Steve, Looks a lot like here in New Brunswick. Where in Ontario is your cabin?
Mike On Oct 29, 6:45 pm, Timothy Zelazo <[email protected]> wrote: > Mesgie: > > I was just looking at this rambling email and I noticed an error with the > log scaling question. > > When scaling a log that is 31 feet, what is the trim allowance for two logs? > A six inch trim allowance would give you a 14' & 16' log. > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Timothy Zelazo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mesgie: > > > Forest Mapping: What is the metes & bound rectangle system of survey? > > Baseline and PM principle meridian > > > What is a Township? > > A Township has 36 sections, each section is 1 mile square. A section is > > numbered starting from the right side going left, a section being 640 > > acres. > > > What is a 1/4 section? = 160 acres = 1/2 mile = 40 chains > > > What is a 1/16 of a section? = 40 acres > > > 1/4 mile is 20 chains, 10 square chains is an acre. a chain equals 66 feet > > and there are 100 links in 66 feet. > > > When scaling a log that is 32 feet, what is the trim allowance for two > > logs? > > A two inch trim allowance would give you a 14' & 16' logs. > > > What is a taper curve? > > Depicts the height and diameter of the bole of a tree for selected years. > > > What are the four growth curves of a tree? > > A. The first graph is the growth curve of dbh over age in years. > > B. Periodic board foot volume. > > C. The percent of board foot growth over mid-period age, > > D. Based on diameter growth of breast height, show the relationship > > between current annual increment and mean annual increment. > > > What is the Dot System used on a timber cruise date sheet? > > 1 . > > 2 : > > 3 :. > > 4 :: > > > I haven't been doing this stuff for over thirty years so you better wait > > until a young forester gives you the info. My Forest Mensuration course > > took me on the road for over two weeks. When we visited saw mills, pulp > > mills, particleboard plants, plywood plants, stud mills, match stick > > Companies etc. we had to show a flow chart of the raw product with all the > > people involved right up to the end product. We also helped the company do > > quality control work while we experienced the operation. We also learned > > what is involved in a timber sale. We learned about all the stages of a > > timber sale which took about five yeas to complete. > > > 1. Stage two print out. In this stage all the timber is examined. The > > timber is divided into three parts, compartments (3000 - 4000 acres), > > sub-compartments, then into stands. The stands are examined to determine > > height, age, dbh, and species. > > 2. Compartment Prescription Exam, involved the study of wildlife, water, > > range, recreation, and timber for the next ten years. > > 3. Environmental analysis report and sale area planning report. The first > > report gives a description of the area and the impact the cut will have on > > the area. The second report tells how the cut should be made. > > 4. Mark and cruise the area. > > 5. Appraisal, this give them an idea of what to advertise the timber for. > > 6. Contracts. > > 7. Sell. Selling is always done by bidding. > > > The forest service feels that the areas that they put up for sale, are > > areas that need management and through the sale, the land will be improved. > > > We all did a timber cruise of 40 acres and did a logging proposal that was > > best suited for the area. We also did field trips to many different types > > of logging operations. Our day would would start at 6:00 am and usually end > > around 9pm. If one was smart, they would finish most of the assignments > > which would take you into the early morning hours. A Forest Mensuration > > report was due after the wood science camp ended. > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Mesgie Walesweet < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> send me some short notes about forest mensuration and test questions > >> about it. > > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From:* Bob <[email protected]> > >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >> *Sent:* Mon, October 26, 2009 3:46:59 AM > >> *Subject:* [ENTS] Re: Up North > > >> Steve > >> I've seen a lot of the settled part of Ontario, but not much of > >> the wild part. Glad to get some pics from the latter. Thanks. > > >> Bob > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> On Oct 25, 2009, at 10:42 PM, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > ENTS- > > >> > Spent a few days last week at our cabin in central Ontario. Cold > >> > weather, 22F at night, but bright and sunny during the day. It's > >> > hard to beat the combination of a forest and lake for aesthetic > >> > value. Here are a few pics of the area: > > >> > An 8'9'' white pine > > >> > Jack pine stand, approx. 70' > > >> > The general aspect of the area > > >> > Steve > > >> > <white pine.jpg> > >> > <jack pine.jpg> > >> > <aspect.jpg> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
