Forest Site Survey

Forest Site Survey

1. Site Description: What kind of forest do you have?

Forest Age
Forest History
Animals
Plants
Grading
Structures

2. Tree Species and Quantities: Use your Tree ID knowledge or a provided text to determine the species and the quantities. Are these hardwoods or softwood species?

Tree Species / Hardwood or Softwood / Quantity of this species

3.  List the Volumes of Pulpwood, Chip-n-saw, Sawtimber, and Veneer Log. List each volume in the corresponding box.

For example: Softwood Chip-n-saw Volumes= 80,130,175, 130,85.

Product / Softwood / Hardwood
Pulpwood Description / ≥6” dbh to a minimum 3” top diameter / ≥6” dbh to a minimum 3” top diameter
Pulpwood Volumes (Cord)
Chip-n-saw Description / 9-14” dbh to a minimum 6” top diameter / Not applicable
Chip-n-saw Volumes (Board foot) / Hardwoods are not grown for chip-n-saw
Sawtimber Description / ≥14” dbh to a minimum 8” top diameter / ≥16” dbh to a minimum 10” top diameter
Sawtimber Volumes (Board foot)
Veneer Log Description / ≥16” dbh, clear/straight first log / ≥18”dbh, clear/straight first log
Veneer Log Volumes (Board foot)

4.  Volume Conversions

Total Board foot
Product / Softwood / Hardwood
Pulpwood
Chip-n-saw
Sawtimber
Veneer Log
Pulpwood Volume Board Feet / Conversion to cord / Total cords
Softwood / ______/1536= Total Cords
Hardwood / ______/1536= Total Cords
Total Board feet
Softwood / Total Board feet
Hardwood / Conversion to
thousand board feet / Total Thousand
Board feet
Chip-n-saw / _____/1,000=Total
Thousand Board Feet
Sawtimber / _____/1,000=Total
Thousand Board Feet
Veneer Logs / _____/1,000=Total
Thousand Board Feet

5. Projected Sale

Softwood
Product / Total Thousand Bd Feet / Selling Price / Total Value
Pulpwood / $16/cord
Chip-n-saw / $180/1,000 Board foot
Sawtimber / $300/1,000 Board foot
Veneer Log / $260/1,000 Board foot
Hardwood
Product / Total Thousand Bd Feet / Selling Price / Total Value
Pulpwood / $16.50/cord
Chip-n-saw / $200/1,000 Board foot
Sawtimber / $330/1,000 Board foot
Veneer Log / $300/1,000 Board foot

6. Total Value of Property- You “timber cruised” and did calculations for 1/10 of an acre. Your client has one hundred acres. Now, you must determine the overall expected value for a timber harvest on the property. Remember, you will need to multiply your 1/10 Acre Value estimate by 1000 to determine the total value of lumber on the 100 Acre forest.

Product / 1/10 Acre Value in $ / 100 Acres Value in $
Total Pulpwood
Total Chip-n-saw
Total Sawtimber
Total Veneer Log