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Users' GuideThe Continuous Inventory of

Stand Conditions

USDA Forest ServiceNational Forest System

Southern RegionDavid Belcher, REO Team.

January, 1997

stored as /fsapps/fsprod/cisc/programs/CISC_Users_Guide_402.doc

1 CISC 4.02 Users' Guide

CISC Users' GuideVersion 4.02

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION............................................................................................4

Forest CISC Coordinator............................................................................................4Forest CISC Administrator.........................................................................................5

CISC Data Base System................................................................................5How To Run CISC.........................................................................................6

Navigate to the CISC Directory:.................................................................................6Figure 1: The Front Panel with the File Operations Menu raised............................................6Figure 2: A Home Directory...................................................................................................7Figure 3: The CISC Directory.................................................................................................7

ArcView Access:........................................................................................................8Figure 4: Icon for starting CISC through ArcView Access.......................................................8Figure 5: ArcView Project Selection Window..........................................................................9Figure 6: ArcView WakeUp Window.......................................................................................9Figure 7: The Oracle Login Window.....................................................................................10Figure 8: An ArcView screen................................................................................................11Figure 9: The View Window button bar................................................................................11Figure 10: Wrong Theme Error Message...............................................................................12Figure 11: Wrong Theme Error Message, part 2...................................................................13

Leaving ArcView......................................................................................................13Figure 12: ArcView Project Window......................................................................................13Figure 13: Save Project As... Window...................................................................................14

Forms Access:.........................................................................................................14Figure 14: Icon For Starting CISC Through Forms Access.....................................................14Figure 15: Action Window.....................................................................................................15Figure 16: CISC Warning Window.........................................................................................15

CISC Main Menu.........................................................................................16Figure 17: CISC Main Menu Screen.......................................................................................16

Perform District Updates............................................................................17Stand Selection Screen...........................................................................................17

Figure 18: CISC Stand Selection Screen...............................................................................17Figure 19: Duplicate a Stand Screen....................................................................................19

Timber Data Screen.................................................................................................20Figure 20: Timber Data Screen.............................................................................................20

Treatments Screen..................................................................................................21Figure 21: Treatments Screen..............................................................................................21

Miscellaneous Data Screen .....................................................................................22Figure 22: Miscellaneous Data Screen..................................................................................22

Print District Reports.................................................................................23Standard Reports from Menu..................................................................................23

Figure 23: CISC Standard Reports Screen............................................................................23Details of CISC Standard Reports:...........................................................................24Standard Reports from Icon....................................................................................25

Figure 24: CISC Standard Reports Icon.................................................................................25Figure 25: CISC Standard Reports Menu...............................................................................25

Create Custom Reports...........................................................................................26


Figure 26: Starting SQL*Plus................................................................................................26CISC Tables and Columns/Definitions.........................................................27Lookup Tables Menus.................................................................................30

Figure 27: CISC Lookup Tables Menu ...................................................................................30Change Lookup Tables............................................................................................32

Figure 28: Forest Type Codes Lookup Table.........................................................................33Transfer District Data to SO........................................................................34

Get Data From District Program..............................................................................34Transfer Lookup Tables from SO to District.............................................................35

DATA DEFINITIONS....................................................................................36Data On Stand Tally Sheet: R8-2400-48..................................................................36

Figure 29: Stand Tally Sheet................................................................................................37Figure 30: Stand Tally Sheet (Reverse)................................................................................38

Data On CISC Data Entry Screens...........................................................................39Appendix A: Displaying Oracle Data with Applix..........................................58Appendix B: Examples of Standard Reports.................................................60


INTRODUCTIONThe Continuous Inventory of Stand Conditions (CISC) is the computer system used by Region 8 for the timber stand examination data base. CISC is a Forest and District based system for the storage and retrieval of stand attributes, scheduled activities, and accomplished activities. The system is a component of, but does not interface with, the overall Timber Management Information System (TMIS). CISC has been designed to be responsive to the requirements of the National Forest Management Act and to facilitate the land management planning process. The system can be instrumental in Forest Plan implementation and can assist with control and monitoring of various activities.Data for the stand files result from the periodic silvicultural examinations and prescriptions and the accomplishment of timber management activities. Thus, CISC continuously reflects an up-to-date description of timber stands and also contains a history of stand treatments. CISC was originally developed during the mid-1960's and resided at the Ft. Collins Computer Center as a group of FORTRAN computer programs. In 1988, CISC was revised and placed on the Data General computers at the District and Forest levels. This version was known as CISCII (pronounced: CISC two) and utilized the INFOS II data base management system. In 1992 CISC 3.0 was released and was the first version to use the Oracle data base management system and SQL*Forms. CISC 4.0 was released in the spring of 1996 and was designed to run on the IBM RISC 6000 computers at Forest Service Regional, Forest, and District offices. CISC 4.0 used the Oracle data base management system, SQL*Forms, and additionally linked to the ArcView mapping system. This document describes CISC 4.02 which is a revision to CISC 4.0 which handles the changes to the IBM RISC 6000 computers due to the Build2 update.In order for CISC to function properly, Forests will identify a system coordinator and a system administrator with the following duties and responsibilities. Forests may adjust the responsibilities of the positions to meet specific requirements provided all essential duties are assigned.

Forest CISC Coordinator 1. Serves as the Forest expert on the CISC System, including data entry, data

updating, and report generation. 2. Provides instructions to Districts on maintaining system lookup tables and

provides local coding convention when needed. 3. Provides training and assistance to Forest and District users. Resolves system

problems whenever possible. 4. Ensures system data are current and accurate. 5. Ensures Forest CISC data base is periodically updated from District data base. 6. Reports system problems and needed assistance to Natural Resources Team,

Regional Office.


Forest CISC Administrator 1. Installs and maintains CISC programs and tables on Forest and District

computers. 2. Provides adequate backups for each data base. 3. Provides advice to Forest System Coordinator concerning major problems in using

the SQL*Plus reporting system. 4. Periodically updates Forest CISC data base from District data base. 5. Reports system problems and needed assistance to Natural Resources Team,

Regional Office.

CISC Data Base SystemThe CISC system is a series of Oracle FORMS, FORTRAN programs, and SQL*Plus reports that use the Oracle Relational Data Base Access Method. The system is designed to reside on the IBM RISC 6000 hardware at each Ranger District and each Forest Supervisor's Office. District files are periodically transferred to maintain a current Forest file at the Supervisor's Office level.The system is menu driven and forms are provided for ease in data entry. The data entry/edit program automatically checks for errors as data are entered and immediately notifies the user when data are invalid. Thus, invalid data are prevented from ever entering the data base. Reports can be generated by menu or by using customized SQL*Plus queries.The District is entirely responsible for all additions and updates to the data base. The Forest is responsible for periodically transferring the District data base to the Forest data base. The transfer should be accomplished at least quarterly. The Forest is responsible for providing assistance and training to District personnel, for maintaining the Forest data base, and for keeping Districts advised as to current contents of the lookup tables.


How To Run CISCTo run CISC you will navigate to the CISC Directory and select an icon. The CISC Directory holds icons for:

Starting ArcView, Updating CISC data with Oracle Forms, and Running the CISC Standard Reports.

Navigate to the CISC Directory:(If you are not yet familiar with IBM computer procedures you may wish to enlist the aid of your Computer Specialist for help with this Initial Startup section)

1. Locate the Front Panel on your Desktop. (Figure 1)2. Raise the File Operations menu by clicking the small triangle above the File

Folder icon. (This icon is the third from the left on my Front Panel but may be in a different position on your Front Panel).

3. Click on the Home Folder option. (Note: in this discussion the terms Folder and Directory are synonyms)

Figure 1: The Front Panel with the File Operations Menu raised.


Figure 2 shows one person's Home directory. Your Home directory may look a little different.

Figure 2: A Home Directory.Now change this directory to be the CISC Directory.

1. Click on the line that shows your Home directory's path name. In this example the line is: /fsfiles/unit/is/home/dbelcher.

2. When this line changes color delete it with your Backspace key or the Delete key.

3. Type in the path name of the CISC Directory: /fsapps/fsprod/cisc and press the Enter key. The CISC Directory will appear.

Figure 3: The CISC Directory.With the CISC Directory displayed you have these options:

To run ArcView double-click on the cisc_arcview icon.


To run the Update Forms double-click on the cisc_forms icon. To run the Standard CISC Reports double-click on the cisc_reports icon.

The Programs Folder holds all the components of the CISC program. Please do not modify or delete the contents of the Programs Folder.

ArcView Access:To run ArcView double-click on the cisc_arcview icon (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Icon for starting CISC through ArcView Access

Clicking the cisc_arcview icon brings up the Project Selection window (Figure 5). To create a new ArcView project leave the Options: and Arguments: fields

blank. This will allow ArcView to start with a default project (named: cisc.apr) that has built-in connections to your local GIS coverages and has built-in connections to the CISC Oracle data.

To open an existing project (one that you have already been working on) type the project's path and file name in the Arguments: field. Leave the Options: field blank.

If your ArcView project is filed in your own personal Home directory you can use the shortcut form shown here in Figure 5. The tilde and slash (~/) tell the computer to look in your Home Directory for the file Lower40.apr. Of course you can use full pathnames, e.g.,

/fsfiles/unit/is/home/dbelcher/Lower40.apr or /fsfiles/unit/timber/pbunyon/Lower40.apr or whatever pathname and filename is appropriate.

Note that upper and lower case is important when typing pathnames and filenames -- lower40.apr is not the same project as Lower40.apr. Project names are assigned by using the ArcView Save As menu option (discussed later).


Figure 5: ArcView Project Selection Window

Clicking the OK button brings up a warning screen (Figure 6) that requests that you do not remove this window until ArcView finishes. You may want to minimize this window to clear up some desktop space - just don't close it until you are done with this ArcView session.

Figure 6: ArcView WakeUp Window


After some time the ArcView logo will appear and a new window (Figure 7) will ask you to log into Oracle. To use your standard Oracle login type a slash (/) and click the OK button. (Note: the Enter key does not work here - you must use the OK button)

Figure 7: The Oracle Login Window

Now ArcView will do a lot of behind-the-scenes startup work. It will make the connection with Oracle, access and display your project's GIS coverages, and then join the CISC data from Oracle tables with the GIS Coverages. Warning - this may take many minutes! Take this opportunity to open other windows on your desktop to do other activities, check your mail, go for coffee break, or meditate on all the technological advances we have available for us today.


Eventually you will be rewarded with an ArcView screen (Figure 8).

Figure 8: An ArcView screenAt this point you are on your own for using ArcView to analyze your data and produce mapping products. This CISC Users' Guide will not attempt to teach you how to use ArcView - there are many good books and classes available. Contact your Forest GIS person for assistance.However, there are a few enhancements to the standard ArcView project that we will discuss here. The default ArcView project (see discussion of cisc.apr at Figure 5 above) has made CISC's Oracle data available and has associated it with your stand polygons.You can view CISC data by opening the table: Ciscdata. You can manipulate this table with any of the standard ArcView commands to reorder, summarize, modify, and display the data. Be aware, however, that any changes made to this view of CISC data are local, only. The changes are not reflected in the Oracle Tables. But there is a way to make changes to the real CISC data....When the VIEW window is active the button bar is visible (Figure 9).

Figure 9: The View Window button bar


The two rightmost buttons were specially written to access CISC data. Here's how you edit data for a stand that already has data in it:

1. Make sure that the Stands Theme is the active theme (see note below),

2. Click the button to "Edit Existing Stand Using Oracle Form",3. Click on a single stand. This puts you into the regular CISC Update screens

(see Figure 18) for editing the selected stand's data. Proceed with whatever data changes are appropriate.

4. When you finish editing this one stand and exit the CISC Update Screen you will be returned to the ArcView screen where you can choose another stand to edit.

Sometimes you may have new stands delineated as polygons but there are no

corresponding data in the CISC database. When you click on the button to "Edit New Stand Using Oracle Form" (Figure 9) you will see the regular CISC update screens and can use them for entering data into the CISC database.The difference in the two buttons is that the "Edit New Stand" button will, behind the scenes, create CISC's Stand_ID and USTAND fields and the "Edit Existing Stand" button will not.Note: if you don't have the Stands Theme as the active theme when you click either of these two buttons you will get an error message similar to this:

Figure 10: Wrong Theme Error Messagefollowed by this:

Figure 11: Wrong Theme Error Message, part 2Double click on the top left corner of the Edit Stand window to remove it.


Leaving ArcViewRemember to save your Project when you leave ArcView. If you started with the CISC default project (cisc.apr) and have made changes to it you will not be able to save it as cisc.apr (that file is write-protected). You can, however, save it with a new name. Click the Project Window (Figure 12) to make it active then click the File Menu to see the Save Project As... option

ProjectWindow

FileMenu

Figure 12: ArcView Project Window


Clicking the Save Project As... option displays the Save Project As window (Figure 13) where you can specify a new pathname and filename.

Figure 13: Save Project As... Window

After completely exiting ArcView you may close the ArcView wakeup window (Figure 6). That's all for running CISC's ArcView interface.

Forms Access:In some cases, especially when updating many stands, you will want to bypass the ArcView interface and use the CISC Update screens directly. Here's how:Navigate to the CISC directory (see figure 1). Click on the cisc_forms icon (Figure 14). When you start CISC this way you will begin with the CISC Main Menu (Figure 17).

Figure 14: Icon For Starting CISC Through Forms Access


Clicking the cisc_forms icon brings up an action window (Figure 15). No Options or Arguments are needed. Just click OK.

Figure 15: Action Window

Clicking the OK button brings up a warning screen (Figure 16) that requests that you do not remove this window until CISC finishes. You may want to minimize this window to clear up some desktop space - just don't close it until you are done with this session.

Figure 16: CISC Warning WindowAfter a few moments the CISC Main Menu will appear (Figure 17).


CISC Main Menu

Figure 17: CISC Main Menu Screen

All further CISC activities can be reached from this screen.Perform CISC Updates - Allows access to screens to update existing stand data, to add new stand data, or to delete existing stand data. See Figure 18.Print Standard CISC Reports - Displays a list of the Standard CISC reports that show work scheduling and other summaries. See Figure 23.Change CISC Lookup Tables - Allows access to the tables that contain valid CISC codes which are used by CISC to edit for errors as data are entered. Any user with "write" access to the data base may update the tables. See Figure 27.


Perform District UpdatesSelecting the Perform CISC Updates Option from the CISC Main Menu (Figure 17) displays the CISC Stand Selection Screen. From here you can select a stand to work on then update existing stand data, delete stands, or create new stands.

Stand Selection ScreenThis screen allows you to select the stand that will be updated, added, deleted, or duplicated. If you enter this screen from ArcView access the District, Compartment, and Stand numbers for the stand you clicked on the ArcView map will be automatically selected. Otherwise you can type the numbers directly into the boxes. Note that some data entry boxs have a List Of Values (LOV) button. Clicking the Districts LOV button will show a list of all Districts which have data available to CISC on your computer. Clicking the Compartments LOV will display a list of all Compartments in the selected District. Clicking on the Stands LOV will display a list of all stands in the selected Compartment.

Figure 18: CISC Stand Selection ScreenIf you are using ArcView access and the numbers for District, Compartment, and Stand are not right for the stand you wish to edit you can either return to ArcView (press the Return to CISC Main Menu (Exit) button) and click on another stand or you can change the stand number to be the one you wish to edit.After selecting District, Compartment, and Stand numbers you can proceed on to one of the remaining options:


EDIT This Stand's Data - This option takes you to the Timber Data Screen (Figure 20) and displays the current CISC data for the selected District, Compartment, and Stand.ADD a New Stand - This option allows a new stand to be created with the selected District, Compartment, and Stand numbers. When the new stand is created you will see the Timber Data Screen (Figure 20) with all fields empty and ready for entry of the new stand's data. If a stand with these numbers already exists you will not be able to create a new one. Note that the total acres figure shown for this Compartment in the Compartments Lookup Table is not changed by this action. You will have to make that adjustment separately. DELETE This Stand - This option allows you to delete a stand. Only one stand at a time may be deleted and it will be the stand with the selected District, Compartment, and Stand numbers. Note that the total acres figure shown for this Compartment in the Compartments Lookup Table is not changed by this action. You will have to make that adjustment separately. Note also that this action deletes a stand from the CISC database but does not alter the ArcView coverage in any way. To remove a stand from the ArcView coverage contact your GIS person. To delete whole compartments from the CISC database use SQL*Plus operations. DUPLICATE This Stand - This option allows a new stand to be created as an exact copy of the selected Stand (except for the internal Stand_ID). To perform this action select the stand to be duplicated by filling in the boxes on the Stand Selection Screen (Figure 18). When you click the DUPLICATE This Stand button you will see the Copy Stand screen (Figure 19). Type in the new stand number and, optionally, a new District or Compartment number. If a stand with these numbers already exists you will not be able to create a new one. When duplicating a stand you can designate that it be created in a Compartment other than the one that it is currently in. The Compartment that you duplicate the stand INTO must already exist - you cannot create a NEW Compartment this way. To create a new Compartment - one that does not currently exist in CISC - go to the Compartments Lookup Menu and make a new Compartment there.When the new stand is created you will see the Timber Data Screen (Figure 19) with all fields filled with the original stand's data. Note that the stand number shown on the top of the Timber Data Screen is the new stand number. You can now update any of the new stand's data. Note that the total acres figure shown for this Compartment in the Compartments Lookup Table is not changed by this action. You will have to make that adjustment separately.


Figure 19: Duplicate a Stand Screen


Timber Data ScreenData on this screen describe the timber component of the stand. Most fields have an associated List Of Values (LOV) button which displays the list of valid values for the field. These values are discussed in the Data Definitions section of this User's Guide.

Figure 20: Timber Data ScreenTo update Treatment data or Miscellaneous data click on the appropriate button on the bottom of the screen. To return to the Stand Selection screen to work with another Stand click on the Go To Stand Selection Screen button.


Treatments ScreenThis screen allows you to enter and schedule various cultural treatments and to show accomplishments. Treatments are entered by cultural treatment code and the name is displayed automatically by the system. The system also automatically enters the treatment acres from the stand acres on the Timber Data Screen. If the treatment will be applied to less than the total stand, the treatment acres should be changed to reflect net treatment acres. After treatments have been accomplished, the accomplishment month and year should be entered. The month is entered as a 1- or 2-digit number by calendar month, i.e., 5 for May or 12 for December. The year is a 4-digit field and represents the fiscal year. Do not delete the treatment record. By maintaining accomplishment data, a stand history will be available.

Figure 21: Treatments ScreenTo update Timber data or Miscellaneous data click on the appropriate button on the bottom of the screen. To return to the Stand Selection screen to work with another Stand click on the Go To Stand Selection Screen button.


Miscellaneous Data Screen The CISC database also contains information on resources other than the timber component of the stand. This miscellaneous data is divided into three parts: planning and recreation data, wildlife data, and Forest local use data.

Figure 22: Miscellaneous Data ScreenTo update Timber data or Treatment data click on the appropriate button on the bottom of the screen. To return to the Stand Selection screen to work with another Stand click on the Go To Stand Selection Screen button.


Print District ReportsStandard Reports from MenuThe CISC Reporting System is started by selecting the Print Standard CISC Reports button from the CISC's Main Menu (Figure 17). A variety of standard reports is available to provide current information about the inplace data of the timber resource and about the scheduling of treatments. Further information is requested by each report (e.g., District number, compartment numbers, destination of output, etc.). These reports list or summarize data that are most useful to timber management and are required on a recurring basis. Results from the Reports will be displayed in the Applix word processor where you can reformat if necessary and print as desired using standard Applix procedures. Displaying the reports formatted as: Landscape, Courier, 8 pt. seems to work best for full page output. Other reporting needs that are required on a less frequent basis may be satisfied with a customized report generated from the CISC system by using Oracle's SQL*Plus program. Examples of the standard reports are shown in Appendix B.

Figure 23: CISC Standard Reports Screen


Details of CISC Standard Reports:AGECL - Age Class Distribution. This report displays acres by age class for either suitable lands or all forested lands. The report is further broken down by either management type or forest type. The year for age computations is user selected.AREA - Area Under Forest Service Administration. This report is a summary by district of total acres in each land class as of the current fiscal year.CMPTAC - Compartment Acres. This report is a listing of the area classification summary of each compartment on the district.COND - Stand Condition Class By Forest Type. This report summarizes all suitable forest land acres for each forest type by stand condition class.COUNTY - Area By County And Land Class. This report displays acres by county and by land suitability classification.ERR - CISC Error Listing. This report checks existing data against the lookup tables to verify valid codes. For fields without lookup tables some range checking is done. Where appropriate, comparisons are made for consistency between fields. Any errors or inconsistencies are reported.REEXAM - Stands To Reexamine. This report lists all stands scheduled to be reexamined for any reason, but mainly for preliminary survival checks and certification checks and for thinnings, both commercial and precommercial. The report displays stands and acres scheduled for the next three fiscal years by land class.SUMARY - Stand Summary Report. This report lists all of the data available for each stand in the data base (full report) or the portion that mostly concerns timber treatment scheduling (short report).TREATS - Stands Needing Cultural Treatment. This report lists stands scheduled for a cultural treatment within the next three fiscal years. The stands are grouped by cultural need and by KV eligibility with their acreage shown under the fiscal year in which the work is scheduled.


Standard Reports from IconAn alternative way to run a CISC Report is to click on the cisc_reports icon rather than starting the CISC Update program to get to the Reports Menu. In the CISC Directory (Figures 1-3) click on the cisc_reports icon (Figure 24).

Figure 24: CISC Standard Reports IconStarting CISC Reports this way will give the same results as starting with the Menu but will require you to use the menu in Figure 25.

Figure 25: CISC Standard Reports Menu


Create Custom ReportsCustomized reports can be designed and produced from the CISC database by using the SQL*Plus reporting system.

1. Locate the Front Panel on your Desktop. (Figure 26)2. Raise the Database Applications menu by clicking the small triangle above the

SQL+ icon. (This icon is the third from the right on my Front Panel but may be in a different position on your Front Panel).

3. Click on the SQL Plus option.

Figure 26: Starting SQL*Plus

This will start SQL*Plus and the SQL*Plus prompt will appear on the screen. You will be logged into SQL*Plus with your default Oracle User ID, i.e., OPS$DBELCHER. Follow instructions in the SQL*Plus manuals or in a tutorial available from the Region 8 Natural Resources Team (Bruce Baldwin) to produce reports from CISC data.When producing reports you will have to specify Table or View names from which the data will be retrieved. Most of the reports will come from the CISCDATA View. This View and other useful tables are defined in the section titled: CISC Tables and Columns/Definitions

An alternate method of producing custom reports is to use the Applix Word Processor. The steps consist of: start the Applix Word Processor, compose a SQL*Plus query within Applix, run the query to retrieve CISC data, format the results of the retrieval using regular Applix techniques, and print. See Appendix A for step by step instructions.


CISC Tables and Columns/DefinitionsTable Name Column Name Datatype Comments ----------- --------- ---------------------CISCDATA REGION NUMB(2) Region Number FOREST NUMB(2) Forest Number DISTRICT NUMB(2) District Number COMPARTMENT NUMB(6) Compartment Number STAND NUMB(3) Stand Number LAND_CLASS NUMB(3) Suitability Classification STAND_CONDITION NUMB(2) Stand Condition Class STAND_ORIGIN CHAR(1) N=Natural, P=Plantation AGE_YEAR NUMB(4) Year of Stand Origin or blank if in

Regeneration FOR_TYPE NUMB(2) Forest Type: 3=White Pine, 59=Scarlet Oak FOR_TYPE_SITE_IND NUMB(3) Site Index for existing stand.Base age 50 PREVIOUS_FOR_TYPE NUMB(2) Forest type of previous stand; Before

this stand regenerated MGT_TYPE NUMB(2) Management Type: 3=White Pine,

59=Scarlet Oak, ... MGT_TYPE_SITE_INDEX NUMB(3) Site Index for future stand. Base age 50 PRODUCTIVITY NUMB(1) Potential volume production based on

Site Index ACRES NUMB(7) Total number of acres in the stand INCLUSION_ACRES_TYPE CHAR(1) Type of Inclusion INCLUSION_ACRES NUMB(2) Number of acres not of the same

Forest Type BA_YEAR NUMB(4) Year of last Basal Area Measurement 19xx BA_PINE_POLE NUMB(3) Basal Area BA_PINE_SAW NUMB(3) Basal Area BA_HARD_POLE NUMB(3) Basal Area BA_HARD_SAW NUMB(3) Basal Area DBH_PINE_POLE NUMB(2) Average Diameter DBH_PINE_SAW NUMB(2) Average Diameter DBH_HARD_POLE NUMB(2) Average Diameter DBH_HARD_SAW NUMB(2) Average Diameter REMARKS_CODE CHAR(1) Single character code for remarks REMARKS CHAR(68) Notes about the stand STAND_DATE DATE(7) Date of last change for data in

STANDS table WILDLIFE_SPECIES NUMB(2) Featured Species UNDERSTORY CHAR(4) Understory species HARD_MAST_BASAL_AREA NUMB(3) Basal Area of hard mast species WILD_DATE DATE(7) Date of last change for data in

CISC_WILD table MANAGEMENT_AREA CHAR(5) Management Area ANALYSIS_AREA CHAR(5) Analysis Area


ARCH_HIST NUMB(2) Archaeological Historic Survey/ 1=No Survey,...

VQO CHAR(2) Visual Quality Objective ROS CHAR(4) Recreation Opportunity Spectrum SOIL_TYPE CHAR(6) Soils information ECU CHAR(13) Ecological Classification Unit MISC_DATE DATE(7) Date of last change for data in

CISC_MISC tableIn some cases, reports may work more efficiently when they are built directly from the Tables rather than from the CISCDATA View. Column definitions are the same as in the CISCDATA View. The only addition is the STAND_ID column which is a key that ties the tables together. STAND_ID is a numeric value.Table Name Column Name Column Name Column Name

----------- ----------- -----------STAND_ID_LIST STAND_ID REGION FOREST DISTRICT_NO COMPARTMENT STAND USTAND

STANDS STAND_ID LAND_CLASS STAND_CONDITION STAND_ORIGIN AGE_YEAR FOR_TYPE FOR_TYPE_SITE_INDEX PREVIOUS_FOR_TYPE MGT_TYPE MGT_TYPE_SITE_INDEX PRODUCTIVITY ACRES INCLUSION_ACRES INCLUSION_ACRES_TYPE BA_YEAR BA_PINE_POLE BA_PINE_SAW BA_HARD_POLE BA_HARD_SAW DBH_PINE_POLE DBH_PINE_SAW DBH_HARD_POLE DBH_HARD_SAW REMARKS_CODE REMARKS DATE_LAST_CHANGED

CISC_MISC STAND_ID MANAGEMENT_AREA ANALYSIS_AREA ARCH_HIST VQO ROS SOIL_TYPE ECU DATE_LAST_CHANGED

CISC_WILD STAND_ID WILDLIFE_SPECIES UNDERSTORY HARD_MAST_BASAL_AREA DATE_LAST_CHANGED

STAND_TREATMENTS STAND_ID NUMB Unique Stand Identifier TREATMENT NUMB(3) Stand Activity, Cultural Need, etc TREATMENT_ACRES NUMB(7) Same as Stand Acres unless only part of

the stand is treated TREATMENT_MONTH_SCHED NUMB(2) Month activity is scheduled to occur. TREATMENT_YEAR_SCHED NUMB(4) Year activity is scheduled to occur. TREATMENT_MONTH_ACCOMP NUMB(2) Month activity is Accomplished. TREATMENT_YEAR_ACCOMP NUMB(4) Year activity is Accomplished.


FUND CHAR(5) Source of Funds to pay for this Treatment

SEED_SOURCE CHAR(1) Source of seed for planted stand. TRACS Table S1245

TREAT_DATE DATE(7) Date of last change for data in STAND_TREATMENTS table

CISC_LOCAL_USE STAND_ID NUMB Unique Stand Identifier LOCAL_USE_CODE NUMB(3) Code for which Local Use Field is being

used. LOCAL_USE CHAR(4) Local Use Field. Will be renamed by

District LOCAL_DATE DATE(7) Date of last change for data in

CISC_LOCAL USE table

CISC_DEFAULT_TABLE REGION FOREST_NO DISTRICT_NO

COMPARTMENTS REGION FOREST DISTRICT_NO COMPARTMENT COUNTY_CODE ACRES UNINV_ACRES YEAR_OF_STAND_EXAM

DISTRICT_COUNTIES REGION REGION_NAME FOREST_NO FOREST_NAME DISTRICT_NO DISTRICT_NAME COUNTY_CODE COUNTY_NAME


Lookup Tables MenusMany of the fields used on the Tally Sheets and on the CISC Update screens have a list of valid values which can be manipulated through the CISC Lookup Tables. When codes are entered for these fields CISC verifies that the code is on the list. If not, the code is rejected and CISC waits for a correct code. This menu shows the list of fields that have valid value codes:

Figure 27: CISC Lookup Tables Menu

Analysis Area Codes: Valid values will be entered by the Forest or District under Forest direction.

Archeology/History Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Compartments Table: This lookup table holds the list of all compartment numbers currently in use for the District. It also holds the county number, official acres of record, un-inventoried acres and year of last stand examination for each compartment. Any of these numbers can be changed as necessary by District personnel.

District/Forest Number: This table holds Forest Number and District number. Only one line is allowed


in this table. For use in the Supervisor's office any valid District Number for the Forest is satisfactory.

Districts & County Codes: This table lists the Forest Number/Name, District Number/Name, and County Number/Name for all Districts in the Region. Forests may delete all codes that do not apply.

Ecological Community Classification Codes: This classification system represents the existing community vegetation.

Forest Type Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Funds Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Inclusion Acres Type Codes: Valid values will be entered by the Forest or District under Forest direction.

Land Class Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office. Forests may supplement with additional codes.

Local Use Codes: These codes are the names of the local use fields - not the values. For example: local use code "1" (the first code) may be named "Litter Index" and have a value of "POOR". This Local Use Codes lookup screen allows you to add or change "Litter Index" but does not set valid values for "POOR".

Management Area Codes: Valid values will be entered by the Forest or District under Forest direction.

Management Type Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

ROS Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Seed Source Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Soil Type Codes: Valid values will be entered by the Forest or District under Forest direction.

Stand Condition Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Stand Treatment Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office. Forests may supplement with additional codes.

Understory Codes: Valid values will be entered by the Forest or District under Forest direction.


VQO Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Wildlife Species Codes: These codes are provided by the Regional Office.

Print Codes on Printer: This option sends a list of all codes in all lookup tables to the main printer. This creates a printed record of all the valid codes CISC recognizes.

Change Lookup TablesAn example of a screen for changing the list of valid values for a field is shown in Figure 28. Similar screens are available for other fields.Change A Field - To change a field use the mouse, the arrow keys, or the Enter key to move the cursor to the field to be changed, erase the old value, then type the new value. UP and DOWN arrows - This key moves the cursor to the field immediately above or below the current field. When moving down from the last line in the list, a new blank line is created to accept new codes.Create Record - To insert a new, blank line which can hold a new code select the Record menu item from the top line of the screen then select Insert. Lines can be inserted at any place within the lookup table and the lines will be sorted in correct order the next time the table appears.Delete Record - To delete the whole line that the cursor is on select the Record menu item from the top line of the screen then select Delete.


Figure 28: Forest Type Codes Lookup Table


Transfer District Data to SOGet Data From District Program(Note: These procedures may change as we become more proficient with IBM techniques)The Forest is responsible for periodically transferring the District data base into the Forest computer. The transfer should be accomplished at least quarterly. The procedure is: 1. The Forest CISC Administrator requests an Oracle User ID and Password from the

District. This lets the District know that the Forest is initiating the transfer procedure and gives the District an opportunity to request a delay if necessary.

2. The Forest CISC Administrator runs the get_data_from_district Program (see below) to delete all CISC stand information in the SO data base for the District being copied and then replace it with the corresponding stand information from the District. A report is printed automatically on the main printer.

3. The Forest CISC Administrator runs the CISC Error Report (ERR) from the CISC Main Menu to check for data inconsistencies.

4. The Forest CISC Administrator notifies the District that the transfer is complete.The get_data_from_district program deletes all resource data in the Forest database for a single district and then copies the stand information (resource Tables) from District to Forest database. The get_data_from_district program does not copy District lookup tables, it copies the stand IDs, measurements, and attributes. The program copies data from the CISC Resource Tables:

STANDS, CISC_LOCAL_USE, STAND_TREATMENTS, CISC_WILD, CISC_MISC, STAND_ID_LIST, COMPARTMENTS

The get_data_from_district program should be run at the SO ONLY - never at the District. Running this program at the District will delete all of the District's CISC data - an action that you probably do not want to do.Note - due to exceptional circumstances, it may sometimes be necessary to rebuild a District CISC database from the one stored at the SO. Contact the Regional Office, Natural Resources Team, for modifications to the data transfer program so that District data can be moved from the SO to the District.Details and procedures for running the get_data_from_district program are included in the CISC System Administration Guide.

Note: The use of the get_data_from_district program is restricted to situations where the Source computer (District) and the Target computer (Forest) are both IBMs with SQL*Net enabled. For other situations refer to the CISC 4.02 System Administration Guide.


Transfer Lookup Tables from SO to District.(Note: These procedures may change as we become more proficient with IBM techniques)Tables for valid values for many of the CISC fields are maintained at the SO. When one of these Tables is changed the revised Table should be transferred to each District. If the change is minor a phone call to the District Silviculturist is sufficient to initiate a change by the District Silviculturist through the CISC Lookup Tables Menu.However, if there are more than a few lines to change, use the copy_table_from_so Program. This program is run from the District computer - not from the SO computer.Details and procedures for running the copy_table_from_so program are included in the CISC 4.02 System Administration Guide.


DATA DEFINITIONSData needed for silvicultural prescriptions include information required to: 1) accurately describe silvical attributes of the stand, 2) design timber sale projects, 3) prescribe silvicultural treatments, and 4) describe other resource data as appropriate to identify coordination and enhancement opportunities and potential mitigating treatments. Field data collection is recorded on form R8-2400-48 as shown in Figures 29 and 30. This form is also known as the "STAND TALLY SHEET" or the "48". The summarized stand data are entered into the Continuous Inventory of Stand Conditions (CISC) data base through the Timber Data Screen, the Treatments Screen, and the Miscellaneous Data Screen, hereafter referred to as the "DATA ENTRY SCREENS". A variety of reports is available to extract and summarize the CISC data. This chapter provides data field names, definitions, and field location on the Stand Tally Sheet and the Data Entry Screens. Data stratification and associated codes are also presented here.

Data On Stand Tally Sheet: R8-2400-48The STAND TALLY SHEET (Figures 29 and 30) is used to record data observed at sample points throughout the stand. Codes are written on the form by hand while the prescriber is at the prescription area. When completed, the stand tally sheets for all stands are filed for future reference and review in the compartment folder at the District Office. The stand tally sheet is divided into 5 major components.Location. The first component consists of 3 fields to define a geographical location (compartment and stand numbers) and date.Point Sample Data. The second major component (the main body of the form) organizes information at each sample point. This information consists of tree measurements and professional judgement of stand conditions.Stand-Wide Data. The third major component provides for recording summarized stand data and remarks, average stand DBH, site quality, stand age, and identity of the individual collecting the data.After the last sample point is taken, and before the prescriber leaves the stand, data collected at the sample points will be summarized to obtain the stand-wide attributes. It is this information that is entered into CISC by way of the CISC data entry screens. This summary is not merely a totaling of sample point data but will be supplemented by prescriber observations between sample points. Much valuable information can be gained while walking through the stand and should not be omitted when describing the stand. In some cases where only a few plots are taken, the observed information may more accurately describe the stand than the plot data.Travel Route. The fourth major component (on the reverse of the stand tally sheet) provides space to document the route of travel while examining the stand. Space is provided on the reverse side of the stand tally sheet for documenting details of sample design. The certified silviculturist, or a designatee, will define the areas to be examined and the intensity of examination. Sample points should be separated by at least 2 chains. The silviculturist may design the complete inventory, or, in the case of an experienced prescriber, rely on the prescriber for sample design. Fields are provided for documenting travel both within a stand and from stand to stand when foot travel following a compass line is necessary.


Notes. The fifth component provides space for recording sample point notes not reflected elsewhere on the stand tally sheet.The notes area on the stand tally sheet allows documentation of information that is not incorporated in the coding system and that may be useful in developing the prescription or in applying individual treatments. Information such as DBH range, trafficability of the terrain, observation of unusual wildlife or plant species, or visual attributes may be recorded here as appropriate.

U. S. Dept. Agriculture Forest Service

STAND TALLY SHEET

Compartment ________ Stand Number ________ Date ________ ____________________________________________________________________________ | | CUT | LEAVE | BA | | | | |R|Seed| | | | | |Pt| Pine| HWD | Pine| HWD |Hard|For |Cond| |Mgt |E|Tree|Undr|Cult|Cult|Lcl| |# |Pt|St|Pt|St|Pt|St|Pt|St|Mast|Type|Clas|MOC|Type|P|Adeq|Stry|TMT |TMT |Use| | 1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |10| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |11| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |12| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |13| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |14| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |15| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Stand Summary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Remarks: _____________________________________________________________________

STAND AVERAGE DBH SITE INDEX | PNPT | PNST | HWPT | HWST | Forest Type: _______ | | | | | Mgt. Type : _______ | | | | |

PRESCRIBER: Cert. Silv ____________ AGE YEAR: _______ Cert. Presc ____________ Trainee ____________ Other ____________ R8-2400-48 (6/92)

Figure 29: Stand Tally Sheet


Sample Line Interval _____________

Sample Line Direction _____________ Sample Line Distance _____________



Connecting Line Direction _____________

Distance ______ to Stand # ___________

____________________________________________________________________________ |Pt#| NOTES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Figure 30: Stand Tally Sheet (Reverse)


Data On CISC Data Entry ScreensDefinitions and codes for each field appearing on the Stand Tally Sheet and on the Data Entry Screens are listed alphabetically in this section.Acres: Timber Data Screen. The total National Forest area (in acres) within the stand boundary. This field includes the acreage in inclusions. If the number is 1000 acres or more do not use commas.Age: Timber Data Screen. Age is the number of years since stand establishment. This field is computed by CISC from the current year (automatically obtained from the computer) and the Age Year. Age is not entered nor stored in the data base.Age Year: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Age Year is the calendar year of stand origin and is determined by subtracting the current stand age from the current year. It is recorded as a four digit year for all stands except those in the process of regeneration and non-stocked stands for which the Age Year is recorded as blank. Age Year for stands managed with group or individual tree selection will be the year of stand establishment for the oldest age class in the stand.The tree, or trees, checked to determine a stand's Age Year should be representative of the prevailing situation in the stand. The tree may or may not be the same tree used for site index classification. Age Year should not be rounded to the nearest 5 years as in site index determination. For example, a stand, determined to be 76 years old in 1995, would have its Age Year recorded as 1919.Analysis Area: Miscellaneous Data Screen. Analysis area is a land delineation subject to analysis of: (1) responses to proposed management practices in the production, enhancement, or maintenance of forest and range land outputs, and (2) economic and social impacts. The analysis area will be either recorded for each stand by the prescriber, will be machine generated depending on Forest modeling conditions, or will be entered at the Forest level.Analysis area codes can be one to 5 characters or numerals. Codes will match conventions used in the Forest Plan. Each Forest will supplement this section to provide guidance on use of this field. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction.Archaeological Historic: Miscellaneous Data Screen. Each stand will be coded to reflect the appropriate cultural resource inventory status. This code indicates whether or not the stand has been surveyed and if a significant site has been found. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction. This code is a single digit numeral. Code Arch/Hist 0 No Survey- Undefined - No data entered. 1 No survey- No Survey. 2 Surveyed - No significant sites 3 Surveyed - Contains a site requiring further evaluation 4 Surveyed - Contains significant site

Basal Area: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Basal area is the sum of the cross-sectional areas at 4 1/2 feet above ground level of all trees tallied at a sample


point. Region 8 uses the variable plot point-sample system (prism sampling) where each tallied tree represents the basal area per acre equal to the prism factor. Region 8 usually uses a 10 basal area factor prism and each tallied tree represents 10 square feet of basal area per acre.Each tallied tree is relegated to a species group (pine or hardwood) and a product (poletimber or sawtimber) as appropriate. On the Stand Tally Sheet trees are further stratified by CUT or LEAVE category and recorded by dot tally. Tree classes 1 and 2, as defined in Section 33.3 of the Silvicultural Examination and Prescription Handbook, are tallied as leave trees, tree classes 3 through 5 are tallied as cut trees, and tree classes 6 and 7 are ignored. Tallied trees must meet merchantability specification. Trees are tallied by cut and leave basal area on the stand tally sheet, whereas total stand basal area by product and species, excluding classes 6 and 7, is recorded in CISC on the Timber Data Screen.BA Total: Timber Data Screen. Total basal area for all tallied trees. This number is computed by CISC as the sum of the four fields that follow. Total basal area is not stored in CISC.BA Year Measured: Timber Data Screen. The calendar year in which the basal measurements were made. Use the 4 digit form for year (e.g., 1996, or 2005).Compartment: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. An administrative division of a Ranger District created to facilitate organization of records. Compartment boundaries should be permanent features that can be recognized on the ground. Examples might be developed roads, trails, streams, ridges, etc. Compartments should average about 1000 acres. Each Ranger District and Supervisor's Office will maintain a copy of the administrative map displaying compartment boundaries and associated compartment numbers.Compartments are represented by a six-digit numerical code. Forests will supplement this section with the coding convention for numbering compartments.Cultural Treatment: Stand Tally Sheet. Treatments Screen. Cultural treatments are management activities applied to a stand or portion of a stand to accomplish certain objectives, including cutting methods, site preparation, reforestation, timber stand improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, soil and water activities, and range work.The stand tally sheet has columns for two cultural treatment codes. If more treatments are required enter them on succeeding lines. The data entry screen will accept as many cultural treatments as are required. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu (Stand Treatment Codes) under Regional direction.

1. General Cultural Treatment Categories Forest Use 000 Method of Cut 100 - 200 Pre-harvest treatments 300 Site prep after harvest 400 Reforestation treatments 500 TSI treatments 600 Wildlife treatments 700 Soil and water treatments 800 Range treatments 900


Note: Forest may add additional codes as appropriate. Similar treatments should remain within consecutive coding convention.

2. Specific Codes

METHOD OF CUT 100 - 200

Even-age System 113 - Clearcut (Regeneration cut)* 121 - Shelterwood preparation cut 131 - Shelterwood seed cut (Regeneration cut)* 141 - Shelterwood removal cut 122 - Seedtree preparation cut 132 - Seedtree seed cut (Regeneration cut)* 142 - Seedtree removal cut 123 - Modified Shelterwood preparation cut 133 - Modified Shelterwood seed cut (Regeneration cut)* 143 - Modified Shelterwood removal cut 220 - Intermediate thinning 221 - First thinning in plantation 230 - Salvage and sanitation cut 240 - Special harvest 241 - Red Cockaded Woodpecker Area Cut 250 - Reexamine for possible thinning*These cuts will be tracked in Forest Plan monitoring toward meeting regeneration objectives. Uneven-age System 151 - Single-tree selection 152 - Group selection

No Silvicultural System 150 - Selective cutting

PRE-HARVEST TREATMENTS 300

301 - Pre-harvest site prep with hand tools 302 - Pre-harvest site prep with herbicides 310 - Noncommercial shelterwood prep cut 311 - Noncommercial seedtree prep cut 320 - Understory control 321 - Midstory control 340 - Premarking prescribed burn 350 - Reexamine for possible pre-harvest treatment


SITE PREPARATION TREATMENTS AFTER HARVEST 400

401 - Hand tools 410 - Herbicides - aerial application 411 - Herbicides - ground application 420 - Drum chop, single 421 - Drum chop, double 422 - KG or V blade shear 423 - Shear and pile 424 - Bedding 425 - Disking 426 - Ripping 430 - Biological control - livestock grazing 440 - Site prep prescribed burn 450 - Reexamine for possible site prep treatment

REFORESTATION TREATMENTS 500

501 - Planting, machine 502 - Planting, hand plant 505 - Seeding, broadcast 506 - Seeding, row 510 - Natural regeneration 520 - Replanting 521 - Reseeding 530 - First year survival check 531 - Third year certification check 535 - Stand Certified Adequately Restocked 550 - Reexamine for possible reforestation treatment

TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT (TSI) TREATMENTS 600

601 - Release of seedlings by handtools 602 - Release of seedlings by mechanical 603 - Release of seedlings by herbicides 604 - Release of seedlings by prescribed burn 610 - Precommercial thin by handtools 611 - Precommercial thin by mechanical 612 - Precommercial thin by herbicides 620 - Pruning 621 - Fertilization 622 - Vine control 640 - Brown spot prescribed burn 641 - Rough reduction prescribed burn 642 - Control understory species (CUS) prescribed burn 650 - Reexamine for possible TSI treatment


WILDLIFE TREATMENTS 700

701 - Treatment of key areas for overstory mast development 702 - Treatment of key areas for understory development 703 - Treatment of midstory 710 - Establish cover or dens 711 - Select and develop permanent wildlife opening 712 - Reconstruction of permanent wildlife openings 713 - Reexamine for dove habitat development 714 - Access development needed for hunting and fishing 720 - Reexamine for waterfowl development 721 - Select and develop permanent water sources 722 - Reconstruction of permanent wildlife water sources 740 - Wildlife prescribed burn 750 - Reexamine for possible wildlife treatment

SOIL AND WATER TREATMENTS 800

801 - Stand contains active erosion 810 - Watershed restoration 811 - Watershed restoration - roads 812 - Watershed restoration - stream channels 813 - Watershed restoration - mineral pits 814 - Watershed restoration - maintenance 850 - Reexamine for possible soil and water treatment

RANGE TREATMENTS 900

901 - Range revegetation 910 - Fencing 940 - Range allotment prescribed burning 950 - Reexamine for possible range treatment

Date: Stand Tally Sheet. COMPARTMENTS Lookup Table. The month, day, and year of stand examination. The year by itself is entered on the COMPARTMENTS Lookup Table in the "Year Of Stand Examination" field. Use the 4 digit form for year (e.g., 1996, or 2005)Date Changed: CISC keeps track of the date that certain items are changed. The Date Last Changed field on the Timber Data Screen is updated to the current date when any field on this screen is changed. The Treatments Screen has a Date Changed field for each Treatment entry. Thus, a change on any item for a treatment will update the Date Changed for that treatment. The Miscellaneous Data Screen has one Date Changed field for the miscellaneous section, another for the wildlife section, and one for each local use item.


Diameter: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Average diameter (DBH) of the trees counted for basal area stratified by species group (pine or hardwood) and product (poletimber or sawtimber) as appropriate.This code is a two-digit numeric value rounded to the nearest inch. Each diameter value entered should also have a basal area value entered in the corresponding field. See also STAND AVERAGE DBH.District: Stand Selection Screen. All National Forest land administered by one District Ranger. Use the two-digit district number - not the district name.Ecological Community Classification System (ECCS): Miscellaneous Data Screen. This 13-digit field records the existing vegetative community code.Forest: Stand Selection Screen. A two digit number that represents the Administrative Forest on which the stand is located, i.e., 1=Alabama, 13=Texas.Forest Type: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. The forest type code is a classification of the forest overstory cover type currently existing on the stand. The same codes are also utilized to identify management type. Forest type is based on one or more species of trees that comprise the main crown canopy (i.e., the dominants and co-dominants). Forest types codes used in Region 8 generally conform to definitions in "Forest Cover Types of the United States and Canada", Society of American Foresters (1980) with some notable exceptions. Forest types are divided into four broad groups as follows: Pine Types: Stands in which 70 percent or more of the basal area of trees

with dominant and co-dominant crowns are softwoods, the specific name represents the species comprising the plurality.

Pine-Hardwood Types: Stands in which 51-69 percent of the basal area of trees with dominant and co-dominant crowns are softwood species. Use the type name associated with the softwood species comprising the plurality.

Hardwood-Pine Types: Stands in which 51-69 percent of the basal area of trees with dominant and co-dominant crowns are hardwoods. Use the type name associated with the hardwood species comprising the plurality.

Hardwood Types: Stands in which 70 percent or more of the basal area of trees with dominant and co-dominant crowns are hardwoods. Use the type name associated with the hardwood species comprising the plurality.

The SAF cover type classification requires a stand to exceed 80 percent in one species to be considered pure as opposed to the 70 percent threshold used in the Region 8 classification.The SAF cover type classification considers all mixtures of pine and hardwood that have less than 80 percent stocking of one species group as pine hardwood types. The Region 8 approach divides the group into Pine-Hardwood and Hardwood-Pine.


The percentage of softwood and hardwood in the Region 8 classification applies to the particular mixture of trees at any single sample point. This is not the same as, and should not be confused with intermingling of less-than-stand size areas of pine type in a hardwood stand or of a hardwood type in a pine stand. These less-than-stand-size areas should be treated as pine inclusions in hardwood stands or hardwood inclusions in pine stands. In heterogenous areas with neither type being of stand size, forest type should be assigned on the basis of the type occupying the plurality of the area. Such situations should not be assigned a pine-hardwood or hardwood-pine forest type unless individual plot classifications for a plurality of the area are a mixed type.Forest type codes are also utilized to identify management type. Acceptability of a forest type as a management type is by the footnoting convention presented in the Management Type section. SAF TYPE NUMBERS refer to the appropriate SAF cover type discussed in FOREST COVER TYPES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Society of American Foresters, 1980, and are presented only for information and will not be recorded in CISC.The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction.

Pine Forest TypesStands in which at least 70 percent of the dominant and co-dominant basal areas are softwoods. Use the type code associated with the species constituting the plurality of dominant and co-dominant. Code Forest Type SAF TYPE NUMBER 02 (1) Red Pine 15 03 (1) White Pine 21 04 White Pine-Hemlock 22 05 Hemlock 23 06 Fraser Fir 34 07 (1) Red Spruce-Fraser Fir 34 21 (1) Longleaf Pine 70 22 (1) Slash Pine 84 23 (1) Pondcypress 100 24 (1) Baldcypress 101 25 (1) Yellow Pine 26 (1) Longleaf Pine/Hardwood 31 (1) Loblolly Pine 81 32 (1) Shortleaf Pine 75 33 (1) Virginia Pine 79 34 (1) Sand Pine 69 35 (1) Eastern Red Cedar 46 36 (1) Pond Pine 98 37 Spruce Pine 82 38 (1) Pitch Pine 45 39 (1) Table Mountain Pine 45

Pine-Hardwood Forest Types


Stands in which 51-69 percent of the dominant and co-dominant basal areas are softwoods. Use the type code associated with the species constituting the plurality of the dominant and co-dominant softwoods. Code Forest Type SAF TYPE NUMBER 08 (2) Hemlock-Hardwood 24 09 (2) White Pine-Cove Hardwood 51 10 (2) White Pine-Upland Hardwood 51 11 Eastern Red Cedar-Hardwood 46 12 (2) Shortleaf Pine-Oak 76 13 (2) Loblolly Pine-Hardwood 82 14 (2) Slash Pine-Hardwood 85 15 (2) Pitch Pine-Oak 78 16 (2) Virginia Pine-Oak 78 17 Red Spruce-Northern Hardwoods 31 18 Pond Pine-Hardwood 98 19 Sand Pine-Hardwood 69 20 (2) Table Mountain Pine-Hardwood 78

Hardwood-Pine Forest TypesStands in which 51-69 percent of the dominant and co-dominant basal areas are hardwoods. Use the type code associated with the species constituting the plurality of the dominant and co-dominant hardwoods. Code Forest Type SAF TYPE NUMBER 40 Hardwood-Pond Pine 98 41 (2) Cove Hardwoods-White Pine-Hemlock 58 42 (2) Upland Hardwoods-White Pine 51 43 Oak-Eastern Red Cedar 46 44 (3) Southern Red Oak-Yellow Pine 76,78,82 45 (3) Chestnut Oak-Scarlet Oak-Yell Pine 44 46 (3) Bottomland Hardwood-Yellow Pine 82 47 (3) White Oak-Black Oak-Yellow Pine 52 48 (3) Northern Red Oak-Hickory-Yell Pine 52 49 (4) Bear Oak-Southern Scrub Oaks- and Yellow Pine 72

Hardwood Forest TypesStands in which at least 70 percent of the dominant and co-dominant basal areas are hardwoods. Use the type code associated with the species or species groups constituting the plurality of dominant and co-dominants. Code Forest Type SAF TYPE NUMBER 50 (1) Yellow Poplar 57 51 (1) Post Oak-Black Oak 40,110 52 (1) Chestnut Oak 44 53 (1) White Oak-Northern Red Oak-Hickory 52 54 (1) White Oak 53


55 (1) Northern Red Oak 55 56 (1) Yellow Poplar-White Oak- and Northern Red Oak 59 57 (4) Scrub Oak 43, 72 58 (1) Sweet Gum-Yellow Poplar 87 59 (1) Scarlet Oak 44 60 (1) Chestnut Oak-Scarlet Oak 44 61 (1) Swamp Chestnut Oak-Cherrybark Oak 91 62 (1) Sweet Gum-Nuttall Oak-Willow 92 63 (1) Sugarberry-American Elm-Green Ash 93 64 (1) Laurel Oak-Willow Oak 88 65 Overcup Oak-Water Hickory 96 66 Atlantic White Cedar 97 67 (1) Baldcypress-Water Tupelo 102 68 (1) Sweet Bay-Swamp Tupelo-Red Maple 104 69 (1) Beech-Magnolia N/A 70 (1) Black Cherry 28 71 Black Ash-American Elm-Red Maple 39 72 (1) River Birch-Sycamore 61 73 Cottonwood 63 74 Willow 95 75 (1) Sycamore-Pecan-American Elm 94 76 Silver Maple-American Elm 62 77 (2) Oak Hammock N/A 81 (1) Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch 25 82 (1) Black Walnut N/A 83 (1) Black Birch 25 88 Black Locust 50 97 (1) Live Oak 89 98 Undrained flatwoods - Includes N/A so-called savannahs. Usually non-stocked with management species. Stocking efforts complicated by water table at or nearly at the surface throughout most of the year. 99 Brush species - Areas stocked with N/A brush species other than Bear Oak or the Southern Scrub Oaks; includes Titi, Rhododendron and Mountain Laurel

Fund: Treatments Screen. The timber fund that pays for the cultural treatment. The code used for fund comes from the TRACS/SILVA table S1025. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction. Code Fund BD Brush Disposal CD Cooperative Deposits CO Contributed FR FR&T Fund


ID Insect & Disease JB Jobs Bill Fund KV Knutson-Vandenberg OC Oregon & California Lands OF Other Federal PA Purchaser Accomplished PM P & M PR Purchaser Requirement RC Reforestation and TSI RF Reforestation and TSI TF Trust Funds TR Timber Receipts TS Timber Salvage Fund TT Tongass Timber Fund

Hard Mast Basal Area: Stand Tally Sheet. Miscellaneous Data Screen. The sum of basal areas of the hardwood species on the stand which produce hard mast for wildlife. The hard mast basal area should be recorded for each sample point and averaged to obtain the stand average basal area of hard mast producers for the screen entry. Record this value to the nearest 10 square feet. Each Forest will supplement this section to define the appropriate species and size to be considered as hard mast producers, or use Table I, FSH 2609.23R.Inclusion Acres: Timber Data Screen. Number of acres in an inclusion. This value should be rounded to the nearest acre. See INCLUSION TYPE.Inclusion Type: Timber Data Screen. Inclusions identify less than stand-size areas included in the stand that are significantly different from the prevailing stand forest type or areas that will receive a significantly different treatment. Examples might be a one acre rock outcropping or two acres of pure white pine in a 30 acre white oak stand. The inclusion type code identifies the type of inclusion. Each Forest will supplement this section to provide guidance on use of this field. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction.Land Class: Timber Data Screen. The timber land suitability classification for National Forest land. The classification is divided into two broad categories: suitable for timber production and unsuitable for timber production. Suitable lands are managed for timber production. Unsuitable lands are not managed for timber production. FSH 2409.13 and 36 CFR 219.14 give detailed direction on using this classification system. Direction for coding is given in the Timber Management Information (TMIS) Handbook, Table T1A. The Forest Plan identifies how a Forest's land is allocated into these broad categories and sub-categories. Forests may supplement this section to give additional direction for implementing the Forest Plan.The following codes will apply Region-wide. Forest may supplement this section to add codes to accommodate local needs. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction. The third digit "9" has been reserved by the Washington Office to denote old growth. Old growth may be recorded in any land class series. For example, a stand code 549 would be defined as standard forest land, suitable for timber production, steep slopes, old growth.


Suitability for Timber Code Production Land Class

100 N/A Water Area 110 Natural Lake, 1 acre + 120 Reservoir, 1 acre + 130 Estuary, greater than 120 feet in width 140 River, greater than 120 feet in width

200 N/A Non-Forest Land 210 Public Parks and Cemeteries 220 Transmission Lines 230 Road and Railroad R-O-W 240 Special Uses 250 Wildlife Openings 260 Other Non-Forest

300 Unsuitable Reserved - Withdrawn from Timber Production 310 Scenic Area 320 Historic Area 330 Natural Area 340 Geological or Archeological Area 350 Wilderness Area

400 Unsuitable Deferred - Withdrawn from Timber Production Pending Final Action

410 Scenic Area 420 Historic Area 430 Natural Area 440 Geological or Archeological Area 450 Wilderness Area

500 Suitable Standard - Normal Timber Production 500 Standard Forest Land 510 Key Area for Wildlife Featured Species 520 Contains Key Area for Wildlife Featured Species 530 Low Site Productivity, Standard Forest Land 540 Steep Slopes, Standard Forest Land 550 Needs R-O-W 560 Needs Road 590 RCW Foraging Stand for Active Colony 592 RCW Foraging Stand for Replacement/Recruitment 593 RCW Foraging Stand for Inactive Colony

600 Suitable Special - Timber Production Secondary to Other Resources 600-629 (Reserved by Washington Office) 630 Recreation Emphasis (even-aged mgmt)


631 Recreation Emphasis (uneven-aged mgmt) 640 Visual Emphasis (even-aged mgmt) 641 Visual Emphasis (uneven-aged mgmt) 650 Wildlife Emphasis (even-aged mgmt) 651 Wildlife Emphasis (uneven-aged mgmt) 660 Water Emphasis (even-aged mgmt) 661 Water Emphasis (uneven-aged mgmt) 670 Special Study Area 671 Growth and Yield Research Plot 680 Progeny Test Plantation

700 Unsuitable Lack of Technology 700-709 (Reserved by Washington Office) 710 Restocking Cannot Be Assured 720 Irreversible Damage Is Likely To Occur 740 Adequate Response Information Is Lacking 760-799 (Reserved by Washington Office)

800 Unsuitable Not Appropriate - Land Not Appropriate for Timber Production 800 Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Colonies 801 Inactive RCW Colony 802 RCW Recruitment Stands 803-809 Other Rare and Endangered Species 812 Designated Experimental Forest, Range or Watershed 820 Minimum Management Level (MIN LEVEL) 821 MIN LEVEL Steep Slopes 822 MIN LEVEL Inadequate Markets for Harvest Product 823 MIN LEVEL Inaccessible - ROW Needed 824 MIN LEVEL Sensitive Soils 825 MIN LEVEL Low Level Management 826 MIN LEVEL Inaccessible - Physical Barriers 827 MIN LEVEL Inaccessible - Road Cost Exceeds Values 850 Developed Recreation Sites 851 Undeveloped Recreation Sites (NFRS) 852 Appalachian Trail 853 Other National Recreation Trails 860 Administrative Sites 861 Undeveloped Administrative Sites 862 Summer Home Sites 870 Nurseries 871 Seed Orchards 880-889 RARE II Lands Under Study 890-899 (Reserved by Washington Office)

900 Unsuitable Unproductive 900 Lands Incapable of Producing Industrial Wood


Local Use: Miscellaneous Data Screen. Stand Tally Sheet. Each Forest will supplement this section for the appropriate use of the local use fields. Forests may develop other Oracle tables to use in place of local use fields.The four-digit field may be 1 to 4 characters or numerical digits. There is no Regional coding convention.Local Use Code: Miscellaneous Data Screen. A number from 1 to 4 which refers to the order of the Local Use Field from the previous version of CISC. Additional fields may be added.Management Area: Miscellaneous Data Screen. Stands with similar management objectives and a common management prescription are designated as Forest Plan Management Areas and are the basis for implementing the Land Management Plan. Recording the management area for each stand is essential for successful implementation and monitoring of the Plan.The three-digit field may be 1 to 3 characters or numerical digits. There is no Regional coding convention. These codes should match the codes used in the Forest Plan. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction. Each Forest will supplement this section to provide guidance on use of this field.Management Type: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. The management type classification reflects the forest type that should be produced on the site to best meet the goals and objectives of the Forest Plan. For areas classified as suitable for timber production and allocated to management prescriptions with timber production management emphasis, the management type is the forest type that optimizes the productive capability of the site to produce high quality material. These same criteria also apply to all other areas unless the Forest Plan requires occupying the site with another, less productive forest type, to meet some other resource goal or objective.Use the appropriate forest type code to represent management type. Acceptability as a management type is described using the footnoting in the forest type codes section to link to the following codes: Code Management Type Acceptability No Footnote Unacceptable as a management type 1 Acceptable as a management type 2 Acceptable as a management type when approved by the

Regional Forester through the land management planning process.

3 Code 2 applies to Code 3. In addition, Code 3 identifies the yellow pine component as any of the following: LOBLOLLY, SHORTLEAF, LONGLEAF, SLASH, VIRGINIA, PITCH, POND.

4 Code 3 applies to Code 4. In addition Code 4 management types will be approved only to provide Key Wildlife needs.

The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction.Method Of Cut (MOC): Stand Tally Sheet. Method of cut is the cultural treatment harvest method deemed most appropriate by the prescriber for this stand (see Cultural Treatment). It is usually based on silvicultural treatments that are appropriate for the stand condition class and that will be accomplished through commercial timber sales.


Immature stands are eligible for an intermediate cut and stands qualifying for regeneration are eligible for a regeneration cut. Exceptions are (1) immature stands that have been selected for regeneration by the 10-year stand selection, candidate stand process and the Forest Plan allocation (FORPLAN) and, (2) stands that qualify for regeneration but are not scheduled for regeneration during the current Plan analysis period. The latter situation may require an intermediate cut to salvage potential losses or to provide growing space. Care must be taken not to remove growing stock.A cutting method is prescribed when there is sufficient timber volume requiring removal for silvicultural reasons and when that cut meets the Forest's standard for operability. It is possible for a stand to have an operable cut under an acceptable cutting method and yet not be saleable. Hardwood poletimber thinnings are an example, but as long as there is sufficient volume to meet the operability standards, a thinning would be prescribed.Acceptable cutting methods are defined and described in FSH 2471.1 R8.Month/Year Accomplished: Treatments Screen. The calendar month and fiscal year that the treatment is accomplished. Record as a two digit month and a four digit year.Month/Year Scheduled: Treatments Screen. The calendar month and fiscal year that the treatment is scheduled to occur. Record as a two digit month and a four digit year.Point #: Stand Tally Sheet. The point number is a sequential numeric identifier for the place in a stand where measurements were made. It is pre-printed on the stand tally sheet. It is not used on the data entry screens.Previous Forest Type: Timber Data Screen. The forest type of the stand before the stand's most recent regeneration. Use the codes listed in the FOREST TYPE section.Prescriber: Stand Tally Sheet. Stand examinations are conducted by or supervised by a certified silviculturist. However, the actual data gathering may or may not be accomplished by the silviculturist. The prescriber's name will be printed in the appropriate blank. The prescriber's name is not entered into the CISC database.Productivity: Timber Data Screen. Productivity is an indicator of the mean annual increment of stand growth. It is a code representing the number of board feet per acre or cubic feet per acre that the stand is expected to grow per year. Productivity is based on the management type, management type site index, and the geographical location of the stand (i.e., mountains, flatwoods, or bottomlands). This code is computed by CISC. SAWTIMBER PULPWOOD Code Board Ft/ac/yr Code Cubic Ft/ac/yr 1 800+ 1 225+ 2 600-799 2 165-224 3 500-599 3 120-165 4 300-499 4 85-119 5 150-299 5 50- 84 6 100-149 6 20- 49 7 less than 100 7 less than 20


Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS): Miscellaneous Data Screen. ROS is a classification of types of recreational experiences available within the stand, or for specifying recreational experience objectives desired in certain areas. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction. Code ROS P Primitive R Rural RN Roaded Natural SPM Semi-Primitive,Motorized SPNM Semi-Primitive,Non-Motorized U Urban

Region: Stand Selection Screen. A two digit number that represents the Region in which the stand is located, i.e., 8=Southern Region. 10=Alaska Region.Remarks: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Remarks are from 1 to 68 characters, words, or numbers and in sentence or phrase format that provide for the storage of any additional stand information as deemed appropriate by the prescriber. These data can be recalled from CISC and used in reports.Remarks Code: Timber Data Screen. Any single character or numeric digit may be entered in this field. It can be used as a code for additional remarks. Each Forest will supplement this section to provide guidance on use of this field. See also REMARKS.Reproduction: Stand Tally Sheet. Identifies the presence or absence of seedlings and/or saplings of species representative of the management type that would be considered acceptable growing stock if the overstory were removed. To be considered acceptable the reproduction should be capable of developing into dominants or co-dominants in the new stand. The classification is based on a 1/100-acre plot centered at the point sample plot center. The following table shows the minimum number of seedlings and saplings capable of co-existing and developing through the first commercial thinning which will be considered as adequate reproduction: Number of Seedlings and saplings Management Type on a 100th Acre Plot. Minimum required for reproduction Loblolly Pine 5 Shortleaf Pine 5 Slash Pine 5 Longleaf Pine 7 White Pine 3 Virginia Pine 5 Sand Pine 5 Hardwoods (all types) 3

Reproduction is a one-digit numeric code. It should be documented even when management direction indicates that artificial regeneration is more appropriate. Reproduction is not entered into the CISC database. It is included on the Stand Tally Sheet for possible future reference.


Code Reproduction Adequacy 1 Not obviously adequate 2 Obviously adequate

Seed Tree Adequacy: Stand Tally Sheet. Specifications for seed trees are presented in FSH 2471.1 R8. For those management types that can be regenerated using seed tree methods, classify the adequacy of seed trees observed along the travel route as well as at sample points. Seed tree adequacy is not entered into the CISC database. It is included on the Stand Tally Sheet for descriptive purposes. This is a one-digit numeric code. Code Seed Tree Adequacy 1 Not obviously adequate 2 Obviously adequate

Seed Source: Treatments Screen. An indication of the origin of planted stands. It is used only for artificially regenerated stands. Seed source is a one-digit numeric code. Code Seed Source 1 Natural Stand 2 Designated Seed Collection Stand 3 Seed Production Areas 4 Seed Orchards 5 Selected Trees 6 Selected Breeding 7 Other 8 Vegetative Material

Site Index: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Site index is a measure of site quality based on the height of the dominant trees in a stand at an arbitrarily chosen base age. In Region 8 the base age is 50 years. Site index is recorded for both the forest type and the management type. Site index is recorded in classes based on 10-foot intervals. For example, site index 60 includes all trees between 55 and 64 feet tall at age 50.To determine site index from the site index tables in the FIELD BOOK, round the site index tree age to the nearest 5 years (e.g., age 47 is rounded to 45 and age 48 is rounded to 50). When the rounded age has been determined, read the table horizontally to find the largest indicated height that does not exceed the measured height of the selected tree. The site index value at the top of that column is the indicated site index based on the selected tree. Forests may substitute, after Regional approval, other site index tables that more accurately reflect local conditions by supplementing this handbook. The code for site index is a 3-digit code (i.e., a site index of 110 feet is recorded as 110).The tree chosen for measuring site index should be of the species representing the plurality of the forest type or management type. Several well dispersed trees may need to be examined within the stand to get a good estimate of site index. Species site index tables are included in the FIELD BOOK for all types except the various combinations of upland hardwood. Northern Red Oak, followed by Black Oak and Chestnut Oak, are the preferred species for site determination for all upland and cove hardwood types except


White Oak (Type 54) and Yellow Poplar (Type 50). Scarlet Oak may be used for site determination if there are no other suitable site trees available.The age of the site tree is the age, from seed, of the tree being measured. To determine age from seed, measure age at DBH and add: 5 years for hardwoods, 7 years for longleaf pine, or 4 years for all other pines.

Select trees for site index determination as close to age 50 as possible. Trees younger than 30 years or older than 70 years tend to give inaccurate readings of site index.Height is total height from ground level on the uphill side to tip of the main leader. Height must be measured with an Abney level, clinometer, etc., and at a measured horizontal distance from the tree. Logger tapes must be used to accurately measure distance from the tree.Trees used for site index determination should be dominant, preferably the tallest of several dominants, show no signs of damage to the main stem, and should have been dominant throughout their life. Omit trees which show signs of suppression such as narrow growth rings at the center and/or nearby stumps of such size and location as to have supported trees that would have suppressed the selected tree. In addition the selected trees should be on a location that is typical of the stand to avoid any micro-site influences.Site index is a three-digit numeric value rounded to the nearest 10 feet.Stand Acres: See ACRES.Stand Treatment Code: CISC Lookup Table Menu. See CULTURAL TREATMENT.Soil Type: Miscellaneous Data Screen. Soil EMU is a grouping of one or more soil series that have similar characteristics such as texture, structure, or water retention capacity. Forests not using EMUs may record soil map units with soil series. The dominant or most critical EMU or soil map unit symbol should be recorded. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction. Each Forest will supplement this section to provide guidance on use of this field.The soil type code can be 1 to 6 characters or numeric digits. Stand Average DBH: Stand Tally Sheet. Average diameter at breast height (DBH) of the trees counted for basal area stratified by species group (pine or hardwood) and product (poletimber or sawtimber) as appropriate. Before leaving the stand the prescriber records the DBH for each stratum. DBH is recorded to the nearest inch. It is recorded on the stand tally sheet based upon either ocular or recorded estimates made during the prescriber's travel through the stand. This code is a two-digit numeric value rounded to the nearest inch. See also DIAMETER.Stand Condition Class: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. A classification of the woody growth occupying the stand that incorporates a broad evaluation of: (1) the adequacy of stocking, (2) size of material, (3) thrift, (4) age, (5) and success in meeting planned product objectives. The detailed definition, description, and discussion of Stand Condition Classes are in FSH 2471.1 R8 Silvicultural Practices Handbook. A stand can


qualify for only one stand condition class. That class will be the first class encountered in the list of stand condition classes that describes the stand being classified, unless that stand is under group or individual tree selection management. Once selection cutting has been initiated the appropriate code, 16 or 17, will be used.The stand condition classes are listed in priority for regeneration. Consider this as the second order in an hierarchal scheme with the priority given in the Forest Plan having the first order of consideration. The objective is to implement the Forest Plan. The priority given in the Plan shall be the first to consider in meeting the Forest Plan objective. However, it may not be the best way because of conflicts with standards and guidelines. The priority of the condition class provides a second order of consideration when the first hierarchal order is not desirable. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction. Stand condition class is a two-digit numerical field. Code Stand Condition Class (blank) None

________ Even-Aged Management _______ 1 In Regeneration 2 Damaged Poletimber 3 Damaged Sawtimber 4 Forest Pest Infestation 5 Sparse Poletimber 6 Sparse Saw timber 7 Low Quality Poletimber 8 Low Quality Saw timber 9 Mature Poletimber 10 Mature Saw timber 11 Immature Poletimber 12 Immature Saw timber 13 Seedling & Sapling Adequately Stocked 14 Seedling & Sapling Inadequately Stocked 15 Non-Stocked

________ UnEven-Aged Management _____ 16 Group Selection Management 17 Individual Tree Selection Management

Stand Number: Stand Tally Sheet. Timber Data Screen. Stand number is the identifier associated with a specific contiguous land area known as a stand. A stand is a community of trees possessing sufficient uniformity in composition, constitution, age, spatial arrangement or condition, to be distinguishable from adjacent communities, so forming a silvicultural or management entity. For timber management purposes in Region 8, minimum stand size will be 10 acres. Areas less than 10 acres should be treated as inclusions in the surrounding or adjacent stand size area. Extensive heterogenous areas each of less than 10 acres may be lumped together to form one stand with the silvicultural description based on the prevailing condition. Areas less than


10 acres in size may be identified as stands for non-timber management purposes as appropriate. For timber management, minimum stand width will be 330 feet (5 chains).Stand number is assigned by the prescriptionist with the intention that the number assigned to a newly-regenerated stand should be retained throughout the life of the stand. Existing stand numbers should be retained in all cases unless a large stand is being broken into smaller stands or several small areas previously identified as stands are being merged and carried as one stand.Stand number is a 1 to 4 digit numeric field.

Stand Origin: Timber Data Screen. Stand origin is an indicator of the regeneration method of the current stand. It is a one digit character field. Code Stand Origin N The stand is of natural origin P The stand is a plantation.

Treatment Acres: Treatments Screen. The number of acres in the stand which receive a cultural treatment. If the entire stand is to be treated, this field will match the ACRES field on Timber Data Screen. However, if the stand is to be split or there are significant areas within the stand which will not be treated then the treatment acres will be less than the total stand size. Forest Plan standards on stand size apply to net treatment acres. This number is rounded to the nearest acre.Treatment Code: Treatments Screen. See CULTURAL TREATMENT.Treatment Name: Treatments Screen. This field is automatically entered by CISC when the Cultural Treatment Code is entered.Understory: Stand Tally Sheet. Miscellaneous Data Screen. The understory code consists of 1 to 4 characters or numerical digits. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Forest direction. Forests will supplement this section to provide instructions on use. Visual Quality Objective (VQO): Miscellaneous Data Screen. VQO is the desired level of acceptable alteration of the characteristic landscape. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction. It is a two-character code. Code VQO E Enhancement M Modification MM Maximum Modification P Preservation PR Partial Retention R Retention RE Rehabilitation

Wildlife Species: Miscellaneous Data Screen. The featured wildlife species which has been selected for management emphasis. This code is not determined by the Prescriber. The selection was made by Forest Service biologists after consultation with representatives of the State agency responsible for wildlife management. The selection


was based on resource suitability, public demand, and professional judgement of wildlife biologists. Silvicultural practices should be coordinated with habitat needs for the featured species. Provide appropriate mitigating measures when adverse impacts are impractical to avoid. The codes can be changed using the CISC Lookup Table Menu under Regional direction. Code Wildlife Species (blank) Featured Species not determined 1 No Featured Species 2 Feature Early Successional Species 3 Feature Late Successional Species 10 Woodcock 11 Quail 12 Dove 13 Grouse 20 Gray Squirrel 21 Fox Squirrel 22 Rabbit 23 Raccoon 24 Fox 30 Duck 31 Snipe 40 Deer 41 Bear 42 Turkey 43 Wild Boar 80 Non-Consumptive 90 Red-Cockaded Woodpecker 91 Unassigned 92 Bald Eagle 93 Sand Hill Crane 94 Unassigned 95 Unassigned 96 Unassigned 97 Unassigned 98 Unassigned 99 Other

Year Accomplished: Treatments Screen. The fiscal year that the treatment is accomplished. See also MONTH/YEAR ACCOMPLISHED. Record as a four digit year.Year Scheduled: Treatments Screen. The fiscal year that the treatment is scheduled to occur. See also MONTH/YEAR SCHEDULED. Record as a four digit year.


Appendix A: Displaying Oracle Data with ApplixYou can use the Applix word processor to retrieve, display, and print CISC data. Here are the basic steps - feel free to explore....

1. Start the Applix Word Processor,2. Open a document (NEW or already Existing),3. Click on the Database item in the menu at the top of the page,4. Select the Fast Path SQL option,5. Type in a SQL*Plus SELECT Statement such as:

Select Round((1995-age_year)/10)*10 Age_Class, Sum(acres)From CISC.CISCDATAGroup by Round((1995-age_year)/10)*10;

6. Make sure the Output to spreadsheet option is clicked on,7. Click on Execute and Execute SQL and you should shortly see a list of data on the

screen,8. Click on Edit then choose Copy, or click the COPY icon on the toolbar to put the

data onto the Applix Clipboard,9. Click on File and Exit to remove the database window (unless you plan to use it

again in this session),10. Place the cursor in the Word Processing document at the position where you want to

insert the data and Paste: Use the Paste icon on the toolbar or click E dit and Paste from the Menu bar.

11. Do whatever reformatting is appropriate (such as changing the font to Courier, etc.) and Shazam! You have an Age Class Distribution or a display of whatever data you were seeking!

12. Wow!

AGE_CLASS SUM(ACRES)0 3019

10 734120 536530 366440 153750 243360 1115770 4563680 5687590 20811100 13309110 4217120 2113130 2108140 1391150 1063


160 339170 755190 96

Instructions on the previous page will produce the numbers but not the graph.

To display a Graph do this:

1. Start the Applix Word Processor,2. Open a document (NEW or already Existing),3. Move the cursor to the point where you would like to insert a Spreadsheet that

displays the data on which the graph is based,4. On the top Menu click Insert --> Embedded Object --> Applix Spreadsheet5. In the Spreadsheet menu click: Database --> Fast Path SQL6. Type in a SQL statement or copy & paste a SQL statement from some other

document,7. On this screen's menu click: Execute --> Execute SQL8. After the data shows up click: File --> Paste Into Spreadsheet (This creates a

temporary spreadsheet which exists just long enough to receive the data),9. On the Edit menu click: Select --> All10. Next use menu or icon to choose Copy To Clipboard11. Now that this spreadsheet's data is stored on the clipboard you can click:

File --> Exit --> Abandon to leave this temporary spreadsheet,12. Click: File --> Exit to remove the SQL window,13. Now you are back in the original Embedded Spreadsheet. Choose Paste from

menu or icon,14. Now it is time to build the chart! Use your mouse to highlight the data which should

show up in the chart. (Don't include the column headings),15. On the menu click: Charts --> Create --> Default (or one of the other items if you

want to get fancier with your chart layouts),16. After setting Chart options (if any) use the mouse to drag a box on the screen where

you want the chart to be displayed,17. And, like magic, the chart appears!18. Click once on the chart to highlight it and use the menu or icons to Copy To

Clipboard. For some reason the Chart and the data that support it go back into the original word processing document separately. This Copy sets up a Paste for the Chart part,

19. On the Menu click: File --> Save then File --> Exit to leave this spreadsheet,20. This returns you to the original word processing document where you will see the

embedded spreadsheet,21. Move the cursor to the position where you would like the chart to be displayed and

use the menu or icon to Paste From Clipboard. The Chart will appear,22. Use the regular Applix formatting options to re-size and/or reformat the embedded

spreadsheet and/or Chart,23. Congratulations on a job well done!


Appendix B: Examples of Standard Reports AGECL Age Class Distributions AREA Area Under Forest Service Administration CMPTAC Compartment Acres COND Stand Condition Class by Forest Type COUNTY Area by County & Land Class ERR Finds & Displays errors in CISC Data OAKHAZ Oak Decline Hazard Rating REEXAM Stands to ReExamine SUMARY Stand data by Compartment (Full list) SUMARY Stand data by Compartment (Short list) TREATS Stands Needing Cultural Treatment


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