CALIFORNIA RPF UPDATED ACTUAL FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Briefly describe the relationship of the Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act, the Public
Resources Code, and the California Code of Regulations, chapters 4 and 4.5, to each
other - ✔✔Z'Berg-Nejedly FPA = legislative act (passed by California Assembly), which
is called "statute" and is a law
The Public Resources Code = a compilation of laws relating to natural resources
(including forestry) created in 1939; includes the Z-N FPA and other forestry-related
laws
California Code of Regulations = the executive branch's interpretation of a statute,
known as regulatory law (in this case, the California Board of Forestry takes the Z'Berg-
Nejedly from the legislative branch and implements/operationalizes it, creating the
California Forest Practice Rules)
✔✔Name three stand structure and composition elements recommended for stand
treatments to maintain options for spotted owls on timberlands in the Sierra Nevada -
✔✔1. Maintain large trees with large branches (platforms)
2. Maintain coarse woody debris (large down wood)
3. Maintain multiple canopy layers
✔✔Differentiate between a live skyline and a standing skyline system. - ✔✔Live skyline
= skyline is raised and lowered to position the carriage
Standing skyline = skyline remains fixed (length doesn't change during operations)
✔✔In performing a stocking survey for a plantation area, you lay out a uniform grid as
prescribed and sample 100 plots. What would be the minimum number of stocked plots
needed to find the area in a stocked status, according to the FPR? - ✔✔Must stock
55%, so 55 plots must be stocked
(from 1073(c))
✔✔For a Bald Eagle or a Peregrine Falcon, an active nest means a bird nest site at
which efforts have recently occurred as determined by CDFW within the last ____
years. - ✔✔Five years
✔✔A watercourse with an incised channel that does not shift position on a floodplain
and where the channel has no contiguous flat, flood prone areas, and the width of the
valley floor is less than 2 times the channel width at bank-full stage is termed a ___ -
✔✔Confined channel
✔✔What was the most common cause for the lack of Large Woody Debris (LWD) in
coastal streams in California? - ✔✔Logging and removal of large trees
, ✔✔In log scaling, describe what is meant by a diagram rule - ✔✔Scribner is a diagram
rule (vs. Doyle and International = formula rules); diagram rules actually draw diagrams
representing the end of a log, then figure out how many boards can be drawn into it
✔✔In the forest, there are likely to be other vegetation families than trees and shrubs.
List three families of herbaceous plants likely to be found in a forest type in temperate
North America. (common or scientific names) - ✔✔Grasses (Graminae), lilies
(Liliaceae), asters (Asteraceae)
✔✔Cut-to-length harvesters generally work with a __ which moves the logs to the
landing, while feller-bunchers usually use a __ to move bunches of whole trees to the
landing. - ✔✔1. Forwarder
2. Skidder? (also forwarder?)
✔✔Define ad valorem tax and give an example of a forest asset taxed in this manner in
California. - ✔✔This was the old system of taxing timber value in CA; it is based on the
value of the timber "on the stump" and an example of this is ____.
✔✔Under the FPA regulations governing "nonindustrial timberland," list three
characteristics which define a "nonindustrial tree farmer" - ✔✔1. Owner of timberland
with <2,500 acres,
2. Has an approved nonindustrial management plan, and
3. Is not primarily engaged in the manufacture of forest products
✔✔Is the following statement true or false, and briefly state why: establishing a
ponderosa pine plantation below a residual white fir overstory infected with dwarf
mistletoe represents a high risk of spreading the mistletoe to the new understory. -
✔✔False - the types of mistletoe are different. ???
✔✔What is a hypsometer? Give two examples of hypsometers commonly used by
foresters. - ✔✔Instrument that measures height; could use a laser or clinometer
✔✔State two silvicultural reasons that reforestation surveys are done - ✔✔To check that
the new crop of trees has survived, and that it is spaced appropriately (density)
✔✔Name three retention practices recommended for stand treatments to maintain
options for spotted owls on timberlands in the Sierra Nevada. - ✔✔1) Retain trees with
large DBH (>30"), 2) 50% canopy cover retention in Westside, 3) retention of down
wood
✔✔Define the term 'hyporheic flow' and describe one important effect it has on fish
habitat - ✔✔Water that flows beneath or at the margins of the streambed; this cools the
water and causes some beneficial chemical changes
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Briefly describe the relationship of the Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act, the Public
Resources Code, and the California Code of Regulations, chapters 4 and 4.5, to each
other - ✔✔Z'Berg-Nejedly FPA = legislative act (passed by California Assembly), which
is called "statute" and is a law
The Public Resources Code = a compilation of laws relating to natural resources
(including forestry) created in 1939; includes the Z-N FPA and other forestry-related
laws
California Code of Regulations = the executive branch's interpretation of a statute,
known as regulatory law (in this case, the California Board of Forestry takes the Z'Berg-
Nejedly from the legislative branch and implements/operationalizes it, creating the
California Forest Practice Rules)
✔✔Name three stand structure and composition elements recommended for stand
treatments to maintain options for spotted owls on timberlands in the Sierra Nevada -
✔✔1. Maintain large trees with large branches (platforms)
2. Maintain coarse woody debris (large down wood)
3. Maintain multiple canopy layers
✔✔Differentiate between a live skyline and a standing skyline system. - ✔✔Live skyline
= skyline is raised and lowered to position the carriage
Standing skyline = skyline remains fixed (length doesn't change during operations)
✔✔In performing a stocking survey for a plantation area, you lay out a uniform grid as
prescribed and sample 100 plots. What would be the minimum number of stocked plots
needed to find the area in a stocked status, according to the FPR? - ✔✔Must stock
55%, so 55 plots must be stocked
(from 1073(c))
✔✔For a Bald Eagle or a Peregrine Falcon, an active nest means a bird nest site at
which efforts have recently occurred as determined by CDFW within the last ____
years. - ✔✔Five years
✔✔A watercourse with an incised channel that does not shift position on a floodplain
and where the channel has no contiguous flat, flood prone areas, and the width of the
valley floor is less than 2 times the channel width at bank-full stage is termed a ___ -
✔✔Confined channel
✔✔What was the most common cause for the lack of Large Woody Debris (LWD) in
coastal streams in California? - ✔✔Logging and removal of large trees
, ✔✔In log scaling, describe what is meant by a diagram rule - ✔✔Scribner is a diagram
rule (vs. Doyle and International = formula rules); diagram rules actually draw diagrams
representing the end of a log, then figure out how many boards can be drawn into it
✔✔In the forest, there are likely to be other vegetation families than trees and shrubs.
List three families of herbaceous plants likely to be found in a forest type in temperate
North America. (common or scientific names) - ✔✔Grasses (Graminae), lilies
(Liliaceae), asters (Asteraceae)
✔✔Cut-to-length harvesters generally work with a __ which moves the logs to the
landing, while feller-bunchers usually use a __ to move bunches of whole trees to the
landing. - ✔✔1. Forwarder
2. Skidder? (also forwarder?)
✔✔Define ad valorem tax and give an example of a forest asset taxed in this manner in
California. - ✔✔This was the old system of taxing timber value in CA; it is based on the
value of the timber "on the stump" and an example of this is ____.
✔✔Under the FPA regulations governing "nonindustrial timberland," list three
characteristics which define a "nonindustrial tree farmer" - ✔✔1. Owner of timberland
with <2,500 acres,
2. Has an approved nonindustrial management plan, and
3. Is not primarily engaged in the manufacture of forest products
✔✔Is the following statement true or false, and briefly state why: establishing a
ponderosa pine plantation below a residual white fir overstory infected with dwarf
mistletoe represents a high risk of spreading the mistletoe to the new understory. -
✔✔False - the types of mistletoe are different. ???
✔✔What is a hypsometer? Give two examples of hypsometers commonly used by
foresters. - ✔✔Instrument that measures height; could use a laser or clinometer
✔✔State two silvicultural reasons that reforestation surveys are done - ✔✔To check that
the new crop of trees has survived, and that it is spaced appropriately (density)
✔✔Name three retention practices recommended for stand treatments to maintain
options for spotted owls on timberlands in the Sierra Nevada. - ✔✔1) Retain trees with
large DBH (>30"), 2) 50% canopy cover retention in Westside, 3) retention of down
wood
✔✔Define the term 'hyporheic flow' and describe one important effect it has on fish
habitat - ✔✔Water that flows beneath or at the margins of the streambed; this cools the
water and causes some beneficial chemical changes
