Cruise Considerations Broadly What is Timber Cruising Organizing

Cruise Considerations • Broadly, What is Timber Cruising • Organizing thoughts: Ownerships, Lots & Stands • Land Owner Objectives – Why Cruise? • Planning- Types of Cruises (Design) • Types of Information Collected ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

What is Timber Cruising? • Timber cruising is a type of forest inventory, a sample of the population of interest A forest inventory is a description of the quantity and quality of trees and other organisms that live in the forest and the characteristics of the land on which the forest grows. (Shiver and Borders, 1996, John Wiley & Sons) ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Organizing Thoughts on Forest Land • Ownerships are the entirety, often discontiguous parcels (a farm’s total, or a Seven Islands’ total) • Lots are singular land areas, usually bounded on a tax map (map 5, lot 2) • Stands are relatively homogeneous groups of trees that are somewhat distinct from neighbors (a management unit) • Forest land (cover related) versus timberland (productivity related- 20 cu. ft. /ac/yr) ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Why Cruise? Land Owner Objectives Vary • Long term management (every 5 -10 years large owners) • Buying & Selling (Acquisition & Disposition) • Wood supply or mill furnish studies • Conservation values (carbon, habitat, etc. ) • Government programs • Estate Related (Tax basis, net worth, dividing interests among heirs) ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018 ttimber. com

Planning and Designing Cruises • Simple random sampling vs stratified sampling Straight average versus weighted average • Fixed-radius plots vs variable radius points (more common) • Temporary vs permanent plots (CFI) (Can be fixed or variable- research related or large ownership backup investment) ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Type of Info Collected Varies Greatly! • Stand plot level (dominant species groups, size, density, GPS coordinates) • Tree, Sapling, Seedling level (species, DBH, heights, products, increment cores, crown, vigor) • Site conditions, proximity to non-sample area • Herbaceous plants, insect damage, soils, coarse woody debris, lichens and more…. Phew! ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

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Tall. Timber & Timberpad Forest Inventory and FVS Growth Integration Tools ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Part 2 Presentation • Timberpad Pro data collector. – Description, exploring, hands on. • Tall. Timber 3. 5 cruise processor – Inventory processing and FVS growth integration. • Support options: manual, website, videos • Close: Questions? ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Timberpad Pro 2. 0 • In-the-field data collecting software • Operates on tablets, phones, and data collectors • Simple and flexible, use Apple or Android products • Runs on File. Maker Go & Droid. DB operating systems ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Timberpad Layout • Main form has 3 tabs. Setup, Tally, & Tools. • Complete tree-list is accessible and editable ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Several Methods of Tally • Tally in saw-pulp or multi-product height modes. 49 feet Saw-Pulp Height Mode 25 49 25 feet ttimber. com 5 5 3 2 Multiproduct Mode 2 122355 1 USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Multi-product Mode Tree #: Type Acres Plot SPP# DBH PRODUCT AGS/UGS Top Reps 1 HW 80 3 HM 18 A 6 1 2 HW 80 3 HM 5 A 4 1 3 HW 80 3 RO 15 A 5 1 4 HW 80 3 BT 16 A 4 1 5 HW 80 3 BT 17 222255555 66 1223355 22222555555 A 4 1 Plot 3 4 1 3 2 ttimber. com 5 USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Saw-Pulp Height Mode 3 2 5 4 1 Tree #: 1 2 3 4 5 Type Acres SW 50 SW 50 ttimber. com Plot 1 1 1 SPP# BF WP BF RS BF DBH 8 6 6 10 9 Saw 30 0 0 34 36 Pulp 44 24 20 50 45 USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018 PRODUCT 930944 900920 938950 920933 AGS/UGS A U A A A Top 3 4 3 3 3 Reps 1 1 1

Timberpad- let’s try it ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Data out of Timberpad • Text or CSV file saved to your device, with email functionality, lightning cable, i. Cloud • Main table includes GPS coordinates, plot and tree notes, stocking info, • Tall. Timber-formatted export is ready for processing ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Tall. Timber 3. 5 • Tall. Timber processes data- Input files can be in text or Excel format • Best in class report flexibility, build pro reports quickly with assumptions clear and connected to communicate effectively, now and later on • Makes FVS Growth inclusion a snap to include in your inventory reporting ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Tall. Timber- It’s easy, let’s try it! ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Support: ttimber. com, TTimber You. Tube Channel, Manuals with Video and FVS Links • Contact us! Call or email us with questions: 207. 377. 3956 support@ttimber. com • On-line: digital manuals linked to videos, targeted You. Tube instruction, website overview videos • Software comes with hard copy manuals and example datasets for off-line support ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Tall. Timber: Try It, Buy It • Download or order Demo & Pro versions from the ttimber. com website (same for Timberpad) • Available as site license package with Timberpad • King’s Pine License $3495, Pro $695, Demo $0 • We can customize further for those with proprietary or the most specific output needs. ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018

Thank you USDA Specialists!!! ttimber. com USDA Bangor, Maine 10/10/2018