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Gaia Ki~ in balance with the life force of the living Earth
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P.O. Box 5534, Bend, OR 97708Forest Survey Form
Date:__________________________N.
Forest:________________________
Ranger District:_______________________
Project:_________________________Unit(s):
_________________________
Recommendations:________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Surveyed by:
_________________________________________________________________________Subjective
Evaluation of Area:
___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Area itself: old growth logs & snags? (quantity, consistency
across area): ______________________Examples of large tree
diameter:
________________________________________________________
_____roadless area; describe
________________________________________________________________old
growth/mature forest; describe:
________________________________________________
_____plantation # of old growth trees per acre; describe:
_______________________________________previously logged - approx.
age range of trees; describe: _______________________________
_____ other; describe
__________________________________________________________________Describe
marking to cut:
_______________________________________________________________
Average tree size in dbh:
_______________________________________________________________Diameter
above which trees are less present on the
landscape:________________________________
Diameter below which trees appear dense on the
landscape:_____________________________________Evidence of former
logging: __skid trails, ___stumps, ___lack of regeneration,
___dense
overstocked spindly thicket areas? Describe:
______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________ponderosa
pine; _____mixed conifer; ____ lodgepole pine; ____other; specify
species andnumber in descending order of prevalence:____fir
(____grand fir, ____doug fir, ____white fir,
____subalpine fir, ____other:___________), ____ponderosa pine,
____white pine, ___w. white pine,____lodgepole pine, ____sugar
pine, ____ w. larch, ____engleman spruce, ____ incense cedar,
____yew, ____aspen, ____alder, ____willow, ____juniper, ____ mt.
mahogany, ____cottonwood,
____other:___________________________________________________________________________
Quality & type of canopy closure (%):
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____historically naturally mixed conifer site: ___old growth
present, ___fire scars, ___ northslope, ___ moist area, ___mid to
high elevation; describe: ____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________historically
ponderosa pine dry forest site: ___old growth present, ___frequent
fire intervals,
___south slope aspect, ____low/mid elevation; describe:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________other natural historic forest site: ____lodgepole pine,
____riparian,
___deciduous;describe:_____________________________________________________________________________
_____% of defoliation/insect mortality - species and age of
trees affected:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___fungal root rot present, describe:
_____________________________________________________
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___species evident using area for habitat/forage: ___scat,
___tracks, ___sightings, ___calls, ___dens,___foraging or nesting
signs, ___roosts, ___burrows, ___beds, ___hives;
describe:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___riparian areas in or adjacent to survey area/unit(s);
___springs, ___seeps, ___creek headwaters,
___seasonal runoffs, ___creeks, ___rivers, ___lakes, ___ponds;
describe:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___aquatic species present; describe:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___ buffers? adjacent steep slopes?
_________________________________________________________ unusual
plants?
___________________________________________________________________
plant community types:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
soil type, quality, compaction/disturbance level(s):
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
steepness of slope/aspect of slope (direction it faces):
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___landslide risk, describe:
_____________________________________________________________density
of roads (per sq. mi.):
___________________________________________________________
___other road issues:
_____________________________________________________________________ORV
impacts:
_____________________________________________________________________
___effects of livestock grazing, describe:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___evidence of animal damage control activities:
______________________________________________evidence of bait
stations for hunting, hunters camps:
____________________________________
___mining:___________________________________________________________________________
___herbicide spraying:
___________________________________________________________________gopher
trapping/poison:
_______________________________________________________________other
issues/impacts, describe:
_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________exotic
invasive plants:
______________________________________________________________
___recreational use:
___________________________________________________________________Describe
sale overall:
__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________Surrounding
area: ___contiguous forest, ___high-graded forest, ___ never logged
area, ___roadless
area, ___ clearcut, ___other cut:_____________________________,
___ corridor area, ___canyon,___meadow, ___rocky upland,
___grassland, ___pine plantation, ___ seedlings, ___high
desert,
__riparian:_____________________;
other:_______________________________________________public land
(agency):__________________________________________________________________
___private land, ownership:
_______________________________________________________________area
of human habitation:
___________________________________________________________
___species seen adjacent to sale unit(s):
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___ burn area, amount of regeneration & plants seen in area:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____other:
___________________________________________________________________________
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Photo guidelines: unusual plants/animals, wildlife, old growth
species evidence: nest holes, foraging, burrows,canopy, riparian
areas without buffers, steep slopes, severity of burns in fire
sales (mosaic, soil conditions,
seedlings, plant revegetation, etc.), old growth/mature trees
marked to cut, etc. Minimize number of photos and
note location & unit taken in. Draw map of unit & show
differences in areas (e.g. location of: old growth, riparian
areas, significant wildlife sightings, rare/sensitive plants,
exotic plants, overgrazed areas, and other impacts, etc.)
Photo #s & descriptions (attach additional sheet if
needed):
