Thread: Any ex NZ forest service fellas here?

Originally Posted by hebe

Tier 1 tree tag. Permanent monitoring of a 20x20 site. You get to site, set up tapes to mark the 20x20 based on the orientation of the red permolat being centre of plot, then split 20x20 into 1m2 subplots. Then measure dbh of all trees with a tag, multileaders are over a certain dbh hence they get tagged as well. Also inventory species and seedling counts over the whole plot.

These plots are on a 5 yr rotation, and most were set up in the early 2000s when DoC were looking at measuring stored carbon of the conservation estate. In theory those plots should be every 7km.

Source: I used to do it for a living.

no I think Hebe is bang on - that tag pictured is new - no lichen on it - if it was old FS would look old - but great days back then with the old NZFS surveying - loved doing the old shit lines - counting deer turd on set lines to establish population - if ya finished early one got to have an evening hunt in some very remote areas -same as bridge checks - finish early in summer a good 4 hours of evening hunting - I really miss those days - free grub- free helicopter- see some remote NZ - and great mates - what more could one ask for