FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK

Bedford, Indiana

FSH 2409.21d - COMPARTMENT PRESCRIPTION HANDBOOK

Effective August 22, 1994

POSTING NOTICE: Supplements to this title are numbered consecutively by calendar year. Check the last transmittal sheet received for this title to see that the above supplement number is in sequence. Do not post this supplement until the missing one(s) is received and posted. After posting, retain this transmittal sheet until the next supplement to this title is received. Place it at the front of the Title. The last supplement to this Title was Wayne-Hoosier Supplement No. 20.

Page Code Superseded New

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2409.21d, 200 Chapter 34

W-H Supp. 13 (6/88) pg. 1-34 34

Digest: This supplement consolidates and expands upon our R9-VMIS data collection needs and options. This will serve as our guidelines until the present R-9 Compartment Prescription Handbook is rewritten to conform to the present format and procedures. This supplement makes the Wayne-Hoosier Supplement #13 (6/88) obsolete but should be used as a supplement to the 200 chapter (243--1 thru 245--2).

KENNETH G. DAY

Acting Forest Supervisor

Forest 12 Hoosier

(Digits 1-2)

District 02 Brownstown

(Digits 3-4) 04 Tell City

Compartment Number Appropriate compartment number.

(Digits 5 - 7)

Stand Number Appropriate stand number.

(Digits 8 - 10)

CARD 02

Stand Acres Appropriate acreage.

(Digits 13 - 15)

Land Suitability 100 Not Suited for Timber Production-Water.

Classification 200 Not Suited for Timber Production-Nonforestland.

(Digits 16-18) (Wildlife openings, wetlands, roads, etc.)

300 Not Suited-Withdrawn from Timber Production.

Forested land withdrawn from timber by the

Congress, Secretary or the Chief on a

permanant bases(Wilderness,Primitive or

Archeological area, designated Research Natural

Area RNA)

(M.A. 2.8) 500 Suited for timber production.

700 Land not physically suited to timber production.

710 Area cannot be adequately restocked

within five years.

720 Irreversible damage most likely to occur.

(steep slope, unstable soil, unique

ecosystem)

740 Inadequate information available to project

responses to timber management practices.

(high water table, low site index)

800 Not Presently Appropriate for Timber Production.

(M.A. 2.4, 7.1, 801 Management objectives preclude timber

8.1, 9.2) production. (riparian areas, wildlife

habitat, threatened or endangered species,

developed recreation sites and most

Management Area 8.1)

810 For land proposed for resource use that

(M.A. 6.2, 6.4, 8.2) preclude timber production in order to

achieve other multiple use objectives. (old

growth, Experimental Forest, proposed

RNA and established SIA)

820 Land is not cost efficient in meeting forest

objectives. (minimum level lands)

Should change to 670 999 New Compex (use for accomplishment

reporting)

Type Survey 933 Silvexam

(Digits 19 - 21) 934 Walk-through

935 No field exam

936 Aerial photo interpretation only

Examination Date Enter last two digits of calendar year and

(Digits 22 - 25) month, e.g., 938 0 4 is April, 1993.

Elevation (Optional)

(Digits 26 - 29) Record to nearest 10 feet.

Aspect Record in nearest 10 degrees intervals with 0

(Digits 30 -32) degrees equal to no aspect (or numerous) and

360 degrees equal to north.

Type Forest type which refers to the commercial forest

(Digits 33 - 34) tree species (not necessarily the majority of the basal

area) on the area evalation plot. Where type is not

appliciable, such as LSC 100, then forest type "99"

should be used.

Forest Types

Working Group WHITE-RED - JACK PINE

*01 01 Jack Pine - Jack pine is a majority of stocking

minor amount on Forest

01 02 Red Pine - A stand in which red pine is a majority

of the commercial stocking.

01 03 White Pine - A stand in which white pine is a

majority of the commercial stocking.

0 04 Mixed Pine - A stand containing a mixture of pine

species. Up to 20% of the stand may be hardwoods,

or other pine such as scotch, etc.

SHORTLEAF - VIRGINIA PINE

31 31 Loblolly Pine - minor amount on Forest

31 32 Shortleaf Pine - A stand in which shortleaf pine is

a majority of the commercial stocking.

31 33 Virginia Pine - A stand in which Virginia pine is a

majority of the commercial stocking.

31 35 Eastern Redcedar - A stand in which redcedar is a

majority of the commercial stocking.

* Working Group: Types can be grouped for purposes of analysis by working group

41 41 White Pine - Hardwood - A stand composed of 25 to

50% white pine, and the remainder of the commercial

stocking is hardwood.

41 42 Eastern Redcedar - Hardwood - A stand composed of

25 to 50% red cedar, and the remainder of the

commercial stocking is hardwood.

41 44 Yellow Pine (except Virginia) - Hardwood - A stand

composed of 25 to 50% shortleaf pine or other pines

except Virginia pine (may have small Virginia pine

inclusions). The remainder of stocking may be any

hardwood species.

41 49 Virginia Pine - Hardwood - A stand composed of 25

to 50% Virginia pine and the remainder of the

commercial stocking is hardwood.

51 51 Post or Blackjack Oak - A stand in which post or

blackjack oak singularly or in combination form

a majority of the commercial species.

52 52 Chestnut Oak - Hickory - A stand in which chestnut

oak and hickory in combination or chestnut oak

singlularly is a majority of the commercial

stocking.

53 53 Black Oak - Scarlet Oak - Hickory - A stand in

which any of the above in combination or sing-

ularly is a majority of the commerical stocking.

54 54 White Oak - Hickory - A stand in which white oak

and hickory in combination or white oak singularly

is a majority of the commerical stocking.

55 55 Northern Red Oak - Hickory - A stand in which

northern red oak and hickory in combination or

northern red oak singularly is a majority of the

commercial stocking.

56 56 Yellow Poplar - White Oak Group - Red Oak

Group - A stand in which yellow poplar and oak form a

majority of the commercial stocking. Yellow poplar

should constitute at least 30% of the commercial

stocking.

58 58 Cove Hardwoods - A stand in which yellow-poplar,

sweetgum and ash singularly or in combination are a

majority of the commercial stocking. This type

includes yellow-poplar and sweetgum plantations.

59 59 Mixed Oak - Any stand with a majority of oak, hic-

kory and yelloe poplar that will not meet the cri-

teria established for the other 50 code types.

71 72 River Birch - Sycamore - A stand in which river

birch or sycamore singularly or in combination are

a plurality of the commercial stocking (include

sycamore plantations).

71 75 Elm - Willow - Boxelder - Buckeye - A stand in

which the above species singularly or in combin-

ation are a plurality of the commercial stocking.

Elm growing on an upland site should be included in

type 89.

71 76 Red Maple (wet site) - A stand in which red maple

comprises the plurality of the stocking and the

site is wet.

71 77 Green Ash - A stand in which green ash is a major-

ity of the commercial stocking (usually plant-

ations).

78 78 Black Walnut - A stand in which black walnut is a

plurality of the commercial stocking (usually a

plantation).

71 79 Mixed Lowland Hardwoods - A lowland hardwood

stand that does not meet the criteria for the other 70

code types.

81 81 Maple - Beech - A stand in which maple and beech

singularly or in combination are a plurality of the

commerical stocking.

81 82 Sugar Maple - Basswood - A stand in which maple or

basswood singly or in combination, comprises a

plurality of the stocking.

81 83 Black Cherry - White Ash - Yellow Poplar - A stand

in which black cherry, white ash or yellow poplar

singly or in combination, comprises a plurality of

the stocking.

81 84 Red Maple (dry site) - A stand in which red maple

is a majority of the commercial stocking and the

site is dry.

81 85 Sugar Maple - A stand in which sugar maple

dominates the stocking.

81 86 Beech - A stand in which beech dominates the stand

stocking.

81 88 Black Locust - A stand in which black locust is a

majority of the commercial stocking.

81 89 Mixed Upland Hardwood - Any upland hardwood

stand that will not meet the criteria estabished for

other 80 code types. Includes stands with a mix-

ture of elm, black cherry, red maple, black gum,

black locust and white ash.

91 91 Quaking aspen - Minor amount on Forest

91 93 Bigtooth Aspen - A stand in which bigtooth aspen

is a majority of commercial stocking.

97 Lowland Brush - Productive lowland supporting such

lowland shurbs as elder, willow, dogwood, etc.

from which forest trees have been removed to less

than 16% stocking.

97 98 Upland Brush - Productive uplands that are less

than 16% stocked with commercial species and are

supporting upland shrubs with small open grown

trees such as sumac, dogwood, sassafras, persimmon,

and red cedar.

97 99 Open Fields and Grass - Productive uplands or

lowlands with grass or herb cover from which forest

tree cover has been removed to less than 16%

stocking.

Size Density The following codes will be used for size

(Digit 35) density:

0 Non-stocked Less than 16% stocked.

1 Seedling-sapling Under C level stocking (16-39%).

2 Seedling-sapling C to B level stocking (40-69%).

3 Seedling-sapling B level plus stocking (70% plus).

4 Poletimber Under C level stocking (16-39%).

5 Poletimber C to B level stocking (40-69%).

6 Poletimber B level plus stocking (70% plus).

7 Sawtimber Under C level stocking (16-39%).

8 Sawtimber C to B level stocking (40-69%).

9 Sawtimber B level plus stocking (70% plus).

In stands with average diameters below 5.0 inches

DBH and where basal area is not an adequate

measure of stocking, use a 1/700 acre (4.45 feet

in radius) to determine seedling & sapling

stocking. A stocked plot of seedlings and

saplings contains at least one vigorous tree of a

commercially acceptable species for the site.

Only one tree per plot is considered. A minimum

of 30 plots is suggested for seedling-sapling

stands to accurately measure the stocking level.

The examiner should use their discretion when

dealing with small stands. The stocked versus

non-stocked relationship indicates the stocking

(i.e., 15 of 30 plots stocked indicates 50% or

medium stocking).

Size-Class Breakdown

Saplings: 1.0 to 4.99 inches DBH.

Poletimber: 5.0 to 8.99 inches DBH (softwood).

5.0 to 10.99 inches DBH (hardwood).

Sawtimber: 9.0 inches DBH or larger (softwood).

11.0 inches DBH or larger (hardwood).

Total Basal Area Record the tree count from the 10 BAF plot of all live

(Digits 36-37) trees 1.0 inches DBH and larger.

Stand Condition Stand condition is based on actual species, age, size,

(Digit 38) quality, and stocking of the trees making up the stand

to be featured in management. A stand with a size-

density of non-stocked does not have a stand condition.

Determine actual stand condition using the following

definitions as a guide. If more than one stand

conditions applies, use the lowest numbered code. The

reason for this is that a high risk stand should be

regenerated before a sparse stand and a sparse stand

before a mature stand.

Codes 1 to 4 (High Risk, Sparse, Low Quality and

Mature) dictate that a regeneration cut be prescribed.

1 High Risk: Those stands which will not survive until

the next cutting period (10 years) or will have a net

volume loss before the next cutting period.

2 Sparse: Those stands that are not high risk, but

which have less than the following total basal area

of growing stock trees:

Upland Central Hardwoods C level

White Pine C level

Allegheny Hardwoods B level

Red Pine B level

Shortleaf Pine 50 sq.ft. BA

All other types 40 sq.ft. BA

3 Low Quality: Stands which are not sparse or high

risk, but have less basal area in acceptable growing

stock than the minimum basal area used the "sparse"

code previously described.

4 Mature: Any stand within 5 years of rotation age or

older which does not fit into any of the previously

described categories.

5 Immature: Any stand more than 5 years from rotation

age which does not fit into any of the previously

described categories.

6 Unevenaged: Stand under unevenaged management

with trees of 3 or more age classes (20 years between)

and sizes.

7 Two-aged: Stand with trees of two distinct age

classes.

9 In Process of Regeneration: Regeneration areas

originating from natural regeneration, planting or

seeding, will be coded as "In Process of

Regeneration" until the final stocking survey is made

and a new type-size-density and year of origin is

established.

Management

Objective This is a two-part field consisting of the proposed

(Digits 39 - 41) management direction of the site and the forest type to

be managed.

Digit 39: Based on the status of featured stand, this

character indicates if the type, which was recorded in

fields 33 and 34, is to be maintained or converted to

another type during this management period. Codes for

management objective (digit 39) are:

1 Maintain present type: No sale activity, but could

have TSI needs.

2 Maintain present type: Improve stocking of present

type by artificial reforestation.

3 Maintain present type until adequate advance

reproduction is obtained, natural or artificial:

Use for seed tree or shelterwood methods where

reproduction is inadequate to permit a removal cut.

4 Harvest present type: Manage advance reproduction

of the same type.

5 Harvest present type: Manage advance reproduction of

another type.

6 Harvest present type: Regenerate present type

naturally or artificially.

7 Convert present nonstocked type to stocked type by

reforestation.

8 Convert present stocked type by artificial or natural

reforestation with or without harvest.

9 Intermediate cut by commercial sale.

Codes 4,5,6,& 8 should be used when a regeneration

cut (including selection cuts 151 & 152) is prescribed.

FS Type Obj. Digit 40-41: Forest Type most silviculturally sound

(Digits 40,41) for the stand using soils information, species guides.

Enter the numeric code using the standard forest type.

Average DBH This entry should be determined from the instructions

(Digits 42-43) in the appropriate silvicultural guide (i.e. Upland

Central Hardwoods Agriculture Handbook 355). In

types not covered by the approved silvicultural guides,

an estimate should be made based on the featured

stand. Precise measurements are not necessary, but the

stand size class should be properly represented.

Fund Code Planned funding codes

(Digit 44) NFNF P&M financing National Forest System

(51,58) CWKV Knutson-Vandenburg (KV)

BDBD Brush Disposal (BD)

CWFS Cooperative deposits (CD)

ID Insect and Disease (ID)

CGCG Challenge Cost Share

NFWL Wildlife - (PM)

SSSS Salvage Sale Mort - (TS)

NFSP Timber Sale Prep - (PM)

NFRI Reforestation - (RF)

NFTI TSI - (RF)

NFSE Silvex Exam - (PM)

OTHER FUNDING CODES

CNFA FA&O Construction

CNRD Recreation Construction

CNRD Recreation Construction

CNTR Trail Construction

CO Contributed

HTAI Fed Highway Admin

JB Jobs Bill

LALW L&WCF

LAWK Land Acquisition

NFCL Coop Law Enforcement

NFFF Fighting Forest Fire

PEPE TM Roads- Purchaser Election

RTRT Reforestation and TSI (TF)

WCWC Working Capital Fund

NFTE T&E - (PM)

NFNW Noxious Week Crtl

Activity Included in activity are the cutting, site preparation,

(Digits 45 - 47) reforestation, timber stand improvement and wildlife

(52-54,59-61) activities prescribed for the stand. List activities

in the order they will be done. Entries are made for

each plot and on card 2 and 3. List entries in card 3

as a deferral (999) until OA analysis is completed.

When OA analysis is complete and prescription has

been approved by the team, insert the appropriate

activities with the use of a R9-2400-15. If only a portion

of the stand will be affected by the prescription, create

an additional stand or stands to reflect the prescription

on the appropriate of amount of acres. After

these corrections are made with the 2400-15's a

compartment record request will reflect the approved

prescriptions. Note: Card 9 is an extension of

Card 2 and 3.

The following codes apply to the appropriate

activities.

032 Intensive survey: A survey made to determine the

need for a cultural treatment and to develop the

prescription.

Cutting activity Codes:

113 Stand Clearcut: A regeneration cut where all

merchantable trees are cut. If only a portion

of the stand is to be cut create a separate

stand. This includes all areas larger than two

acres.

114 Stand Clearcut: Salvage mortality. Create a

separate stand when only a portion of the stand

will be affected.

115 Deferment Cut: Visual clearcut: definition being

developed.

121 Preparation Cut-Shelterwood: An intermediate cut

to condition the stand for the seed cut in the

three-cut shelterwood cutting method.

122 Preparation Cut-Seed Tree: An intermediate cut to

condition the stand for the seed tree cutting

method.

131 Seed Cut-Shelterwood: A regeneration cut to

obtain natural regeneration by seeding from leave

trees and by providing shade from leave trees.

The seed cut retains enough trees to provide

about half shade or more on the ground.

132 Seed Cut-Seed Tree: A regeneration cut to obtain

natural regeneration by seeding from leave trees.

The seed cut retains enough trees to provide the

optimum amount of seed required to restock, but

not overstock the area.

141 Removal Cut-Shelterwood: An intermediate cut to

remove the overstory from an area regenerated by

the shelterwood method.

142 Removal Cut-Seed Tree: An intermediate cut to

remove the overstory from an area regenerated by

seed tree method.

151 Selection-Individual Tree: A regeneration cutting

method where the openings created do not exceed

0.1 acre.

152 Selection-Group: A regeneration cutting method

where the openings created will be larger than

0.1 acre but do not exceed 2.0 acres.

153 Selection without Site Prep., No Site Prep., No

Stocking Survey needed.

210 Improvement: An intermediate cut to develop

uneven-age structure in an even-aged or two-

storied stand. Usually the first cut in starting

uneven-aged management.

220 Commercial Thinning: An intermediate cut

designed to enhance the growth and quality of crop trees

in an evenaged stand.

231 Salvage-Mortality: An intermediate cut to

utilize scattered dead or down material.

232 Salvage-Sanitation: An intermediate cut to

utilize trees that will not be merchantable if

left until the next scheduled cut.

332 Silvex ID Prescription: Used for accomplishments

Certification Codes for reforestation and TSI:

361 - Planted Area (431 - 442)

362 - Seeded Area (411 - 422)

381 - Nat REgen W/SP (473,483,493)

382 - Nat Regen W/O SP (113, 114)

391 - Release Area (511 - 512)

392 - PC Thinning (521 - 522)

395 - Prunned Area (530)

Reforestation Activity Codes:

411 Direct Seeding-Full: Artificially scattering or

placing seed over a designated area for the

establishment of a forest stand.

412 Direct Seeding-Fill-in: Artificially scattering

or placing seed over a designated regeneration

area that is inadequately stocked.

421 Direct Reseeding-Full: Artificially scattering or

placing seed over a designated area for the

establishment of a forest stand, that has

previously had a regeneration failure.

422 Direct Reseeding-Fill-in: Artificially scattering

or placing seed over parts of a stand that have

previously had a regeneration failure.

431 Planting-Full: Setting out seedlings,

containerized stock, transplants, or cuttings for

the establishment of a forest stand.

432 Planting-Fill-in: Setting out seedlings, in a

regeneration area that is inadequately stocked

after the third year. Fill-in planting may be

accomplished if stocking is less than 60 percent.

441 Replanting-Full: Setting out seedlings in

planting areas where the third year stocking

survey indicates stocking of 40 percent or less.

The objective is to obtain full stocking.

442 Replanting-Fill-in: Setting out seedlings in

planting areas where the third year stocking

surveys show stocking less than 60 percent.

Site Preparation Activity Codes:

471 Site Preparation (Prescribed Burn) for Seeding.

472 Site Preparation (Prescribed Burn) for Planting.

473 Site Preparation (Prescribed Burn) for Natural

Regeneration.

481 Site Preparation (Chemical) for Seeding.

482 Site Preparation (Chemical) for Planting.

483 Site Preparation (Chemical) for Natural

Regeneration.

491 Site Preparation (Other) for Seeding: Using

methods other than prescribed burn or chemical to

prepare a site for seeding.

492 Site Preparation (Other) for Planting: Using a

method other than prescribed burn or chemical to

prepare a site for planting.

493 Site Preparation (Other) for Natural

Regeneration: Using a method other than

prescribed burn or chemical to prepare site for

natural regeneration.

494 Site Preparation (Vine Control) for Natural

Regeneration: Free trees from vines in areas

scheduled for harvest, at least 3 years prior to

planned harvest.

Timber Stand Improvement Activity Codes:

511 Release, Individual Tree: Freeing a tree from

immediate competition by cutting or otherwise

eliminating growth that is overtopping or closely

surrounding them.

512 Release, Area: Freeing an entire stand from

immediate competition by cutting or otherwise

eliminating growth that is overtopping or closely

surrounding them.

513 Release, Group (Vine Control): Freeing one or

more tree from vines.

521 Precommercial Thinning Individual Tree: An

operation to maintain a specified stocking range

in a stand that is not commercial or operable

size and at the same time provide a means for

controlling species composition and stand

quality. This category includes crop tree

release.

530 Pruning: An activity to remove live and dead

branches from standing trees to improve the

grade.

541 Control of Understory Vegetation, (Prescribed

Burn).

542 Control of Understory Vegetation, (Hand Tools).

551 Fertilization, Individual Tree.

552 Fertilization, Area.

642 Log Slash Disposal

643 TSI Slash Disposal

Protection:

651 Animal Pest Control.

652 Insect Pest Control.

653 Disease Pest Control, TSI Work.

Wildlife and Fish Habitat Activity Codes:

701 Wildlife old growth

702 Modify for type diversity (Savanna)

703 Close access

704 Provide access

706 Perform special wildlife survey

707 Field check for wildlife

709 Monitor terrestrial wildlife habitat

710 Create upland opening/s

720 Manage upland opening vegetation

721 Hand cut

722 Mow

723 Herbicide

725 Burn

726 Edge maintenance

730 Wildlife noncommercial clearcut

734 Wildlife remove residual stems

735 Wildlife regenerate clones

736 Wildlife seed

737 Wildlife plant

738 Wildlife fence

741 Wildlife release conifer

743 Release mast trees or shrubs

744 Release fruit trees or shrubs

745 Prune fruit trees

750 Reserve wildlife trees

751 Reserve den trees

752 Reserve snag trees

753 Reserve nest trees

754 Reserve mast trees

755 Reserve cover and roost trees

756 Reserve multiple purpose trees

760 Construct wetlands

770 Rehabilitate wetlands

780 Wildlife structure placement and maintenance

781 Place nestboxes/waterfowl

782 Place nestboxes/songbirds

783 Place nestboxes/bats

784 Place nestboxes or dens/multipurpose

785 Maintain nestboxes or dens

786 Build nesting islands

787 Maintain nesting islands

788 Place brush piles

790 Constr and rehabilitate open water for wildlife

791 Build waterholes

792 Maintain waterholes

793 Build potholes

794 Maintain potholes

795 Build greentree reservoir

796 Maintain greentree reservoir

801 Create spawning area

802 Create open water for fish

804 Perform Fisheries Survey

805 Field Check Fisheries

806 Provide Access for Fishing

809 Monitor Fish Habitat

830 Protect Stream Banks

850 Rehabilitation/Improve Open Water

872 Stock Fish Species

Other Resource Codes to help Monitor the Plan

900 Soil Water Management

901 Rip-Seed-Waterbar for Erosion Control

902 Road Closure

903 Dump Cleanup

904 Erosion Control Project

905 Well Closure

920 Visual Management

921 Vista Management

930 Fire Management

931 Burn Wildlife

932 Fuels Management

940 Recreation Management

941 Dispersed Site Improvement

942 Trail Improvement

950 Cultural Resource Management

960 Range Management

Priority Used to rank prescribed activity with other stands

(Digit 48) with similar activities. Reforestation of a former

sale area is always priority 1. The codes are:

2 Priority two (silvexam)

3 Priority three (silvexam)

4 Priority one (intensive survey)

5 Priority two (intensive survey)

6 Priority three (intensive survey)

Activities will be prioritized using the following

scoring system:

Priority Total Value Score

1 7 to 9

2 4 to 6

3 1 to 3

Site Score Productivity Score

Index (Without treatment )

76+ 3 None 3

66-75 2 Poor 2

56-65 1 Fair 1

<55 0 Good 0

Value of Species Benefited Score

HIGH 3

(B.Walnut, B.Cherry, W.Oak,

R.Oak, B.Oak & Ash)

AVERAGE 2

(All other Oaks, Cucumber,

Basswood, Y.Poplar, S.Maple

& all softwoods)

LOW 1

(All other commercial

species)

Add score for Site Index, Productivity and Value

to determine Total Value Score.

If the prescribed activity somehow provides a unique

opportunity to fulfill management objectives (i.e.

aesthetic management, maintain an oak component etc.)

the priority should be raised one level.

Method Codes to use on Cards 2, 3 and 9 for the general method

(Digit 49) recommended to accomplish the prescribed treatment:

(56, 63) 1 Manual - MAN

2 Mechanical - MECH

3 Prescribed Burn - PBURN

7 Chemical - CHEM

9 Biological - BIO

TSI Basal Area Record the number of trees to be removed on the 10 BAF

(Digit 65) plot by timber stand improvement or site preparation

activity. This includes all trees which will not be

cut commercially based on the operability code used.

Nine or more trees will be recorded as 9.

Operability 0 No cut prescribed.

(Digit 66 1 Operable for small roundwood products with current

markets.

2 Operable for sawtimber with current markets.

3 Operable for integrated sale with current markets.

4 Operable volume for small roundwood products, no

market.

5 Operable volume for sawtimber, no market.

6 Operable volume for integrated sale, no market or

market for one product which is inoperable by

itself.

7 Inoperable.

Regeneration and intermediate cut volumes per acre

are:

Sawtimber only sale - 3 MBF/acre; Integrated sale - 4

MBF/acre in any combination of sawtimber and

products. The above volumes are to be considered

guidelines only. Access, quality and local conditions

should be considered when making an operability

decision.

The following table can be used to estimate volume/acre

to determine operability:

Gross Volume Per Acre Per 10 Square Feet of BasalArea

Average 8' bolts/tree

Sawimber ¹ 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000

Trees (BF)

Pulpwood 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Trees (Cds)

Slope Percent Record the actual percent slope for the area evaluation

(Digits 67-68) plot.

Slope Position (Optional)

(Digits 69) 1 Ridgetop

2 Upper slope (top 25% of slope)

3 Upper middle slope

4 Lower middle slope

5 Lower slope (bottom 25% of slope)

6 Dry flat

7 Cove

8 Bottom or draw (lowland adjacent to a stream)

9 Ravine

Damage Damage is divided between type of damage (digit 70),

(Digits 70 - 72) damage agent (digit 71) and severity of damage (digit

72). Record the most common damage on each plot. No

entry necessary for undamaged trees. Leave blank if

no damage.

Digit 70:Types of damage

1 Poor from; poor growth

2 Trunk injuries; mechanical or environmental

3 Trunk defects; cankers, decay or insects

4 Root or root collar injury

5 Flagging; branch or twig mortality

6 Terminal, or shoot damage

7 Foliage discoloration

8 Foliage removed; defoliation (not leaf drop)

9 Tree mortality

Digit 71:Damage agent

1 Not known

2 Insects

3 Disease

4 Fire

5 Chemical

6 Animal

7 Mechanical; logging; recreation

8 Silvicultural; too dense; suppressed

9 Adverse climatic or soil conditions; weather

Digit 72:Severity

1 10-19% or trees affected

2 20-29% of trees affected etc.

If the exact damage agent is known, identify it in the

remarks.

Stocking Percent Determine from appropriate guide.

(Digits 73-74)

Desirable Stocking

Percent (Optional)

(Digit 75) List percentage of stocking in trees of desirable

species, by using 10 percent groups (ie., 4 would

include 40-49%)

Seedling and Sapling (Optional)

Count Per Acre Digits 76-77: Minimum number of oak seedlings and

(Digits 76 - 79) saplings per acre less than 1.5 inches dbh (remember

distribution is also very important).

Use to record oak reproduction (or other species if

considered important) in stands 50 years old and older.

This information is strongly suggested in stands where

stand condition ranges from 1 to 4. Plots are estab-

lished at predetermined locations along the same travel

route as the silvexam plots. A 1/700 acre plot (4.45

foot radius) will be established at predetermined

intervals. On each plot measure only the tallest stem

of oak reproduction less than 1.5 inches dbh and record

(oak species are not differentiated). Data is recorded

by 2-foot height classes and 1/2 inch ground diameter

classes (Make comment in remarks if species not oak).

Height Class General Diameter Class

(range if ft.) (range in inches)

1 (<1.0) 0.1 (<0.5)

2 (1.1-3.0) 0.5 (.3-.7)

4 (3.1-4.5) 1.0 (.8-1.2)

6 (4.5-7.0) 1.5 (1.3-1.7)

8 (7.1-9.0) 2.0 ((1.8-2.2)

10 (9.1+) 2.5 (2.3+)

This data can be recorded in the following format and

summarized on the 2400-14 (digits 76-77) in units of

10 (i.e., 250 stems/acre is recorded 25).

Distance Between Plots (chs) _______ 1/700 acre (4.45 ft. radius) plot

The following guide will be used for determining the

number of 1/700 acre plots per stand.

Stand Acres No. of Plots

1-10 10

11-20 20

21-50 1 per acre

Take no more than 50 plots per stand. Seedlings &

saplings per acre will be determined by dividing the

number of stocked plots by the total number of plots

and then multiplying by 700 (i.e., 40 stocked plots

divided by 50 total plots = .8 x 700 = 560 seedling &

sapling per acre). This figure represents an

estimate of the minimum number of seedlings and

saplings per acre because only the tallest seedling or

sapling is recorded per plot.

Digits 78-79:Number of oak seedlings and saplings per

acre which are taller than 4.5 feet but less than 1.5

inches in dbh. Use same information used to determine

seedlings and saplings per acre except eliminate all

plots which do not have trees taller than 4.5 feet.

This information will be useful in OA analysis in

determining potential future oak stands (make comment

in remarks if recorded species is not oak).

This data will be summarized on the 2400-14 (digits

78-79) in units of 10.

Seed Production and Use the following codes to identify quality stands that

Superior Trees should be considered for seed production and/or the

(Digit 80) selection of superior trees. Leave blank when it does

not apply.

1 Stand has potential for seed collection.

2 Stand has potential for superior tree selection.

3 Both 1&2

4 Superior tree located in stand.

CARD 04

Veg. Type 050 Upland opening (undiffereniated)

(Digits 13-18) 051 Upland opening grass

052 Upland opening forb

053 Upland opening shrub

054 Savannah

056 Orchard

057 Upland opening (reclaimed strip mine)

058 Pasture or hayfield

059 Pasture or hayfield (reclaimed strip mine)

060 Wetland (undiffereniated)

062 Wetland sedge meadow

063 Wetland shallow marsh

064 Wetland deep marsh

065 Wetland open water (= or < 10a)

066 Wetland shrub swamp

068 Wetland bog

070 Lake (= or > 10a)

071 Small lake (5-10a)

072 Pond (1/2-5a)

073 Waterhole (< 1/2a)

074 Strip mine pond

080 Stream or river

090 Non-vegetated rock, sand, mud

095 Gravel pit

096 Maintained road (FS, township, county, state)

097 Strip mine spoil (non-vegetated)

098 Special use site - Power line, pipeline

099 Administrative or recreational site

Not Defined

(Digits 13-33)

Landtype Association

(Digits 30-31) Presently not used on the Forest but could be used

in the future. LTA would be stand specific.

Ecological Landtype

(Digits 32-33) Presently not used but this field could be used to tie

vegetation potential to specific landscape positions.

Management Area The management practice schedule for application on a

Prescription specific area to attain Forest Plan goals and

(Digits 34-35) objectives. See Forest Plan for applicable digits.

(The decimal is assumed i.e., MA 3.2 is coded 32).

Not Defined

(Digits 36-39)

Monitor 3 The specific opportunity area number for the stand.

(Digits 40 - 43)

Unevenage/Evenage (Optional)

Management Used to indicate management direction for the future.

(Digits 44) U = Unevenage management

E = Evenage management

Primary Special Used to highlight special management areas such as

Unit Congressionally classified wilderness, primitive

(Digits 45 - 52) areas, Administratively classified Historical Areas,

Experimental Forest, etc. Manditory use if

applicable.

01100182 Charles Deam Wilderness

23000083 Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest

23200059 Paoli Experimental Forest

04100256 Two Lakes Loop

04200307 North Country Trail

Secondary Special Used only to identify special management areas within

Unit larger special management areas. Coding is the same

(Digits 53 - 60) as used for Primary Special Unit. Manditory use if

applicable.

Not Defined

(Digits 61 - 73)

CARD 05

The preceding data recorded on card 02 was collected

from the variable 10 BAF plot and area evaluation plot.

The following additional data should describe the total

stand as accurately as possible and is information that

will be collected either along the line of travel, at

the sample location, or during side trips which should

be made to help the examiner obtain a more complete

picture of the stand.

Site Species A site tree for determining site index should be

(Digits 13 - 15) selected that represents the featured stand species.

It is important that this entry along with the site

index field (19, 20, and 21) be properly completed. If

a suitable site species is not available, use black oak

as the site species using figure 1 or 2 (see following)

Site Index The site index should be interpolated and recorded to

(Digits 19 - 21) the nearest index, that is, it should not be rounded

off. The age and height will be recorded in the margin

of the card. The following guides should be used to

site index if a suitable species is not present.

Table 1. Predicting Site Quality Using Topographic and Soil Features (Ohio)

Based on William Carmean's work Soil Sci. Sco. Amer. Proc. 31:805-810.

* Both well and moderately well drained soils are inferred if none stated. Table 2. Predicting Site Quality Using Topographic and Soil Features (Indiana)

Landscape Position Site Index - Black Oak

Ridges and Upper Slopes 56-65

Middle Slopes 66-75

Lower Slopes, Bottoms and 76-85

Coves

Based on Peter Hannah's work U.S. Forest Service Res. Paper NC-25 (pg. 7).

Further Considerations to adjust site index predicted in Tables 1 and 2:

-Aspect has no influence on site quality on slopes less than 15%.

-Broad ridges of somewhat poorly drained soil will lower site quality.

-NE slopes > 35% increase site index 1-2 feet.

-SW slopes > 35% decrease site index 4-5 feet.

-Guides are applicable for shallow, rocky or sandy soils.

-Guides are inaccurate for heavily grazed or eroded farmlands.

-Evidence of past farming without obvious misuse decrease site index 5 feet.

-These guides should be used to predict site quality when a suitable species

is not available for direct measurement.

Year of Origin Determine the year of origin of the featured stand from

(Digits 26 - 28) two or more borings from dominant or codominant trees

in the stand. Enter the last three digits of the year

of origin.

Radial Growth (Optional)

(Digits 29-30 Record growth for last 10 years to nearest one-tenth

inch.

Site Species Site species to be collected only for those stands in

(Digits 16 - 18) which a conversion is planned.

Site Index Site index is to be collected only for those stands in

(Digits 22 - 24) which a conversion is planned. The site index should

be taken from a species that will represent the

conversion type of management objective.

Site Index The reliability of the site index recorded for the

Reliability preferred species is based on how the site index was

(Digit 25) determined. This refers to stands in which conversion

is planned.

1 Measured from a tree representative of the site.

2 Measured from partially suppressed trees.

3 Estimated from present stand.

4 Estimated based on research techniques.

5 Measured from an open-grown tree.

6 Estimated from adjacent stand.

Species/Product Leave digits 31-62 blank.

Groups Digit 63:Record 1 in all forested stands.

(Digits 31-63)

CARDS 06 AND 07

Remarks should be made when needed but do not repeat items that are coded on other cards. Keep as short as possible. Abbreviations are encouraged. Limited to 136 characters.

Number of Plots in Record the number of card code 08 plots taken in and

the recorded for the stand.

CARDS 08

Tree data will be recorded based on 10 BAF plots.

It is not necessary to record tree data at every

plot visited, but the examiner must insure recorded

data adequately reflects average conditions in the

stand. Trees one and larger should be recorded. A

minimum of 5 plots and 35 trees per stand is

recommended.

The number of plots visited should be recorded in

columns 64-65 of card code 5.

Number of trees - Number of trees with same species,

dbh, tree class and treatment will be listed on same

line. Use dot tally (i.e.,:.equal 3 or :: equal 6)

along side entry and fill in number when plot is

completed.

HOOSIER SUPPLEMENT 2409.21d-94-1 2409.21d

Effective August 22, 1994 Page 25 of 30

Treatment - Indicate trees to be cut(C) by commercial

timber sale, removed(T) by TSI or site preparation,

or retained(R) in the stand under the functional"F"

prescription. The "F" column should be lined out

for dead trees only. Cull trees should have either

an "R" recorded in this column if they are to be

retained in the stand, or a "T" if they are to be

killed in a TSI or site preparation activity.

Species - Three digit Forest survey species codes

listed below are used:

Balsam fir 012 Honeylocust 552

Eastern redcedar 068 Butternut 601

Tamarack 071 Black Walnut 602

Norway spruce 091 Sweet Gum 611

White spruce 094 Yellow Poplar 621

Black spruce 095 Cucumbertree 651

Red spruce 097 Mountain magnolia 654

Jack pine 105 Water tupelo 691

Shortleaf pine 110 Blackgum 694

Red pine 125 Ironwood(hophornbeam 701

Pitch pine 126 American sycamore 731

Eastern white pine 129 Balsam poplar 741

Scotch pine 130 Eastern cottonwood 742

Loblolly pine 131 Bigtooth aspen 743

Virginia pine 132 Quaking aspen 746

Bald cypress 221 Black cherry 762

Northern white cedar 241 White oak 802

Hemlock 261 Swamp white oak 804

Boxelder 313 Scarlet oak 806

Striped maple 315 Northern pin oak 809

Red maple 316 Southern red oak 812

Silver maple 317 Cherrybark oak 813

Sugar maple 318 Overcup oak 822

Buckeye 330 Burr oak 823

Yellow birch 371 Blackjack oak 824

Sweet birch 372 Swamp chestnut oak 825

River birch 373 Chinkapin oak 826

Paper birch 375 Pin oak 830

Blue beech(hornbeam) 391 Chestnut oak 832

Hickory, Undif. 400 Northern red oak 833

Bitternut hickory 402 Shumard oak 834

Pignut hickory 403 Post oak 835

Pecan 404 Black oak 837

Shellbark hickory 405 Black locust 901

Shagbark hickory 407 Willow 920

Black hickory 408 Sassafras 931

Mockernut hickory 409 American basswood 951

Hackberry 460 Elm, Undif. 970

Yellowwood 481 Winged elm 971

Dogwood 491 American elm 972

Persimmon 521 Slippery elm 975

Beech 531 Rock elm 977

White ash 541 Noncommerical 999

Black ash 43 Other softwoods 001

Green ash 544 Other hardwoods 004

Sassafras acceptability within the basal area and

1/20 fixed radius plots will be determined the same

as any other species

DBH - Enter 1-inch diameter class (1,2,3 or 4) for

saplings and 2-inch diameter classes (6,8,10, etc.)

for poles and sawtimber.

Tree Class - enter letter codes listed below:

Desirable(D) Forest will not use. Use acceptable

(A) instead.

Acceptable(A) Growing stock which meets the

criteria listed in Table 3.

Mature(M) Individual trees which meet criteria

for acceptable and are mature. Should

be useful for all-age management

stands.

Undesirable(U) All other growing stock unless

cull (C) or dead (X).

Cull(C) Cull trees are those that do not meet

minimum merchantability standards; i.e.,

they do contain at least one reasonably

straight and sound 8 foot product with

a DIB at the small end of at least 4

inches. Merchantability standards are

are listed in Table 5.

Dead(X)

Table 3. Criteria for Acceptability.

Table 4. Merchantability Potential.

Table 5. Hardwood Minimum Merchantable Specifications.

*Reasonably straight and sound.

Table 4. Softwood Minimum Merchantable Specifications.

*Reasonably straight and sound.

CARD 9

Additional Cultural Use the same codes as used in card 2 and 3.

Needs

(Digits 13-54)

CARD 10

Local 1 Tree count per acre (based on 1/20th acre plots)

(Digits 13-14) divided by 10 (i.e., 220 total trees per acre/10=22).

Local 2 (Optional)

(Digits 15 - 17) Total grapevine count per acre (based on 1/20th acre

plots). To coordinate pre-harvest treatments it is

strongly suggested to take grapevine counts.

Local 3 Mast component BA divided by 10. Note: Mast species

(Digits 18-19) include oak, hickory, beech, black cherry, sassafras,

and persimmon.

Local 4 (Optional)

(Digits 20-21) Visual Quality Objective

01 Preservation

02 Retention

03 Partial Retention

04 Modification

Local 5 Ecological Land Type Phase

(Digits 22 - 25) (Codes not defined yet)

Not Identified

(Digits 26-29)

LRMP 1 All waterholes will be given a stand number and the

(Digit 30) stand acres must be at least one acre in size to be

accepted in the VMIS data base. Actual acreage of

waterholes less than one acre will be recorded here

in increments of 1/10 acres (i.e., a 1/2 acre pond

will be recorded here as 5-decimal is assumed).

Not Defined

(Digits 31-41)

CARD 11

Within Stand Denotes features within the stand which may have some

Features significance to the resource.

(Digits 13 - 15)

(16-18,19-21,22-24, 001 Den trees

25-27) 002 Fruit trees

003 Aspen component

004 Beaver, flooding or sign

005 Logging road suitable for seeding

010 Utility right of way

013 Oil or gas well

021 Striped mined or spoil area

022 Cave entrance

024 Cliff or rock outcrops

025 Old building or site

027 Rockshelters

028 Sinkholes

029 Opening inclusion

030 Glade inclusion

032 Snags, relatively common

033 Rare plant/animal community

200 Underground mine entrance/shaft

201 Old well or cistern

202 Spring seep

203 Stream or wetland adjacent/within

204 Raptor nest

205 Evidence of slips

206 Archeological site

207 Down logs relatively common

208 "Old Forest" inclusion

209 Conifer inclusion

210 Eastern red cedar inclusion

211 Clumps of large beech

212 Hickory clumps

213 Black cherry or persimmon clumps

214 Uncommon mast trees(butternut, walnut, chestnut)

215 Wolf trees

216 Sassafras inclusion

Understory

220 Dense forbs

221 Sparse woody plants

222 Dense woody plants

223 Oak regen > 4.5' tall abundant

224 Honeysuckle

225 Multiflora rose

226 Berries

List of Herbaceous Plants for Use in VMIS

To incorporate information about a stand's herbaceous plants into VMIS, we develop a list of plant species that would be identified and recorded by the field workers in each stand. The following plant species have the following characteristics:

1)They impart some information to us as to the type or quality of the plant community in the stand.

2)They are easily identifiable by non-botanists.

3)They are identifiable for a significant portion of the growing season.

Given these criteria, the following list of plant indicator have been listed.

Code Plant

Open sites: 231 little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius)

232 big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

233 Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

234 rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

235 goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana)

236 blazing star (Liatris sp.)

Dry-mesic sites: 241 poverty oats (Danthonia spicata)

242 common pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)

243 greenbrier (Smilax sp.)

244 false dandelion (Krigia biflora)

245 dittany (Cunila origanoides)

246 three-lobed violet (Viola triloba)

247 violet wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea)

248 St. Andrew's cross (Hypericum hypericoides)

249 Low bush blueberry (Vaccinium vacillans)

251 American columbo (Swertia caroliniensis)

(indicates Limestone)

Mesic site: 252 bedstraw (Galium sp.)

253 hepatica (Hepatica sp.)

254 star chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

255 puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale)

256 horsebalm (Collinsonia canadensis)

257 lily-leaved twayblade (Liparis lilifolia)

258 ginseng (Panax quinquefolia)

259 goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)

Wet: 261 false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

262 nettle (Laportea canadensis)

263 jewelweed (Impatiens sp.)

264 clearweed (Pilea pumila)

266 dodder (Cuscuta sp.)

Exotics: 225 multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)

272 Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

273 teasel (Dipsacus sp.)

274 garlic mustard (Alliaria officinalis)

275 purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

276 Crown vetch

277 Microstegeum

278 Autumn Olive

279 Sweet clover

Special Management Used to identify Research Natural Areas candidates

Areas and other special management areas.

(Digits 28-29)

30-31,32-33,34-35,

36-37 02 Bull Hollow Barrens

05 Carnes Mill

06 Faucet Chapel

09 Harding Flats

10 Hemlocks Cliffs

11 Indiana Pioneer Mother's Memorial Forest

13 Magnolia Sites

15 Plaster Creek

17 Rockhouse Hollow

18 Shooting Star

19 Tincher Hollow and Tincher Pond

20 Virginia Saxifrage Site

21 Fuzzy Hole

22 Tar Spring

40 Wheatly Branch