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Timber sale ___________________________Unit __________________________ Field review date(s)_____________________
Prescription/history_________________________________ Year logged___________Reviewers in Field____________________________
1. Roads in or next to Decommissioned? In-board ditches Signs of erosion Comments/explanations/OHVs? (Also be sure to note invasives on back of the sheet) unit (rd #, pic w/ gps)
(Waterbars, bermed, or tilled) w/riparian connectivity
2. Landing(s) # and put on map
Size of landing (use the area calculation on the
Garmin)
Decommissioned?
Slash covered or decompacted?
Signs of erosion? Water channeling? Pooling?
Slash Pile present? (y or n)
Other comments ( proximity to steep slopes, sheet erosion, etc.) Also be
sure to note invasives on back of the sheet)
3. Skid Trail(s) # and put on map. Each segment will run from landing to terminus.
Slash area on skid trail v.
Vegetation on skid trail (express as percent)
Bare soil (express as percent)
Ruts or gullies on skid trail If steep, angle in degrees. Soil Strength (scale) Also be sure to note invasives
on back of sheet)
4. Evidence of Harvester off trail? Any rutting found off skid trails? (photo and GPS please) Any exposed soil off trail? (photo and GPS please)
3. Riparian Area(s) in or near unit
Intermittent or perennial stream?
Adjacent slope?
Signs of erosion?
Fish bearing stream?
Buffers (from edge to logged trees)
Other comments
4. Canopy cover within unit : (Minimum cover is generally 40%). With densitometer get reading in 3 locations within unit. (Directions on tool).
Percent of canopy cover
1.
2.
3.
Other comments

5. Slope within unit (use clinometer in location where you can see across the unit):
Steep slope along edge of unit or riparian zones. If steep get GPS.
Edge (=1), riparian (=2), internal (=3)
How steep % (max 35%) Signs of erosion, compaction, exposed soil, gullies
Cause(s) Comments
6. “Leave” trees fully marked (basal dot plus ring)
7. “Take” trees fully marked (basal dot)
Yes or no:
Yes or no:
Color:
Color:
Species:
Species:
8. “Leave” trees that were cut count Comments
9. Scarred trees within unit percent Comments
10.
Minor trees cut (see piles, adjacent to road and wet areas) count Comments
11. Retention: skip groups (Patches left intact with understory and canopy +trees)
Approx. Size (walk w/ gps)
1
Riparian? Location, Description, Comments
2
12. Snags (Standing dead trees) within unit
Girdled trees in unit (y or n) Does contract specify girdling trees any within skips?
Guestimate on numbers in unit
13. Invasive species within unit. Note the number of stems and where you found them – skid trails, landings, along roads, etc. Be sure to take a picture with coocoordinates