TREE FARM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Landowner:
Address:
Phone:
E-Mail: ___________________________________________
Date:
Legal property description:_______________________________________________________________
TREE FARM ACREAGE:
Tree Farm Inspector:______________________________________________________________
Property Objectives 1._____________________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________________
4.
Forest Description Forested lands acreage_______ Contiguous forested lands geometric shape (square, rectangle, triangle, etc) and dimensions (feet, yards, miles) ________________________________________________________________________________ Number of unique stands of trees:__________________________ (see appendix A) Number of management units:______________________________________________________ Estimated cumulative length of class I or II stream(s)___________________________________ Estimated total road and permanent skid trail length___________________________________
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Forest Stand Map Scale (circle one): 1square = 1acre 10 acres ====== road …………… stream --------------- stand ----------- property boundary
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Sample Map Scale (circle one): 1square = 1acre 10 acres ====== road …………… stream --------------- stand ----------- property boundary
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Stand 1
Stand 4
Stand 3
Stand 2
House
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Stand Description (make one for each stand or management unit)
Stand # _________________________________________________________________________
Area (acres)____________
Total % cover by mature species ( > 10 inches diameter 4.5 ft from ground > 30 ft tall):
Ponderosa pine_______ Douglas-fir_______ Lodgepole pine________ Larch_______ Grand
fir_______ Spruce________ W. Red cedar________ Hemlock________ White pine_______ Sub-
alpine fir_______ Limber pine________ Juniper________Aspen________ Cottonwood________
Green ash________ Other________
Total % cover by immature species ( < 10 inches diameter 4.5 ft from ground < 30 ft tall):
Ponderosa pine_______ Douglas-fir_______ Lodgepole pine________ Larch_______ Grand
fir_______ Spruce________ W. Red cedar________ Hemlock________ White pine_______ Sub-
alpine fir_______ Limber pine________ Juniper________Aspen________ Cottonwood________
Green ash________ Other________
Predominant stand tree structure: Single canopy layer _________ Two canopy layers: Overstory +
seedlings), _______Overstory + poles, Poles + seedlings_____________ Three canopy layers
Overstory + poles + seedlings__________
Average age of size classes distribution : Stand initiation (seedlings)_____________
Stem exclusion (poles) ___________ Mature (10+ diameter) _____________
Species with insect and disease symptoms noted: Needle loss___________________________
Excessive pitch streaming_______________________Bark beetle attack______________________
Visible butt decay___________________________Broken stems/windthrow___________________
Mistletoe/branch brooming__________________________________________________________
Stand vigor rating (% of trees): High ________ Medium_________ Poor ________
Wildfire Risk Rating (%): Crown ________ Mixed severity_________ Understory ________
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Desired future condition: Stand #_____ Desired overstory species (% of stand): Ponderosa pine_______ Douglas-fir_______
Lodgepole pine________ Larch_______ Grand fir_______ Spruce________
W. Red cedar________ Hemlock________White pine_______ Sub-alpine fir_______
Limber pine________ Aspen________ Cottonwood________ Green ash________
Other________
Desired species to naturally regenerate:________________________________________
Desired species to plant:____________________________________________________
Desired structure: One canopy layer_____Two canopy layer____ Three canopy____
Desired species maximum age: Ponderosa pine_______ Douglas-fir_______
Lodgepole pine________ Larch_______ Grand fir_______ Spruce________
W. Red cedar________ Hemlock________White pine_______ Sub-alpine fir_______
Limber pine________ Aspen________ Cottonwood________ Green ash________
Other________
Other Issues (wildlife, livestock, weeds, cultural):________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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STAND RECOMENDATIONS: Stand #________ Harvesting:
Timber Stand Improvement:
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Reforestation:
Range management:
Weed control: Other:
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FOREST - PROTECTION OF RESOURCES Best Management Practices:
Wildfire:
Insects & Diseases:
Water:
Fish & Wildlife:
This written management plan remains with the Forester and landowner. The Tree Farm System will acknowledge that the management plan and recommendations exist once the inspecting forester submits the completed Tree Farm Inspection records.
Approved jointly by: Forester date Tree Farm Owner date
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Record of Management Activities
Date Activity Cost/Revenue
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