Forest Survey Form

Gaia Ki

~ in balance with the life force of the living Earth ~

P.O. Box 5534, Bend, OR 97708

Forest Survey Form

Date:__________________________

N. Forest:________________________

Ranger District:_______________________

Project:_________________________

Unit(s): _________________________

Recommendations:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Surveyed by: _________________________________________________________________________

Subjective Evaluation of Area: ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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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 and number 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, ___ north slope, ___ 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: ______________________

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___fungal root rot present, describe: _____________________________________________________

___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: _______________________

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___aquatic species present; describe: _____________________________________________________

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___ buffers? adjacent steep slopes? ______________________________________________________

___ unusual plants? ___________________________________________________________________

plant community types: ________________________________________________________________

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soil type, quality, compaction/disturbance level(s): _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

steepness of slope/aspect of slope (direction it faces): ________________________________________

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___landslide risk, describe: _____________________________________________________________

density of roads (per sq. mi.): ___________________________________________________________

___other road issues: __________________________________________________________________

___ORV impacts: _____________________________________________________________________

___effects of livestock grazing, describe: __________________________________________________

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___evidence of animal damage control activities: ___________________________________________

___evidence of bait stations for hunting, hunters camps: ____________________________________

___mining:___________________________________________________________________________

___herbicide spraying: ________________________________________________________________

___gopher trapping/poison: ____________________________________________________________

___other issues/impacts, describe: _______________________________________________________

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___exotic invasive plants: ______________________________________________________________

___recreational use: ___________________________________________________________________

Describe sale overall: __________________________________________________________________

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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): ___________________________________________________

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___ burn area, amount of regeneration & plants seen in area: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________other: ___________________________________________________________________________

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):