ESI Forest Plot Field Worksheet

August, 2000

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  **Forest                                       **Location Description**
  Site Plot                                      
  Number**                                       

  **ID**     **Year**   **State**   **County**   

                                                 
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Location Data

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| # Co | #    | **State     |              |                | *      |
| ver  | MLRA | Plane       |              |                | *Eleva |
| Type |      | Coordinates |              |                | tion** |
|      | # Nu | / Township, |              |                |        |
|      | mber | Range,      |              |                |        |
|      |      | Section**   |              |                |        |
+------+------+-------------+--------------+----------------+--------+
|      |      | **Zon       | **East(X) /  | **North(Y) /   |        |
|      |      | e/Section** | Township**   | Range**        |        |
+------+------+-------------+--------------+----------------+--------+
|      |      |             |              |                |        |
+------+------+-------------+--------------+----------------+--------+

**Physical Data**

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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>Precipitation (inches)</strong></td>
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Landform</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Slope</strong></td>
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Position<br />
on Slope</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Annual</strong></td>
<td><strong>Summer</strong></td>
<td><strong>Percent</strong></td>
<td><strong>Kind</strong></td>
<td><strong>Shape</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Micro</strong></p>
<p><strong>Relief</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Aspect</strong></p>
<p><strong>(Azimuth)</strong></p></td>
<td><strong>Length<br />
(feet)</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
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**Soil Data**

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  **Detailed\   **Detailed\   **Mensur.\   **Soil Series Name**     **Texture**              Terms\    **Past\   **Drain-\   **Altered
  Profile**     Under-\       Info**                                                         in-lieu   Eros.**   age\        Water\
                story**                                                                      of\                 Class**     Rela-\
                                                                                             Texture                         tions**

                                                                    **Modi-\      **Type**                                   
                                                                    fier**                                                   

                                                                                                                             
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**Density Data**

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| **Un |     |      |      | *   |      | *   |     | **Crown   |
| ders |     |      |      | *St |      | *Ba |     | Co        |
| tory |     |      |      | and |      | sal |     | mpetition |
| Abu  |     |      |      | Den |      | Are |     | Factor**  |
| ndan |     |      |      | sit |      | a** |     |           |
| ce** |     |      |      | y** |      |     |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | **( |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | Sq. |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | Ft. |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | per |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | A   |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | cre |     |           |
|      |     |      |      |     |      | )** |     |           |
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|      |     |      |      |     |      |     |     |           |
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|      |     |      |      |     |      |     |     |           |
+------+-----+------+------+-----+------+-----+-----+-----------+
| **R  | **A | **G  | **   | **M | **P  | **M | **  | *         |
| epro | ll\ | rass | Moss | or  | erce | or  | Sq. | *(Applies |
| d.** | W   | es,\ | es,\ | E** | nt** | E** | Ft  | only to   |
|      | ood | For  | L    |     |      |     | .** | Lodgepole |
|      | y** | bs** | iche |     |      |     |     | pine)**   |
|      |     |      | ns** |     |      |     |     |           |
+------+-----+------+------+-----+------+-----+-----+-----------+
|      |     |      |      |     |      |     |     |           |
+------+-----+------+------+-----+------+-----+-----+-----------+

Tree Data

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  **NSPNS**      **Crown\   **Tree\    **Tree\   **In.   **Age                                       
                 Class**    Origin**   Dia.**    Rad.\   Estimation**                                
                                                 Last 10                                             
                                                 Yr.**                                               

                                                         **Ht. Ring     **No. of  **Mea.   **Total   **Total
                                                         Ct.**          Rings**   Pt.      Age**     Height**
                                                                                  Age**              

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     
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**Site Index Data** **Canopy Cover Data**

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  **NSPNS**   **Number   **Curve    **Average      **NSPNS**   **Canopy%**   **NSPNS**   **Canopy%**   **NSPNS**   **Canopy%**   **NSPNS**   **Canopy%**
              of Trees** Number**   Site                                                                                                     
                                    Index**                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                             
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**Ground Cover Data**

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  **NSPNS**   **Rating**   **NSPNS**   **Rating**   **NSPNS**   **Rating**   **NSPNS**   **Rating**

                                                                                         

                                                                                         

                                                                                         
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Remarks

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