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ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION

FOREST INVENTORY

& ANALYSIS

P2 FIELD PROCEDURES

February, 2025 (V9.40)

Printed Field Version

Rocky Mountain Forest Inventory and Analysis Field Procedures, Version 9.40 February, 2025

Table of Contentsi

Table of Contents

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INTRODUCTION

RM Program Purpose �� 3 RM Field Organization �� 3 RM Quality Assurance �� 4 RM Personal Conduct and Safety �� 4 RM Equipment and Supplies �� 5 RM Everyday Considerations �� 5 Field Guide Layout �� 5 Data Element Name �� 6

0.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

0�1 PLOT SETUP �� 10 0�1�0RM Finding the Plot Center �� 11 0�1�1RM Land Owner/Management Agency Verification �� 11 0�1�2RM Plot Packet Contents and Information �� 11 0�1�2�1RM Plot Packet Label �� 12 0�1�2�2RM Plot Packet Truck Distance �� 12 0�1�3RM Planning Travel to the Vicinity of the Plot Center �� 13 0�1�4RM Finding the Plot Center – New Locations �� 13 0�1�4�1RM Establishing New Plot Locations with the GPS Receiver �� 13 0�1�5RM Photo Work �� 14 0�1�6RM Finding the Plot Center – Remeasurement Locations �� 15 0�1�6�1RM RP Not Found �� 16 0�1�6�2RM Lack of suitable RP �� 16 0�1�6�3RM Plot Center Incorrectly Placed or Plot Not Found �� 16 0�1�6�4RM Traversing to the PC �� 18 0�1�6�5RM PC Verification �� 18 0�2 Plot Integrity �� 19 0�3RM Field Procedure Overview �� 19 0�3�1RM Circumstances Precluding Plot Establishment �� 20 0�3�2RM Plots with Accessible Forest Land Present �� 22 Core Optional: Plots with Accessible Nonforest Land Present (when doing nonforest land inventory) �� 22 0�3�3RM Plots with No Accessible Forest Land Present �� 22 0�3�4RM Remeasurement, All Condition Inventory plots (ACI), Soils �� 23 0�3�5RM Reserved Lands/Wilderness Areas �� 24 0�4RM Tree Sampling Procedures �� 25 0�4�1RM Sampling Procedures �� 27 0�4�2RM Subplot Tree Tally �� 27 0�4�3RM Microplot Sapling Tally �� 29 0�4�4RM Seedling Counts �� 29

1.0 PLOT LEVEL DATA

1�1 STATE �� 31 1�2 COUNTY �� 31 1�3 PLOT NUMBER �� 31

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1�4 PLOT STATUS �� 31 1�5 NONFOREST SAMPLING STATUS �� 32 1�6 NONFOREST PLOT STATUS �� 32 1�7 PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON �� 32 1�8 NONFOREST PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON �� 33 1�9 SUBPLOTS EXAMINED �� 34 1�10 SAMPLE KIND �� 34 1�10�1RM REGIONAL SAMPLE KIND �� 34 1�11 PREVIOUS PLOT NUMBER �� 35 1�12 FIELD GUIDE VERSION �� 35 1�13 CURRENT DATE �� 35 1�13�1 YEAR �� 35 1�13�2 MONTH �� 35 1�13�3 DAY �� 35 1�14 DECLINATION (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 36 1�15 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO IMPROVED ROAD �� 36 1�16 WATER ON PLOT �� 36 1�17 QA STATUS �� 37 1�18 CREW NUMBER �� 37 1�18�1RM 4 X 4 �� 37 1�18�2RM ATV �� 37 1�18�3RM LOCKED GATE �� 37 1�18�4RM PLOT PHOTOS TAKEN �� 37 1�18�5RM NEW MAP DRAWN �� 38 1�19 GPS Coordinates �� 38 1�19�1 GPS Unit Settings, Datum, and COORDINATE SYSTEM �� 38 1�19�2 Collecting Readings �� 38 1�19�3 GPS UNIT (RM GPS TYPE) �� 39 1�19�4 GPS SERIAL NUMBER �� 39 1�19�5 GPS ENTRY METHOD�� 39 1�19�6 GPS DATUM �� 39 1�19�7 COORDINATE SYSTEM �� 40 1�19�8 Latitude �� 40 1�19�8�1 LATITUDE DEGREES �� 40 1�19�8�2 LATITUDE MINUTES �� 40 1�19�8�3 LATITUDE SECONDS �� 40 1�19�9 Longitude �� 40 1�19�9�1 LONGITUDE DEGREES �� 40 1�19�9�2 LONGITUDE MINUTES �� 41 1�19�9�3 LONGITUDE SECONDS �� 41 1�19�10 UTM ZONE �� 41 1�19�11 EASTING (X) UTM �� 41 1�19�12 NORTHING (Y) UTM �� 41 1�19�13 Correction For “Offset” Location �� 41 1�19�14 AZIMUTH TO PLOT CENTER �� 41 1�19�15 DISTANCE TO PLOT CENTER �� 41 1�19�16 GPS ELEVATION �� 42 1�19�17 GPS ERROR �� 42 1�19�18 NUMBER OF READINGS �� 42 1�19�19 GPS FILENAME (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 42

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1�20 MACROPLOT BREAKPOINT DIAMETER (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 42

1�20�1RM FUTURE FOREST POTENTIAL �� 42 1�21 PLOT NOTES �� 43 1�22 P2 Vegetation Sampling Options – Plot-Level Variables �� 43 1�22�1 P2 VEGETATION SAMPLING STATUS �� 43 1�22�2 LEVEL OF DETAIL �� 43 1�23 INVASIVE PLANT SAMPLING STATUS (Plot-level variable) �� 44 1�24 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIMEN COLLECTION RULE (Plot-level variable) �� 44 1�25 Plot-Level Variables for DWM Protocol �� 44 1�25�1 DWM SAMPLING STATUS (BASE)�� 44 1�25�2 DWM NUMBER OF SUBPLOTS (BASE) �� 45 1�25�3 DWM NUMBER OF TRANSECTS ON SUBPLOT (BASE) �� 45 1�25�4 DWM TRANSECT LENGTH (BASE) �� 45 1�25�5 DWM SUBPLOT LIST (BASE)�� 45 1�25�6 DWM NOTES (BASE) �� 45 1�26 Plot Level Variables for High Performance GNSS (HPGNSS) �� 46 1�26�1 HPGNSS REQUIRED �� 46 1�26�2 HPGNSS COLLECTED �� 47

2.0 CONDITION CLASS

2�1 DETERMINATION OF CONDITION CLASS �� 51 2�1�1 Step 1: Recognize the CONDITION CLASS STATUS on the subplots/macroplots �� 51 2�1�2 Step 2: Further subdivide Accessible Forest Land by 6 delineation variables �� 54 2�1�3 Step 3: When inventorying Nonforest Land (NONFOREST SAMPLING STATUS = 1), delineate accessible Nonforest Land by 3 delineation variables �� 55 2�2 CONDITION CLASS STATUS DEFINITIONS �� 55 2�3 CONDITION CLASS ATTRIBUTES �� 60 2�3�1 Forest Land �� 60 2�3�2 Nonforest Land �� 60

2�4 DELINEATING CONDITION CLASSES DIFFERING IN CONDITION

CLASS STATUS: �� 61 2�4�1 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 66 2�4�2 CONDITION CLASS STATUS �� 66 2�4�3 FOREST LAND CONDITION STATUS CHANGE �� 67 2�4�4 CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON �� 68 2�4�5 NONFOREST CONDITION CLASS STATUS �� 69 2�4�6 NONFOREST CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON �� 69 2�5 Delineating condition classes within accessible forest land �� 70 2�5�1 RESERVED STATUS �� 74 2�5�2 OWNER GROUP �� 75 2�5�2�1RM ADMINISTRATIVE FOREST CODE �� 75 2�5�3 FOREST TYPE �� 77 2�5�4 STAND SIZE CLASS �� 77 2�5�5 REGENERATION STATUS �� 79 2�5�6 TREE DENSITY �� 80 ANCILLARY (NON-DELINEATING) VARIABLES �� 81

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2�5�7 OWNER CLASS �� 81 2�5�8 OWNER SUB-CLASS (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 82

2�5�9 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN STATUS (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 82

2�5�10 ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN AREA NAME (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 82

2�5�11 ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN NOTES (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 82

2�5�12 RESERVED AREA NAME �� 82 2�5�13 ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION SPECIES �� 82 2�5�14 STAND AGE �� 82 2�5�14�1RM CONDITION HABITAT TYPE �� 83 2�5�14�2ACI RANGE TYPE �� 84 2�5�15 DISTURBANCE 1 �� 84 2�5�16 DISTURBANCE YEAR 1 �� 85 2�5�17 DISTURBANCE 2 �� 85 2�5�18 DISTURBANCE YEAR 2 �� 86 2�5�19 DISTURBANCE 3 �� 86 2�5�20 DISTURBANCE YEAR 3 �� 86 2�5�21 TREATMENT 1 �� 86 2�5�22 TREATMENT YEAR 1 �� 87 2�5�23 TREATMENT 2 �� 87 2�5�24 TREATMENT YEAR 2 �� 87 2�5�25 TREATMENT 3 �� 87 2�5�26 TREATMENT YEAR 3 �� 87 2�5�27 PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLASS �� 87 2�5�28 COVER CLASS �� 89 2�5�29 PRESENT NONFOREST LAND USE �� 92 2�5�29�1RM LAND USE �� 94 2�5�29�2RM PERCENT BARE GROUND �� 95 2�5�30 Canopy Cover Variables Overview �� 96 2�5�30�1 CANOPY COVER SAMPLE METHOD �� 98 2�5�30�1�1RM CROWN COVER �� 102 2�5�30�2 LIVE CANOPY COVER �� 103 2�5�30�3 LIVE PLUS MISSING CANOPY COVER �� 106 2�5�31 CURRENT AFFORESTATION CODE �� 108 2�5�32 PREVIOUS AFFORESTATION CODE �� 109 2�5�33 TOTAL STEMS (RM NUMBER OF LIVE STEMS) �� 109 2�5�34 CHAINING CODE �� 109 2�6 Optional Fuels Variables for DWM Protocol �� 109 2�6�1 CONDITION FUELBED TYPE (OPTIONAL) �� 109

3.0 SUBPLOT INFORMATION

3�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER ��111

3�2 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT MONUMENT FOUND (CORE OPTIONAL) ��111

3�3 MICROPLOT MONUMENT FOUND (CORE OPTIONAL) ��111

3�4 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT STATUS ��111 3�5 SUBPLOT NONSAMPLED REASON �� 112 3�6 NONFOREST SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT STATUS �� 113

3�7 NONFOREST SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT NONSAMPLED REASON �� 113

3�8 SUBPLOT CENTER CONDITION �� 114 3�9 MICROPLOT CENTER CONDITION �� 114 3�10 SUBPLOT SLOPE �� 114

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3�11 SUBPLOT ASPECT �� 114 3�12 SNOW/WATER DEPTH �� 115 3�13 SUBPLOT/MACROPLOT CONDITION LIST�� 115 3�13�1RM ROOT DISEASE SEVERITY RATING (Collected only in Region 1 in ID and MT) �� 116 3�13�2ACI GROUND SURFACE COVER TRANSECTS �� 117 3�13�3RM COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION FOR SPECIMEN LABEL �� 120 3�14 P2 VEG SUBPLOT SAMPLE STATUS �� 120 3�15 VEGETATION NONSAMPLED REASON �� 120 3�16 VEGETATION SUBPLOT NOTES �� 121 3�17 INVASIVE PLANT SUBPLOT SAMPLE STATUS (Subplot-level variable) �� 121 3�18 INVASIVE PLANT NONSAMPLED REASON (Subplot-level variable) �� 121 3�19 INVASIVE PLANT DATA NOTES �� 122 3�20 UNLISTED TREE PRESENT�� 122 3�21 UNLISTED TREE GENUS �� 125 3�22 UNLISTED TREE SPECIES �� 125 3�23 UNLISTED TREE SPECIES COUNT �� 125 3�24 UNLISTED TREE SPECIMEN COLLECTED �� 125 3�25 SPECIMEN LABEL NUMBER �� 125 3�26 UNLISTED TREE NOTES �� 125

4.0 BOUNDARY REFERENCES

4�1 REFERENCE PROCEDURE �� 127 4�2 BOUNDARY DATA �� 129 4�2�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 129 4�2�2 PLOT TYPE �� 130 4�2�3 BOUNDARY CHANGE �� 130 4�2�4 CONTRASTING CONDITION �� 130 4�2�5 LEFT AZIMUTH �� 130 4�2�6 CORNER AZIMUTH �� 130 4�2�7 CORNER DISTANCE �� 131 4�2�8 RIGHT AZIMUTH �� 131

5.0 TREE AND SAPLING DATA

5�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 134 5�2 TREE RECORD NUMBER �� 134 5�3 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 135 5�4 AZIMUTH �� 136 5�5 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE �� 136 5�6 PREVIOUS TREE STATUS �� 137 5�7 PRESENT TREE STATUS �� 137 5�7�1 UTILIZATION CLASS CODE �� 138 5�7�2 RECONCILE �� 138 5�7�3 STANDING DEAD �� 141 5�7�4 MORTALITY (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 145 5�22 MORTALITY YEAR (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 146 5�8 SPECIES �� 146 5�9 DIAMETER �� 150 5�9�1 PREVIOUS DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT �� 155 5�9�2 DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH) �� 155

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5�9�3 PREVIOUS DIAMETER AT ROOT COLLAR �� 173 5�9�4 DIAMETER AT ROOT COLLAR (DRC) �� 173 5�9�4�1 DRC STEM DIAMETER �� 177 5�9�4�2 DRC STEM STATUS �� 177 5�10 PAST NUMBER OF STEMS �� 177 5�11 CURRENT NUMBER OF STEMS �� 177 5�12 DIAMETER CHECK �� 177 5�26 LENGTH TO DIAMETER MEASUREMENT POINT �� 178 5�13 ROTTEN/MISSING CULL �� 178 5�14 ABNORMAL TERMINATION �� 179 5�15 TOTAL LENGTH �� 179 5�15�1RM PAST TOTAL TREE LENGTH �� 180 5�16 ACTUAL LENGTH �� 181 5�16�1RM PAST ACTUAL TREE LENGTH �� 181 5�17 LENGTH METHOD �� 182 5�18 CROWN CLASS �� 182 5�19 UNCOMPACTED LIVE CROWN RATIO �� 183 5�20 COMPACTED CROWN RATIO �� 185 5�21 CROWN DIEBACK (CORE OPTIONAL P2 CORE P3) �� 188 5�22 TREE DAMAGE (CORE) �� 188 5�22�1 DAMAGE AGENT 1 �� 189 5�22�2 DAMAGE AGENT 2 �� 201 5�22�3 DAMAGE AGENT 3 �� 201 5�23 CAUSE OF DEATH �� 201 5�24 MORTALITY YEAR �� 202 5�25 DECAY CLASS �� 202 5�26 LENGTH TO DIAMETER MEASUREMENT POINT �� 203 5�26�1RM PERCENT VOLUME MISSING TOP �� 203 5�27 ROUGH CULL (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 203 5�27�1RM SOUND DEAD �� 203 5�27�2RM FORM DEFECT �� 204 5�27�3RM CONE PRESENCE 1 �� 204 5�27�4RM CONE PRESENCE 2 �� 205 5�27�5RM CONE PRESENCE 3 �� 205 5�27�6RM MAST CODE �� 205 5�27�7RM PAST TREE CLASS �� 206 5�27�8RM CURRENT TREE CLASS �� 206 5�27�9RM RADIAL GROWTH/ AGE CODE �� 207 5�27�10RM RADIAL GROWTH and �� 207 5�27�11RM TREE AGE �� 207 5�27�12RM RADIAL GROWTH AND TREE AGE CHECK �� 211 5�27�13RM SPECIES INDENTIFICATION CODE �� 211 5�28 DWARF MISTLETOE CLASS (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 212 5�29 TREE NOTES �� 213

6.0 SEEDLING DATA

6�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 215 6�2 SPECIES �� 215 6�3 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 215 6�4 SEEDLING COUNT �� 215

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6�4�1RM COUNT CHECK �� 216 6�4�2RM SEEDLING AGE �� 216 6�4�3RM TOTAL SEEDLING AGE �� 216 6�4�4RM SPECIES INDENTIFICATION CODE �� 217

7.0 SITE TREE INFORMATION

7�1 SITE TREE SELECTION �� 219 7�1�1RM Site Tree Requirements �� 219 7�1�2RM Site Tree Selection �� 220 7�2 SITE TREE DATA VARIABLES �� 220 7�2�0RM TREE RECORD NUMBER �� 220 7�2�1 CONDITION CLASS LIST �� 220 7�2�2 SPECIES �� 221 7�2�3 DIAMETER �� 223 7�2�4 SITE TREE LENGTH �� 223 7�2�4�1RM SITE TREE METHOD �� 223 7�2�4�2RM SITE TREE �� 223 7�2�4�3RM RADIAL GROWTH AND TREE AGE CHECK �� 223 7�2�5 TREE AGE AT DIAMETER �� 223 7�2�6 SITE TREE NOTES �� 224 7�2�7 SUBPLOT NUMBER (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 224 7�2�8 AZIMUTH (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 224 7�2�9 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (CORE OPTIONAL) �� 224

8.0 PHASE 2 (P2) VEGETATION PROFILE (CORE OPTIONAL)

8�1 Vegetation Sampling Design �� 225

8.2 General Definitions �� 226 8�3 Vegetation Data Collection Location – Subplot-Level Variables �� 231 8�3�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 231 8�3�2 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 231 8�4 Vegetation Structure �� 231 8�4�1 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 1 �� 233 8�4�2 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 2 �� 233 8�4�3 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 3 �� 233 8�4�4 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 4 �� 233 8�4�5 TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER – AERIAL VIEW �� 233 8�4�6 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 1 �� 233 8�4�7 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 2 �� 234 8�4�8 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 3 �� 234 8�4�9 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER LAYER 4 �� 234 8�4�10 NON-TALLY TREE SPECIES COVER – AERIAL VIEW �� 234 8�4�11 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, and WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 1 �� 234 8�4�12 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, and WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 2 �� 234 8�4�13 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, and WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 3 �� 234 8�4�14 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, and WOODY VINE COVER LAYER 4 �� 234 8�4�15 SHRUB, SUBSHRUB, and WOODY VINE COVER—AERIAL VIEW �� 234 8�4�15�1RM DEAD SHRUB COVER - AERIAL �� 235 8�4�16 FORB COVER LAYER 1 �� 235 8�4�17 FORB COVER LAYER 2 �� 235 8�4�18 FORB COVER LAYER 3 �� 235

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8�4�19 FORB COVER LAYER 4 �� 235 8�4�20 FORB COVER—AERIAL VIEW�� 235 8�4�21 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 1 �� 235 8�4�22 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 2 �� 235 8�4�23 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 3 �� 235 8�4�24 GRAMINOID COVER LAYER 4 �� 236 8�4�25 GRAMINOID COVER—AERIAL VIEW �� 236 8�5 Species Composition �� 236 8�5�1 SPECIES GROWTH HABIT �� 238 8�5�2 SPECIES CODE �� 240 8�5�2�1RM Unknown Plant Collecting and Identification �� 241 8�5�3 UNIQUE SPECIES NUMBER �� 242 8�5�4 SPECIES CANOPY COVER �� 242 8�5�5 SPECIES VEGETATION LAYER �� 242 8�5�6 SPECIMEN OFFICIALLY COLLECTED �� 243 8�5�6�1RM Community Description for Specimen Label �� 243 8�5�7 SPECIMEN LABEL NUMBER �� 244 8�5�8 P2 SPECIMEN NOT COLLECTED REASON CODE �� 244 8�5�9 VEGETATION SPECIES NOTES �� 244

9.0 INVASIVE PLANTS (CORE OPTIONAL)

9�1 Invasive species sample design �� 245 9�2 Species Records �� 246 9�3 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 246 9�4 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 246 9�5 SPECIES CODE �� 246 9�6 UNIQUE SPECIES NUMBER �� 247 9�7 SPECIES CANOPY COVER �� 247 9�8 INVASIVE SPECIMEN COLLECTED �� 248 9�9 SPECIMEN LABEL NUMBER �� 248 9�10 INVASIVE PLANT NOTES�� 249 9�11 References �� 249

10 DOWN WOODY MATERIALS (Phase 2 – CORE OPTIONAL) 10�0 Introduction �� 251

10.1 Definition of Down Woody Materials �� 253 10�2 Locating and Establishing Line Transects �� 254 10�2�1 CWD Transects �� 255 10�2�2 FWD Transects �� 255 10�3 Transect Line Segmenting �� 256 10�3�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE) �� 257 10�3�2 TRANSECT (BASE) �� 257 10�3�3 SEGMENT CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE) �� 257 10�3�4 SEGMENT BEGINNING DISTANCE (BASE) �� 257 10�3�5 SEGMENT ENDING DISTANCE (BASE) �� 258 10�3�6 DWM TRANSECT SEGMENT SAMPLE STATUS (BASE) �� 258

10�3�7 DWM TRANSECT SEGMENT NONSAMPLED REASON (BASE) �� 258

10�4 Sampling Methods for COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (CWD) �� 258 10�4�1 Tally Rules for Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) �� 258 10�4�2 Marking CWD (OPTIONAL) �� 262

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10�4�3 Recording Procedures for CWD �� 262 10�4�3�1 SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE) �� 262 10�4�3�2 TRANSECT (BASE) �� 262 10�4�3�3 CWD CONDITION CLASS (BASE) �� 263 10�4�3�4 PIECE ON SUBPLOT OR ANNULAR PLOT? (BASE) �� 263 10�4�3�5 CWD HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (WILDLIFE OPTION) �� 263 10�4�3�6 CWD DECAY CLASS (BASE) �� 263 10�4�3�7 SPECIES (BASE) �� 265 10�4�3�8 Diameters �� 265 10�4�3�8�1 DIAMETER AT POINT OF INTERSECTION (BASE) �� 267

10�4�3�8�2 DIAMETER OF HOLLOW AT POINT OF INTERSECTION (BASE) �� 267

10�4�3�8�3 DIAMETER AT THE SMALL END (WILDLIFE OPTION) �� 267 10�4�3�8�4 DIAMETER AT THE LARGE END (WILDLIFE OPTION) �� 267 10�4�3�9 Length Measurements �� 267 10�4�3�9�1 CWD LENGTH >= 3 FEET (BASE) �� 268 10�4�3�9�2 CWD TOTAL LENGTH (WILDLIFE OPTION) �� 268 10�4�3�10 IS THE PIECE HOLLOW? (OPTIONAL) �� 268 10�4�3�11 PIECE INCLINATION (OPTIONAL) �� 269 10�4�3�12 CWD HISTORY (OPTIONAL) �� 269 10�4�3�13 PERCENT OF LOG CHARRED BY FIRE (OPTIONAL) �� 269 10�4�3�14 LARGE END DIAMETER CLASS (OPTIONAL) �� 269 10�5 SAMPLING RESIDUE PILES �� 269 10�5�1 PILE SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE) �� 271 10�5�2 PILE TRANSECT (BASE) �� 271 10�5�3 PILE CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE) �� 272 10�5�4 PILE BEGINNING DISTANCE (BASE) �� 272 10�5�5 PILE ENDING DISTANCE (BASE) �� 272 10�5�6 COMPACTED HEIGHT OF CWD IN PILE (BASE) �� 272 10�5�7 PILE DECAY CLASS (BASE) �� 272 10�5�8 PILE SPECIES (BASE) �� 272 10�6 Sampling Methods for Fine Woody Debris (FWD) �� 273 10�6�1 FWD SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE) �� 274 10�6�2 FWD TRANSECT (BASE) �� 274 10�6�3 FWD CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (BASE) �� 274 10�6�4 FWD TRANSECT SEGMENT SAMPLE STATUS (BASE) �� 274

10�6�5 FWD TRANSECT SEGMENT NONSAMPLED REASON (BASE) �� 275

10�6�6 SMALL FWD COUNT (BASE) �� 275 10�6�7 MEDIUM FWD COUNT (BASE) �� 275 10�6�8 LARGE FWD COUNT (BASE) �� 275 10�6�9 HIGH COUNT REASON (BASE) �� 275 10�7 DUFF AND LITTER DEPTH MEASUREMENTS �� 276

10.7.1 Definitions �� 276 10�7�2 Overview of Measurements �� 277 10�7�3 DUFF/LITTER SUBPLOT NUMBER (BASE) �� 277 10�7�4 DUFF/LITTER TRANSECT (BASE)�� 278 10�7�8 DUFF DEPTH (BASE) �� 279 10�7�9 LITTER DEPTH (BASE) �� 279 10�7�10 DUFF AND LITTER METHOD (BASE) �� 279 10�8 References �� 279 10�9 Contact Information �� 279

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11.0 Soil Measurements and Sampling – Introduction (CORE OPTIONAL) ... 281 11�1 SUMMARY OF METHOD �� 282 11�2 DEFINITIONS �� 282 11�3 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES �� 283 11�3�1 Field Gear Unique to the Soil Indicator �� 283 11�3�2 Optional Soils Equipment �� 284 11�3�3 Required Equipment not Unique to the Soil Indicator: �� 284 11�4 LABORATORY ANALYSES �� 284 11�5 QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) �� 285

11.5.1 Training And Certification �� 285 11�5�2 Hot Checks, Cold Checks, and Blind Checks �� 285 11�5�3 Reference Plots �� 286

11.5.4 Debriefing �� 286 11�6 Plot Information �� 286 11�6�1 CURRENT DATE �� 286 11�6�1�1 YEAR �� 286 11�6�1�2 MONTH �� 286 11�6�1�3 DAY �� 286 11�6�2 CREW NUMBER �� 286 11�6�3 QA STATUS �� 286 11�6�4 NOTES �� 286 11�7 Soil Erosion and Compaction �� 287 11�7�1 PERCENT COVER OF BARE SOIL �� 287 11�7�2 PERCENT COMPACTED AREA ON THE SUBPLOT �� 288 11�7�3 TYPE OF COMPACTION - RUTTED TRAIL �� 289 11�7�4 TYPE OF COMPACTION – COMPACTED TRAIL�� 289 11�7�5 TYPE OF COMPACTION – COMPACTED AREA �� 289 11�7�6 TYPE OF COMPACTION – OTHER �� 289 11�8 SOIL SAMPLE COLLECTION �� 290 11�8�1 Forest Floor �� 291 11�8�3 Mineral Soil �� 294 11�8�5 Alternate Sampling Methods for “Problem” Soils �� 295 11�8�6 Commonly Encountered Problems �� 296 11�8�7 Organic soils �� 297 11�8�8 SUBPLOT NUMBER �� 297 11�8�9 VISIT NUMBER �� 298 11�8�10 SOIL SAMPLE STATUS �� 298 11�8�11 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER �� 299 11�8�12 FOREST FLOOR THICKNESS – NORTH �� 299 11�8�13 FOREST FLOOR THICKNESS – EAST �� 299 11�8�14 FOREST FLOOR THICKNESS – SOUTH �� 300 11�8�15…

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