Bark Gauge Determines the thickness of tree bark

Bark Gauge Determines the thickness of tree bark. ©

Increment Borer Extracts small cylinders of wood from the bark to pith of a tree. Used to age and determine growth of trees. ©

Altimeter Measures elevation or altitude. ©

Prism Wedge Angled glass tool used to find merchantable size for trees quickly.

Wheeler caliper Measure from any unobstructed sighting position and at any height on the treestump, dbh or merchantable height.

Relaskop Used to take individual tree diameters and heights during forest inventories. ©

Fiberglass Tape Measures horizontal distance. ©

Hip Chain Measures distance over any terrain and through forests. ©

Tree Stick Measures tree diameter, log height, and the volume of timber in a tree. ©

Log Rule or Scale For determining board foot lumber volume in logs ©

Tree Caliper Measures tree diameter very accurately. ©

Diameter Tape Measures the outside diameter of the main stem of trees. ©

Logger’s Tape Tree Diameter on one side and Liner Feet on the other (unlike diameter Tapes)

Clinometer Measures tree height and slope of the ground. ©

Tally Meter Count from 0 to 9, 999. Fits in hand. Finger ring attached. Used in Crusing.

Tally Book Use in cruising timber or in tallying lumber

Dot Grid • Dot grids • A transparency with a dot grid is placed over the airphoto or map • Each dot represents a certain area, dependant on the scale of the airphoto or map • Dots are counted and multiplied by the scale dependent conversion factor to determine acreage of a stand • Very fast, but not very accurate

Chainsaw Manually felling trees, delimbing and bucking. ©

Safety Hard Hat Combination hard hat, ear and eye protection required in logging. ©

Safety Glasses Personal protective equipment used to protect the eyes from debris an impact. ©

Chainsaw Chaps Reduces impact of running chainsaws, protecting workers. ©

Backpack Fire Pump Manually operated water pump for fighting forest fires. ©

Drip Torch Starts controlled prescribed burns in forests and prairies. ©

Fire Rake Removes leaf litter and duff to create fire lines. ©

Fire Swatter Extinguishes slow spreading ground fires. ©

Fire Weather Kit Instruments used to measure weather conditions and determine danger risk levels forest fires. ©

Plastic Flagging Used to mark an area or object (ex. flag a tree). ©

Cant Hook Used to roll or turn logs. ©

Pulaski Forester Axe An axe and grubbing hoe tool that can trench and cut roots commonly used in fighting wildlfires. ©

Tree Planting Bar Tool used to create a narrow opening in the ground for planting bare-root tree seedlings. Photo Credit: www. forestry-suppliers. com

Tree Marking Gun Sprays paint on trees to mark boundaries and sale trees. ©

Hypo-Hatchet Kills undesirable trees by penetrating into sapwood and depositing a herbicide their (Shot for trees…Poison in this case).

Stereoscope Land is seen in three-dimension and all objects stand out. Height can be observed in even the smallest object with great detail.

Planimeter Used to determine acreage from a map by tracing the perimeter on a scaled map. ©

Hand Compass

Staff Compass Traditional compass used to survey forests and fields. ©

GPS Unit (Global Positioning System) Handheld, satellite based device used to determine location data. Photo Credit: www. trimble. com

Survey Instrument (some type)

Flow/Current Meter It measures the velocity (speed) of flowing, stream, irrigation canal, or storm water run off. The meter consists of a impeller on the end of a sampling rod. Water Velocity is calculated based on the speed that the impeller turns when its inserted in to the water. Velocity is recorded in feet per second (fps).

p. H Meter An electronic device with a sensor that indicates if a solution is alkaline or a acidic solution. A p. H of 7 indicates that the substance is neutral.

Denisomenter

Data Recorders or Loggers store daily data in forests like temperature, relative humidity, and light intensity. Helps foresters guess when forest fires are more likely.

Water Sampler • A plastic chamber with spring-loaded ends that can be closed remotely. The sampler is attached to a rope and lowered to the desired depth. Triggering the device seals in a water sample. The same provides information and other characteristics of the water sample at the tested water depth

Water Test Kits • Contains al the materials to analyze for nitrate, phosphorus, p. H, carbon dioxide, chlorides, ammonia, sulfide, silica, hardness, and alkalinity.

Soil Sampler

Soil Test Kit • The kit may include plastic tubes, solutions, reagents, sample bags, instructions, and color charts for comparing results. Foresters may use test kits in the field but the best results, samples should be submitted to a lab for a complete analysis.

Field Microscope Similar to a hand lens. Instead of providing a 10 x or 14 x magnification power, the field microscope provides a 25 x or 30 x power.

Plant Press A wooden frame with straps, used to press leaves. Leaves are placed between two sheets of blotter paper, stacked and secured in the frame. The straps are tightened compressing the leaf material. The plant material dries and can be mounted in a protective case in a few days.

Feller Buncher

Endloader

Processor of Tree Harvester

Skidder