Exhibit_C_2013_PFSL_Manual.pdf

FIELD INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE ANNUAL INVENTORY OF

CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON

FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS

RESOURCE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION

USDA FOREST SERVICE

THIS MANUAL IS BASED ON:

FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS

NATIONAL CORE FIELD GUIDE

VOLUME I: FIELD DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES

VERSION 6.0

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Table of C ontents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1.1 ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL

SECTION 1.2 THE INVENTORY

SECTION 1.3 PRODUCTS

SECTION 1.4 UNITS OF MEASURE

SECTION 1.5 PLOT DESIGN GENERAL DESCRIPTION

SUBSECTION 1.5.1 PLOT LAYOUT

SUBSECTION 1.5.2 DATA ARE COLLECTED ON PLOTS AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:. .3

SECTION 1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL

SUBSECTION 1.6.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

CHAPTER 2 LOCATING THE PLOT

SECTION 2.1 LOCATING AN ESTABLISHED PLOT

SUBSECTION 2.1.1 NAVIGATING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY

SUBSECTION 2.1.2 NAVIGATING WITH GPS

SUBSECTION 2.1.3 NAVIGATING WITH REFERENCE POINT (RP) DATA

SUBSECTION 2.1.4 REVERSE REFERENCE POINT (RP) METHOD

SECTION 2.2 ESTABLISHED PLOT ISSUES

SUBSECTION 2.2.1 DIFFICULTY FINDING ESTABLISHED PLOTS

SUBSECTION 2.2.2 INCORRECTLY INSTALLED PLOT

SUBSECTION 2.2.3 INCORRECTLY INSTALLED SUBPLOT OR MICROPLOT

SUBSECTION 2.2.4 PC STAKE OR SUBPLOT/MICROPLOT PIN MISSING OR MOVED

SUBSECTION 2.2.5 LOST SUBPLOT

SUBSECTION 2.2.6 LOST PLOT (REPLACEMENT PLOT)

SUBSECTION 2.2.7 P3 PLOTS INSTALLED WITHOUT DECLINATION

SECTION 2.3 OTHER PLOTS ESTABLISHED USING THE 4-SUBPLOT DESIGN . 9

SUBSECTION 2.3.1 FHM AND EASTERN OREGON JUNIPER PLOTS

SUBSECTION 2.3.2 REGION 1 AND REGION 4 PLOTS

SECTION 2.4 LOCATING NEW PLOTS

SUBSECTION 2.4.1 LOCATING PLOTS USING PHOTOS

SECTION 2.5 CIRCUMSTANCES PRECLUDING PLOT ESTABLISHMENT/

MEASUREMENT

SECTION 2.6 SKIPPED AND CARRYOVER PLOTS

CHAPTER 3 PLOT LAYOUT AND REFERENCING

SECTION 3.1 PLOT DESIGN

SUBSECTION 3.1.1 PLOT LAYOUT

SUBSECTION 3.1.2 PLOT DIMENSIONS

SECTION 3.2 PLOT ESTABLISHMENT

SUBSECTION 3.2.1 PLOT ESTABLISHMENT GUIDELINES

SUBSECTION 3.2.2 PLOT INTEGRITY

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SUBSECTION 3.2.3 NEW PLOT ESTABLISHMENT TOLERANCES

SECTION 3.3 MONUMENTING AND REFERENCING PLOT CENTER

SUBSECTION 3.3.1 THE REFERENCE POINT

SUBSECTION 3.3.2 WITNESS TREES/OBJECTS

SUBSECTION 3.3.3 EXCEPTIONS TO MONUMENTING PLOT CENTER

SECTION 3.4 MONUMENTING AND REFERENCING SUBPLOTS 2 THROUGH 4 15

SUBSECTION 3.4.1 LOCATE AND MONUMENT SUBPLOT CENTER

SUBSECTION 3.4.2 ESTABLISHING SUBPLOTS WHEN PLOT CENTER IS INACCESSIBLE.

SUBSECTION 3.4.3 LOCATE AND MONUMENT THE MICROPLOT

SECTION 3.5 MONUMENTING AND REFERENCING ENTIRELY NONFOREST

PLOTS

SUBSECTION 3.5.1 NONFOREST PLOTS ON REGION 5 (R5) OR REGION 6 (R6) FOREST

SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS

SUBSECTION 3.5.2 NONFOREST PLOTS LOCATED ON ALL OTHER OWNERSHIPS

SECTION 3.6 MONUMENTING AND REFERENCING PLOTS IN WILDERNESS

AREAS

SUBSECTION 3.6.1 FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

WILDERNESS AREAS

SECTION 3.7 MONUMENTING AND REFERENCING PLOTS IN NATIONAL PARKS

SUBSECTION 3.7.1 NATIONAL PARKS

CHAPTER 4 PLOT LEVEL DATA

SECTION 4.1 LOST PLOT/REPLACEMENT PLOT

SUBSECTION 4.1.1 LOST ANNUAL PLOT

SUBSECTION 4.1.2 REPLACEMENT PLOT

SECTION 4.2 PLOT LEVEL DATA DOWNLOADED TO THE PDR

SUBSECTION 4.2.1 PLOT LEVEL DATA ITEMS

ITEM 4.2.1.1 STATE (CORE 1.1)

ITEM 4.2.1.2 COUNTY (CORE 1.2)

ITEM 4.2.1.3 PLOT NUMBER (CORE 1.3)

ITEM 4.2.1.4 CYCLE (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.5 SUBCYCLE (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.6 PERIODIC PLOT NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.7 NFS PLOT NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 4.2.1.8 FIELD GUIDE VERSION (CORE 1.12)

ITEM 4.2.1.9 PDR STARTING DATA RECORDER VERSION NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.10 PDR ENDING DATA RECORDER VERSION NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.11 DECLINATION (CORE OPTIONAL 1.14)

ITEM 4.2.1.12 MACROPLOT BREAKPOINT DIAMETER (CORE OPTIONAL 1.20)

ITEM 4.2.1.13 CHANGE MATRIX REQUIRED (PFSL)

ITEM 4.2.1.14 P2 VEGETATION SAMPLING STATUS (CORE OPTIONAL 8.3.1)

ITEM 4.2.1.15 LEVEL OF DETAIL (CORE OPTIONAL 8.3.2)

ITEM 4.2.1.16 INVASIVE PLANT SAMPLING STATUS (CORE OPTIONAL 9.3)

ITEM 4.2.1.17 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIMEN COLLECTION RULE (CORE OPTIONAL 9.12)

ITEM 4.2.1.18 DWM SAMPLING STATUS (BASE)

ITEM 4.2.1.19 YEAR OF PREVIOUS INVENTORY (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.20 MONTH OF PREVIOUS INVENTORY (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.1.21 PREVIOUS GROUND LAND CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 4.2.1.22 ECOLOGICAL UNIT (PFSL)

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ITEM 4.2.1.23 PHASE (PFSL)

SUBSECTION 4.2.2 SPECIAL STUDIES

ITEM 4.2.2.1 FIRE PLOT (PNW)

ITEM 4.2.2.2 SPECIAL STUDY 2002A: PLATFORM ABUNDANCE (PFSL)

SECTION 4.3 PLOT LEVEL DATA COLLECTED IN THE FIELD

SUBSECTION 4.3.1 CREW VISIT INFORMATION

ITEM 4.3.1.1 SAMPLE METHOD CODE (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.1.2 QA STATUS (CORE 1.17)

ITEM 4.3.1.3 CREW TYPE (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.1.4 CREW NUMBER (CORE 1.18)

SUBSECTION 4.3.2 CURRENT DATE OF INVENTORY

ITEM 4.3.2.1 YEAR (CORE 1.13.1)

ITEM 4.3.2.2 MONTH (CORE 1.13.2)

ITEM 4.3.2.3 DAY (CORE 1.13.3)

SUBSECTION 4.3.3 TIME SPENT ON PLOT

ITEM 4.3.3.1 TRAVEL TIME TO PLOT (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.3.2 MEASUREMENT TIME ON PLOT (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.3.3 TRAVEL TIME FROM PLOT (PNW)

SUBSECTION 4.3.4 PLOT LEVEL FUNDAMENTALS

ITEM 4.3.4.1 PLOT STATUS (CORE 1.4)

ITEM 4.3.4.2 PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 1.7)

ITEM 4.3.4.3 NONFOREST SAMPLING STATUS (CORE 1.5)

ITEM 4.3.4.4 NONFOREST PLOT STATUS (CORE 1.6)

ITEM 4.3.4.5 NONFOREST PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 1.8)

ITEM 4.3.4.6 SUBPLOTS EXAMINED (CORE 1.9)

ITEM 4.3.4.7 SAMPLE KIND (CORE 1.10)

ITEM 4.3.4.8 PREVIOUS PLOT MAPPING OR CONDITION ERROR (PFSL)

ITEM 4.3.4.9 PNW PLOT KIND (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.4.10 PREVIOUS PLOT NUMBER (CORE 1.11)

SUBSECTION 4.3.5 ADDITIONAL ITEMS

ITEM 4.3.5.1 LANDOWNER PLOT SUMMARY REQUEST (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.5.2 TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.5.3 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO IMPROVED ROAD (CORE 1.15)

ITEM 4.3.5.4 WATER ON PLOT (CORE 1.16)

ITEM 4.3.5.5 PLOT NOTES (CORE 1.21)

SUBSECTION 4.3.6 REFERENCE POINT ATTRIBUTES

ITEM 4.3.6.1 RP TYPE (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.2 RP SPECIES (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.3 RP DIAMETER (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.4 RP AZIMUTH (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.5 RP HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.6 RP AZIMUTH/DISTANCE TO SUBPLOT NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 4.3.6.7 RP NOTES (PNW)

SUBSECTION 4.3.7 ITEMS RECORDED ON THE PLOT CARD

SECTION 4.4 GPS COORDINATES

SUBSECTION 4.4.1 GPS UNIT SETTINGS, DATUM, AND COORDINATE SYSTEM

ITEM 4.4.1.1 GPS UNIT TYPE (CORE 1.19.3)

ITEM 4.4.1.2 GPS SERIAL NUMBER (CORE 1.19.4)

ITEM 4.4.1.3 GPS ENTRY METHOD (CORE 1.19.5)

ITEM 4.4.1.4 GPS DATUM (CORE 1.19.6)

ITEM 4.4.1.5 COORDINATE SYSTEM (CORE 1.19.7)

ITEM 4.4.1.6 GPS LOCATION TYPE (PNW)

SUBSECTION 4.4.2 COLLECTING READINGS

ITEM 4.4.2.1 UTM ZONE (CORE 1.19.10)

ITEM 4.4.2.2 EASTING (X) UTM (CORE 1.19.11)

ITEM 4.4.2.3 NORTHING (Y) UTM (CORE 1.19.12)

ITEM 4.4.2.4 GPS ELEVATION (CORE 1.19.16)

ITEM 4.4.2.5 GPS ERROR (CORE 1.19.17)

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ITEM 4.4.2.6 NUMBER OF READINGS (CORE 1.19.18)

ITEM 4.4.2.7 GPS NOTES (PNW)

SUBSECTION 4.4.3 CORRECTION FOR OFFSET LOCATION

ITEM 4.4.3.1 AZIMUTH TO PLOT CENTER (CORE 1.19.14)

ITEM 4.4.3.2 DISTANCE TO PLOT CENTER (CORE 1.19.15)

SUBSECTION 4.4.4 DOWNLOADED PLOT COORDINATES

ITEM 4.4.4.1 PREVIOUS UTM ZONE (PFSL)

ITEM 4.4.4.2 PREVIOUS EASTING (X) (PFSL)

ITEM 4.4.4.3 PREVIOUS NORTHING (Y) (PFSL)

ITEM 4.4.4.4 PREVIOUS COORDINATES METHOD (PNW)

CHAPTER 5 CONDITION CLASS

SECTION 5.1 DETERMINATION OF CONDITION CLASS

SECTION 5.2 CONDITION CLASS STATUS DEFINITIONS

SUBSECTION 5.2.1 ACCESSIBLE FOREST LAND

SUBSECTION 5.2.2 NONFOREST LAND

SUBSECTION 5.2.3 NONCENSUS WATER

SUBSECTION 5.2.4 CENSUS WATER

SUBSECTION 5.2.5 NONSAMPLED, POSSIBILITY OF FOREST

SECTION 5.3 DELINEATING CONDITION CLASSES DIFFERING IN CONDITION

CLASS STATUS

SECTION 5.4 DELINEATING CONDITION CLASSES WITHIN ACCESSIBLE FOREST

LAND

SECTION 5.5 CONDITION CLASS ATTRIBUTES

SUBSECTION 5.5.1 ACCESSIBLE FOREST LAND

SUBSECTION 5.5.2 NONFOREST LAND

SECTION 5.6 CONDITION REMEASUREMENT

SUBSECTION 5.6.1 CORRECTING PREVIOUS CREW ERROR

SUBSECTION 5.6.2 RECONCILE CURRENT WITH PREVIOUS CONDITIONS

SUBSECTION 5.6.3 GENERAL CONDITION CLASS ATTRIBUTES

ITEM 5.6.3.1 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE 2.4.1)

ITEM 5.6.3.2 PREVIOUS CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.3.3 SUBPLOT CONDITION PROPORTION (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.3.4 CONDITION CLASS STATUS (CORE 2.4.2)

ITEM 5.6.3.5 PREVIOUS CONDITION CLASS STATUS (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.3.6 CONDITION CLASS STATUS RECONCILE CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.3.7 CONDITION CLASS STATUS PROCEDURAL CHANGE REASON CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.3.8 NONFOREST CONDITION CLASS STATUS (CORE 2.4.4)

ITEM 5.6.3.9 NONFOREST CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 2.4.5)

ITEM 5.6.3.10 NONFOREST CONDITION CLASS SAMPLING STATUS (PNW)

SUBSECTION 5.6.4 ACCESSIBLE FOREST LAND DELINEATING DATA ITEMS

ITEM 5.6.4.1 RESERVED STATUS (CORE 2.5.1)

ITEM 5.6.4.2 PREVIOUS RESERVED STATUS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.3 RESERVED STATUS RECONCILE CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.4 RESERVED STATUS PROCEDURAL CHANGE REASON CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.5 OWNER GROUP (CORE 2.5.2)

ITEM 5.6.4.6 PREVIOUS OWNER GROUP (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.4.7 OWNER GROUP RECONCILE CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.8 OWNER GROUP PROCEDURAL CHANGE REASON CODE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.9 FOREST TYPE (CORE 2.5.3)

ITEM 5.6.4.10 PREVIOUS FOREST TYPE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.11 STAND SIZE CLASS (CORE 2.5.4)

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ITEM 5.6.4.12 PREVIOUS STAND SIZE CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.13 REGENERATION STATUS (CORE 2.5.5)

ITEM 5.6.4.14 PREVIOUS REGENERATION STATUS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.4.15 TREE DENSITY (CORE 2.5.6)

ITEM 5.6.4.16 PREVIOUS TREE DENSITY (PFSL)

SUBSECTION 5.6.5 ANCILLARY (NON-DELINEATING) DATA ITEMS

ITEM 5.6.5.1 OWNER (CORE 2.5.7)

ITEM 5.6.5.2 OWNER CLASS (CORE OPTIONAL 2.5.8)

ITEM 5.6.5.3 PREVIOUS OWNER CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.4 RESERVED AREA NAME (CORE 2.5.13)

ITEM 5.6.5.5 ADMINISTRATIVE FOREST CODE (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.6 PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE FOREST CODE (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.7 PRIVATE OWNER INDUSTRIAL STATUS (CORE 2.5.8)

ITEM 5.6.5.8 PREVIOUS PRIVATE OWNER INDUSTRIAL STATUS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.9 ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION SPECIES (CORE 2.5.14)

ITEM 5.6.5.10 PREVIOUS ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION SPECIES (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.11 AGE BASIS CODE (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.12 STAND AGE (CORE 2.5.15)

ITEM 5.6.5.13 PREVIOUS STAND AGE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.14 PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLASS (CORE 2.5.28)

ITEM 5.6.5.15 PREVIOUS PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.16 CURRENT GROUND LAND CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.17 PREVIOUS GROUND LAND CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.18 SOIL DEPTH (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.19 PREVIOUS SOIL DEPTH (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.20 STAND STRUCTURE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.21 PREVIOUS STAND STRUCTURE (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.22 DISTURBANCE 1 (CORE 2.5.16)

ITEM 5.6.5.23 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.24 DISTURBANCE YEAR 1 (CORE 2.5.17)

ITEM 5.6.5.25 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE YEAR 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.26 DISTURBANCE 2 (CORE 2.5.18)

ITEM 5.6.5.27 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.28 DISTURBANCE YEAR 2 (CORE 2.5.19)

ITEM 5.6.5.29 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE YEAR 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.30 DISTURBANCE 3 (CORE 2.5.20)

ITEM 5.6.5.31 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.32 DISTURBANCE YEAR 3 (CORE 2.5.21)

ITEM 5.6.5.33 PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE YEAR 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.34 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 1 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.35 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.36 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 1 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.37 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.38 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 2 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.39 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.40 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 2 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.41 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.42 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 3 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.43 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.44 HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 3 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.45 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISTURBANCE YEAR 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.46 TREATMENT 1 (CORE 2.5.22)

ITEM 5.6.5.47 PREVIOUS TREATMENT 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.48 TREATMENT YEAR 1 (CORE 2.5.23)

ITEM 5.6.5.49 PREVIOUS TREATMENT YEAR 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.50 TREATMENT 2 (CORE 2.5.24)

ITEM 5.6.5.51 PREVIOUS TREATMENT 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.52 TREATMENT YEAR 2 (CORE 2.5.25)

ITEM 5.6.5.53 PREVIOUS TREATMENT YEAR 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.54 TREATMENT 3 (CORE 2.5.26)

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ITEM 5.6.5.55 PREVIOUS TREATMENT 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.56 TREATMENT YEAR 3 (CORE 2.5.27)

ITEM 5.6.5.57 PREVIOUS TREATMENT YEAR 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.58 HISTORICAL TREATMENT 1 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.59 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.60 HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 1 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.61 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 1 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.62 HISTORICAL TREATMENT 2 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.63 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.64 HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 2 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.65 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 2 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.66 HISTORICAL TREATMENT 3 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.67 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.68 HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 3 (PNW)

ITEM 5.6.5.69 PREVIOUS HISTORICAL TREATMENT YEAR 3 (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.70 CHAINING CODE (CORE 2.5.37)

ITEM 5.6.5.71 LAND COVER CLASS (CORE 2.5.29)

ITEM 5.6.5.72 PLANT ASSOCIATION (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.73 PLANT ASSOCIATION NONSAMPLED REASON (PFSL)

ITEM 5.6.5.74 PLANT ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION (PFSL)

SUBSECTION 5.6.6 DETERMINING CONDITION CLASSES ON NONFOREST LAND

ITEM 5.6.6.1 PRESENT NONFOREST LAND USE (CORE 2.5.30)

ITEM 5.6.6.2 PREVIOUS NONFOREST LAND USE (PFSL)

SECTION 5.7 DETERMINATION OF CROWN COVER VALUES FOR LAND USE

CLASSIFICATION

SUBSECTION 5.7.1 INTRODUCTION

ITEM 5.7.1.1 CANOPY COVER SAMPLE METHOD (CORE 2.5.31)

ITEM 5.7.1.2 LIVE CANOPY COVER (CORE 2.5.32)

ITEM 5.7.1.3 LIVE PLUS MISSING CANOPY COVER (CORE 2.5.33)

ITEM 5.7.1.4 CURRENT AFFORESTATION CODE (CORE 2.5.34)

ITEM 5.7.1.5 PREVIOUS AFFORESTATION CODE (CORE 2.5.35)

ITEM 5.7.1.6 TOTAL STEMS (CORE 2.5.36)

ITEM 5.7.1.7 STOCKING PERCENT (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.1.8 STOCKING MAXIMUM DBH/DRC (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.1.9 COVER PLOT NOTES (PNW)

SUBSECTION 5.7.2 COVER TREE DATA ITEMS

ITEM 5.7.2.1 COVER SUBPLOT (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.2.2 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.2.3 COVER TREE STATUS (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.2.4 OVER TOPPED STATUS (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.2.5 COVER TREE SPECIES (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.2.6 COVER TREE DIAMETER (PNW)

SUBSECTION 5.7.3 CROWN MEASUREMENTS

ITEM 5.7.3.1 COVER TREE COMMINGLED CROWN CODE (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.2 COVER TREE LONG CROWN WIDTH (CROWN LENGTH) (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.3 COVER TREE SHORT CROWN WIDTH (CROWN WIDTH) (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.4 COVER TREE LONG CROWN WIDTH, NON-OVER TOPPED PORTION (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.5 COVER TREE SHORT CROWN WIDTH, NON-OVER TOPPED PORTION (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.6 COVER TREE STOCKING CONTRIBUTION (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.7 COVER TREE COVER CONTRIBUTION (PNW)

ITEM 5.7.3.8 COVER TREE NOTES (PFSL)

SECTION 5.8 NONSAMPLED CONDITION CLASS ATTRIBUTES

ITEM 5.8.0.1 CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 2.4.3)

ITEM 5.8.0.2 PREVIOUS CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON (PFSL)

ITEM 5.8.0.3 ESTIMATED NONSAMPLED LAND COVER TYPE (PNW)

ITEM 5.8.0.4 NONSAMPLED FOREST TYPE (PNW)

SECTION 5.9 STOCKABILITY IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

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SUBSECTION 5.9.1 STOCKABILITY DATA ITEMS

ITEM 5.9.1.1 STOCKABILITY INDICATOR SPECIES (PFSL)

ITEM 5.9.1.2 SPECIES CONDITION CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 5.9.1.3 OREGON STOCKABILITY DISCOUNT FACTOR (PFSL)

SECTION 5.10 CONDITION CLASS NOTES

SUBSECTION 5.10.1 CONDITION CLASS NOTES

ITEM 5.10.1.1 PREVIOUS CONDITION CLASS NOTES (PFSL)

ITEM 5.10.1.2 CONDITION CLASS NOTES (PNW)

ITEM 5.10.1.3 CHANGE MATRIX NOTES (PFSL)

CHAPTER 6 SUBPLOT INFORMATION

SECTION 6.1 RECORDING SUBPLOT INFORMATION

SUBSECTION 6.1.1 SUBPLOT INFORMATION

ITEM 6.1.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE 3.1)

ITEM 6.1.1.2 PREVIOUS SUBPLOT MAPPING ERROR (PFSL)

ITEM 6.1.1.3 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT STATUS (CORE 3.2)

ITEM 6.1.1.4 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 3.3)

ITEM 6.1.1.5 NONFOREST SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT STATUS (CORE 3.4)

ITEM 6.1.1.6 NONFOREST SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 3.5)

ITEM 6.1.1.7 PREVIOUS SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT CENTER CONDITION (PNW)

ITEM 6.1.1.8 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT CENTER CONDITION (CORE 3.6)

ITEM 6.1.1.9 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT CONDITION LIST (CORE 3.11)

ITEM 6.1.1.10 MICROPLOT CENTER CONDITION (CORE 3.7)

ITEM 6.1.1.11 PREVIOUS MICROPLOT CENTER CONDITION (PFSL)

SUBSECTION 6.1.2 PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLASS INFORMATION

ITEM 6.1.2.1 MACROPLOT PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLASS (PFSL)

ITEM 6.1.2.2 SUBPLOT SLOPE (CORE 3.8)

ITEM 6.1.2.3 SUBPLOT ASPECT (CORE 3.9)

ITEM 6.1.2.4 SNOW/WATER DEPTH (CORE 3.10)

ITEM 6.1.2.5 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT NOTES (PNW)

SECTION 6.2 ROOT DISEASE RATING

SUBSECTION 6.2.1 GUIDE FOR IDENTIFYING ROOT DISEASE

SUBSECTION 6.2.2 ROOT DISEASE DATA ITEMS

ITEM 6.2.2.1 ROOT DISEASE SEVERITY RATING (PFSL)

CHAPTER 7 BOUNDARY REFERENCES

SECTION 7.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION 7.2 REFERENCE PROCEDURE

SUBSECTION 7.2.1 BOUNDARIES ON REMEASUREMENT PLOTS

SUBSECTION 7.2.2 BOUNDARY DATA

ITEM 7.2.2.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE 4.2.1)

ITEM 7.2.2.2 PLOT TYPE (CORE 4.2.2)

ITEM 7.2.2.3 PREVIOUS PLOT TYPE (PFSL)

ITEM 7.2.2.4 BOUNDARY CHANGE (CORE 4.2.3)

ITEM 7.2.2.5 CONTRASTING CONDITION (CORE 4.2.4)

ITEM 7.2.2.6 PREVIOUS CONTRASTING CONDITION (PFSL)

ITEM 7.2.2.7 LEFT AZIMUTH (CORE 4.2.5)

ITEM 7.2.2.8 PREVIOUS LEFT AZIMUTH (PFSL)

ITEM 7.2.2.9 CORNER AZIMUTH (CORE 4.2.6)

ITEM 7.2.2.10 PREVIOUS CORNER AZIMUTH (PFSL)

ITEM 7.2.2.11 CORNER DISTANCE (CORE 4.2.7)

ITEM 7.2.2.12 PREVIOUS CORNER DISTANCE (PFSL)

ITEM 7.2.2.13 RIGHT AZIMUTH (CORE 4.2.8)

ITEM 7.2.2.14 PREVIOUS RIGHT AZIMUTH (PFSL)

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ITEM 7.2.2.15 BOUNDARY NOTES (PNW)

CHAPTER 8 TREE AND SAPLING DATA

SECTION 8.1 DEFINITIONS

SECTION 8.2 SELECTING TALLY TREES

SUBSECTION 8.2.1 WHERE TO TALLY

SUBSECTION 8.2.2 WITHIN PLOT AREA CRITERIA

SECTION 8.3 CONDUCTING THE TREE TALLY

SUBSECTION 8.3.1 SUBPLOT WITNESS TREES/OBJECTS

SUBSECTION 8.3.2 SUBPLOTS/CONDITIONS WITHOUT TALLY TREES

SECTION 8.4 TREE TRACKING

SUBSECTION 8.4.1 TREE TRACKING DATA ITEMS

ITEM 8.4.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE 5.1)

ITEM 8.4.1.2 TREE RECORD NUMBER (CORE 5.2)

ITEM 8.4.1.3 TREE TAG NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 8.4.1.4 PREVIOUS TREE TAG NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 8.4.1.5 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE 5.3)

ITEM 8.4.1.6 PREVIOUS CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 8.4.1.7 PREVIOUS TREE STATUS (CORE 5.6)

ITEM 8.4.1.8 PRESENT TREE STATUS (CORE 5.7)

ITEM 8.4.1.9 SUBPLOT TALLY TREE WITNESS (PNW)

ITEM 8.4.1.10 STANDING DEAD (CORE 5.7.2)

ITEM 8.4.1.11 RECONCILE (CORE 5.7.1)

ITEM 8.4.1.12 SPECIES (CORE 5.8)

ITEM 8.4.1.13 AZIMUTH (CORE 5.4)

ITEM 8.4.1.14 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (CORE 5.5)

ITEM 8.4.1.15 SLOPE DISTANCE TO WITNESS TREE OR OBJECT (PNW)

SECTION 8.5 DIAMETER

SUBSECTION 8.5.1 MARKING CURRENT DIAMETER

SUBSECTION 8.5.2 DIAMETER ON STUMPS

SUBSECTION 8.5.3 DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT

ITEM 8.5.3.1 PREVIOUS DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (CORE 5.9.1)

ITEM 8.5.3.2 DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (CORE 5.9.2)

ITEM 8.5.3.3 SNAG ESTIMATED DIAMETER (PNW)

SUBSECTION 8.5.4 DIAMETER AT ROOT COLLAR

ITEM 8.5.4.1 PREVIOUS DIAMETER AT ROOT COLLAR (CORE 5.9.3)

ITEM 8.5.4.2 DRC STEM DIAMETER (CORE 5.9.4.1)

ITEM 8.5.4.3 DRC STEM STATUS (CORE 5.9.4.2)

ITEM 8.5.4.4 PAST NUMBER OF STEMS (CORE 5.10)

ITEM 8.5.4.5 CURRENT NUMBER OF STEMS (CORE 5.11)

SUBSECTION 8.5.5 ADDITIONAL DIAMETER DATA ITEMS

ITEM 8.5.5.1 DIAMETER CHECK (CORE 5.12)

SECTION 8.6 TREE GROWTH

SUBSECTION 8.6.1 TREE AGE

ITEM 8.6.1.1 TREE AGE (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.2 TREE AGE METHOD (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.3 NUMBER OF RINGS (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.4 NUMBER OF RINGS IN INNER 2 INCHES (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.5 LENGTH OF MEASURED CORE (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.6 10-YEAR INCREMENT (PNW)

ITEM 8.6.1.7 5-YEAR INCREMENT (PFSL)

ITEM 8.6.1.8 5-YEAR HEIGHT GROWTH (PFSL)

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ITEM 8.6.2.1 PREVIOUS ACTUAL LENGTH (PNW)

ITEM 8.6.2.2 ACTUAL LENGTH (CORE 5.15)

ITEM 8.6.2.3 PREVIOUS TOTAL LENGTH (PNW)

ITEM 8.6.2.4 TOTAL LENGTH (CORE 5.14)

ITEM 8.6.2.5 LENGTH METHOD (CORE 5.16)

ITEM 8.6.2.6 PREVIOUS LENGTH METHOD (PNW)

SUBSECTION 8.6.3 TREE LIVE CROWN MEASUREMENTS

ITEM 8.6.3.1 COMPACTED CROWN RATIO (CORE 5.19)

ITEM 8.6.3.2 CROWN CLASS (CORE 5.17)

SECTION 8.7 TREE DAMAGE

ITEM 8.7.0.1 DAMAGE AGENT 1 (CORE 5.20.1)

ITEM 8.7.0.2 DAMAGE AGENT 2 (CORE 5.20.2)

ITEM 8.7.0.3 DAMAGE AGENT 3 (CORE 5.20.3)

ITEM 8.7.0.4 DWARF MISTLETOE CLASS (CORE OPTIONAL 5.26)

ITEM 8.7.0.5 ROTTEN/MISSING CULL (CORE 5.13)

ITEM 8.7.0.6 ROUGH CULL (CORE OPTIONAL 5.25)

SECTION 8.8 MISCELLANEOUS TREE MEASURED DATA ITEMS

SUBSECTION 8.8.1 LIVE TREE MEASURED DATA ITEMS

ITEM 8.8.1.1 CAVITY PRESENCE (PFSL)

ITEM 8.8.1.2 REMNANT TREE (PFSL)

ITEM 8.8.1.3 FORM CLASS (PFSL)

SUBSECTION 8.8.2 STANDING DEAD OR REMOVED

ITEM 8.8.2.1 CAUSE OF DEATH (CORE 5.21)

ITEM 8.8.2.2 MORTALITY YEAR (CORE OPTIONAL 5.22)

ITEM 8.8.2.3 DECAY CLASS (CORE 5.23)

ITEM 8.8.2.4 SNAG REASON FOR DISAPPEARANCE (PNW)

ITEM 8.8.2.5 CULTURALLY KILLED (PNW)

SECTION 8.9 SPECIAL STUDIES

SUBSECTION 8.9.1 SPECIAL STUDY 2002A PLATFORM ABUNDANCE

ITEM 8.9.1.1 PLATFORM ABUNDANCE (PFSL)

SECTION 8.10 TREE NOTES

SUBSECTION 8.10.1 TREE NOTES

ITEM 8.10.1.1 TREE NOTES (CORE 5.27)

CHAPTER 9 SEEDLING DATA

SECTION 9.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

SUBSECTION 9.1.1 SEEDLING DATA ITEMS

ITEM 9.1.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE 6.1)

ITEM 9.1.1.2 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE 6.3)

ITEM 9.1.1.3 SPECIES (CORE 6.2)

ITEM 9.1.1.4 SEEDLING COUNT (CORE 6.4)

ITEM 9.1.1.5 SEEDLING NOTES (PNW)

CHAPTER 10 SITE TREE INFORMATION

SECTION 10.1 OVERVIEW

SECTION 10.2 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

SUBSECTION 10.2.1 PLOTS WITH SITE TREES COLLECTED PREVIOUSLY

SECTION 10.3 SITE INDEX EQUATION SELECTION METHOD: “HOW TO DECIDE

METHOD"

SUBSECTION 10.3.1 KING’S SELECTION METHOD

SUBSECTION 10.3.2 PRIMARY SELECTION METHOD

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SUBSECTION 10.3.3 CALIFORNIA MIXED CONIFER SELECTION METHOD

SECTION 10.4 SITE TREE SELECTION HIERARCHY FOR PRIMARY AND

CALIFORNIA MIXED CONIFER METHODS

SECTION 10.5 SITE TREE DATA ITEMS

SUBSECTION 10.5.1 SITE TREE DATA ITEMS

ITEM 10.5.1.1 SITE TREE NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.2 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 7.2.7)

ITEM 10.5.1.3 SITE TREE STATUS (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.4 QUESTIONABLE SITE TREE FLAG (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.5 CONDITION CLASS LIST (CORE 7.2.1)

ITEM 10.5.1.6 TREE TAG NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.7 AZIMUTH (CORE OPTIONAL 7.2.8)

ITEM 10.5.1.8 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (CORE OPTIONAL 7.2.9)

ITEM 10.5.1.9 SPECIES (CORE 7.2.2)

ITEM 10.5.1.10 DIAMETER (CORE 7.2.3)

ITEM 10.5.1.11 SITE TREE LENGTH (CORE 7.2.4)

ITEM 10.5.1.12 TREE AGE AT DIAMETER (CORE 7.2.5)

ITEM 10.5.1.13 SITE TREE SELECTION METHOD (PFSL)

ITEM 10.5.1.14 SITE INDEX (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.15 SITE INDEX EQUATION BASE AGE (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.16 SITE INDEX EQUATION NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 10.5.1.17 SITE TREE NOTES (CORE 7.2.6)

CHAPTER 11 DOWN WOODY MATERIALS

SECTION 11.1 INTRODUCTION

SECTION 11.2 DEFINITION OF DOWN WOODY MATERIALS

SECTION 11.3 LOCATING AND ESTABLISHING LINE TRANSECTS

SUBSECTION 11.3.1 CWD TRANSECTS

SUBSECTION 11.3.2 FWD TRANSECTS

SECTION 11.4 PLOT-LEVEL VARIABLES FOR DWM PROTOCOL

ITEM 11.4.0.1 DWM NUMBER OF SUBPLOTS (BASE 10.3.2)

ITEM 11.4.0.2 DWM NUMBER OF TRANSECTS ON SUBPLOT (BASE 10.3.3)

ITEM 11.4.0.3 DWM TRANSECT LENGTH (BASE 10.3.4)

ITEM 11.4.0.4 DWM NOTES (BASE 10.3.5)

SECTION 11.5 OPTIONAL FUELS VARIABLES FOR DWM PROTOCOL

ITEM 11.5.0.1 CONDITION FUELBED TYPE (OPTIONAL 10.4.1)

SECTION 11.6 TRANSECT LINE SEGMENTING

ITEM 11.6.0.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE 10.5.1)

ITEM 11.6.0.2 TRANSECT (BASE 10.5.2)

ITEM 11.6.0.3 SEGMENT NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 11.6.0.4 SEGMENT CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE 10.5.3)

ITEM 11.6.0.5 SEGMENT BEGINNING DISTANCE (BASE 10.5.4)

ITEM 11.6.0.6 SEGMENT ENDING DISTANCE (BASE 10.5.5)

ITEM 11.6.0.7 DWM TRANSECT SEGMENT SAMPLE STATUS (BASE 10.5.6)

ITEM 11.6.0.8 DWM TRANSECT SEGMENT NONSAMPLED REASON (BASE 10.5.7)

SECTION 11.7 SAMPLING METHODS FOR COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (CWD) 204

SUBSECTION 11.7.1 TALLY RULES FOR COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (CWD)

SUBSECTION 11.7.2 MARKING CWD

SUBSECTION 11.7.3 RECORDING PROCEDURES FOR CWD

ITEM 11.7.3.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE 10.6.3.1)

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ITEM 11.7.3.3 TRANSECT (BASE 10.6.3.2)

ITEM 11.7.3.4 CWD CONDITION CLASS (BASE 10.6.3.3)

ITEM 11.7.3.5 PIECE ON SUBPLOT OR ANNULAR PLOT? (BASE 10.6.3.4)

ITEM 11.7.3.6 CWD SLOPE DISTANCE (PFSL)

ITEM 11.7.3.7 CWD DECAY CLASS (BASE 10.6.3.6)

ITEM 11.7.3.8 SPECIES (BASE 10.6.3.7)

SUBSECTION 11.7.4 DIAMETERS

ITEM 11.7.4.1 DIAMETER AT POINT OF INTERSECTION (BASE 10.6.3.8.1)

ITEM 11.7.4.2 DIAMETER OF HOLLOW AT POINT OF INTERSECTION (BASE 10.6.3.8.2)

ITEM 11.7.4.3 DIAMETER AT THE SMALL END (WILDLIFE OPTION 10.6.3.8.3)

ITEM 11.7.4.4 DIAMETER AT THE LARGE END (WILDLIFE OPTION 10.6.3.8.4)

SUBSECTION 11.7.5 LENGTH MEASUREMENTS

ITEM 11.7.5.1 CWD LENGTH >= 3 FEET (BASE 10.6.3.9.1)

ITEM 11.7.5.2 CWD TOTAL LENGTH (WILDLIFE OPTION 10.6.3.9.2)

ITEM 11.7.5.3 IS THE PIECE HOLLOW? (OPTIONAL 10.6.3.10)

ITEM 11.7.5.4 CWD HISTORY (OPTIONAL 10.6.3.12)

ITEM 11.7.5.5 PERCENT OF LOG CHARRED BY FIRE (OPTIONAL 10.6.3.13)

ITEM 11.7.5.6 COARSE WOODY DEBRIS NOTES (PFSL)

SECTION 11.8 SAMPLING RESIDUE PILES

ITEM 11.8.0.1 PILE SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE 10.7.1)

ITEM 11.8.0.2 PILE NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 11.8.0.3 PILE TRANSECT (BASE 10.7.2)

ITEM 11.8.0.4 PILE CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE 10.7.3)

ITEM 11.8.0.5 PILE BEGINNING DISTANCE (BASE 10.7.4)

ITEM 11.8.0.6 PILE ENDING DISTANCE (BASE 10.7.5)

ITEM 11.8.0.7 COMPACTED HEIGHT OF CWD IN PILE (BASE 10.7.6)

ITEM 11.8.0.8 PILE DECAY CLASS (BASE 10.7.7)

ITEM 11.8.0.9 PILE SPECIES (BASE 10.7.8)

ITEM 11.8.0.10 RESIDUE PILE NOTES (PFSL)

SECTION 11.9 SAMPLING METHODS FOR FINE WOODY DEBRIS (FWD)

ITEM 11.9.0.1 FWD SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE 10.8.1)

ITEM 11.9.0.2 FWD TRANSECT (BASE 10.8.2)

ITEM 11.9.0.3 FWD CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE 10.8.3)

ITEM 11.9.0.4 FWD TRANSECT SEGMENT SAMPLE STATUS (BASE 10.8.4)

ITEM 11.9.0.5 FWD TRANSECT SEGMENT NONSAMPLED REASON (BASE 10.8.5)

ITEM 11.9.0.6 SMALL FWD COUNT (BASE 10.8.6)

ITEM 11.9.0.7 MEDIUM FWD COUNT (BASE 10.8.7)

ITEM 11.9.0.8 LARGE FWD COUNT (BASE 10.8.8)

ITEM 11.9.0.9 HIGH COUNT REASON (BASE 10.8.9)

ITEM 11.9.0.10 FINE WOODY DEBRIS NOTES (PFSL)

SECTION 11.10 DUFF AND LITTER DEPTH MEASUREMENTS

SUBSECTION 11.10.1 DEFINITIONS

SUBSECTION 11.10.2 OVERVIEW OF MEASUREMENTS

ITEM 11.10.2.1 DUFF/LITTER SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE 10.9.3)

ITEM 11.10.2.2 DUFF/LITTER TRANSECT (BASE 10.9.4)

ITEM 11.10.2.3 DUFF/LITTER CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE 10.9.5)

ITEM 11.10.2.4 DUFF/LITTER SAMPLE STATUS (BASE 10.9.6)

ITEM 11.10.2.5 DUFF/LITTER NONSAMPLED REASON (BASE 10.9.7)

ITEM 11.10.2.6 DUFF DEPTH (BASE 10.9.8)

ITEM 11.10.2.7 LITTER DEPTH (BASE 10.9.9)

ITEM 11.10.2.8 DUFF AND LITTER METHOD (BASE 10.9.10)

ITEM 11.10.2.9 DUFF, LITTER AND FUELBED NOTES (PFSL)

CHAPTER 12 VEGETATION PROFILE

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SECTION 12.2 GENERAL DEFINITIONS

SECTION 12.3 VEGETATION DATA COLLECTION LOCATION

SUBSECTION 12.3.1 SUBPLOT - LEVEL DATA ITEMS

ITEM 12.3.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.4.1)

ITEM 12.3.1.2 P2 VEG SUBPLOT SAMPLE STATUS (CORE OPTIONAL 8.4.2)

ITEM 12.3.1.3 VEGETATION NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE OPTIONAL 8.4.3)

ITEM 12.3.1.4 VEGETATION SUBPLOT NOTES (CORE OPTIONAL 8.4.5)

SECTION 12.4 SPECIES COMPOSITION

ITEM 12.4.0.1 SPECIES CODE (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.2)

ITEM 12.4.0.2 UNIQUE SPECIES NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.3)

ITEM 12.4.0.3 SPECIES CODE TYPE (PNW)

ITEM 12.4.0.4 SPECIES CODE STATUS (PNW)

ITEM 12.4.0.5 SPECIMEN OFFICIALLY COLLECTED (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.6)

ITEM 12.4.0.6 P2 SPECIMEN NOT COLLECTED REASON CODE (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.8)

ITEM 12.4.0.7 SPECIMEN LABEL NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.7)

ITEM 12.4.0.8 SPECIES GROWTH HABIT (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.1)

ITEM 12.4.0.9 SPECIES VEGETATION LAYER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.5)

ITEM 12.4.0.10 SPECIES CANOPY COVER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.4)

ITEM 12.4.0.11 VEGETATION SPECIES NOTES (CORE OPTIONAL 8.6.9)

SECTION 12.5 VEGETATION STRUCTURE

ITEM 12.5.0.1 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 8.4.4)

ITEM 12.5.0.2 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 1 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.1)

ITEM 12.5.0.3 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 2 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.2)

ITEM 12.5.0.4 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 3 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.3)

ITEM 12.5.0.5 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 4 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.4)

ITEM 12.5.0.6 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER – AERIAL VIEW (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.5)

ITEM 12.5.0.7 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 1 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.6)

ITEM 12.5.0.8 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 2 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.7)

ITEM 12.5.0.9 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 3 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.8)

ITEM 12.5.0.10 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 4 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.9)

ITEM 12.5.0.11 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER – AERIAL VIEW (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.2)

ITEM 12.5.0.12 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, AND WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 1 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.11) . .

ITEM 12.5.0.13 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, AND WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 2 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.12) . .

ITEM 12.5.0.14 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, AND WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 3 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.13) . .

ITEM 12.5.0.15 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, AND WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 4 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.14) . .

ITEM 12.5.0.16 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, AND WOODY VINE COVER—AERIAL VIEW (CORE OPTIONAL

8.5.15)

ITEM 12.5.0.17 FORB COVER LAYER 1 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.16)

ITEM 12.5.0.18 FORB COVER LAYER 2 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.17)

ITEM 12.5.0.19 FORB COVER LAYER 3 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.18)

ITEM 12.5.0.20 FORB COVER LAYER 4 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.19)

ITEM 12.5.0.21 FORB COVER—AERIAL VIEW (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.20)

ITEM 12.5.0.22 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 1 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.21)

ITEM 12.5.0.23 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 2 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.22)

ITEM 12.5.0.24 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 3 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.23)

ITEM 12.5.0.25 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 4 (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.24)

ITEM 12.5.0.26 GRAMINOID COVER—AERIAL VIEW (CORE OPTIONAL 8.5.25)

CHAPTER 13 INDICATOR SPECIES ON REGION 6 LANDS

ITEM 13.0.0.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (PNW)

ITEM 13.0.0.2 SPECIES (PNW)

ITEM 13.0.0.3 SPECIES CANOPY COVER (PNW)

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CHAPTER 14 INVASIVE PLANTS

SECTION 14.1 INVASIVE SPECIES SAMPLE DESIGN

SECTION 14.2 SPECIES RECORDS

SUBSECTION 14.2.1 INVASIVE SPECIES DATA ITEMS

ITEM 14.2.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 9.4)

ITEM 14.2.1.2 INVASIVE PLANT SUBPLOT SAMPLE STATUS (CORE OPTIONAL 9.5)

ITEM 14.2.1.3 INVASIVE PLANT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE OPTIONAL 9.6)

ITEM 14.2.1.4 INVASIVE PLANT DATA NOTES (CORE OPTIONAL 9.7)

ITEM 14.2.1.5 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 9.8)

ITEM 14.2.1.6 SPECIES CODE (CORE OPTIONAL 9.9)

ITEM 14.2.1.7 UNIQUE SPECIES NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL 9.10)

ITEM 14.2.1.8 SPECIES CANOPY COVER (CORE OPTIONAL 9.11)

ITEM 14.2.1.9 INVASIVE PLANT NOTES (CORE OPTIONAL 9.15)

CHAPTER 15 GROUND COVER ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS

SECTION 15.1 GROUND COVER MEASUREMENTS

SUBSECTION 15.1.1 GROUND COVER DATA ITEMS

ITEM 15.1.1.1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (PFSL)

ITEM 15.1.1.2 TRANSECT (PFSL)

ITEM 15.1.1.3 SEGMENT ID (PFSL)

ITEM 15.1.1.4 GROUND COVER TYPE (PNW)

ITEM 15.1.1.5 COVER (PFSL)

ITEM 15.1.1.6 GROUND COVER NOTES (PFSL)

APPENDIX A PLOTS ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS

SECTION A.1 REGION 1 AND REGION 4 REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR FIA

PLOTS ON FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS

SUBSECTION A.1.1 REGION 1 (R1) PLOT MEASUREMENT RULES

SUBSECTION A.1.2 REGION 4 (R4) PLOT MEASUREMENT RULES

SECTION A.2 REGION 5 REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR FIA PLOTS ON R5

FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS

SUBSECTION A.2.1 REGION 5 (R5) SURVEY TREE SPECIES CODES AND CURRENT PNW-

FIA TREE SPECIES CODE EQUIVALENT

SUBSECTION A.2.2 R5 CHAPARRAL RULES

SUBSECTION A.2.3 R5 WEED LIST

SECTION A.3 REGION 6 REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR FIA PLOTS ON R6

FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS

SUBSECTION A.3.1 REGION 6 (R6) PLANT INDICATOR LISTS

SUBSECTION A.3.2 NW OREGON

SUBSECTION A.3.3 SW OREGON

SUBSECTION A.3.4 CENTRAL OREGON

SUBSECTION A.3.5 NE OREGON

SUBSECTION A.3.6 NW WASHINGTON

SUBSECTION A.3.7 SW WASHINGTON

SUBSECTION A.3.8 NE WASHINGTON

APPENDIX B REFERENCE INFORMATION

SECTION B.1 STATE CODES

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SECTION B.2 COUNTY CODES AND DECLINATIONS

SUBSECTION B.2.1 CALIFORNIA COUNTY CODES (06)

SUBSECTION B.2.2 OREGON COUNTY CODES (41)

SUBSECTION B.2.3 WASHINGTON COUNTY CODES (53)

SUBSECTION B.2.4 NEVADA COUNTY CODES (32)

SUBSECTION B.2.5 IDAHO COUNTY CODES (16)

SECTION B.3 SLOPE CORRECTION TABLE

SECTION B.4 METRIC EQUIVALENTS AND AIDS

APPENDIX C PLANT ASSOCIATION REFERENCE

SECTION C.1 OREGON

SUBSECTION C.1.1 COUNTY PLANT ASSOCIATION KEY

SUBSECTION C.1.2 OREGON PLANT ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS

SUBSECTION C.1.3 OREGON INDICATOR PLANT ID GUIDES

SECTION C.2 WASHINGTON

SUBSECTION C.2.1 COUNTY PLANT ASSOCIATION KEY

SUBSECTION C.2.2 WASHINGTON PLANT ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS

SUBSECTION C.2.3 WASHINGTON INDICATOR PLANT ID GUIDES

APPENDIX D TREE SPECIES LISTS

SECTION D.1 TREE SPECIES LISTS

SUBSECTION D.1.1 CURRENT TREE SPECIES

APPENDIX E FOREST TYPE CODES

SUBSECTION E.0.1 PINYON / JUNIPER GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.2 DOUGLAS-FIR GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.3 PONDEROSA PINE GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.4 WESTERN WHITE PINE GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.5 FIR/SPRUCE/MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.6 LODGEPOLE PINE GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.7 HEMLOCK/SITKA SPRUCE GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.8 WESTERN LARCH GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.9 REDWOOD GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.10 OTHER WESTERN SOFTWOODS GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.11 CALIFORNIA MIXED CONIFER GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.12 OTHER SOFTWOODS GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.13 ELM/ASH/COTTONWOOD GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.14 ASPEN/BIRCH GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.15 ALDER/MAPLE GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.16 WESTERN OAK GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.17 TANOAK/LAUREL GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.18 OTHER HARDWOODS GROUP

SUBSECTION E.0.19 WOODLAND HARDWOODS GROUP

APPENDIX F TREE CODING GUIDE

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APPENDIX H SITE INDEX EQUATION NUMBERS

APPENDIX I DETERMINATION OF STOCKING VALUES FOR LAND USE

CLASSIFICATION

SECTION I.1 STOCKING VALUES FOR ALL TREES <7 INCHES OBSERVED ON

ONE ACRE

SECTION I.2 STOCKING VALUES FOR ALL TREES 5.0 INCHES AND GREATER

OBSERVED ON ONE ACRE

APPENDIX J STOCKABILITY INDICATORS

SECTION J.1 STOCKABILITY INDICATORS FOR OREGON

SECTION J.2 STOCKABILITY INDICATORS FOR CALIFORNIA

APPENDIX K HISTORICAL INVENTORY INFORMATION

SECTION K.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE INVENTORY OF CALIFORNIA351

SUBSECTION K.1.1 CALIFORNIA INVENTORY BACKGROUND

SUBSECTION K.1.2 CALIFORNIA INVENTORY DATES

SUBSECTION K.1.3 CALIFORNIA INVENTORY DESIGN

SUBSECTION K.1.4 OCCASION 3 PLOT LAYOUT IN CALIFORNIA

SECTION K.2 THE INVENTORY OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON

SUBSECTION K.2.1 OREGON AND WASHINGTON INVENTORY BACKGROUND

SUBSECTION K.2.2 OREGON/ WASHINGTON INVENTORY DESIGN

SUBSECTION K.2.3 OREGON

SUBSECTION K.2.4 WASHINGTON

SUBSECTION K.2.5 OREGON AND WASHINGTON PREVIOUS PLOT LAYOUTS

SECTION K.3 PNW TREE HISTORY CODES AND DEFINITIONS FROM PERIODIC

INVENTORIES

SECTION K.4 FOREST HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM

SUBSECTION K.4.1 CALIFORNIA FOREST HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM

SUBSECTION K.4.2 OREGON/ WASHINGTON FOREST HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM

SECTION K.5 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR PERIODIC

INVENTORIES

SUBSECTION K.5.1 CALIFORNIA

SUBSECTION K.5.2 OREGON AND WASHINGTON

SECTION K.6 FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS: PREVIOUSLY USED

REFERENCES, PROCEDURES, AND CODES

SUBSECTION K.6.1 REGION 1 AND REGION 4

SUBSECTION K.6.2 REGION 5 (CALIFORNIA)

SUBSECTION K.6.3 REGION 6 (OREGON AND WASHINGTON)

SECTION K.7 PREVIOUS GROUND LAND CLASS

APPENDIX L SUDDEN OAK DEATH SYNDROME ASSESSMENT

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APPENDIX M DISEASE KEYS

SECTION M.1 GENERAL ROOT DISEASE SYMPTOMS

SECTION M.2 INDIVIDUAL DISEASE DESCRIPTIONS

SECTION M.3 LISTING OF DISEASE- TOLERANT SPECIES BY ROOT DISEASE. .

APPENDIX N RESERVED AND ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN STATUS BY

OWNER AND LAND DESIGNATION

APPENDIX O QUALITY ASSURANCE

SECTION O.1 QUALITY CONTROL

SUBSECTION O.1.1 TYPES OF QC CHECK PLOTS

SUBSECTION O.1.2 PNW QC CHECK PLOT FREQUENCY

SECTION O.2 QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SUBSECTION O.2.1 BLIND PLOTS

SUBSECTION O.2.2 BLIND PLOT REQUIREMENTS

SUBSECTION O.2.3 OFFICE PREPARATION

SUBSECTION O.2.4 FIELD PROCEDURES FOR ENTIRE BLIND PLOTS

APPENDIX P GPS OPERATING GUIDE

SECTION P.1 OVERVIEW

SECTION P.2 MAGELLAN MERIDIAN GPS UNIT

SUBSECTION P.2.1 KEYPAD COMMANDS

SUBSECTION P.2.2 NAVIGATION SCREENS

SUBSECTION P.2.3 CUSTOMIZING NAVIGATION SCREENS

SUBSECTION P.2.4 SETUP UNITS

SUBSECTION P.2.5 OPERATING THE GPS ON PLOT

SUBSECTION P.2.6 CREATING A WAYPOINT (WHEN COORDINATES ARE PROVIDED) 382

SUBSECTION P.2.7 MARKING (STORING) CURRENT LOCATION AS A WAYPOINT . . . 383

SUBSECTION P.2.8 NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT

SUBSECTION P.2.9 OTHER INFORMATION ON NAVIGATION SCREENS

SUBSECTION P.2.10 BATTERIES

SECTION P.3 GARMIN OREGON GPS UNIT

SUBSECTION P.3.1 BUTTON COMMANDS

SUBSECTION P.3.2 NAVIGATION SCREENS

SUBSECTION P.3.3 SETUP UNITS

SUBSECTION P.3.4 OPERATING THE GPS ON PLOT

SUBSECTION P.3.5 CREATING A WAYPOINT (WHEN COORDINATES ARE PROVIDED) 386

SUBSECTION P.3.6 MARKING (STORING) YOUR CURRENT LOCATION

SUBSECTION P.3.7 NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT

SUBSECTION P.3.8 BATTERIES

SECTION P.4 GPSMAP 76CSX

SUBSECTION P.4.1 SETUP

SUBSECTION P.4.2 AVERAGING A WAYPOINT

SUBSECTION P.4.3 CREATING A WAYPOINT WHEN COORDINATES ARE PROVIDED 388

SUBSECTION P.4.4 MARKING YOUR CURRENT LOCATION AS A WAYPOINT

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SUBSECTION P.4.5 NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT

SUBSECTION P.4.6 CUSTOMIZING NAVIGATION SCREENS

SECTION P.5 COLLECTING GPS INFORMATION

SUBSECTION P.5.1 GPS READINGS

APPENDIX Q LASER 200 INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION Q.1 OVERVIEW

SECTION Q.2 BASIC OPERATION

SECTION Q.3 SETTINGS

SECTION Q.4 FILTER AND REFLECTORS

SECTION Q.5 DISTANCE AND PERCENT SLOPE

SECTION Q.6 TREE HEIGHTS

SECTION Q.7 GATES

SECTION Q.8 CUMULATIVE DISTANCES

APPENDIX R PLOT JACKET

SECTION R.1 PLOT LABELS

SECTION R.2 PLOT CARD

SUBSECTION R.2.1 HEADER

SUBSECTION R.2.2 RP DATA

SUBSECTION R.2.3 PLOT ACCESS DESCRIPTION

SUBSECTION R.2.4 PLOT NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION

SUBSECTION R.2.5 PLOT DIAGRAM

SUBSECTION R.2.6 PLOT ACCESS

SUBSECTION R.2.7 FOOTER

SUBSECTION R.2.8 MAPPING

SECTION R.3 IMAGES

SECTION R.4 LANDOWNER CONTACT SHEET

SECTION R.5 PLOT EDIT SHEET

SECTION R.6 TREE DBH VS. LENGTH GRAPH

SECTION R.7 BOUNDARY VIEWER

SECTION R.8 MIDAS CHECK EXPLANATIONS

APPENDIX S PLOT FORMS

SECTION S.1 PLOT LEVEL DATA

SECTION S.2 CONDITION CLASS

SECTION S.3 DETERMINATION OF CROWN COVER VALUES

SECTION S.4 SUBPLOT INFORMATION

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SECTION S.5 BOUNDARY REFERENCES

SECTION S.6 TREE AND SAPLING DATA

SECTION S.7 DRC STEM DIAMETER

SECTION S.8 SEEDLING DATA

SECTION S.9 SITE TREE INFORMATION

SECTION S.10 DOWN WOODY MATERIAL

SECTION S.11 COARSE WOODY DEBRIS DATA FORM

SECTION S.12 FINE WOODY DEBRIS

SECTION S.13 DUFF, LITTER AND FUELBED DEPTH MEASUREMENTS

SECTION S.14 RESIDUE PILES

SECTION S.15 VEGETATION SPECIES COMPOSITION

SECTION S.16 VEGETATION STRUCTURE

SECTION S.17 INDICATOR SPECIES ON R6 LANDS

SECTION S.18 INVASIVE SPECIES

SECTION S.19 GROUND COVER ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS

SECTION S.20 PLOT CARD

APPENDIX T IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

SECTION T.1 PNW - FIA

SECTION T.2 REGIONAL INSECT AND DISEASE CONTACTS

SECTION T.3 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SHERIFF DISPATCH NUMBERS

SUBSECTION T.3.1 CALIFORNIA

SUBSECTION T.3.2 OREGON

SUBSECTION T.3.3 WASHINGTON

APPENDIX U SUMMARY OF MANUAL CHANGES

APPENDIX V CHANGES FROM THE PHASE 2 FIELD GUIDE VERSION 5.1 TO

VERSION 6.0

GLOSSARYGLOSSARY

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

This manual documents data collection procedures, codes, standards, and definitions used by the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program in the 2013 annual forest inventory of California, Oregon, and Washington. PNW-FIA is one of four United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, FIA programs across the country which conducts forest inventories in most of the 50 states and in the Pacific Islands. PNW-FIA is responsible for inventorying the forest resources of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands. Field data collection within PNW-FIA is completed by two data collection units: the Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory (PFSL) and the Anchorage Forestry Sciences Laboratory (AFSL). PFSL is based in Portland, Oregon and is responsible for California, Oregon, and Washington. AFSL is based in Anchorage, Alaska and is responsible for Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.

Nationally consistent and uniform Core data measurements are assured by following the procedures outlined in the Forest Inventory and Analysis National Core Field Guide. In addition to the Core data items required by the national FIA program, PNW-FIA measures regional data items that are of interest to the clients and customers of the PNW Research Station.

SECTION 1.1 ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL

This manual is structured primarily for use by field personnel. Each chapter corresponds either to a separate function that must be performed in locating and measuring a field plot, or to a particular aspect of data recording that must be completed. Procedures are ordered to coincide, as much as possible, with the order in which field data are collected and entered into the data recorder.

Core field data collection procedures, listed in the Forest Inventory and Analysis National Core Field Guide, Version 6.0, have been incorporated into this manual. Instructions that are single underlined, tables that are shaded, and data item names followed by CORE and the Core chapter/section number in bold and parentheses, describe data items or f