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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS (WO)
WASHINGTON, DC
FSH 2409.12 - TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK
Amendment No.: 2409.12-2008-2
Effective Date: July 23, 2008
Duration: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: CHARLES L. MYERS
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS
Date Approved: 07/15/2008
Posting Instructions: Amendments are numbered consecutively by handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
amendment. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last amendment to
this handbook was 2409.12-2008-1 to 2409.12_80.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s)
by Issuance Number and
Effective Date
00--1
(Amendment 2409.12-93-1, 02/23/1993)
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Digest:
80 – Changes chapter title from “Miscellaneous Timber Cruising Subjects” to “Weight Factor
Determination.”
WO AMENDMENT 2409.12-2008-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/23/2008
DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSH 2409.12 - TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK
Contents
ZERO CODE
CHAPTER
10
PRINCIPLES OF MEASURING TREES
20
ESTIMATING TREE VOLUME AND WEIGHT
30
CRUISING SYSYTEMS
40
CRUISE PLANNING, DATA RECORDING, AND CRUISE REPORTING
50
AREA DETERMINATION
60
QUALITY CONTROL
70
DESIGNATING TIMBER FOR CUTTING
80
WEIGHT FACTOR DETERMINATION
90
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES