C04b_Collection Tags_1284LM26Q0079.pdf

This document is an attachment displaying operational and tree improvement cone collection tags used by the USDA-Forest Service.

The attachment illustrates two primary tag types. The first is the Tree Improvement Cones tag (form R1-2470-11(3-79)), which features a white tag with attached string and a pre-printed form on one side containing fields for Species, Collector, Lot ID Number, Individual Tree, Bulk Collection, Date, Elevation, Area Name, Habitat Type, Coll. By, and Coll. Date. The reverse side displays "TREE IMPROVEMENT" text with a green diamond logo containing a circle symbol. The second tag type is the Cone Identification Tag (form R1-2470-10(rev 03-09)), which consists of a white form tag with fields for identification details and instructions on the reverse side, along with blue carbon paper backing sheets. The Cone Identification Tag front side contains data fields including Ref Number, Species, Forest, District, Ranger, Habitat Type, Township, Range, Section, Date Collected, Collected By, and additional notation areas. The reverse provides six numbered instructions referencing FSH 2409.26R Section 430, requiring indelible ink, source code completion, and proper tag placement procedures. Both tags are designed for documentation and tracking purposes during cone collection operations for forest improvement programs.