people start measuring the first half of the transect. When the full

100-meters of tape has been pulled out, the reel can be secured as well as possible with a rock or a stick.

Woody shrub cover will be sampled by planar line intercept method along the 100-m transect.

Starting at the southern end of the transect, record by the four-letter species code (Table 2.1), the start/stop (distance (0.01m)) along the transect intercepted by each shrub crown. Record also the average height (cm) of the crown along the intercept. All currently known woody shrubs can be seen in the Appendix. Common woody shrubs are on the inventory sheets and a few are as followed:

Table 2.1 – Common woody vegetation and the four-digit alpha codes AMAL Amalanchier alnifolia Pacific serviceberry

ARPA Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf manzanita

ARTR Artemesia tridentate Basin big sagebrush

CELE Cercocarpus ledifolius Curlleaf mountain mahogany

CEPR Ceanothus prostrates Mahala mat

CEVE Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush

CHSP Chrysothamnus sp Rabbitbrush

PUTR Purshia tridentate Antelope bitterbrush

PYPI Pyrola Picta Wintergreen

RICE Ribes cereum Wax current

RIRO Ribes rozelii Sierra gooseberry

SYAL Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry

SYMO Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping snowberry

Woody debris will be sampled along the entire 100-m transect using methods described by Brown (Brown J.K. 1974. Handbook for inventorying downed woody material. USDA For. Serv. Gen.

Tech. Rep. INT-16). Sampling for small woody material (<3” diameter) at GAMA and BMEF will consist of 1 random start point. Sampling for small woody material (<3” diameter) in the Variable Retention Fire Salvage (VRFS) units at BMEF will consist of 4 random start points, one within every 25-m increment.

To facilitate debris management, procedures for inventorying downed woody material are presented. Instructions show how to estimate weights and volumes of downed woody material, fuel depth, and duff depth. Using the planar intercept technique, downed material is inventoried by 0-¼” (1hr), ¼-1” (10hr), 1-3” (100hr), and >3” (1,000 and 10,000hr) diameter classes. Downed woody material >3” will be classified into three categories: Un-decomposed (hard, heavy, or solid), partially decomposed (“punky”, lightweight, or soft), and fully decomposed (broken pieces of cubic rot). The method involves counting downed woody pieces that intersect vertical sampling planes and measuring the diameters of pieces larger than 3” in diameter. The piece counts and diameters permit calculations of tons per acre (Brown 1974).

The vertical sampling plane is a plot. Consequently, in counting particle intersections, it is very important to visualize the plane passing through on edge of the plot rod and terminating along an imaginary fixed line on the ground. Once visualized on the ground, the position of the line should not be changed while counting particles (fig 2.1). See tally rules for qualifying particles.

Figure 2.1 Sampling plane definition

Small woody debris will be sampled along portions of the transect using the following methods:

Small Woody Debris 0-1” (1hr and 10hr fuels):

1. Record the starting point on the field form (starting point will be provided)

2. From this starting point to a distance of 1.0-m tally the number of particles that intersect a vertical plane passing through the transect.

3. Record the number by the size classes 0-1.4” (1 hr) and ¼-1” (10 hr). Confine the count to woody particles. Do not count needles nor bark.

Small Woody Debris 1-3“ (100hr fuels)

1. Select the same starting point as recorded.

2. From this starting point to a distance of 3.7-m, tally the number of particles that intersect the transect plane. The actual diameter perpendicular to the long axis of the particle at the point of intersection determines its size. A “go-no-go” gauge with an opening of ¼” and 1”, and length totaling 3”, should be provided to speed the work (see below).

Figure 2.2 The go-no-go gauge

Large Woody Debris >3” (1,000hr and 10,000 hr fuels)

1. Large woody debris will be measured along the full length of the 100-m transect.

2. Record the start/stop (distance (0.01m)) along the transect intercepted by each piece.

3. Measure the diameters of all pieces >3” (7.6 cm) that intersect a vertical plane passing through the transect. The actual diameter perpendicular to the long axis of the piece at the point of intersection determines its size. Measure diameters to the nearest whole 1-cm.

4. Get the height from ground to the top of each piece and record to the nearest whole 1-cm. If ground is sloped then average height between uphill and downhill slopes.

5. Record whether pieces are:

a. Un-decomposed - hard, heavy, or solid.

b. Partially decomposed - “punky”, lightweight, or soft.

c. Fully decomposed - broken pieces of cubic rot

Heights of Fuel Depth – Take three measurements of dead fuel depth. Record depth as the vertical distance from the bottom of the litter layer to the highest intersected dead particle (and size class) for each of the three adjacent 1-meter-wide vertical partitions of the sampling plane (fig. 10).

Litter is the surface layer of the forest floor and consists of freshly fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, and fruits. Begin the vertical partitions at the sampling point. Record to the nearest whole 1-cm.

GAMA Element 3: Group selection harvest units sampling

Introduction When the 10 Pine Emphasis treatments were established, they included a group selection harvest component in which approximately 15% of each unit (15 acres) were subject to a regeneration harvest. In these regeneration harvest areas, all trees were removed, including sapling sized trees.

The area was then subsoiled and planted to ponderosa pine (plantings were done in 2000-2002).

The distribution of these openings are shown by group size class (small openings are generally between 0.5-0.99 acres; medium openings are generally 1.00-1.99 acres; large openings are generally 2.00-3.50 acres) in Table 2.1. The largest group is 3.34 acres (found in Unit 17). The smallest group is 0.40 acres (found in Unit 9). So these saplings are 18-20 years old in 2019.

The status of these 110 planted openings is difficult to ascertain from our Element 1 sample. The plots in the Element 1 sample are not of sufficient density to capture these groups and furthermore there are serious edge-effect problems, since plots may frequently land on a group selection border.

Table 3.1 Distribution of group selection openings by treatment unit showing total number of openings and total acres for each opening size; mean is arithmetic mean of group selection opening size in acres.

Treat. Small Medium Large

Unit Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres

3 5 3.38 4 5.00 2 4.87

5 5 3.17 4 5.56 2 4.46

6 5 3.32 4 6.31 2 4.43

7 5 4.03 3 5.01 2 4.91

9 5 3.02 4 5.82 2 5.47

12 5 3.45 4 4.82 2 6.17

13 5 3.26 4 5.17 2 4.82

15 5 3.54 4 5.47 2 4.83

17 6 4.04 4 4.59 3 8.44

19 4 3.06 4 5.53 2 5.25

Total 50 34.27 39 53.28 21 53.65

Mean 0.69 1.37 2.55

Our solution to this is to sample these 110 planted openings using sector sampling (Iles and Smith

2006; Smith et al. 2008). In sector sampling a wedge is projected from an arbitrary point in the middle of the group and one or more wedges of a fixed angle are then projected; trees are measured that fall within this wedge. In our application of this sample design, the Forest Service will place a painted stake and flag with blue flagging for the wedge starting point. The Forest

Service will tag all planted trees in the sector. The Forest Service will provide the contract field crews with the GPS location of this steak and the randomized bearing for the 4 wedge plots. The

Forest Service will also provide the contractor with field sheets listing the tagged trees to be measured.

Table 3.2. Calculations for wedge dimensions by plot size (assume circular group) and a 10 degree sector; includes estimates for number of trees to be recorded and measured.

0.75 acre 1 acre 1.5 acre 2 acre 2.5 acre

Area sq ft 32670 43560 65340 87120 108900

Radius ft 101.9 117.8 144.2 ft 166.5 186.2

Width at 100 17.63 17.63 ft 17.63 ft 17.63 ft 17.63 ft

½ width at 100 8.75 ft 8.75 ft 8.75 ft 8.75 ft 8.75 ft

½ width at r 8.92 ft 10.31 ft 12.62 ft 14.57 ft 16.29 ft avg. N @300 tpa 6.3 8.4 12.7 16.8 21.1

Avg. N for all 4 sec 25.3 33.8 50.6 67.5 84.4

So combining the values from Tables 3.1 and Tables 3.2, we can estimate the number of planted seedlings and saplings to be measured in this sector sampling effort. For the 50 openings classed as “small” we would expect on average about 25 trees per opening for a total of 1,250 saplings to measure. For the 39 openings classed as medium we would expect about 50 trees on these 39 openings for 1,950 saplings. Finally, for the large openings 85 trees average on 21 openings for about 1785 saplings and seedlings. The grand total then will be on the order of 5000 planted seedlings and saplings to be measured for DBH (if the tree is above 4.5 feet in height) and total height.

Natural seedlings will be tallied without being tagged in the same fashion as seedlings and saplings in Element 1 (see Table 1.3).

DISRUPTIONS.

Contractor employees shall notify the PSW contact when encountering any forest activities, such as wildfires that might interrupt field measurements and delay completion.

CIRCUMSTANCES TO BE REPORTED

Upon discovery, unusual circumstances shall be reported immediately to PSW contact.

LOCATION

Goosenest Adaptive Management Area Goosenest Ranger District, Klamath National Forest Siskiyou County California See Maps (Appendices 1.00 and 1.10 also Appendices 1.1.1-1.1.20)

A site visit can be part of the solicitation, point of contact is Martin Ritchie, PSW Research Station Email: martin.ritchie@usda.gov Phone: 530.226.2551

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS / PROPERTY

The Government will provide the following item(s) of Government property to the Contractor for use in the performance of this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the "Government Property" FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

For Element 1 of the contract:

A. Field sheets with previous (2013) observations and with room for recording 2019 measurements.

B. GPS coordinates of the plots

For Element 2 of the contract

A. Field sheets with previous (2013) observations and with room for recording 2019 observations.

B. Orientation for each transect C. Go-no-go gauge.

For Element 3 of the contract

A. Field sheets with tagged tree list for each sector (there are no prior measurements in Element 3).

B. Orientation for each transect C. Go-no-go gauge.

D. GPS coordinates of the center point for each sector sample E. All field sheets provided by the Forest Service will be write-in-rain paper.

Attachments Insert a list of attachments, examples:

COR Nomination Form

Maps

QASP

Performance Requirements - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Specifications

Prior to making any measurements, the Forest Service shall train the contractor’s personnel in the proper procedures for measurements. The Forest Service will check cruise. Tree diameters must be within 0.1 inch of check-cruise diameter and be within the standards below for height:

Acceptable errors for trees with no observable defect or access issues (Elements 1 and 3).

Check Cruise Height Acceptable Error 0-50 feet 1 foot < 10 % of the trees

50-100 feet 2 feet < 20 % of the trees

100+ feet 3 feet < 30 %

Check Cruise DBH Acceptable Error 0-12 inches 0.1 inch < 10 % of the trees

12-24 inches 0.2 inch < 20 % of the trees

24+ inches 0.2 inch < 30 % of the trees

Field sheets will have room for comments should any unusual circumstances arrive that impact observations.

Appendix 1 Maps

Appendix 1.00 Vicinity map for GAMA

Appendix 1.01 Map of GAMA Research Plots

Appendix 1.1.01 Map of Unit 1

Appendix 1.1.02 Map of Unit 2

Appendix 1.1.03 Map of Unit 3

Appendix 1.1.04 Map of Unit 4

Appendix 1.1.05: Map of Unit 5

Appendix 1.1.06: Map of Unit 6

Appendix 1.1.07: Map of Unit 7

Appendix 1.1.09: Map of Unit 8

Appendix 1.1.09: Map of Unit 9

Appendix 1.1.10: Map of Unit 10

Appendix 1.1.11: Map of Unit 11

Appendix 1.1.12: Map of Unit 12

Appendix 1.1.13: Map of Unit 13

Appendix 1.1.14: Map of Unit 14

Appendix 1.1.15: Map of Unit 15

Appendix 1.1.16: Map of Unit 16

Appendix 1.1.17: Map of Unit 17

Appendix 1.1.18: Map of Unit 18

Appendix 1.1.19: Map of Unit 19

Appendix 1.1.20: Map of Unit 20

Appendix 2

Table A.2.1 Tree Species Codes for trees found at Goosenest Adaptive Management Area

Species Common Name Code

Abies concolor White fir ABCO

Abies magnifica Red fir ABMA

Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine PIPO

Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine PICO

Pinus lambertiana Sugar pine PILA

Calocedrus decurrens Incense-cedar CADE

Cercocarpus ledifolius Mountain mahogany CELE

Juniperus occidentalis Western juniper JUOC

Appendix 3 Damage/cause of death codes

Code Damage/Cause of Death Code Damage/Cause of Death

0 No apparent defect 60 Lightning – top dead

2 Fork or crotch below 18 feet 61 Lightning – bole split

3 Fork or crotch above 18 feet 62 Lightning – scar on ¼ bole

9 Spike top (no branches) 63 Lightning – scar over ¼ bole

Dead top or complete girdle below 18’

11 Crook or sweep – severe 64 Fire scar on ¼ bole at base

12 Limby 65 Fire scar over ¼ bole at base

13 Leans more than 4 degrees 66 Fire – bark burned on ½ bole at base

14 Crook or sweep – slight 67 Fire – bark burned completely at base

15 Frost crack below 18’

16 Frost crack above 18’ 70 Snow bend – less than 30 degrees

17 Broken Top (Wind or Other) 71 Snow bend – from 30 to 45 degrees

18 Inside Bark Diameter 72 Snow bend – more than 45 degrees

20 Mistletoe light in crown 73 Snow bend – wound at base

21 Mistletoe heavy 76 Snow bend – live branches raked off

22 Mistletoe light on bole

23 Mistletoe heavy on bole 80 Logging damage – tree bent

24 Mistletoe light on bole and crown 81 Logging damage – top broken

25 Mistletoe top dead 82 Logging damage – bole wound above bh

83 Logging damage – wound at base

30 Epicormic branching – light 84 Logging damage – live branches raked off

31 Epicormic branching – heavy

87 Bark falling/ scrapped off (Shrinking dbh)

33 Porcupine – partial girdle in crown

Porcupine – partial girdle below crown

90 Dead – lightning

35 Porcupine – complete girdle 91 Dead – wind

36 Sapsucker – legacy 92 Dead – insects

37 Sapsucker – light (some activity) 93 Dead – fire

Sapsucker – heavy (complete girdle)

94 Dead – dwarf mistletoe

95 Dead – suppressed

40 Gall rust – new in crown 96 Dead – root rot

41 Gall rust – advanced in crown 97 Dead – cut or poisoned

42 Gall rust – new in bole 98 Dead – other (snow bend/logging)

43 Gall rust – advanced in bole 99 Dead – unidentified

44 Elytroderma in crown 100 Downed

101 Downed from wind – broken below 10 feet

50 Scolytus – light 102 Downed from wind – uprooted

51 Scolytus – heavy 103 Downed from fire – burned through at base

52 Dendroctonus present 104 Downed from fire – completely consumed

53 Ips present 105 Snapped off by wind above 10 feet

54 Sequoia pitch moth present