What is timber cruising?
trured73 said this on June 17, 2007 at 3:10 pm | Reply Timber cruising is going around different sites in a forest, identifying trees and recording their heights, widths and ages, for the purpose of helping the managers decide where to log for timber. teaspoon said this on June 17, 2007 at 4:01 pm | Reply Hmmm, I’m not that close to my Dad either but I will call him today. I can always hear how grateful he is for the call but it doesn’t seem to make it any easier for me. I had never heard of timber cruising. It doesn’t sound like fun. In my art history course, called Interdisciplinary Forums, the theme this term is Hunt and Gather. The focus is on sustainability of our limited natural resources, while promoting an understanding of what is common to all. Anyhoo, not trying to lay any guilt on you, because logging, I suppose, can be managed in a conscientious way. But it does sound like the antithesis of what some artists are showcasing. Be safe. I’ll be thinking of you and will miss you
When foresters and assessors examine a stand of timber to determine its potential value, this is known as timber cruising. There are a wide variety of reasons to request a timber cruising on a stand of forest, from a desire to get an accurate estimate of the value of the land, to fulfilling the mandates of an ongoing forest management plan. Timber cruising is usually conducted by trained and licensed foresters or timber professionals. Timber cruising involves selecting a representative sample from a stand of forest and noting the predominant species, their height and diameter, and average quality. While cruising, a forester will also think about issues which may come up during timber harvesting, like threats to animal species which might be nesting in the trees, the ease of access to the site, and the potential for erosion as trees are removed from the site. Once all of these factors have been accounted for, an accurate estimate of the total value of the timber can be made. One of the
Timber cruising is measuring standing trees to determine the volume and value of the trees on a given area of land. After stand boundaries have been located, the timber cruising can be designed. This information is usually collected through representative sample plots. The radius of each plot is usually 7.98 m (26.2 feet). During the cruising you can also gather and map additional resource data of the woodlots. Within each plot the following information can be recorded: • Plot number and cover type (tree species type). • Number of trees (this number can later be converted into the number of trees per hectare). • Diameter at breast height – DBH (1.47 m or 4.5 feet). • Height of the stand (this number can be used for the average stand height). • Tree ages. • Growth rate. • Health and vigor. • Defects or evidence of rot or stand deterioration. • Under story vegetation and regeneration. Most of this plot information may or may not collect but the DHB and tree height must be taken because f
