ECOLOGY

PLOT SUMMARY

Aspect west Location Chuck Creek
Slope (%) <5 GPS Coordinates N51-30.763' W119-38.403'
Elevation (m) 1675 Map sheet 82M.052
Fuel Type S2 with canopy Polygon # 657
Bigeoclimatic Zone ESSFwc2

FOREST COVER SUMMARY

SOILS

Primary Species Abies lasiocarpa
LFH Layer 7 Secondary Species Picea engelmannii
Humus Form mor % Canopy Closure 60
Soil Order Podsolic Treament Type Mechanical site preparation
Moisture Regime submesic-mesic Year of Treament 1991
Nutrient regime medium

TREE AND FUEL CALCULATIONS

Texture loam Average Tree Height (m) 14.04
% Mineral Soil Exposure 20 Average Height to Live Crown (m) 1.80

CREW LIST

Coarse Woody Debris Mass (t/ha) 624.0

LK, JC

Fine Fuels Mass (t/ha) 6.03

VEGETATION COVER

  Brush Species % Herbaceous Species %
Primary Species Menziesia ferruginea 15 Valerian sitchensis 80
Secondary Species Ribes glandulosum 5 Epilobium angustifolium 10
Tertiary Species n/a   Tiarella unifoliata 5

TREE TALLY

Tree Species Dominant Codominant Intermediate Suppressed Regen Snag Count
Picea engelmannii 0 0 1 0 3 0
Abies lasiocarpa 2 0 27 4 10 0
Pinus contorta var latifolia 0 0 0 0 1 0