APPENDIX_C.pdf

APPENDIX C

TOLERANCES AND STANDARDS

A. SETTING DATA

Field (Data Screen Name) Tolerance

Region (ProcReg) No Errors Proclaimed Forest (ProcFor) No Errors District (District) No Errors Location (Location) No Errors Stand Number (Stand ID) No Errors Project Name (Project Name) No Errors

Owner (Owner) No Errors

State (State) No Errors

County (County) No Errors

Administrative Region (AdReg) No Errors

Administrative Forest (AdFor) No Errors

Date (Date) No Errors Exam Level (Exam Level) No Errors Exam Purpose (ExPur) No Errors Existing Vegetation Composition Type (ExVeg) No Errors Potential Vegetation Reference (PVRf) No Errors Potential Vegetation (PVeg) Accurate to Habitat Type (series and phase) Structure (Struc) No Errors Capable Growing Area (CapGr%) + 10% Elevation (Elev) + 2 contour intervals Aspect (Aspect) + 45 degrees Slope (Slp) + 10% Acres (Acres) No Errors Examiner (Examiner) No Errors Precision Protocol (Prec. Protocol) No Errors Setting Remarks No Errors

B. SAMPLE DESIGN DATA

Field Tolerance

Selected Method Type (Meth) No Errors

Sample Expansion Factor (ExpFac) No Errors Starting Azimuth (Cond) No Errors Subpopulation Filter (SubFiltr) No Errors Sub pop Variable (Var) No Errors Sub pop Minimum Value (MinV) No Errors Sub pop Maximum Value (MaxV) No Errors Sample Design Remarks No Errors

C. PLOT DATA

Plot Number No Error

Plot Latitude (Latitude) + 15 meters (49.2') on 85% of plots; + 45 meters

(148') on all plots.

Plot Longitude (Longitude) + 15 meters (49.2') on 85% of plots; + 45 meters

(148') on all plots.

Capable Grow Area (CaG%) + 10%

Plot Aspect (Asp) + 45 degrees

Plot Slope (Slp) + 10%

Potential Vegetation (PotVeg) Accurate to series understory union and Forest or

District specified phases.

Plot Remarks

D. TREE DATA

* Note: Some unrequired fields exist on this list in the chance they may be required for future project work.

Field Tolerance

Plot Number No Errors

Tag ID Number No Errors Tree Status (T) No Errors Site/Growth Tree (S) No Errors Tree Species (Species) No Errors Tree Count (TCnt) Height

Range

Diameter

Range

Trees on Plot

Tolerance

*All All 0 0 trees

< 0.5 feet N/A 1-10 + 5 trees

< 0.5 feet N/A 11+ trees + 50%

>0.5 feet < 0.5" - 4.99" dbh 1-10 + 2 trees

>0.5 feet < 0.5" - 4.99" dbh 11+ trees + 20%

All 5.0"+ dbh 1+ trees 0 trees

* There is no tolerance for recording a tree in any size category when none is actually present. The recording of a fixed plot tree when none are present will result in a single discrepancy. The recording of a variable plot tree when none are present will result in an unacceptable unit.

DBH (DBH|DRC) Tree DBH Tolerance

<.5" No Errors

.5" - 13.9" + 1 inch

14.0" - 23.9" + 2 inches

24.0" - 34.9" + 3 inches

35.0" + + 4 inches

Borderline variable plot trees + .1 inches

Height (Hgt) + 20%

Radial Growth (RaG1) + 1/20th inch

Height Growth (HgtG) Trees <6' tall + .1 foot

Trees >6' tall + 1 foot

Tree Age (Age) + 10% for trees <300 years old

+ 15% for trees >300 years old

(Based on actual tree ring count at breast height for trees > 3.0"

DBH; otherwise based on total age recorded.)

Crown Ratio (CRat) + 10%

Crown Class (CC) + 1 Class

Snag Decay Class (LS) + 1 Class

Damage Category (D) See Table 2 below

Damage Agent (D) See Table 2 below

Damage Severity (D) See Table 2 below

Tree Remarks If Tree Class is collected: Tree Class Code 1,2,3 --> 1,2,3

4,5 --> 4,5

6,7,8,9 --> 6,7,8,9

D. TREE DATA TABLE 2, DAMAGES and SEVERITIES

Damage Category Agent Severity Tolerance

11- Bark Beetles No misses on live trees with severity > 2 + 0 codes

12- Defoliators No misses on live trees with severity > 3 + 1 codes

21- Root/Butt Disease No misses on live trees with severity > 2 + 0 codes

22- Stem Decay No misses on live trees with severity > 3 + 1 codes

23- Parasitic/Mistletoe No misses on live trees with severity > 3 + 1 codes

26- Stem Rusts No misses on live trees with severity > 2 + 0 codes

99- Physical Defect No misses on severity > 20% + 10%

E. VEGETATION COMPOSITION DATA

Plot Number No Errors

Life Form No Errors

Canopy Cover + 5% for cover < 30%

+ 10% for cover >30%

Layer No Errors

Species No Errors

Remarks

F. GROUND SURFACE COVER DATA

Plot Number No Errors

Cover Type No Errors

Surface Cover % + 10%

G. DOWN WOODY MATERIAL DATA

The Down Woody Material Sample Plane (Transect) end point shall be + 1 foot linear distance (along the bearing) and + 1 foot lateral distance (side-to-side; perpendicular to the bearing) from the inspector's determination. Any sample plane located beyond this distance will be charged two (2) discrepancies which shall be counted towards the total number of DWM errors.

Field Tolerance

Plot Number No Errors

First Duff (Duf1) + 1/2 inch

Second Duff (Duf2) + 1/2 inch

Fuel Depth (FuD) + 20%

Twigs 0-.24" diameter (Twg1) + 40%

Twigs .25"-.99" diameter (Twg2) + 30%

Branch 1.0"-2.99" diameter (Twg3) + 20%

Piece Count (Cnt) + 10%

Decay Class (Dec) + 1 Class

Diameter (Diam) + 3 inches for pieces <20.0" diameter

+ 20% for pieces > 20.0" diameter

Piece Length + 10%

H. DATA FORMAT

The Contractor's electronic data shall be submitted in .cse/.pdr format and shall run successfully through the Region's pre-edit program and the FSVeg edit program (Raw Data Report) without fatal errors. If a fatal error occurs, the block shall be returned to the Contractor for rework of the data format.