## 1. Fuel Moisture Site Description Form

1\. Date \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 2. Observer
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

3\. Unit \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 4. Site
Name or \# \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

5\. Latitude \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 6. Longitude
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

7\. UTM Coordinates \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

8\. Major Vegetation: (include an \* next to those species that will be
routinely sampled)

Tree species 1\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Tree species 2\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Tree species 3\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

All other trees\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Shrub species 1\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Shrub species 2\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Shrub species 3\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

All other shrubs\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Grass/forb species 1\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Grass/forb species 2\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Grass/forb species 3\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

All other grasses/forbs\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent
cover\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

9\. Predominant aspect \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 10. Predominant % slope
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

11\. Elevation (feet) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 12. NFDRS fuel
model \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

13\. Associated NFDRS or RAWS weather station
number(s)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

14\. Vegetation condition description of layer chosen for moisture
sampling:

Average height (ft) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Percent dead
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Continuity of layer \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

15\. Photo numbers and
descriptions\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

16\. Historical Data: Year that data began to be collected at
site\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

17\. Historical Data: Do you have records of previously collected data
YES / NO

If yes, please send records electronically to
[jayellington@fs.fed.us]{.underline} or mail to Jay Ellington c/o SWCC,
333 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 842-3874.

## Instructions - Fuel Moisture Site Description Form

Instructions: Complete this site description form. Take digital photos
of the area on the same day the site is described.

1\. Enter the date of this observation.

2\. Enter the observer\'s name so there is a contact for questions.

3\. Enter organizational unit by name ( ex. Taos Field Office)

4\. Site Name descriptive of location (ex. Dry Park) or site number.

5 - 7. Enter latitude and longitude (NAD 83) or UTM coordinates and zone
as displayed by GPS or determined from a map.

8\. Enter the names of the predominant species on the site and the
approximate percent canopy cover of each for the following: trees,
shrubs, and herbaceous. Include an asterisk (\*) next to those species
that are intended to be sampled routinely. Leave blank if type isn\'t
present. If there are more than three species of a type on site, enter
the percent coverage of all the remaining species of that type and list
the other species (in no particular order). Also enter the percent cover
of bare soil at this time of year, that is soil that is not covered by
either live or dead plant material.

9\. Enter the general aspect of the site as N, NW, W, SW, S, SE, E, NE.

10\. Enter the average or most common percent slope on the site.

11\. Enter the site\'s elevation in feet.

12\. Enter the NFDRS fuel model that best represents the vegetation on
the site.

13\. Enter the NFDRS or RAWS weather station number(s) associated with
the site (if one is associated).

14\. Describe the general condition of the vegetation layer that is
being sampled for moisture content: average height in feet, an estimate
of the average percent dead material in the plants, the continuity of
the plant layer (continuous, patchy, isolated individuals).

15\. Note the photo numbers/names and a brief reference to the scene
pictured.

In the Remarks Section include any other information about the condition
of this vegetation that has not been covered (i.e., grazing disturbance,
insect: disease, activity, etc).

16-17. Enter the year that data began to be collected at the site and
indicate whether or not there are historical records available.