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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