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According to the 1. Leaving a logging road reasonably impassable to
definition in 14 CCR 895.1, standard production 4WD vehicles;
define the two conditions
required in the 2. Leaving a logging road and landings in a condition
abandonment of a forest which provides for long-term functioning of erosion
road. controls with little or no continuing maintenance
Active nest: a bird nest site at which breeding efforts
For THP planning, how
have recently occurred as determined by the CA
would you define an
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, as specified:
active nest of an osprey
Great Blue Heron, Great Egret = 2 years
when you have not seen
Golden Eagle, Osprey, Goshawk = 3 years
an osprey occupy the nest
Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon = 5 years
in the 3 months you've
Nests that have not been used within this time period
been doing fieldwork?
are considered abandoned.
The marking of the most Selective harvest/high-grading
commercially valuable
trees for cutting under an
individual tree marking
regime is normally termed
_____.
,What other law was CEQA; 1976: THPs are indeed subject to CEQA
brought to bear on the (brought about the special status of THPs as
FPA by the court ruling in functional equivalent documents)
NRDC vs. Arcata National
Corp (or "Broaddus
decision")?
Fixed = depreciation, interest, insurance, taxes, rent,
What are two types of purchase price
fixed costs + two types of Variable = labor, repairs, fuel, tire/track
variable costs with (fixed = remains constant in relation to amount of
harvesting equipment? good produced; variable = cost rises with production
of more units)
The extent to which the Sweep
lower portion of a tree's
stem diverges from
straight, usually measured
in degrees
A stream which derives Allocthonous
most or its entire nutrient
energy source from such
things as terrestrial insect
drop and litter fall from
terrestrial vegetation
Which of the following Five-needle pines = sugar pine (pinus lambertiana),
species are susceptible to western white pine (pinus monticola)
white pine blister rust?
According to §763 of the 7 total:
Professional Foresters 4 RPFs
Law, what is the minimum 1 certified specialist (certified rangelane mgmt)
number of individuals who 2 public members, including 1 from the board of
are to be appointed by forestry
the board to serve on the
Professional Foresters'
Examining Committee?
, List 4 characteristics of 1. Size of fuel - particle size class
fuels that affect the way 2. Fuel moisture
fires burn and are 3. Distribution of fuel + loading
important in prescribed 4. Type of fuel (composition)
fire management.
=43560/(16*16) = 170
How many TPA would you
plant to achieve 16'
Remember: an acre = 1 chain (66 feet) * 1 furlong (660
spacing between trees?
feet)
MAI describes the average annual growth of trees,
Why does the concept of
and trees grow at different rates during their lives -
MAI not apply well to
therefore, for uneven-aged stands, the MAI is not
uneven-aged stands?
effective at determining the average growth rate
1. Guide for RPF
List 4 purposes a THP 2. Information for regulatory agencies (CDF, CDFW,
document serves during Water boards, CGS)
its life 3. Guide for LTO
4. Enforceable document used by CDF
In logging terminology, An anchoring device - where 1+ logs are buried in the
define deadman. ground, then a guy or anchor line is attached
What is the common name Sword fern
of a California native fern
that may indicate wet
conditions in a forest
environment?
A deduction from taxable Depletion allowance (deduction for loss from fire,
income, allowed under earthquake, ice, etc. = casualty loss)
specific conditions by US
tax laws to the owners of
timber for reduction of an
original growing stock
through cutting.
Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest Update 2025)
UPDATE!!
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Terms in this set (239)
According to the 1. Leaving a logging road reasonably impassable to
definition in 14 CCR 895.1, standard production 4WD vehicles;
define the two conditions
required in the 2. Leaving a logging road and landings in a condition
abandonment of a forest which provides for long-term functioning of erosion
road. controls with little or no continuing maintenance
Active nest: a bird nest site at which breeding efforts
For THP planning, how
have recently occurred as determined by the CA
would you define an
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, as specified:
active nest of an osprey
Great Blue Heron, Great Egret = 2 years
when you have not seen
Golden Eagle, Osprey, Goshawk = 3 years
an osprey occupy the nest
Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon = 5 years
in the 3 months you've
Nests that have not been used within this time period
been doing fieldwork?
are considered abandoned.
The marking of the most Selective harvest/high-grading
commercially valuable
trees for cutting under an
individual tree marking
regime is normally termed
_____.
,What other law was CEQA; 1976: THPs are indeed subject to CEQA
brought to bear on the (brought about the special status of THPs as
FPA by the court ruling in functional equivalent documents)
NRDC vs. Arcata National
Corp (or "Broaddus
decision")?
Fixed = depreciation, interest, insurance, taxes, rent,
What are two types of purchase price
fixed costs + two types of Variable = labor, repairs, fuel, tire/track
variable costs with (fixed = remains constant in relation to amount of
harvesting equipment? good produced; variable = cost rises with production
of more units)
The extent to which the Sweep
lower portion of a tree's
stem diverges from
straight, usually measured
in degrees
A stream which derives Allocthonous
most or its entire nutrient
energy source from such
things as terrestrial insect
drop and litter fall from
terrestrial vegetation
Which of the following Five-needle pines = sugar pine (pinus lambertiana),
species are susceptible to western white pine (pinus monticola)
white pine blister rust?
According to §763 of the 7 total:
Professional Foresters 4 RPFs
Law, what is the minimum 1 certified specialist (certified rangelane mgmt)
number of individuals who 2 public members, including 1 from the board of
are to be appointed by forestry
the board to serve on the
Professional Foresters'
Examining Committee?
, List 4 characteristics of 1. Size of fuel - particle size class
fuels that affect the way 2. Fuel moisture
fires burn and are 3. Distribution of fuel + loading
important in prescribed 4. Type of fuel (composition)
fire management.
=43560/(16*16) = 170
How many TPA would you
plant to achieve 16'
Remember: an acre = 1 chain (66 feet) * 1 furlong (660
spacing between trees?
feet)
MAI describes the average annual growth of trees,
Why does the concept of
and trees grow at different rates during their lives -
MAI not apply well to
therefore, for uneven-aged stands, the MAI is not
uneven-aged stands?
effective at determining the average growth rate
1. Guide for RPF
List 4 purposes a THP 2. Information for regulatory agencies (CDF, CDFW,
document serves during Water boards, CGS)
its life 3. Guide for LTO
4. Enforceable document used by CDF
In logging terminology, An anchoring device - where 1+ logs are buried in the
define deadman. ground, then a guy or anchor line is attached
What is the common name Sword fern
of a California native fern
that may indicate wet
conditions in a forest
environment?
A deduction from taxable Depletion allowance (deduction for loss from fire,
income, allowed under earthquake, ice, etc. = casualty loss)
specific conditions by US
tax laws to the owners of
timber for reduction of an
original growing stock
through cutting.
