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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
HOOSIER NF (REGION 9)
BEDFORD, IN
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 40 – DESIGNATING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Supplement No.: R9-Hoosier 2400-2003-2
Effective Date: March 13, 2003
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: KENNETH G. DAY
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 03/13/2003
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to
this Handbook was 2400-2003-1 to Zero Code.
New Document
R9 Hoosier 2400-2003-2
8 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
R9 Hoosier 2400-2001-4
8 Pages
Digest: Makes minor change to 2442.21 stating if additional timber is included under contract
clause BT2.1, volumes should be rounded to the nearest decimal place.
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CHAPTER 40 – DESIGNATING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
2441.5 – Marking to Prevent Timber Trespass.
Marking paint containing tracer elements shall be used for all marking on all timber sales and for
all other tree marking purposes.
Marking paint shall be stored in a designated, locked, paint storage building or in locked vehicle
compartments while being used in field activities. Paint shall not be stored in the woods, even
overnight.
A record of all tracer paint will be maintained in the paint storage building. The batch number
shall be included in the Timber Sale Report. A suggested Journal for this record is attached
(Exhibit A).
Under no circumstances will marking paint containing tracer elements be issued to contractors or
other non-Forest Service personnel.
Non-tracer paint must be kept separate from tracer paint. You must be able to testify in cou.rt
that tracer paint was used and that no possibility exists that non-tracer paint was used in error.
Empty paint cans must be removed from the field and disposed of properly, normally in a
landfill. One of the following treatments is required before disposal:
1.
2.
Be rinsed with water.
Have dirt or gravel added in sufficient quantity to absorb paint residue.
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CHAPTER 40 – DESIGNATING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
(See Exhibit A – Separate Document)
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CHAPTER 40 – DESIGNATING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
METHODS OF MARKING TIMBER. A uniform system of marking “leave” trees has been
established for the Forest. The following symbols will be used on all Districts and all sales
where trees are to be left for other resource values.
1.
2.
3.
“X” for trees required to be felled,
“C” for trees that may either be cut or left at option of purchasing,
“____” for trees where a double girdle is required.
Timber sale contract clause CT2.121 Treatment of Residual Trees should be used for “X”, “C”
and “____” trees. Appropriate symbol must be used on the Sale Area Map, and an explanation
of required work should be in the Prospectus.
4.
For wildlife trees or groups of wildlife trees not to be cut or damaged, use contract
clause CT2.3 Reserve trees, a orange painted letter “W” on two sides of the tree, a
orange stump mark, and optionally, a metal wildlife tree tag. Contract clause
CT6.32 Protection of Reserve Trees must be used with clause CT2.3. A penal
sum of at least $50/tree, more if there is a merchantable value in the tree, should
be used. The Stump marks on leave trees in areas where stumps are not marked
on cut trees are essential.
Try to locate Reserve Trees, or groups of Reserve Trees in drainages, critical
points for visual resource management, places you do not want mechanized
equipment, or around land line corners.
STANDARD TIMBER SALE TRACER PAINT COLOR CODE
Color
Indicating
Situations
Orange
Tree to Protect
Yellow
Blue
Green
White
Red
Black
Tree to Cut
Tree to Cut
Tree to Cut
Protection Zone
Property Lines
Cancel prior work
All unit and reserved area boundaries
All reserve and leave trees
Cut-tree-marked designation-secondary
Cut-tree-marked designation-primary
Designating additional timber
Cultural, or botanical protection zones
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STANDARD TIMBER SALE MARKING SYMBOLS
Three (orange) slashes at dbh
Cut-tree-marked unit boundary
Two vertical (orange) dots at dbh; one (orange) Clearcut, leave-tree-marked, specified road
dot below stump
clearing, and reserved area until boundaries
Paint (orange) at dbh and below stump
Reserve tree, leave tree
Paint (white) at dbh and below stump
Cultural or botanical protection
X at dbh and below stump
Tree to be cut
C at dbh and one dot below stump
Call tree optional cut
Paint at dbh and one dot below stump (pulp)
Optional cut-tree designation when product
multiple dots below stump (sawlog)
control needed.
TRACER PAINT ACCOUNTABILITY
Tracer Paint Accountability
Tom Thake
Property Custodian
Norm Herzog
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2442.03 CHECK ESTIMATING
1.
Checking Responsibilities and Positions. The organization for redeeming the Forest
responsibilities will consist of Forest District check Estimators.
Check estimators will remain fully knowledgeable of the Timber Cruising Handbook
and the National Forest Log Scaling Handbook. They will keep currently informed
on new policies and procedures affecting scaling and estimating. They will provide
the overall training in all aspects of timber estimating. They will request advice and
assistance when needed.
A.
B.
C.
District Ranger Responsibility. The District Rangers are responsible for
meeting frequency standards for check estimating on their Districts. The
Ranger will assure that fully trained and qualified personnel are used for
marking and estimating. Trainee markers and estimators will be identified
and appropriate training and monitoring planned. District Rangers are
responsible for insuring that OJT is provided for trainees.
The Forest Check Estimators are: Robert Aynes – Hoosier National Forest
(Advanced Master Check Estimator).
Experienced District Estimators may be assigned check estimating duties.
District Estimators must work closely with the Forest Check Estimator. This
assignment will not relieve the Forest Estimator of his program
responsibilities
Estimators assigned check estimating duties as Qualified are:
Tom Krueger – Tell City Ranger District
Ron Overshiner – Brownstown Ranger District
Tom Thake – Tell City Ranger District
Forest Check Estimators will ensure these advanced estimators maintain the
skills necessary to perform check estimating duties.
Forest Check Estimators will submit a list of approved estimators and
certification dates to the Ecosystem Program Manager every three years or as
necessary depending upon timber sale offerings. Certification at the Qualified
or Advanced level is valid for three years.
D.
Tree Measurement.
A minimum of 50 trees per new estimator is necessary for certification.
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Certification checks may be made on sale or on check areas. A particular sale
may be selected for estimator certification. The sample interval may need to
be decreased to provide enough sample trees. While the sale will be
oversampled, this is acceptable for certification purposes. The oversample
should be explained in the Timber Sale Report.
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2442.21 – Accounting for Timber Not Included in Original Cruise.
1.
2.
*-When growth is added to timber under contract, volume should be rounded to the
nearest Ccf.
If additional timber is included under contract clause BT2.1, volumes should be
rounded to the nearest decimal place.