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1. X unknown X XC unknown conifer XC XH unknown hardwood XH Decid Z other tree not on list Z NC ZC other conifer ZC ZH other hardwood ZH Decid NC RA Arbutus menziesii RA Decid NC AD southern cottonwood AD Decid NC BC white fir BC BA BM Shasta red fir BM NC BP noble fir BP ME box elder ME Decid NC MN Norway maple MN Decid NC MS Sycamore maple MS Decid NC QE English oak QE Decid NC QW white oak Decid NC UA apple UA Decid NC VS sweet cherry VS Decid NC YP Port Orford cedar YP NC OA incense cedar OA NC OB giant sequoia OB OC coast redwood OC OD European mountain ash OD Decid NC OE Siberian elm OE Decid NC OF common pear OF Decid NC OG Oregon ash OG Decid NC OH white ash Decid NC Ol shagbark hickory Decid NC OJ Tree of heaven Decid NC OK Japanese Walnut Decid NC PM Monterey pine PM Decid NC PS sugar pine PS Decid NC SN Norway spruce SN Decid NC R Arbutus R Decid NC U Apple U Decid NC VV choke cherry VV Decid NC WP Pacific willow WP Decid NC Table 5 1 References VDYP species and utilization levels were assembled in consultation with Dave Waddell Modeling Forester Strategic Initiatives Section Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch FLNRO and Sam Otukol Team Lead Statistical amp Biometrics Support Forest
2. First 4 238 Boooooo Nooooo Constraints Standing Volume Time 7 Al 2 0 AREA net down 7 All 80 0 must be TALLER than 5 0m Edt 7 All 20 0 must be OLDER than 120 yrs F VQ0 Partial Retention 85 0 must be TALLER than Delete Standing Timber Volume m Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut Ato Hanea Rate nA 1000 i AAC 1 000 The example above demonstrates how a lower harvest will be displayed A sustainable harvest rate was calculated at 1 335 m yr A lower forced harvest of 1 000 m yr is proposed There are no issues denoted in the Harvest Schedule or vertical lines on the graph indicating that there is more than enough merchantable timber available to meet that harvest level The merchantable volume dark green and dark brown and total available volume top of light green builds over time See below for more information on the Harvest Schedule and the Standing Volume Time graph A July 25 2014 78 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 5 Harvest Schedule The harvest schedule will display the calculated results of your harvest calculation The results displayed are useful for you to assess your AAC analysis W Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D H Calculate Yields 0 to do 5 pa ala Polygon Vie
3. Hh 0920085 35 Existing Forest Yield Curve o Fi Output Data Ta Copy Table LZ Plot Yield INVALIDSITEINFO Weight 0 0 at Pro a Ye to generate yields for species cw SPECIESNOTFOUND Projected data for species CK was not generated at stand age 0 0 Calendar Year Aae bra Voksne prha DOH fam NAL mihajg Deciduous x w a 2 m2 4128 0 900 w ass 5 05 an 0 000 w 9 7 4m 0009 w M2 gt 45 0000 1w LLAJ ELKI 48 9009 aS ET E T EE Od E w 470 ae ns 4m oon w 11 uzn n7 4139 o no es 39 4138 n 2893 21 ans x n w 23 417 3 72 us 4135 m ana R 412 ns 4750 29 ao n m mI an m 4226 333 ans ne aa 2 az 19 1 n7 ane 20 p xe ane Data to Input Data to display data that was used in creating the yield curves To copy the table to memory for pasting to another application such as Excel click Copy Table from the Toolbar Click the Plotsy icon if you would like to display the Yield Curve graph VDYP and TIPSY Information and Error Messages A red message is displayed below the Existing Forest and Reforest section if the yield curve has not been calculated or if there are errors in creating the yield curve Follow the prompts provided Note that VDYP7 and TIPSY each have their own set of error messages generated if there are issues unrelated to Woodlot Additional information on the message may be available in the Help for VDYP and TIPSY File Edit View Reports Help Project
4. Constraints can be applied universally to your entire woodlot and or to specific classifications of polygons created selected in the Polygon View tab Constraints can be applied for area netdowns stand height constraints stand age constraints or any combination of these Polygons will be harvested once the current inventory meets the prescribed constraint parameters on a going forward basis Several or all constraints can be met at the same time constraints are not cumulative Timber required to meet one constraint can also be used to meet other constraints To activate constraints in your harvest calculation select the check boxes for the constraints you have set up and you wish to activate They will not activate if they are not checked A July 25 2014 71 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 3 1 Adding and Editing Constraints To add a constraint in the Constraints section click the Add button This will bring up the Add Constraint window as follows Name optional Future WTPs Name optional Ownership vao aa DWR Classification L DWR EXCLUD Specific W Add Constraint s W Add Constraint V Apply this Constraint V Apply this Constraint Constraints EXCLUDE from Woodlot must be TALLER than must be OLDER than Goria aac latte nace Constraints can be applied to the entire woodlot glo
5. LA alpine larch LA LD Dahurian larch NC LS Siberian larch NC LT tamarack LT L LW western larch LW LW M Maple M Decid MB bigleaf maple MB Decid MV vine maple MV Decid NC P Pine P PL PA whitebark pine PA PL PF limber pine PF PL PJ jack pine PJ PL PL lodgepole pine PL PL PLC shore pine PLC PL NC PLI lodgepole pine PLI PL PR red pine PR PW western white pine PW PW PXJ lodgepole x jack pine hybrid PXJ PY ponderosa pine PY PY Q Oak Q Decid NC QG Garry oak QG Decid NC S Spruce S S SB black spruce SB SE Engelmann spruce SE SE SS Sitka spruce SS SS SW white spruce SW SW SX spruce hybrid SX S SXL Sitka x white SXL S SXS Sitka x unknown hybrid SXS S SXW Engelmann x white SXW S T Yew T Decid NC TW western yew TW Decid NC UP Pacific crab apple UP Decid NC V Cherry V Decid NC VB bitter cherry VB Decid NC VP pin cherr VP Decid NC W Willow W Decid NC WA peachleaf willow WA Decid NC WB Bebb s willow WB Decid NC WD pussy willow WD Decid NC WS Scouler s willow WS Decid NC WT Sitka willow WT Decid NC Y Cypress Y YC YC yellow cedar YC YC July 25 2014 99 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update
6. gt Permit use Permit the application to use these devices Use Woodlot A July 25 2014 87 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 2 Silviculture Systems in Woodlot Woodlot 4 offers two silviculture systems for timber supply analysis clearcut and partial cut Silviculture systems can be selected by forest polygon In the Polygon View tab select the silviculture system in the Existing Forest section Refer also to Section 7 9 1 of this user guide a Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wlt Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D BF H Calculate Yields 0 to do Add Polygon 3 Split Polygon s s Add Classification Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Group By FMLB 398 Area Gross Area ha 03 Sort By Mapsheet Polygon X 5 0 Yes a FMLB ye X Reduction Future Roads ha or fing Forest ae Do Not Harvest Site Index m Clearcut No Change Clearcut Reforest To Partial Cut Harvest Age yrs The clearcut method also provides for commercial thinning of certain species in managed stands by way of using TIPSY when you select your yield settings Clearcut The first harvest entry will occur at or later than the harvest age selected in Polygon View The actual harvest age will depend on the order selected in the Calculations tab and actual p
7. Huang Titus and Lakusta Huang Titus and Lakusta Thrower 1992ac Thrower 1992ac Thrower 1992ac Nigh Krestov and Klinka 2 Huang Titus and Lakusta Nigh 2009 Nigh 2009 Nigh 2009 Nigh 2009 Chen and Klinka 2000ac VRI VDYP TIPSY Coastal Westem Redcedar VDYP Utilization default 12 5 All Species 12 5 Volume Sindex Curve Name Nigh Krestov and Klinka Thrower 1992ac Huang Titus and Lakusti Thrower 1992ac Nigh Krestov and Klinka Chen and Kinka 2000ac Nigh 2009 Chen and Kinka 2000ac Chen and Kinka 2000ac Thrower 1992ac Nigh 2000 Kurucz 1985ac A July 25 2014 29 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 6 7 Utilization Levels The timber utilization levels available in Woodlot 4 are based on utilization levels used by FLNRO in timber supply analyses in BC Utilization generally depends on whether the stand is an existing natural stand existing managed stand a future managed stand second growth or old growth on the coast or interior The following default options were developed for Woodlot 4 Species VRI VDYP TIPSY Name Aspen Cottonwood or Poplar poplar balsam poplar black cottonwood trembling aspen hybrid poplars Fir Balsam amabilis fir balsam fir grand fir subalpine fir Cedar westem redcedar a 12 5 All Species
8. The Woodlot 4 Help feature includes information on both VDYP7 and TIPSY 4 3 For more information on VDYP TIPSY Sindex and Plotsy please contact the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch 3 1 Updating Woodlot 4 From time to time it may be necessary for FLNRO to update Woodlot 4 or its dependent software VDYP7 TIPSY4 3 Sindex and Plotsy The FLNRO is responsible for the updating process For internal Ministry users the latest version should always be available on Citrix For Woodlot Licensees industry and external users please check the Ministry website to ensure you are working with the latest version of Woodlot Searching for Woodlot for Windows will find an appropriate web link to the software A July 25 2014 5 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 Woodlot Overview This chapter provides an overview of main features in Woodlot 4 Woodlot 4 is a timber supply analysis program for use on woodlots and small woodlands in BC In addition Woodlot 4 now includes the ability to determine harvest rates on larger forest tenures such as Community Forest Agreements and First Nations Woodland Licences It uses the timber inventory and timber management information you provide estimates the growth and yield on your woodlot and calculates the best possible sustainable harvest rate for the planning period Woodlot calculates a non declining even flow flat line harvest rate over a 250 ye
9. Yields need to be calculated Press the Calculate Yields button to update all yields July 25 2014 55 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 10 Reforest The Reforest section is used to select attributes for the new forest you plan to establish after harvesting To activate the Reforest section select Clearcut Reforest to in the Existing Forest section under Silviculture System E June18sample WLT Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help LG H calculate Yields 1 to do 8 Add Polygon 3 Split Polygon afe Rename Polygon s s Add Classification Proje Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations om ai Gr VQOs vop By Menshet Z Bl Reduction Sort By Mapsheet Polygon x Area ha or 4 03 5 0 Excluded 2 Reason Campsite2 on Future Roads tha or 5 0 149 Net Area ha 12 6883 BEC Zone CWH Baisting Forest Silviculture System Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 15 20 Site Index Age rs 97 at base year 2013 Regen Delay rs Harvest Age yrs 116 Harvest Age yrs 135 VDYP TIPSY Ref Age 70 Height 18 0 VAF 100 0 Initial 1600 Planted Thin 1200 OAF1 0 85 Trees Ha 1 544 BasalArea 49 9 OAF2 DWB Western Hemlock e0 Western Redcedar ENK zj Western Red Cedar a Western Hemlock Lami a ICulmination 135 yrs Harvest 135 yrs i Importing Yields Completed To activate t
10. 2183 550 546 543 530 546 2184 431a 2185 546 497 543 2186 520 530 543 2187 2188 2189 543 548 520 2190 452 Nothing to Harvest Nothing to Harvest Standing Volume Time ooooooooooooocoo 141 295 Volume mn lz i AAC 2 000 A July 25 2014 83 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 11 Reports and Graphs Reports and graphics can be produced in Woodlot 4 to summarize the results of your analysis Important data used in your analysis and generated in the harvest calculation is summarized in the woodlot report for your use and editing in MS Word The report writing feature works much the same way as in Woodlot 3 2 although it is now activated from the Report menu Graphing has been updated to utilize the FLNRO graphing program Plotsy To generate reports and graphs from the Report menu select one of the following options described below You will need to run a calculation or have a previous calculation run in order to generate a report W Junel8sample WLT File Edit Vig D Ea Godlot for Windows 4 0 Reports Help alc Woodlot Report E Age Distribution Graph Project go pasanak Standing Volume Time Graph Project Information Tenure ption Company Name User Name Scenario Number Forest District Created On June 13 2013 Last Modified unchanged Coast Interior Coat ti
11. Company Name enter your company name User name enter your name Scenario number enter the scenario name or number Forest District enter the forest district your woodlot is in Created on will be populated by Woodlot 4 which is the date you first started your work Last Modified the date you last saved the file the number of changes made since you last saved the wit file Four new global default values are required in Woodlot 4 1 for your woodlot These include Coast Interior Indicate if your woodlot is on the Coast or Interior This will affect results in TIPSY and VDYP It cannot be changed by polygon BEC indicate the default Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification BEC Zone your woodlot is in BEC can be changed for each polygon in the Polygon View tab BEC is now required for VDYP7 Base Year this is the year that your timber inventory was prepared It is used to define the establishment year for each polygon which is in turn used to define the current age of the polygon Establishment year is derived by subtracting the measured age of your stand from the base year when it was measured If your woodlot inventory has different base years you can address this in two ways in Woodlot a Multiple Import For each base year you can import that group of polygons separately Import the first group set that base year Then import the next group into the same wilt file and set that base yea
12. Existing Forest Silviculture System Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 150 Calculate Si Age yrs 139 at base year 2014 Harvest Age yrs 124 VDYP Ref Age 138 Height 28 3 VAF 100 0 Trees Ha 251 Basal Area 22 0 White Spruce W Lodgepole Pine L 4 Culmination 124 yrs 178 4m Harvest 124 yrs 178 4m7 Age 138 yrs 196 6m v BEC Reforest Reforest To Site Index Regen Delay yrs Harvest Age yrs TIPSY Initial 1600 Planted Yield Graph buttons and summary yield graph results Click on the yield graph button to display the yield OAF1 0 85 OAF2 0 95 Click on the mini graph to display the yield table A July 25 2014 35 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 3 Navigation Tree The navigation tree is located along the left side of the Polygon View tab As you toggle on the list of polygons the polygon information will display at the right File Edit View Reports D H Calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Group By Sort By FMLB Mapsheet Polygon Help Tabular View J Non FMLB VRI Non FMLB Cultivated 0 Non FMLB Open Range Non FMLB Swamp H 0 0 0 F f Non FMLB Lake FMLB 093E088 512 E 093088 517 093E088 553 093E088 2616 093E088 2617 2 093E088 2620 E 093E088 2621 093E088 2622 E 093E088 2623 093E088 2624 093E088 2
13. TIPSY VDYP Utilization defaut 125 Al Species 12 5 v Minimum DBH cm Code Name VDYP TIPSY A Aspen Cottonwood or Poplar AC poplar Regen Delay fyrs ACB balsam poplar mien E ACT black cottonwood AT trembling aspen Partial Cut Percent AX hybrid poplars B Fir Balsam BA amabilis fir Adjustment Factor PCAF BB balsam fir BG grand fir TIPSY Defaults BL subalpine fir OAF1 c Cedar PE A cw westem redcedar Minimum Volume m7 Min Re entry Period yrs Linkage to existing Resultants polygons via Mapheet Polygon Sub Polygon O Unique ID O Row Number Populating Tree COMPLETED 0 000 seconds Decid 17 5 All Species 17 5 Second Growth 2G Decid OG Old Growth Decid A July 25 2014 23 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Note Important new global defaults are present in Woodlot 4 1 These will affect your woodlot calculations and include Coast Interior for your woodlot BEC zone for your woodlot Base Year for your timber inventory VDYP Utilization level options 6 1 Project Information Defaults The Project Information section is used to enter basic information about your woodlot as well as some important new default values required in Woodlot 4 The basic information is optional for your reference and use in the report It can be text or numbers and includes Tenure enter your woodlot licence number
14. VDYP A AC ACB ACT AT AX B BA BB BG BL c cw TIPSY AT AT B BA B BL cw cw Decid OG Old Growth Decid i AAC 1 269 The species information used in Woodlot 4 including cross references and utilization levels is derived from VRI standards VDYP documentation and TIPSY documentation The Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch of FLNRO have reviewed it please contact FAIB if any questions All tree species supported by the FLNRO Vegetation Resources Inventory VRI VDYP7 and TIPSY 4 3 are available for use in Woodlot 4 and have been cross linked This is a complex and important information source in timber supply modeling important for users to be aware of so they understand modeling limitations Hence the listing has been provided in the Project Tab with defaults Selecting on the radio buttons will display the listing for each data source and model as follows 6 6 1 VRI Species For Vegetation Resources Inventory VRI data this list describes the species code common names species code used in VDYP species code used in TIPSY and whether it is considered deciduous or non commercial Only the species that show under the VDYP and TIPSY headers will have yield information calculated for them Unlisted species can be imported for completeness but will not have yields calculated in Woodlot VDYP Name Aspen Cottonwood or Poplar Poplar balsam poplar TIPSY black cottonwood tr
15. none if they are not to be used Classifiers can be automatically imported by creating fields that start with either c_ or class_ in the inventory data set prior to importing it into Woodlot A common approach is to use the overlay capabilities of a GIS system to add mapped classifiers such as UWR or visual constraints to inventory data As long as the class ID fields in the new resultant layer are prefixed with c_ or class_ the classification scheme will be imported into Woodlot 4 with the inventory data in shp format 7 7 BEC Zone Another important new addition to Woodlot software is the addition of the BEC Zone BEC is now required in VDYP7 The BEC Zone is displayed in this section The default BEC Zone set on the Project parameters tab will be displayed in the list with square brackets The default can be manually over ridden here by selecting on the drop down list box The correct BEC for each polygon will be included in a VRI data set and can be included in a CSV file if you are importing data If the woodlot has multiple BEC zones and you did not use VRI as source data you will be need to check and possibly update the BEC zone for each polygon 7 8 Small Map A small map of your forest polygon will display at the far right if you have imported a shp file with graphics The polygon will be colour coded the same as in the navigation tree It will include the polygon label The map can be displayed or hidden by clickin
16. 2014 106 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 To view timber yield information for any polygon in the Polygon View tab click on the polygon number in the navigation tree then click on the yield type screen usually for VDYP or for TIPSY This will open a Yield Settings window with the polygon data for that yield type Click on the lt Cancel gt button at the bottom right to close this screen Click on the mini graph to display the yield table Click on the Plot Yield icon at the top to view the yield curves Close out the windows by clicking the red X To view a summary of basic yield information for all your forest polygons open the Tabular View tab This will display a listing of polygons and harvest information To run a calculation open the Calculations tab Forest polygons are listed in a small display box called Harvest Order That order is set based on the Harvest Priority displayed above By default Woodlot 4 will set the Harvest Order to the same as in your last lot file The calculation will assume that the order for harvest is the order listed here If you want to reset the harvest order you will need to unselect the Woodlot 3 Sort Order check box Clicking on a polygon and using the buttons titled lt First gt lt Up gt lt Down gt lt Next gt and lt None gt can change this order Or the o
17. 4 3 SINDEX33 1 45 527 3 ha 527 3 ha 520 7 ha Interior 2G Second Growth n a 40 years 20 cm 150 m ha 0 85 0 95 0 80 250 years 2013 This section summarises information used to calculate a long term harvest rate on Woodlot Licence No Sample The calculated harvest rate can be used to assist in determining the allowable annual cut AAC It should be assessed in light of the assumptions used social and economic considerations in determining the AAC 2 0 Summary a Area Summary Description Area ha Area ha Volume m Polygons Total Area 527 3 56 Non Forest 0 0 0 FMLB forest management landbase 527 3 171 836 8 56 Reduction 0 0 0 Future Roads 0 0 0 Net Area 527 3 171 836 8 56 Excluded Constraints 0 0 0 Contributing Forest 527 3 171 836 8 56 Missing yield data 0 0 0 Area Net down constraint 0 0 0 Minimum Parameters not met 6 6 231 3 2 Silviculture System Do Not Harvest 0 0 0 THLB timber harvesting landbase 520 7 171 605 5 54 A July 25 2014 113 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update b Polygon Data Gross Net Area Vol ha Gross Net r oe Polygon Area ha ha Age yrs FC Label m ha Volume Volume Owne
18. A average age PCMeth Choice of partial cut method M multiage for A Multiage is not currently available a future feature NoHarvReas vest anna reason fornot Text or number Crappy stand harvesting RegenDelay Regeneration delay in years Number 2 A July 25 2014 102 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Future forest site index in m at breast height age 50 for the second Sitelndex2 rotation Type in your site index or Number 21 4 use 1 or O to bring in original site index Harvest age in years for the second N mber 95 HarvestAg2 rotation YieldName2 Reforest to yield name Text HighsiteFD YieldMeth Yield method VDYP TIPSY NC NSR Text VDYP TASS Custom SpCd1 Species code 1st species Use VRI Text HW species codes SpCa2 Species code 2nd species Use VRI Text cw species codes spCd3 Species code 3rd species Use VRI Text ss species codes spcd4 Species code 4th species Use VRI Text FD species codes SpCd5 Species code 5th species Use VRI Text YC species codes spCd6 Species code 6th species Use VRI Text DR species codes SpPt1 Species percent 1st species 40 SpPt2 Species percent 2nd species 20 SpPt3 Species percent 3rd species 15 SpPt4 Species percent 4th species 10 SpPt5 Species percent 5th species 10 SpPt6 Species percent 6th species 5
19. Forest Tenures News The Premier Online Ministries amp Organizations Job Opportunities Main Index AC tome Ministre Home forast Tenures Home try of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Woodlot for Windows AAC Program OTHER LINKS Woodiet for Windows Woodiot is timber supply software used to calculate harvest rates on Woodlot Licences in Engineering amp Roads British Columbia s Woodlot Licence Program The software and user guide are available at no charge The most recent BC Timber Sales Timber Tenures in B C Brochure gt Bulletins gt Manual and Guidebooks gt TFL TSA Map version of Woodlot Version 4 0 represents a joint effort equally funded by the Federation of BC Woodlot Associations FECWA and the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations FLNRO Woodlot 4 0 has been enhanced to operate on a more current operating system and to take advantage of the latest inventory and timber supply technology Also Woodlot 4 0 now includes the ability to determin rvest rates on larger area based forest tenures such as Community Forest Agreements and First Nations Woodland Licences Industry and non government users can download and install Woodlot 4 0 directly from the link on this website BC Government users can access Woodlot using the Ministry s Citrix server More detailed installation instructions are found within the User Manual Quick Links see Bink below Statutes a
20. Project Polygon View L TORNA Map View Calculations v Label Map V Use VRI Label Position Zoom All Legend Non FMLB Do not Harvest NC NSR Harvestable Issue N Selected Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 078 seconds 971 986 9 984 892 9 The Map View displays the map of your woodlot if you have imported a VRI shp file to Woodlot 4 Currently Woodlot 4 will only accept VRI shp files Refer to Section 3 2 for more on map file formats that may be imported If you are working with a Woodlot 3 2 lot file no map will be displayed unless you have imported a corresponding shp file which will be a future feature in Woodlot 4 Map View includes the following basic features e Themed map of your woodlot with forest polygons and forest cover labels with a legend e Adjusting label displays using the label check boxes FC Labels provides the standard FLNRO map label format Use VRI Label Position provides the positioning of map labels based on standard VRI format A July 25 2014 66 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The map is colour coded using colours in the Polygon View navigation tree Green represents forested polygons yellow for NSR polygons grey for excluded polygons such as lakes and rock red hatched for selected polygons To select and highlight polygons right click on the map po
21. and assumed to grow like a similar stand in stocking at the younger age that matches this residual volume The stand is assumed to grow at the same rate and stocking as the naturally occurring well stocked stand did adjusted as noted below for a PCAF and is re harvested at the specified re entry period 6 To adjust for any upward or downward bias in this methodology due to regeneration lags crown expansion and other factors that may affect the recovery of a stand a Partial Cut Adjustment Factor A July 25 2014 89 Enfor Consultants Ltd vol Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 PCAF was introduced The yield generated is reduced or can be increased by this amount Woodlot defaults the PCAF to 0 8 which assumes a conservative 20 reduction on ingrowth to account for the methodology bias A PCAF of 1 assumes that the ingrowth will not be affected by a partial cut and will produce yields at exactly the same rate and shape of the yield curve for the ingrowth period as it would if the stand had not been harvested at all The PCAF can be reset in the Harvest Parameters screen The PCAF is applied to the in growth and the net amount is used for harvest calculations i e volume used for partial cut polygon in harvest calculations in growth PCAF At re entry age the in growth is removed and the stand is reduced to the younger age again The stand re grows again until it is harvested at the next
22. defaults or enter your own minimum parameter Volume adjustment factor for VDYP VAF 0 0 to 1 0 0 95 yields from 0 1 0 95 0 95 9 Number of stems per ha at reference RefStemsHa year for use in VDYP7 Console Number 1235 Basal area m2 per hectare at RefBasalA reference year for use in VDYP7 Number 52 6 Console Age at reference year for use in RefAge VDYP7 Console Number 34 Height in meters at reference year for use in VDYP7 Console Enter to RefHeight use Woodlot defaults or enter your Number l own reference height RefDate Reference date in day month year Date 21 07 1987 UtilizFile Utilization level OG 2G HG 12 5 Tetor eet ae oG 17 5 Closure Crown Closure 60 StockClass Stocking Class 0 1 2 etc per VRI N mer 1 specs Operational Adjustment Factor 1 b OAF1 15 0 85 0 85 OAF2 Operational Adjustment Factor 2 Text or 0 95 Regeneration method Natural Regen Planted Clumped Text N PorC N Stems per hectare at establishment Density for use in TIPSY Number 1600 Thin Whether to pre commercial thin or YorN y not Thinned Thin to density in stems per hectare N mb r 1200 for use in TIPSY A July 25 2014 104 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Whether to Commercial thin or not Can only be used with Fd on the available Generally leave this as Y comThin coast and Pl in the I
23. vegetative cover types ordered from most to least bl_hist line_6_site_prep_history Label Line 6 Site Preparation The site preparation history represented by a list of History abbreviations for the techniques used followed by the bl_distur line_7_activity_hist_symbol Label Line 7 Activity History A symbol representing what techniques were used in the Symbol labelled area The symbol is a circle with 0 to 4 bl_his_sy line_7A_stand_tending_history Label Line 7A Stand Tending Symbols representing tending history History bl_tend line_7B_disturbance_history Label Line 7B Disturbance The disturbance history described as a list of History abbreviations for the techniques along with the years each bl_plant line_8_planting_history Label Line 8 Planting History The planting or regeneration history described as a list of years during which artificial plantings was vitot_125 live_stand_volume_125 Live Stand Volume for 12 5cm This is the total net live volume per hectare of all species determined by percent basal area of the tree layer vitot_175 live_stand_volume_175 Live Stand Volume for 17 5cm This is the total net live volume per hectare of all species determined by percent basal area of the tree layer vitot_225 live_stand_volume_225 Live Stand Volume for 22 5cm This is the total net live volume per hectare of all species determined by percent basal area of the tree layer visp1_125 live_vol_per_ha_spp1_125 Leading Species Live Volume This is the net live volume pe
24. which is FLNRO policy for woodlot licences in BC An iterative harvest rate calculation is performed on polygons identified in the Harvest Order Calculations use the forest polygon yield and management information shown in the Polygon View tab Forest cover constraints can be applied to simulate the impact on timber supply of non timber values that do not preclude harvesting The sustainable annual harvest rate m year is shown next to the Calculate button and in the information bar at the bottom The resulting harvest schedule is displayed in the table at the top right and can be viewed in several helpful ways by selecting on one of the radio buttons The resulting volume over time graph is displayed at the bottom right Reports and graphs can be generated from the Reports menu item A July 25 2014 68 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The Calculations tab is split into the following functional sections described below e Harvest Priority e Harvest Order e Constraints e Calculate AAC e Harvest Schedule e Standing Volume Time graph Click the Calculate button to calculate the sustainable harvest rate once you have identified the harvest priority and harvest order The Calculate button will show red if any data or assumptions have changed since the last time a harvest rate was calculated A new harvest schedule and Standing Volume Time graph will display for your review You can a
25. 0 494 2188 0 0 Constraints 0 0 0 none 43a 2189 543 548 520 66 2 000 2000 ofp 431b a er apis ee r 4 w r Constraints Standing Volume Time Aaa Al 2 0 AREA net down 141 295 7 All 80 0 must be TALLER than 5 0m T Al 20 0 must be OLDER than 120 yrs VQO Partial Retention 85 0 must be TALLER than J oeae Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut 7 0 t 3 E Auto Harvest Rate m yr 2 000 m Yew sas DAAC 2 000 Blue bars indicate that there is simply not enough merchantable volume to make the desired harvest rate Woodlot will harvest the portion of merchantable volume that is available or if none is available will defer the harvest until there is some volume available In this case Woodlot will indicate Nothing to Harvest as the issue It is quite likely that there is volume on the woodlot at these times however this has not met merchantability limits as denoted by the lighter green colour In the example above the sustainable harvest rate was 1 335 m yr The forced manual harvest for testing purposes is 2 000 m yr Issues are denoted by vertical red bars and vertical blue bars in the graph and in the Issues column in the Harvest Schedule The forced cut has enough timber of merchantable size available to harvest through some of the constraints but it will violate constraints Blue vertical bars appear when there is insuff
26. 11 1 20 V Pl Sw 19 2 458 7 5 091 6 5 091 6 Private CC Refores 460 16 2 16 2 20 V AtSw Ep 17 0 204 2 3 308 0 3 308 0 Crown CC Refores 461 5 7 5 7 40 V P FdSwAt 18 1 348 9 1 988 7 1 988 7 Crown CC Refores 461P 5 7 5 7 40 V Pl FdSwAt 18 1 348 9 1 988 7 1 988 7 Private CC Refores 462 53 5 3 29 V PISw 16 0 349 9 1 854 5 1 854 5 Crown CC Refores 462P 2 2 2 2 129 V PlSw 16 0 349 9 769 8 769 8 Private CC Refores 463 3 6 13 6 40 V PISW At 17 2 307 8 4 186 1 4 186 1 Crown CC Refores 481 6 1 6 1 40 V SbPI 6 0 31 2 190 3 190 3 Crown CC Refores 482 5 9 5 9 40 V SwPI BI 9 2 213 3 1 258 5 1 258 5 Crown CC Refores 484a 3 0 13 0 60 V Pl Sw 17 6 159 7 2 076 1 2 076 1 Crown CC Refores 484b 2 5 12 5 60 V Pl Sw 17 6 159 7 1 996 2 1 996 2 Crown CC Refores 486 2 3 2 3 190 V Sw AtPI 10 5 353 7 813 5 813 5 Crown CC Refores 490 2 0 12 0 80 V SwPIBI 8 4 281 4 3 376 8 3 376 8 Crown CC Refores 491a 6 0 16 0 90 V Pl Sw 15 4 404 8 6 476 8 6 476 8 Crown CC Refores 491b 7 0 17 0 90 V Pl Sw 15 4 404 8 6 881 6 6 881 6 Crown CC Refores 493a 3 0 13 0 20 V AtSwEp FdPI 17 0 231 9 3 014 7 3 014 7 Crown CC Refores 493b 3 6 13 6 20 V AtSwEp FdPI 17 0 231 9 3 153 8 3 153 8 Crown CC Refores 494 0 9 10 9 40 V PISW AtFd 19 9 378 7 4 127 8 4 127 8 Crown CC Refores 495 FT 5 7 180 V Sw FdEp 15 2 404 3 2 304 5 2 304 5 Crown CC Refores 496a 4 1 14 1 20 V PI 16 5 367 5 5 181 8 5 181 8 Cr
27. 12 5 vd A AC AC YP TIPSY B ACT AT AX B BA BB BG BL C cw Decid 17 5 All Species 17 5 2G Second Growth Decid OG Old Growth Decid Decid Decid Decid Decid You can change the utilization level for any polygon in the Polygon View tab TIPSY yields are generally calculated to a default 12 5 cm dbh utilization while VDYP yields are calculated to 12 5 or 17 5 cm depending on location and species Max Stump Min Top Yield Utilization Default Min dbh Height Diameter Type Option Species Typical Application cm cm cm Existing managed stands TIPSY All cases Allspecies Future managed stands 12 5 30 10 Existing natural second VDYP_ 2G Second Growth All species _ growth stands 12 5 30 10 Applies only to Haida VDYP HG Haida Gwaii Allspecies Gwaii all ages all species 12 5 30 10 Varies by Existing natural old growth 17 5 or VDYP OG Old Growth species stands 12 5 30 10 Existing natural second VDYP 12 5 All Species 12 5 Allspecies growth stands 12 5 30 10 Existing natural old growth VDYP 17 5 All Species 17 5 Allspecies stands 17 5 30 10 If you wish to use other than the default 12 5 cm dbh utilization in TIPSY 1 Make a backup copy of C Program Files Woodlot for Windows 4 Woodlot Species dat One editing mistake could render Woodlot inoperable until you get a clean copy of this file A backup copy ensures this will not be an
28. 50 ore vaene 6671712 093K033 8943376 6670983 6671160 6671729 8921649 6671068 6671283 6671116 gt 093K033 889 093K033 45709793 093K033 988 093K033 798 093K033 796 093K033 64498979 093K033 758 093K033 778 093K033 790 lt lt lt lt lt Creating a New Row Filter To create your own custom Row Filter Row Fiter click Edit next to the list of Row Filters M lt 0 r Old Growth Dead Pine This will display a Row Filters dialogue EES box Click Create to create your new Tow Filter and enter the new filter name Enter a name for this filter Large Polygons Your new filter name will appear in the list box and the Row Filter dialogue will appear ready for you to select the attributes to add July 25 2014 64 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Click Add on the right side of the Row Filters dialogue box to display the attributes you can add to your filter Click on the attribute you are interested in to select it This will bring up an Edit Row Filter dialogue box which you can enter the parameters for the attributes for the polygons you wish to filter out Click Save Filter This will take you back to the Row Filters dialogue box and will display the filter s you have created Road Area Netdown h
29. 50 years for the leading species e Age yrs current age of the leading species of the stand This will be affected by the entered base year of your forest inventory For example if the inventory was completed in 2013 and the stand age was 80 years old at that time enter 80 Enter a base year of 2013 The stand age is current and the stand will be modeled as an 80 year old stand in 2013 As another example if the inventory was completed in 2003 and at the time the stand age was 52 enter age 52 but be sure to change the base year to 2003 Woodlot will increase the A July 25 2014 42 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update stand age by 10 years to 62 yrs old in 2013 to reflect the current time that has passed between when the age was measured and the current year e Harvest Age yrs The harvest age will be calculated for you by default as the age at which all your harvest parameters are met or culmination age whichever is greater You can over ride the harvest age by typing over this cell An age displayed in square brackets is the default harvest age which will be used unless you manually override it Note The harvest age is used to set the earliest age the polygon can be harvested in the AAC calculations If the polygon harvest is delayed in the calculation past the harvest age the calculation will use the volume from the actual older age at harvest 7 9 3 Calculate Site
30. Analysis and Inventory Branch FLNRO February to July 2013 TIPSY species were assembled based on the latest version of batch TIPSY July 2013 VRI Relational Data Dictionary version 4 0 draft pp 73 75 Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations December 12 2012 A Users Guide to the Vegetation Resources Inventory VRI Attribute Codes Appendix 4 Timberline Forest Inventory Consultants Ltd Michael Sandvoss Bruce McClymont Craig Farnden March 31 2005 A July 25 2014 100 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 6 Import Export Variables used in Woodlot 4 The following variables are used in Woodlot 4 CSV files for importing data into Woodlot or for exporting data from Woodlot Note that the use of square brackets denote that a for importing data to Woodlot the variable is to use default values generated by Woodlot or b for exported files the value in square brackets was generated from defaults generated by Woodlot and used in your analysis Note that the Woodlot 4 variables are also listed in the columns in the column filter in the Tabular View tab Woodlot Default Acceptable Woodlot Variable Description of variable to use Value can aaa Example be generated An optional field of unique polygon UniquelD identifiers used if your polygon Text or number MG1 mapsheet num
31. Asa general rule it is more efficient to prepare the data outside of Woodlot in a GIS system and or spreadsheet or data manager and import the results into woodlot Preparing the data ina GIS system allows you to import a SHP file set which enables the mapping tools within Woodlot 4 Polygon View This is the most important data screen in Woodlot 4 as your final calculations are only as good as your input data You should spend an appropriate amount of time collecting and ensuring this screen is filled correctly IN Harvey Kee WI234 hay 28 2013iwlt Weodict for Windows 40 a Fe Edt View Repoti Hep DF id B Cocotte vietss 09 to 0 Ma ognie Tabular vee i Cohen Fier Summan 5 Poyon pr gt m Des m a a a i The Tabular View tab is used to e N i display basic polygon information for a quick check 2 ou gua I i Chet Tabular view Polygon data can be filtered to display the data in a variety of coders ways SRR RRB BSED eS SESS SSS SESE SESS SFB FRR SE g A July 25 2014 8 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Fle Esa View Reports Help DF bed Bi Cte Vets 99 to de Paa Foran en Teda ew SA tatsi tiap n Z Use VFI Label Feston Y Checking Vieids COMPLETED 2 123 seconds PTLOMI PALEIS E Harvey A W123 Ady 24 2013m Woodie for Windows 0 Fle pst View Repoti Help DF ed B coteaiate Viets 0 to d
32. BEC defaut ew y Base Year 2013 e Woodlot Report select this if you would like to generate a Woodlot Licence Harvest Planning report for the woodlot project you are working on This will launch MS Word and display the report as a rich text file rtf a copy will be saved to your working directory as report rtf You can make edits and add graphics as you normally would in MS Word When you are finished editing save the file as a doc file 2 0 Summary a Area Summary A July 25 2014 84 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Age Distribution Graph select this to generate an age distribution graph over time for the woodlot project you are currently working on Graphs are generated in Plotsy and can be exported from Plotsy in several graphics file formats which you can later import into a report It is best to maximize the Plotsy window before export to improve the resolution of the exported graphic Ke Age Class Distribution by Ares AAC 1248 Plotsy fle fdt View Graph Help asau aguas e Standing Volume Time Graph select this to generate the volume time graph for your woodlot project Graphs are generated in Plotsy and can be exported from Plotsy in several graphics file formats which you can later import into a report Itis best to maximize the Plotsy window before export to improve the resolution of the exported graphic St
33. Classification Polygon Toolbar Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Group By FMLB 398 Sort By Mapsheet Polygon a e HNR Gross Area ha 0 3 Ownership Crow 3 Yes a Voo 398 FMLB Yes ati 399 428 Reduction 429 The first half of the toolbar includes the following features shown as icons e New used to create a new Woodlot project file e Open used to open an existing wlt file from Woodlot 4 e Save saves your project to the existing Woodlot 4 wlt file you are working on e Calculate Yields used to calculate new yields from any Tab Shows the number of polygons that have not been calculated yet you can check which ones are not calculated in the Polygon View tree A second half of the toolbar is displayed only when you navigate to the Polygon View tab For information on this toolbar please refer to Section 7 A Enfor Consultants Ltd July 25 2014 15 Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 6 Importing Shapefiles Import shp The Import shp file menu item is a new feature in Woodlot 4 1 which allows you to import an ESRI Shapefile so that you can display a map of the inventory polygons in the woodlot The two files read by Woodlot are the shp and dbf The shape type must be a polygon including polygon polygon M and Polygon Z For more information on ESRI Shapefiles refer also to http en
34. Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 6 Project Tab The Project tab is used e to enter project information for your woodlot e to adjust default settings that will apply globally to the entire woodlot and e to view basic information inventory and yield assumptions You can edit the default values as required You can also change or override these default values on a polygon specific basis in the Polygon View tab It is important to check that the default settings reflect conditions on and assumptions applicable to your woodlot as the defaults will be used in the absence any polygon specific information that you may provide This is a substantially updated version of the old Project screen in Woodlot 3 2 which only included basic information on the woodlot The main sections in the Project Tab include e Project Information e Harvest Parameter Defaults e Partial Cut Defaults e TIPSY Defaults e Species information used in VRI VDYP and TIPSY and utilization levels e Linkage to existing Resultants polygons File Edit View Reports Help O amp H Calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Project Information Tenure w2014 Description Company Name WL4 1 Forest Management Lid User Name Harvey Krk Scenario Number 1 Forest District Nadina Created On Febmuan June 26 2014 Interior SBS Species vRi O voYP
35. Documents directory If you use another directory Woodlot will remember this and will save or open a file from the last directory location you use 4 4 2 Edit File Edit View Reports Help The Edit menu provides access to the following Q Ba Copy Summary features Proiel Select None e Copy Summary click this to copy and paste a mG ee key table of data displayed in each tab On the Sch eee ree ree Polygon View tab this will be the Summary table Delete Selected Polygons Select None click this to batch clear the polygons selected in the Polygon View tab Tabular View tab and Map View tab Remove all Imported LOT Yields click this to batch clear the volume and batch un check the imported yields for polygons imported from an old lot file See 7 11 2 on using this feature This allows you to recalculate yields with the current version of TIPSY and VDYP Delete Selected Polygons used to delete the polygons you have selected in the Polygon View tab or on the map Convert Dead Stands to Non Commercial a new utility used to change groups of forest polygons from VDYP modeled stands with a high component of dead timber to Non Commercial stands that will be regenerated per user specifications following a stand conversion Works with VRI data sets only For details on the use of this feature see Section 7 9 5 Yield Type and Yield Settings A July 25 2014 13 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Wind
36. File Edit View Reports Help D H calculate Yields 0 to do Projet Poygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Harvest Pronty Harvest Schedule i Testing AAC of 16 384 7 Pataca gt Polygon Annual E Advanced 7 Gana Year Block List i Testing AAC of 8 192 2013 87 104 105 i Testing AAC of 4 096 JEEE a i Testing AAC of 2 048 ae i Testing AAC of 3 072 2018 Pri 2019 i Testing AAC of 2 560 gt 2020 i Testing AAC of 2 304 J W Testing AAC of 2 176 G Testing AAC of 2 112 i Testing AAC of 2 080 i Testing AAC of 2 096 i Testing AAC of 2 088 Al 0 AREA net down i Testing AAC of 2 084 E i A 0 must be TALLER than 0 0m i AI 0 must be OLDER than O yrs i Testing AAC of 2 082 i Testing AAC of 2 083 i AAC 2 082 Calculate AAC Utilize Conifer Only Disable Partial Cut F Auto Harvest Rate m yr 2 082 Calculate i AAC 2 082 Woodlot chooses a polygon to harvest in order of importance as follows A On the first rotation 1 Harvesting occurs in the order displayed in the Harvest Order 2 Polygons that are not ready to harvest too young will be put in a queue until they meet minimum harvest age criteria that you have set then will be harvested at the first opportunity and prior to other uncut polygons in the original sort order B On subsequent rotations 1 Partial cut polygons will always be re harvested first
37. Graph sisi a ekcnces ct eete ietavensinta nena ttt acasudae oA eb ieadn ate 81 T1 Reports and Grap hS ii iveds icici isivetssceveccedeievessenssterussuncuvisveseduvedduensserusisnesiusextuandvetarteieverderssdins 84 12 For More Information ssssessessssessnennrnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnnnne nnen se 86 Appendix 1 Accessing Woodlot 4 on CitriX ssssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 87 Appendix 2 Silviculture Systems in Woodlot ssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 88 Glearc t sescsecscivisets egudaetetetatewsiintoreiers etna eiae a lant aeinen tour deantoneenagumanuaede 88 Partial Cut Average Age Method iis iscccu ine ecoresteieignnsiiee a verg Ses ccacenekenn be A atone eeeeeevenaones 89 Appendix 3 Managed or Natural Stands ccececeeeeeeeeeeeeee seen seen eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneeeneeeneeeeeeees 92 Appendix 4VDYP VS TIPSY a ciicsciicessiccsstccatecs evcachvctcovsivcudnsvesvaveendscvecacvecisvedivestduassaevesievstbeczevirs 97 July 25 2014 iii Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 5 Tree species used in Woodlot 4 cccececeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneeeneeeeeeeneeess 98 Appendix 6 Import Export Variables used in Woodlot 4 cccccesccceeeeeeeesseeeeseeeeeeeseeenaeens 101 Appendix 7 Some Basic Steps to Use Woodlot 4 cccccccecssse
38. Indicates whether or not the polygon has been adjusted alpn_desig alpine_designation Alpine Designation The location of the land unit with respect to location and elevation An interpretation is applied as to whether atrib_date attribution_base_date Attribution Base Date The date that the information about this polygon is considered to be based on It is currently populated av_Ibl_ht avail_label_height Available Label Height The available height for a label in meters for a 1 15 000 map presentation This is derived during the label av_lbl_wd avail_label_width Available Label Width The available width for a label in meters for a 1 15 000 map presentation This is derived during the label bioms_bark bark_biomass_per_ha Bark Biomass this is the total whole stem biomass per hectare of all species based on a utilization of 4 0cm expressed as basal_area basal_area Basal Area at Reference Year Basal area is the total cross sectional area at breast height of all living trees visible to the photo interpreter bclcs_lv_1 bclcs_level_1 British Columbia Land Cover The first level of the BC land cover classification scheme Classification Scheme Level 1 classifies the presence or absence of vegetation beclcs_Iv_2 bclcs_level_2 British Columbia Land Cover The second level of the BC land cover classification Classification Scheme Level 2 scheme classifies the polygon as to the land cover bclcs_lv_3 bclcs_level_3 British Columbia Land Cover The location of the polygon r
39. NC yield type Refer also to Section 7 9 4 Yield Type and Yield Settings for more information on the silviculture system and the future forest regeneration scenario settings A July 25 2014 53 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 9 6 Yield Curves and Yield Tables At the bottom of the Polygon View screen is a yield curve summary for both the Existing Forest and the Reforest To sections It will display as a set of mini curves if the yields have been calculated and blank if no yield has been calculated It will display the culmination age and harvest age Complete curves and tables are available as follows June1sample WLT Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D BF H f Calculate Yields 5 to do Add Polygon Split Polygon ale Rename Polygon 33 Add Classification Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations EMB Y Group By Mapsheet x 7 Reduction Area ha or m Reason Campste2 Sort By Mapsheet Polygon X Future Roads ha or 4 50 Net Area tha 12 6883 Existing Forest Reforest Sivicuiture System Clearcut Reforest To Reforest To Site Index m 15 20 Site Index Age yrs 97 at base year 2013 Regen Delay rs Harvest Age yrs me Harvest Age yrs VDYP TIPSY Ref Age 70 Height 18 0 VAF 100 0 Initial 1600 Planted OAF1 0 85 Trees Ha 1 544 BasalArea 49 9 OAF2 DWB Species Inc Western Hem
40. Polygon View Tabular View Group By Sort By FMLB v Mapsheet Polygon v S Non FMLB VRI a 0 Non FMLB Cultivated 0 Non FMLB Open Range 5 Non FMLB Swamp 0 Non FMLB Lake 6 FMLB 093E088 512 E 093E088 517 093E088 553 093E088 2616 093E088 2617 093E088 2620 E 093E088 2621 093E088 2622 li 093E088 2623 093E088 2624 093E088 2624 093E088 2625 093E088 2625 093E083 2626 093E088 2627 093E088 2628 093E088 2629 093E088 2630 0936088 2631 E 093E088 2634 E 0936088 2635 E 093E028 2640 093E088 2643 093E088 2644 0936088 2646 093E088 2653 0936088 2654 0936088 2655 093E088 2656 W Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 000 seconds Calculations 11 0677 Map View Gross Area ha FMLB FMLB v C Reduction Future Roads ha or 00 Net Area ha 11 0617 Bisting Forest Silviculture System Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 176 Age yrs Harvest Age rs NC Harvest In 0 Volume 76 1 104 Deciduous 0 Unnes FC RES BEC Zone Calculate SI 104 at base year 2014 Description Greater than 50 dead 157 7 m ha dead Non Commercial D a H calculate Yields 59to do Add Polygon H Split Polygon s s Add Classification 2 Rename Polygon Crown WTR SBS v A BEC Comments Reforest To Site Index Regen Delay yrs Harvest Age yrs TIPSY Initial 1600 Planted OAF1 0 85 OAF2 0 95 pecies nc Interior Lodgepole Pine
41. Systems Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Microsoft Net Framework version 4 0 Note if the Microsoft Net framework version 4 0 is not available on your system you can upgrade at no cost by navigating to http www microsoft com en ca download details aspx id 17851 to install the upgrade or see your system administrator Woodlot operates on 32 bit operating systems and therefore will not run on Windows 3 1 or older operating systems 16 bit For this same reason Woodlot 4 does not use older versions of VDYP such as VDYP6 used in Woodlot 3 2 4 Software Requirements Woodlot comes with most of the software required to run timber supply calculations and create reports This includes the parent Woodlot 4 application and its dependent applications VDYP7 TIPSY4 3 and Plotsy refer to Section 3 Other software packages that are not provided with Woodlot but are recommended for preparing data formatting reports and printing include Word Processing Word for Windows for final formatting of your woodlot timber supply reports Spreadsheet Excel for creating and or editing CSV data files which can be imported into Woodlot GIS ArcMap or similar mapping software for assembling and preparing VRI inventory data and shp graphics files and or CSV files which can be imported into Woodlot Note Woodlot for Windows Version 3 and Version 4x can be installed on the same computer This can be useful during transition
42. TALLER than 5 0m F All 20 must be OLDER than 120 yrs VQO Partial Retention 0 3 ha 5 must be TALLER t Volume m Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut Ato Hanea Rte 1336 i AAC 1 335 The Harvest Schedule will update as will the Standing Volume Time graph In the graph e dark green and dark brown represents volume that is available for harvest at each year e light green and light brown represents volume scheduled for harvest and will become available once the parameters have been met and e mustard brown indicates volume not scheduled for harvest over the 250 year horizon For a more detailed description of the shaded areas refer to the Standing Volume Time Graph within section 10 6 The calculation is based on meeting the harvest priorities the harvest order if any specified the harvest parameters and harvest ages for existing and future forests and the harvest constraints you set A July 25 2014 75 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update If the harvest rate is a sustainable non declining even flow harvest rate over the 250 year planning horizon having met the harvest parameters and constraints the annual volume should display the same for each year in the Harvest Schedule at the right no issues should appear The Calculate button will display red if the harvest rate needs to be calculated or recal
43. Third Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the third Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp4_ 125 live_vol_per_ha_spp4_125 Fourth Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp4_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp4_175 Fourth Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp4_225 live_vol_per_ha_spp4_225 Fourth Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp5_ 125 live_vol_per_ha_spp5_125 Fifth Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the fifth species A July 25 2014 118 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Hectare at 12 5 cm determined by percent basal area of the tree layer Ivisp5_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp5_175 Fifth Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the fifth species Hectare at 17 5 cm determined by percent basal area of the tree layer Ivisp5_ 225 live_vol_per_ha_spp5_225 Fifth Species Live Volume per This is the net
44. age 1 p_age_cas2 proj_age_class_cd_2 Projected age class code The age class projected to the current year for species 1 stand age 2 proj_ht_1 proj_height_1 Projected Height for Leading Projected height for leading species Species proj_ht_2 proj_height_2 Projected Height for Second projected height for second species Species p_ht_cas1 proj_height_class_cd_1 Projected height class code 1 The height class projected to the current year for species 1 p_ht_cas2 proj_height_class_cd_2 Projected height class code 2 The height class projected to the current year for species 2 project_id project Project The business assigned name of the project The name typically reflects a Timber Supply Area an initiating proj_date projected_date Projected Date The date to which time dependent stand information is projected Used to determine the date to which time A July 25 2014 119 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update q_diam_125 quad_diam_125 Quadratic Diamter at 12 5 cm The quadratic mean stand diameter breast height at the projection date based on the 12 5 cm utilization q_diam_175 quad_diam_175 Quadratic Diamter at 17 5 cm The quadratic mean stand diameter breast height at the projection date based on the 17 5 cm utilization q_diam_225 quad_diam_225 Quadratic Diamter at 22 5 cm The quadratic mean stand diameter breast height at the projection date based on the 22 5 cm utiliz
45. custom utilization level or profile is required Basal Area m ha 43 you can create one by copying renaming and Trees Per Hectare t ha editing one of the utilization dat files found in VDYP Utiization PEE C Program Files Woodlot for Windows Current Forest Age 89 Site Index 16 0 BEC SBS 4 Woodlot rest Age ite Index 1 Save Changes e Include species checked on to harvest them uncheck if you wish to harvest but not utilize their volume in the harvest calculation e Stand Reference Age yrs age of the stand at the reference year You will also supply either Basal Area and Trees per Hectare or Crown Closure at this reference year to VDYP 7 e Reference Height m Reference height is calculated in Woodlot by default shown by square brackets using Sindex Sindex is a model built into Woodlot 4 which is used to generate reference heights for a given reference age and site index You can override the default by typing over the cell if you have better site information e Volume Adjustment Factor VAF Assumed to be 1 00 unless you have better information The VAF scales the volume for all species up or down by that amount For example a VAF of 1 10 would scale the volumes by 110 e Note VAF has no impact on volume prediction for some young stands If you wish to adjust the predicted volume of a currently young stand to align with observed values you may have to change Reference Age and Cr
46. data if you have an active project in Woodlot 4 e Open used to open a Woodlot 4 wit file Note that the wlt file is the new Woodlot 4 file format replacing the previous Woodlot 3 2 lot file Refer also to the Save and Save As commands below e Import shp used to import a standard ESRI Shapefile so that you can display a map in Woodlot This feature replaces the Import VRI shp feature in Woodlot 4 0 See section 4 6 below for more on importing Shapefiles e Import csv txt used if you want to import data from a Comma Separate Values csv file text txt file Only fields with names recognized by Woodlot 4 will be imported Other data will be ignored Refer to Section 4 8 and Appendix 6 for more on the required file formats e Export csv txt used if you want to export your Woodlot data to a Comma Separate Values csv file text txt file The files created will have the required Woodlot 4 file format and column headers and will be populated with results from your analysis e Import Woodlot 3 lot used if you want to import an old Woodlot 3 2 lot file This will import all the data yield information harvest priorities and previous calculated AAC Refer to section 7 11 for more information on importing old Woodlot 3 2 lot files A July 25 2014 12 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Woodlot 4 will convert and use as much of the old
47. in crown closure values and in resulting predicted VDYP 7 yield will be small for older stands near rotation age but can be very significant for younger stands The user should be prepared to document and support any required changes to crown closure values on a polygon by polygon basis and expect to provide a rationale supporting the revised values in their Management Plan Note Woodlot 4 will import the VDYP 6 yield predictions when you import an old version lot file and will use the VDYP 6 yield predictions to calculate an AAC Woodlot 4 does not import the VDYP 6 yield predictions when you import an old version csv file A July 25 2014 6 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 1 Woodlot 4 Windows and Tabs There are six main work areas in Woodlot that you navigate to using the tabs at the top of the workspace Each operates with sub windows of information and data summarized below and discussed in the following Sections Window or Tab WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS Version 4 Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations BRITISH COLUMBIA Version Release 4 1 0 17 July 8 2014 Copyright 2014 Jointly Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Funded by Forest Tenures Branch and The Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Associations Developed by Enfor Consultants Ltd North Vancouver B C Included VDYP7Console 7 9 3 37 Softwar
48. interpretation of the Code ecological attributes Surface expression modifying cov_pct_2 est_coverage_pct_2 Land Cover Component The amount the polygon occupied by the second most Percentage 2 dominate Land Cover Component The sub division cov_pct_3 est_coverage_pct_3 Land Cover Component The amount the polygon occupied by the third most Percentage 3 dominate Land Cover Component The sub division of cov_pct_1 est_coverage_pct_1 Land Cover Component The amount the polygon occupied by the predominate Percentage 1 Land Cover Component The sub division of a est_si est_site_index Estimated Site Index Estimated site index is an interpreter estimated site index for tree layers with a leading species age less si_data_cd est_site_index_source_cd Estimates site index source Describes the process used to determine the estimated code site index prediction for tree layers with a leading est_si_spc est_site_index_species_cd Estimated Site Index Species Estimated site index species is the tree species from Code which the site index for the polygon has been feat_skey feature_class_skey Feature Class Skey Unique identifier for a feature class feature_id feature_id Feature Identity Provincially unique identifier for an instance of a spatial feature fiz_cd fiz_cd Forest Inventory Zone The Forest Inventory Zone s FIZ that fall within the forest cover polygon FIZ zones were developed to bioms_fol folliage_biomass_per_ha Folliage Biomass this is the total bark biomass
49. made to methodology or modelling Updates are listed below Tabular View e Cells now editable read only VRI and results cells are greyed e Added Friendly variable names for Column Headers e Column Filter sets which columns are displayed in the tabular view O oo0o0o O ei O QG Q Select columns and assigned a name Sort columns by dragging the tables column headers will be saved in the filter Column filters are saved to the WLT file WLT remembers which Column Filter is being used Columns widths will be saved in the registry not by filter Filters can be exported and imported to transfer between WLT files Row Filter sets which rows are displayed in the tabular view Add logic rules to filter out certain rows Row Filters are saved in the WLT WLT remembers which Row Filter is being used Filters can be exported and imported to transfer between WLT files e Display options added to header and saved in WLT file Shape File Importing e Imports shp file G e O Imports VRI and Woodlot columns Import multiple files over top if needed Import graphics file into a lot file e New dialogue created to guide shp file importing and choose best importing settings e Import more VRI columns oO ooo 0 000 Polygon View live and dead volumes 12 5 17 5 live and dead volumes by species 12 5 17 5 dead percent dead stems BEC subzone and variant Full label stored in VRI database now A
50. per hectare of all species based on a utilization of 4 0cm expressed as rank_cd for_cover_rank_cd Forest Cover Rank Code A numeric designation of the relative importance of the Rank or Importance of Layer layer component in the stand as determined by the fmlb for_mgmt_land_base_ind Forest Management Land An indicator placing the polygon in the Forest Base managemnt Land Base This is the equivalent to THLB asa ftg_ind free_to_grow_ind Free to grow indicator Indicates whether or not the polygon represents a Free To Grow opening a point where the basic full_label full_label Full Label The full Vegetation Map label It contains the polygon id opening number species composition projected geometry geometry Geometry A spatial polygon feature used to store the map component of the Vegetation Cover area harv_date harvest_date Harvest Date The date in which the polygon was last harvested herb_cover herb_cover_pattern Herb Cover Pattern Herb cover pattern is a code that describes the spatial distribution of the herbaceous species within the herb_pct herb_cover_pct Herb Cover Percentage Herb cover percent is the percentage of ground area covered by herbaceous cover visible to the photo herb_type herb_cover_type Herb Cover Type This set of attributes describes the portion of herb cover that is no obscured by the vertical projection of the input_date input_date Input Date The date the forest cover information was entered into the Provincial Data Base intrp
51. polygon icon will be displayed as green if harvest parameters can be met yellow if it is NSR or mustard brown if it is forestland but the harvest parameters will not be met Polygons with forest cover below minimum harvest parameters will not be harvested but will contribute to forest cover constraints If the polygon is non forest it will not contribute to the woodlot timber supply and the FMLB code will be No with the reason why it is excluded The excluded polygon icon will show as grey These polygons will not contribute to forest cover constraints You can override the contribution by selecting on the drop down list box to reclassify it from Yes to No or from No to Yes You can edit the classifiers and use your own terms Click on the underlined FMLB text to bring up the editing dialogue Reduction to show an area reduction on your polygon check the box on M You can make an area reduction ha or use a reduction If you use a reduction the value will display and be reduced in the Net Area Remember to add your reason No volume will be harvested from the area removed from the polygon Future Roads ha or reduction You can make a reduction for future roads as an area reduction ha or use a reduction If you use a reduction the value will display and be reduced in the Net Area Timber will be harvested from the future road area on the next harvest pass but after that the road area will not grow trees for futu
52. re entry period and the cycle continues A graphical and tabular example is provided below for the average age method for partial cutting in Woodlot 4 Note numbers in the graph may not agree with table due to changes in the way Woodlot 4 now handles partial cutting Tabulated numbers are correct the graph is correct in concept Partial Cutting in WOODLOT Harvest Age 120 Current Age 100 e 15 Partial Cut a 30 years min re entry period Ist cut H PC Adjustment Factor 1 0 siren PC Adjustment Factor 0 8 30 Years i Example 1st cut vol 420 m ha at age 120 1st Partial Cut 80 m3 ha ie Harvest down to 85 of volume 60 20m at age 100 Return every 20 years to remove in growth approx 60 m3 ha With PC Adjustment Factor at 0 8 Return volume 0 8x60m3 ha 48m ha time A July 25 2014 90 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Example Item Numerical values Comment Does not affect calculations If the current age is gt the harvest age then the current Current Age of stand years 110 years age and volume at this age will be used for the first harvest age Target Harvest Age years harvest age Typical example actual harvest age used by Example actual harvest age 120 years Woodlot due to delayed sequence in years Calculations or queue age m ha User selected This will reduce the volume volume to be removed 15 available to 85 of th
53. represent periods when age constraints could not be met or when height constraints could not be met In these latter cases timber is available for harvest but these constraints will not be met To determine the harvest that will meet all constraints click on lt Auto Harvest Rate gt and then lt Calculate gt Save your work and then return to any tab to view data or remain in the Calculations tab To review the report that can be generated first ensure you have run a calculation and then click on the Report menu and the Woodlot Report menu item The report will be displayed for you If you want to view modify or print the report you can do so here Save your report as a doc file A July 25 2014 107 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 21 To review the graphs that can be generated first ensure you have run a calculation and then click on the Report menu Choose one of the graphs to activate Plotsy and generate the graph for your use The graph will be displayed for you Export the graph as a gif file for later use in a document if you wish 22 To save your woodlot analysis work for another time navigate to the File menu and click on lt SaveAs gt Enter your filename and save your file This will create a new wlt file for use next time 23 You can return to any one of ten last files used by selecting the file you wish from the list provided under lt File gt lt
54. review the SSUES e give Maal roid discussion in Section 6 7 nT guy sapere 5 Included species checked to include volume ao ais in harvest volume calculation Uncheck if you Densty ha 0 do not wish to utilize in harvest volume FOS oe De Re REE calculation ancal Regen Method Natural Planted or Clumped Initial Density ha Initial stocking level following reforestation Reference Height m Reference height is calculated by default shown by square brackets using Sindex internal to Woodlot You can override the default by typing over if you have better site information OAF1 and OAF2 Operational Adjustment Factors provided as defaults in square brackets Can be overridden by typing over the cells Note You should be prepared to provide a rationale is you chose to use something other than the defaults which are usually OAF1 0 85 and OAF2 0 95 Refer also to Section 6 3 or TIPSY Help for more on TIPSY OAFs Pre commercial thin Optional Activate by selecting the checkbox and enter your thinned to density stems ha Check the TIPSY Help if any questions on pre commercial thinning in TIPSY Commercial Thin Optional Activate by selecting the checkbox and entering the data Note Commercial Thin is only available for Fd on the Coast and PI in the Interior Check the TIPSY Help to determine applicability before you use this feature Fertilize Optional Activate b
55. seconds Volumes are net merch m ha at utilization 12 5 cm 17 5 cm A July 25 2014 34 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Yield Graphs The Yield Graphs button will display and hide the small yield graph under your yield type for that polygon below the Existing Stand and Reforest stand File Edit View Reports Help Daa a Calculate Yields 3 to do Kik Add Polygon 3 Split Polygon s3 Add Classification E Rename Polygon Project Polygon View Tabular View Group By FMLB a Sort By Mapsheet Polygon E 093E088 2670 a E 093E088 2670 093E088 2671 093E088 2671 093E088 2672 093E088 2672 093E088 2673 093E088 2673 093E088 2676 093E088 2678 093E088 2683 093E088 2683 O93E088 2684 093E088 2685 093E088 2688 093E088 2690 093E088 2692 093E088 2696 093E088 2699 093E088 2700 093E088 2701 093E088 2702 093E088 2705 093E088 2706 093E088 2708 093E088 2708 093E088 2709 093E088 2709 093E088 2710 093E088 2711 093E088 2712 093E088 1199394 E 093E088 1638570 093E088 1638570 093E088 1669203 093E088 1669203 093E088 1859438 093E088 3028571 093E088 3028571 Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 000 seconds Map View Calculations 093E088 2705 Area Gross Area ha 0 3528 FMLB FMLB v Reduction Future Roads ha or 0 0 Net Area ha 0 3528
56. that has passed between when the age was measured and the current year e Harvest Age yrs The harvest age will be calculated for you by default as the age at which all your harvest parameters are met or culmination age whichever is greater You can over ride the harvest age by typing over this cell An age displayed in square brackets is the default harvest age which will be used unless you manually override it Note The harvest age is used to set the earliest age the polygon can be harvested in the AAC calculations If the polygon harvest is delayed in the calculation past the harvest age the calculation will use the volume from the actual older age at harvest e Yield Curves and Yield Tables refer to section 7 9 4 Yield curves and Yield Tables work the same in both Existing Forest and Reforest settings 7 11 Imported Lot File Yields When you import a Woodlot 3 2 lot file the yield settings and yield results will be imported as well The yields will be those you generated last in Woodlot 3 2 The Yield Settings window will be grayed out aNd _ 19 existing Forest Yield Settings gt at the bottom will display a checkbox Imported ora SEERA from LOT file The polygon yield data and yields TE will be locked until you uncheck the box This i checkbox will be displayed for each yield type that 5555 e pearl RAN you import 125 At this point you can update the y
57. the installation of Woodlot 4 It applies to all later versions of Woodlot for Windows software e g Woodlot 4 1 as well Woodlot for Windows 4 software is available at no charge as follows 2 1 BC Government Users BC Government users can access Woodlot software using the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Citrix server This will have the latest version of Woodlot and related documents ready for use You will need to be a registered user with an IDIR account Government users who require access to Woodlot through Citrix should contact Forest Tenures Branch Forests ResourceT enuresAndEngineeringBranchOffice gov bc ca Please refer to Appendix 1 for directions on accessing Citrix If any questions please contact the Information Management Branch kg le https dts bcgov Citrix XenApp si Favorites 3 lop Officepools Fantasy Ho itrix XenApp Applications RITISH UMBIA Services R 2 2 Industry and Non government Users Industry and non government users can download and install Woodlot software from the following Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hth timber tenures woodlots woodlot for windows htm A July 25 2014 2 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update TIS Advanced Search ext Size Ka RITISH Search beio ootas Text size DEO B COLUMBIA OBC Government Ministry
58. the user imports a shp file e Uses VRI data or FIP data e Partial cutting scoped out new method multi age current method lowered even age e Import custom yield tables e Improved harvest sort order e Improved constraints e Improved harvest flow calculations e Graphing upgraded to use FLNRO s Plotsy which provides expanded features e Updated Woodlot Harvest Report e New User Guide A July 25 2014 vi Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 1 Introduction Woodlot for Windows Woodlot is timber supply software used to calculate harvest rates on Woodlot Licences in BC s Woodlot Licence Program For industry users the software and user guide are available at no charge from the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations FLNRO website For Ministry staff the software is available on a Citrix server Woodlot was originally developed in 1996 and has undergone a number of updates since then The previous update of Woodlot Version 3 2 was created in 2007 and the user manual was last updated in April 2003 Woodlot 4 was developed and released in August 2013 FLNRO and Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Federation undertook the project jointly The objectives in developing Woodlot 4 were to ensure it would meet current and anticipated timber supply needs on woodlots to run on current operating systems and to take advantage of the latest inventory an
59. the value shown For example 1600 becomes 1601 Do this for all the TIPSY Reforest To scenarios 5 Save the CSV unload it from Excel 6 Go back to Woodlot import the CSV Be sure to choose Yes Update when prompted 7 Woodlot will now identify that the TIPSY scenario information has changed as the initial establishment density is higher and will re calculate yields for the polygons using the modified utilization standards The increase of 1 seedling per hectare has no measurable effect on yields 6 8 Linkage to existing Resultant polygons A new advanced addition to Woodlot 4 1 was to add an identifier for users that import data files Previous versions of Woodlot identified rows of data by the Name Now users can select if they would prefer to use Name Unique ID or Row Number from their data file This feature is helpful for users that wish to import files over existing files If you are unsure leave the setting in its default position which will apply to most users The setting should change to Row Number if you import a shp file See also the Import section for more information A July 25 2014 31 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 Polygon View Tab The Polygon View tab is used view edit add and delete forest polygon information set yield calculation parameters and define the conversion of existing forest stands to a reforest
60. the value with a square bracket or any text character e g a b c xx etc then click to another polygon on the screen to register the change Adding Data add data by typing into a cell Use the Add Polygon menu item to manually add polygons See below for information on manually adding polygons Imported Lot files when you import an old lot file Woodlot imports the base data timber yields and analysis results If you wish to recalculate your yields you will need to uncheck the check box in VDYP and TIPSY Yield Settings and enter the missing data Viewing Yield Information you can view yield information for the polygon by clicking anywhere in the yield screen Display Yield Curves you can view your yield curve by clicking on the Plotsy icon on the inset graph at the bottom of the screen Display Yield Table you can view your yield table by clicking the inset graph at the bottom of the screen Selecting polygons to view in Map view you can select multiple polygons to be displayed on the map In the navigation tree simply double click them on hatched or off solid 7 2 Polygon View Toolbar and Displays The toolbar expands when you are on the Polygon View Tab but not on other tabs This toolbar includes the following features Add Polygon used to add a new forest polygon Split Polygon used to split an existing forest polygon Add Classification used to add a new classifier for the
61. to the Calculations screen in Woodlot 3 2 with streamlined and new features added The calculations and reports are used to support an AAC determination by the District Manager W Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wlt Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D amp H Calculate Vields 0 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule 7 Partial Cut Polygon Annual E Advanced Closest To Harvest F Oldest First Owne C Site Index 428 Crown MAI Crown F Woodlot 3 Sort Order Goan Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Rot Method 1st Partial Cut 1st Partial Cut Tst Partial Cut 1st Partial Cut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown 44 Clearcut Crown J 1st Partial Cut Crown Clearcut Private Clearcut ra d SSESSRUSSEE 4 p BrReeoocols gt a se Standing Volume Time V All 2 AREA net down 143 426 All 80 must be TALLER than 5 0m 7 All 20 must be OLDER than 120 yrs VQO Partial Retention 5 must be TALLER than 15 4 Standing Timber Volume m E Utilize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut F Auto Harvest Rate m MESA Calculate ETE i AAC 1 334 In Woodlot 4 like Woodlot 3 2 a non declining even flow flat line sustainable harvest rate is calculated over a 250 year planning horizon
62. unmanaged natural stands of pure or mixed species composition It is also used in Woodlot to model yields in partially cut stands For more information on VDYP refer to http www for gov bc ca hts vdyp e Table Interpolation Program of Stand Yields TIPSY BatchTIPSY 4 3 is used in Woodlot 4 TIPSY is used typically for planted stands with managed stand density It is also used for naturally regenerated stands that are managed to full stocking TIPSY is a growth and yield program that provides access to the managed stand yield tables generated by the models Tree and Stand Simulator TASS and the Silviculture on Yield Lumber Value and Economic Return SYLVER TIPSY retrieves and interpolates yield tables from its database customizes the information and displays summaries for a specific site species and management regime Yield tables are available for various even aged coniferous species as well as trembling aspen and red alder growing on the coast and in the interior of British Columbia TIPSY is developed and owned by FLNRO TIPSY also provides a growth benefit through genetic worth for planting includes features for pre commercial thinning also known as spacing and fertilization These features can be toggled on and adjusted in Woodlot 4 in the Yield Settings window in the Polygon View tab For more information on TIPSY refer to http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels tipsy or to http www for gov bc ca hts growth tipsy tipsy_ne
63. wikipedia org wiki Shapefile The Import shp feature is also used to import a standard Vegetation Resource Inventory VRI shp file of forest inventory data VRI data is available at no charge from the FLNRO from http www for gov bc ca hts vridata or https apps gov bc ca pub dwds home so Woodlot will import all fields of data but will only use and allow edits to the fields required to run Woodlot Each shp file is georeferenced in a mapping coordinate system We recommend you use BC Albers as this is that standard Ministry georeferencing format and there are not multiple zones within BC as with UTM However UTM data will also work properly To import a Shapefile click on File Import shp Woodlot will open a standard Windows browse for a file window Navigate to where your Shapefile is located Select on the file you wish to work with and click Open This will activate a new Import dialogue window with two tabs Basic and Advanced as described below Basic Advanced Shape Shape file found VRI Columns Complete VRI dataset Woodlot Columns No Woodlot columns detected Classifiers Columns 1 classifiers found C_FC_RES Updating 26 New 150 Issues 0 Duplicates 3 Rows Polygons Try importing using Row Number A July 25 2014 16 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Basic Tab The Basic tab provides a summary of results of yo
64. woodlot Most woodlots will have VRI data available from FLNRO If you are not familiar with GIS applications or access to on line spatial data you should contact a GIS forester to arrange for the data file You will need to identify sustainable forest management assumptions including any constraints on timber supply For updating an existing woodlot calculation you will need your Woodlot 3 2 lot file the updates if any to your forest inventory and updates if any to your forest management assumptions Most users will want to import their data into Woodlot although you can also manually enter your data To import prepare a CSV file or SHP file based on the parameters described in the following sections of this guide Alternatively import your old lot file and update it manually once in Woodlot 4 Carefully review the data you have imported looking for missing data items or mistakes Data from Woodlot 3 2 regardless of import format used will be missing some key information basal area stems per hectare and Biogeoclimatic zone You can edit flawed or incomplete data in the Project View tab and Polygon View tab in Woodlot or edit the source data and import it again Growth and Yield For new woodlot projects Woodlot 4 will generate yields from VDYP7 or TIPSY 4 3 based on growth and yield assumptions for each of your forest polygons Click the Calculate Yields menu item to generate new or updated yields Alternatively you can
65. yield estimates will indicate no volume in red on the Polygon View window next to harvest age and will assign the harvest age of not for this polygon The icon next to your polygon number in the navigation tree will show as a You can batch uncheck imported lot file yields from the Edit menu to save time from manually un checking each one Select on Remove all Imported LOT Yields This will clear all your polygons and will apply the default Woodlot 4 yield settings You can choose to manually edit the yield settings for each polygon or proceed to calculate yields The number of polygons that require updating will be displayed on the Calculate Yields menu item Click the Calculate Yields menu item to calculate those updated polygon yields Only those with new data will be recalculated A July 25 2014 59 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 8 Tabular View Tab The Tabular View tab can be used to view edit and report summary forest polygon information Features of this tab are similar to the Summary screen in Woodlot 3 2 with streamlined and new features added to Woodlot version 4 1 File Edit View Reports Help D 2 H calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Column Filter Woodlot Summary v Edit Row Filter All Rows it Friendly Headers Expand Codes Volume at Harvest m ha Silviculture Sy
66. 0 yrs 195 9m Ref Age 88 yrs 214 1m n Add Polygon Split Polygon s s Add Classification Ej Rename Polygon j BEC Reforest Reforest To Site Index Regen Delay yrs Harvest Age yrs TIPSY Initial 1600 Planted Species Interior Lodgepole Pine VRI Yield Graphs Comments OAF1 0 85 OAF2 0 95 nc ields need to be calculated Press the Calculate Yields button to ipdate all yields t A July 25 2014 41 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 9 1 Silviculture System Select the Silviculture System for your forest polygon from the drop down list box The choices are as follows e Do Not Harvest For use if you do not intend to harvest the polygon For example if it is intended to be a wildlife habitat long term retention area or simply not available for harvest Selecting this will activate the Reforest screen a Do Not Harvest window will display with a description box to add your reason if any Polygons tagged as Do Not Harvest will still be used to offset forest cover requirements constraints This is a new feature in Woodlot 4 Woodlot 3 2 required the user to set the harvest age to 999 yrs if the harvest was deferred e Clearcut No Change For use if you intend to clearcut and manage the polygon as the same yield type in subsequent rotations Selecting this will activate the Reforest screen In t
67. 2014 62 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Add columns of data by e Selecting from Column Type drop down list box If you don t know which type of data to select from leave it on All e Selecting from the Columns list box of data you wish to display Click on Add to add the column of data or Remove to remove the column of data Selected columns of data will be greyed out once added The columns will be listed in right side Columns list box e Columns can be re ordered once in the Tabular View by clicking and dragging the column header to a new location e Click Done when you are ready to view your new table format in the Tabular View tab The Column Filter menu buttons include e Create for creating a new column filter e Rename rename the Column filter name selected e Remove to delete the Column filter selected e Export you can also export the wef woodlot column filter format for use by another person The file will be exported for saving as a wcf file e Import you can import a wcf format from another user with the import feature Your new Column filter will be saved with your woodlot project file when you save the project H H Column filter Edit a Table View Ownership Only Rename Remove Export Import To edit a table view in the Tabular View core De on Icon screen select the view from the Column Columns Ownership Gross Area
68. 4 1 update 10 6 Standing Volume Time Graph After a calculation is run the colour Standing Volume Time graph will be displayed This is a graph showing the total volume of timber on the woodlot at any point in time over the 250 year planning horizon For best results the graph should be read in conjunction with the Harvest Schedule a Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D H El Calculate Yields 0 to do Project Polygon View TabulrView Map View Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule 7 Partial Cut Polygon Annual F Advanced E Closest To Harvest F Oldest First Polygon Owne Rot Method E Site Index 428 Crown 1 1st Partial Cut C MAI 430 Crown 1 1st Partial Cut BB Woodlot 3 Sort Order Crown 1 Ist Partial Cut Crown 1 1st Partial Cut Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Tst Partial Cut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut sarn no Av 0 0 0 0 28 60 60 60 55 50 40 37 Standing Volume Time 143 491 7 All 80 must be TALLER than 5 0m F All 20 must be OLDER than 120 yrs VQO Partial Retention 0 3 ha 5 must be TALLER t Standing Timber Volume m3 Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only Disable Partial Cut 7 A
69. 624 093E088 2625 093E088 2625 093E088 2626 093E088 2627 093E088 2628 093E088 2629 093E088 2630 093E088 2631 E 093E088 2634 E 093088 2635 E 093E088 2640 093E088 2643 l 093E088 2644 093E088 2646 093E088 2653 093E088 2654 093E088 2655 093E088 2656 l 093E088 2657 H 093E088 2662 093E088 2662 Map View 093E088 2620 Area Gross Area ha FMLB FMLB Reduction Future Roads ha or Net Area ha Existing Forest Silviculture System Site Index m Age yrs Harvest Age yrs VDYP Ref Age 128 Trees Ha 574 Calculations 0 0 1 2662 BEC Zone SBS Clearcut Reforest To 19 1 Calculate S 129 at base year 2014 73 Height 27 2 VAF 100 0 Basal Area 40 6 Culmination 79 yrs 264 6m Harvest 79 y rs 264 6m Add Polygon Split Polygon lt 3 Add Classification 2 Rename Polygon v BEC Comments Reforest To Site Index Regen Delay yrs Harvest Age yrs TIPSY Initial 1600 Planted OAF1 0 85 OAF2 0 95 Inc terior Lodgepole Fine 100 Yields need to be calculated Press the Calculate Yields button to update all yields ik Ref Age 128 yrs 359 3m7 v Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 016 seconds With the navigation tree you can e Quickly move between polygons The selected polygon number will display at the top of the workspace e Display your data by Group The groups are liste
70. A July 25 2014 94 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Models Decision Tree Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels GY Model flochart htm July 2013 Forest growth and yield models have been developed for many different purposes It is important to choose the proper model and understand its assumptions and limitations Models can be sophisticated computer models or simple yield tables derived from appropriate data The above distinction between managed and unmanaged stands should Even aged stand Yes aca io Aspen amp tree list Yes Current stand data includes tree list Initial conditions known or can be approximated Northern Boreal BC South Eastern BC and Biophysical Stand Description Stands free growing F unsuppressed unrepressed Cem gt Prognosis BC Cove Managed PCT cT Unmanaged Some possible options for models POT CT Fert Prone PCT PCT Precommercial thinning TASS Tree and Stand Simulator MGM Mixedvrood Growth Model CT Commercial thinning TIPSY Table interpolation Program for Stand Yields VDYP Variable Density Yield Prediction Fert Fertilization FPS Forest Projection System Prune Pruning STIM Stand and Tree integrated Model Note This doesn t constitute Ministry of Forests approval of all yield curve outputs from th
71. Cover Pattern Non vegetated cover pattern_1 describes the spatial One distribution of the predominate non vegetated cover nveg_cov_2 non_veg_cover_pattern_2 Non Vegetation Cover Pattern Non vegetated cover pattern_2 describes the spatial 2 distribution of the predominate non vegetated cover nveg_cov_3 non_veg_cover_pattern_3 Non Vegetation Cover Pattern Non vegetated cover pattern_3 describes the spatial 3 distribution of the predominate non vegetated cover nveg_pct_1 non_veg_cover_pct_1 Non Vegetation Cover The area the predominate non vegetated portion covers Percentage One expressed as a percentage of the entire polygons nveg_pct_2 non_veg_cover_pct_2 Non Vegetation Cover The area the second most prevalent non vegetated Percentage Two portion covers expressed as a percentage of the entire nveg_pct_3 non_veg_cover_pct_3 Non Vegetation Cover The area the third most prevalent non vegetated portion Percentage 3 covers expressed as a percentage of the entire nveg_typ_1 non_veg_cover_type_1 Non Vegetation Cover Type Non vegetated cover type_1 is the designation for the One predominate observable non vegetated land cover nveg_typ_2 non_veg_cover_type_2 Non Vegetation Cover Type Non vegetated cover type_2 is the designation for the Two second most prevalent observable non vegetated nveg_typ_3 non_veg_cover_type_3 Non Vegetation Cover Type Non vegetated cover type_3 is the designation for the Three third most prevalent observable non vegetated land objectid object
72. Dead Volume per This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fifth Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp5_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp5_175 Fifth Species Dead Volume per This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fifth Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp5_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp5_225 Fifth Species Dead Volume per This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fifth Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp6_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp6_125 Sixth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the sixth per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp6_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp6_175 Sixth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the sixth per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp6_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp6_225 Sixth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the sixth per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree n_log_date earliest_nonlogging_dist_date Earliest non logging Represents the polygons earliest non logging disturbance date disturbance date n_log_dist earliest_nonlogging_dist_type Earliest non logging Represents the polygons earliest non logging disturbance type disturbance type eco_src_cd ecosys_class_data_src_cd Ecosystem Class Data Source The source of the data used in the
73. Index You can calculate the site index for your forest polygon if you do not know it or wish to calculate it for another reason Woodlot uses Sindex to derive site index Sindex is the site index estimating tool used by TIPSY and VDYP7 Note that once you change the site index the forest polygon will need to have the yield recalculated In the Existing Forest screen click on the Calculate SI button to activate the Calculate Site Index dialogue screen Enter data for your polygon starting with the Leading Species then either Breast Height Age yrs or Total Age yrs and the height m of the leading species Site index BH50 will be calculated for the polygon shown in green and will replace the site index in the existing forest The polygon will be marked in the navigation tree with a signifying that the yield needs to be recalculated for that polygon Species PLI lodgepole pine Breast Height Age yrs 50 0 Total Age yrs Height m 12 0 Calculated Site Index m ENIZIO A July 25 2014 43 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 9 4 Yield Type and Yield Settings To open the Yield Settings window single click on the coloured Yield Type section in the Polygon View tab Likewise to open the Yield Table E June8sample WLT Woodlet for Windows 4 0 click the yield curve graph Fie Edt View Repons 0 amp A Mh Catculate Yie
74. Recent gt Key Features of Woodlot The following are some key pointers about how Woodlot works which is described in detail in the User Guide 1 Forest Woodlot uses the data for individual forest cover polygons in all Polygons calculations A polygon is denoted on a FLNRO forest cover map by dashed lines and typically ranges in size from 0 5 ha to 100 ha Each polygon has a reference number and forest cover code which is referenced back to a database describing its attributes e g F Pl 841 20 You enter this data either manually or using a data entry file CSV file in the Polygon View tab There are no limits to the number of polygons or area size that may be analyzed in Woodlot 4 2 Timber The volume of timber is derived from either of two yield estimation Yields models developed by FLNRO e Variable Density Yield Projection VDYP 7 e The Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields TIPSY 4 3 The volume predicted can be adjusted to match local conditions Timber yields are calculated in the Polygon View tab You may review the timber yield information table and graphical in the Polygon View tab by clicking the Yield Type or the min yield curve 3 Silviculture You have two choices for silviculture systems Systems e Clearcut which assumes 100 removal in the first pass e Partial Cut which assumes a portion is removed in the first pass and you return for periodic removals of ingrowth over time These
75. Whether species1 will be included SpIn1 and available for harvest ie not YorN Y excluded Whether species2 will be included SpIn2 and available for harvest ie not YorN Y excluded Whether species3 will be included SpIn3 and available for harvest ie not YorN Y excluded Whether species4 will be included SpIn4 and available for harvest ie not YorN Y excluded Whether species5 will be included SpIn5 and available for harvest ie not YorN Y excluded Whether species6 will be included SpIn6 and available for harvest i e not YorN Y excluded GenWorth Genetic worth ves to activate it or YorN N no to not activate it SpWG1 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 A July 25 2014 103 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update SpWG2 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 SpWG3 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 SpWG4 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 SpWG5 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 SpWG6 Genetic worth by species in 5 8 Minimum harvest age for harvest MinCutAge parameters Enter to use Woodlot Number 0 defaults or enter your own minimum parameter Minimum dbh for harvest MinCutDBH parameters Enter to use Woodlot ee defaults or enter your own minimum parameter Minimum volume ha for harvest MinCutVol parameters Enter to use Woodlot N mber
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77. Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS Version 4 0 Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations And The Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Associations Version 4 1 Update July 25 2014 Ministry of BRITISH CotuMBiA Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Prepared by Enfor Consultants Ltd 118 3721 Delbrook Avenue North Vancouver BC Canada V7N 324 www enfor com A Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update User Guide Revision History User Guide Date Version Description Author September 5 2013 4 0 0 Initial version of the user guide M Greig Enfor Consultants Ltd Updated for Woodlot 4 1 July 25 2014 4 1 0 software updates M Greig T Bradley A July 25 2014 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Table of Contents User Guide REVISION HIStory sisscsisceseccatasspenscasenreneeccceadanadaccasescnanvsanguacbansenaniiuasdsonbscsateecatescnabaecues i Table Ot Contents isesi ses suvss ssesvtesstestsasssievdccuees ssdestedsst anceevseerccensedvees sided inert esstestsssrdarssexesdssusibecse ii Acknowledgements sinceisnvscences ese sevecweceancdviaisanencuitacenvsunsniaidds fexesseasusei daytucedenaieednnedadsesaudebensanenceys v What s New in Woodlot 4 and Woodlot 4 1 cccseseeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
78. You will need a tab delimited text file with the following column headers and data to import into Woodlot 4 Note square brackets denote fields where header names are required but for which data is optional as Woodlot will calculate this number from the rest of the data A July 25 2014 49 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Only data in the required format will be imported including Age age increment in years Required data Volume total net volume m3 ha Data for this field is optional as Woodlot will calculate the total volume from your species volumes and use this as the total net Volume m3 ha Optional data Height in meters Required data DBH diameter at breast height in cm Required data MAI mean annual increment m3 ha yr Data in this table field is optional as Woodlot will calculate the MAI from the total volume by age This field must be included in table structure even area in m2 ha Required data TPH trees per hectare Required data Species 1 net volume m3 ha the header name will be the VRI species code for example CW western redcedar and the data will be the net volume m3 ha for that species Required data Species 2 to Species 6 similar data to Species 1 as above Required data The following is an example of a tab delimited text file used for importing a custom yield table to Woodlot 4 PartialY
79. _5 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Fifth Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_cd_6 species_cd_6 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Sixth Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_pct_1 species_pct_1 Leading Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is spec_pct_2 species_pct_2 Second Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is spec_pct_3 species_pct_3 Third Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is spec_pct_4 species_pct_4 Fourth Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is spec_pct_5 species_pct_5 Fifth Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is spec_pct_6 species_pct_6 Sixth Species Percentage Percentages of the layer that each tree species occupies For older stands tree species percentage is dead_pct stand_percentage_dead Stand Percentage Dead Represents the percent of the stand that has had an epidemic loss surf_exp surface_expression Surface Expression The form of surficial material apparent on the medium scale photography A simplif
80. _date interpretation_date Interpretation Date The date on which the polygon estimates were photo A July 25 2014 117 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update interpreted interp_cd interpreted_data_src_cd Interpreted Data Source Code The source of the data that contributed to the determination of the classification description All values interpretr interpreter Interpreter The name of the person who provided the estimates for the data associated with each polygon inv_region inventory_region Inventory Region Inventory Regions are an administrative and planning level boundary used to subdivide the Province into 88 inv_std_cd inventory_standard_cd Inventory Standard Code Code indicating under which inventory standard the data was collected Values are V for Vegetation bl_ctr_x label_centre_x Label Centre X The x co ordinate of the suggested centre of the label bl_ctr_y label_centre_y Label Centre Y The y co ordinate of the suggested centre of the label bl_ht label_height Label Height The height of the full label for a 1 15 000 map presentation in meters It is calculated as 30 times the bl_width label_width Label Width The width of the full label for a 1 15 000 map presentation in meters It is calculated as 18 times the and_cd_2 lan
81. a or Net Area ha Ownership BEC Zone Add more filters in the same way as above by eer clicking Add and following the same sequence as above Click Done when you 7 Curent Age rsl gt 120 are finished You can export and save your Row filter for use by another person in their file or import a Row Filter using the Export and Import buttons Rename or remove filter attributes by DAROT selecting the filter and using the a ee Rename and Remove buttons When you are done you will see your Row Filter listed in the drop down list box Select on this to filter the polygons in your woodlot for the attributes in your Row Filter Your Row Filter will save with your woodlot project file when you save the file T Refrething Table View COMPLETED 0 062 secondi A July 25 2014 65 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 9 Map View Tab The Map View tab is used for viewing a map of your woodlot This is a new feature in Woodlot 4 This feature can be expanded in future to meet other mapping needs and colour theming applications If you are not familiar with digital maps or GIS you may want to seek assistance from a mapping consultant or inventory forester when preparing files for use in Map View File Edit View Reports Help D 2 H f Calculate Yields 59 to do
82. abular View Map View as well as general enhancements and the User Guide update in response to needs identified by Ministry staff and woodlot owners Refer to Appendix 9 Woodlot for Windows 4 1 What s New April 22 2014 for a synopsis of updates The objectives in developing Woodlot 4 were to e Update the software platform to run on current Windows based operating systems and to take advantage of current technology used in timber supply e Incorporate VDYP7 and TIPSY 4 3 the latest timber growth and yield functions e Provide usability upgrades identified in a 2012 study e g remove area and polygon limits import custom yield tables partial cutting methods etc e Maintain the general workflow concepts and interface as much as possible not a re think e Allow for upgrades to meet future needs e g mapping Some new or improved features of Woodlot 4 include e Runs on Windows 7 amp 8 operating systems compatible with Windows XP Woodlot 4 is programmed in VB Net and compatible with framework 4 0 e Removed upper limits for number of polygons and maximum area e Incorporates VDYP7 and TIPSY 4 3 e Updated interface navigating with tabs e Import Woodlot 3 2 lot files e Import VRI data and shp files directly e Project tab which is now used to adjust default values e Polygon View tab which is an updated version of Polygon Data e Users can sort polygons e New Map View partially interactive tab to display a map if
83. al and chemical processes e Waste is the soundwood portion of a tree or log which has more than 50 decay considered non recoverable under current utilization standards e Breakage represents all soundwood losses due to felling and yarding The broken pieces are considered too small to be merchantable For more information on OAFs and what is appropriate for use see TIPSY Help or TIPSY websites at http www for gov bc ca hfp silviculture OAF 1 default htm and http www for gov bc ca hre qgymodels TIPSY features htm Overview A July 25 2014 27 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 6 6 Species The Species section provides you with two important new capabilities e View tree species and related inventory and modeling information used in Woodlot 4 e Select default utilization levels for your woodlot Harvest Parameter Defaults Species Minimum Age yrs VRI VDYP TIPSY Minimum DBH cm Minimum Volume m Regen Delay yrs Partial Cut Defaults Partial Cut Percent Min Re entry Period yrs Adjustment Factor PCAF TIPSY Defaults OAF1 OAF2 or DWB Name 12 5 All Species 12 5 E Decid 17 5 All Species 17 5 2G Second Growth Aspen Cottonwood or Poplar poplar balsam poplar black cottonwood trembling aspen hybrid poplars Fir Balsam amabilis fir balsam fir grand fir subalpine fir Cedar westem redcedar
84. al constraints A July 25 2014 74 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 4 Calculate AAC To calculate the harvest rate click the Calculate button at the bottom of the Calculation tab This will generate the estimated sustainable non declining even flow harvest rate in cubic meters of timber per year over a 250 year planning horizon The harvest rate will be displayed next to the Calculate button it will also display at the bottom of the screen in the information bar a Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D a l Calculate Yields 0 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule Partial Cut Polygon Annual E Advanced E Closest To Harvest F Oldest First Polygon Owne Method Site Index 428 Crown Ist Partial Cut MAI 430 Crown Tst Partial Cut E Voke 3 Sot ier 528 Crown Tst Partial Cut 432 Crown Tst Partial Cut 491a Crown Clearcut 491b Crown Clearcut 433 Crown Clearcut 495 Crown Clearcut 524 Crown Clearcut 529 Crown Clearcut 494 Crown 46 Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown 44 Clearcut Crown 1 1st Partial Cut 398 Crown Clearcut 435 Crown Clearcut sarn n s z SesEUee ees P Av 0 0 0 0 28 60 60 60 55 50 40 37 Standing Volume Time F Al 2 AREA net down 143 425 All 80 must be
85. anding Volume Time Graph AAC 1269 Piotsy File fda View Geph Hep Sag yuagonu DFUBT Data Source iendna Volume 7 Tee Gach AAL 1 265 Volume mma 10 000 vs Yoar Ors Sranang Volume Tame Graph AAC 1209 Note Plotsy is a powerful plotting program that will give you added flexibility for comparing scenarios and creating custom graphs for your woodlot For more information on the use of Plotsy please refer to the Plotsy Help menu or contact the FLNRO Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch A July 25 2014 85 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 12 For More Information We hope that you find Woodlot 4 useful Should you have any questions please contact one of the following Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Forest Tenures Branch Victoria BC V8W 9C2 Canada Tel 250 387 8355 Website www for gov bc ca hth Or https www for gov bc ca hth timber tenures woodlots woodlot for windows htm Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch Victoria BC V8W 9C2 Canada Tel 250 356 5947 Website http www for gov bc ca hts Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Brian McNaughton General Manager 381 Pheasant Road Williams Lake BC V2G 5A9 Canada Tel 1 866 345 TREE 8733 Email gen_manager woodlot bc ca Website www woodlot bc ca User Support Woodlot licensees may contact the
86. ar planning horizon Woodlot 4 retains the same general workflow as Woodlot 3 2 while taking advantage of the latest technologies data sources and timber yield functions User friendly features have been provided to assist you with your analysis Like any software program the results are as good as the information that you provide You will be rewarded if you are diligent in preparing complete and accurate data Experienced users may wish to skip to Appendix 7 which provides a summary of the steps to using Woodlot 4 Getting Acquainted with Woodlot 4 Key Features How Woodlot Calculates the Harvest Rate and Tips and Tricks 4 05 Caution Woodlot 4 and Legacy Data If you are using data imported from an earlier version of Woodlot in Woodlot 4 i e older lot files or csv files please be advised that you will need to review and likely adjust the crown closure values in the imported data prior to recalculating the yields in Woodlot 4 Earlier versions of Woodlot used VDYP 6 which uses estimated crown closure at rotation age to predict stand volumes The crown closure data required in the old lot or csv file was intended to be measured or estimated crown closure at rotation age Woodlot 4 uses the VDYP 7 FIPSTART method to predict stand volumes when using old format data This method requires crown closure at stand reference age which is generally crown closure at current stand age See Section 7 9 3 for more details The difference
87. are selected in the Polygon View tab A July 25 2014 108 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Harvest Ages Harvest Parameters Harvest Order Constraints Planning Period and Sustainable Harvest Rate A preliminary harvest age is selected by Woodlot 4 for you based on the older of the culmination age the age at which the trees are growing their fastest on average or the age at which the minimum harvest parameters are met Harvest ages that have been selected by Woodlot 4 are denoted with square brackets around them e g 120 means that Woodlot selected a harvest age of 120 yrs since it has met both minimum harvest parameters and the culmination age You may adjust this age yourself by typing over it You can select the minimum harvest age minimum volume per hectare minimum diameter and minimum harvest age limits These establish the earliest possible age when a polygon may be harvested These are set globally for your woodlot in the Project tab You select the order in which to harvest your woodlot You can use features in the Calculation screen to adjust the harvest order and harvest priority You can set spatial and temporal constraints to simulate the requirements for retaining a specified proportion of your woodlot in certain age or height characteristics for example to ensure that you retain enough area of old growth or winter range The planning period
88. arliest possible time Note that the polygon will not be harvested if the silviculture system has not been set to harvest and volume will not accumulate until the year the stand is reforested To activate this feature navigate to the Edit menu select Convert Dead Stands to Non Commercial File Edit View Reports Help D Bsa Copy Summary 7 Select None Projet Remove all Imported Group Convert Dead Stands to Non Commercial Sort By X Delete Selected Polygons A Convert to NC dialogue window will appear Enter the minimum percent dead volume in a polygon that will trigger the batch updating process Polygons with a specfed Deed Percert from VEO 2 Non more than or equal to this level of dead volume will be SEES updated Dead percent is a standard VRI data set Enter a the minimum dead percent 1 to 100 or 0 attribute Following the conversion to non commercial e The stand will not grow further volume until harvest and reforestation have been carried out e Current silvicultural system will be defaulted to Do Not Harvest The user will need to change this to Clearcut Reforest To e Once the Silviculture System is changed the Live Volume will be identified as available for harvest at the earliest possible time Harvest In 0 years If you believe that there is a feasible opportunity to salvage the dead volume double click the purple NC area and edit the Net Harv Volume listing to include th
89. as soon as they meet their re entry requirements 2 Woodlot will re harvest clearcut polygons as soon as they reach their desired harvest ages A July 25 2014 110 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Summary of Basic Steps to Use Woodlot The following basic steps are used to calculate a harvest rate in Woodlot 1 Start up Woodlot Double clicking the icon or selecting from the Start Programs selection pick The About screen will appear briefly and the Project tab will appear 2 Start a new project or open an existing project file To start a new project click on File New Once you create a wit file you may reuse and update this file whenever you wish To use an existing project file simply load up the file from the File menu use File Open 3 Project Information Enter your basic project information and default forest information in the Project tab 4 Inventory Information Enter your timber inventory data in the Polygon View tab 5 Timber Management Assumptions Enter your timber management assumptions silviculture system planting fertilization genetic gain etc in the Polygon View tab Set or adjust harvest ages in the Polygon View tab once the yields have been compiled 6 Timber Yields Calculate the timber yield information for the woodlot using the Calculate Yields menu item from any tab view 7 Summary information Check over your data in the Tabular View
90. ate to Existing Forest At Silviculture System select Partial Cut In the Reforest window a Partial Cut feature will display Select Average Age the removal and re entry period 2 Click the Calculate Yields toolbar Yield curves are derived as they would be for all polygons Partial cutting uses only VDYP natural yields in Woodlot 3 The first harvest entry will occur at or later than the harvest age selected in the Polygon View tab The actual harvest age will depend on the order selected in the Calculations screen and actual queue in the line of polygons being harvested A volume of timber is removed which effectively reduces the stand to the same condition it would be in at an earlier age with the same residual volume the stocking and growth characteristics will be assumed to be the same as the fully stocked younger stand unless a Partial Cut Adjustment Factor is used to simulate the short term retarding effect of partial cutting see below Woodlot moves the stand growth down the yield curve to this reduced volume ha point on the volume age curve where it restarts growing from 4 To measure volume removed on the first entry Woodlot will first determine the residual volume to be reduced to base on the removal The residual volume is the difference in volume at the specified harvest age less the removal 5 To model the in growth and volume to be removed on subsequent entries the residual volume is compared to the VDYP yield curve
91. ation ref_date reference_date Reference Date The date of the source data on which the interpretation is based Known as the Reference Year in the VIF ref_yr_id reference_year Reference Year The year of the source data on which the interpretation is based Known as the Reference Year in the VIF shrb_patt shrub_cover_pattern Shrub Cover Pattern Shrub cover pattern is a code that describes the spatial distribution of the shrubs within the polygon Shrub shrb_cc shrub_crown_closure Shrub Crown Closure Shrub crown closure is the percentage of ground area covered by the vertically projected crowns of the shrb_ht shrub_height Shrub Height The average height of the shrubs contained in the polygon as interpreted from medium scale photography site_index site_index Site Index Site index is an estimate of site productivity for tree growth height in metres at breast height age of 50 site_meso site_position_meso Site Position Meso A code denoting the relative position of the sampling site within a catchment area with the intent to be sm_label small_label Small Label The two line or format 3 version of the label This label contains at most 2 lines build from the line 1 and soil_mst_2 soil_moisture_regime_2 Soil Moisture Regime 2 The average amount of soil water annually available for evapotranspiration by vascular plants averaged soil_mst_3 so
92. ation in Woodlot is to 1 export to CSV 2 load the CSV into Excel or software of your choice 3 edit CSV data using logic based selection abilities and or copy functions 4 import edited info in CSV back to Woodlot using Import CSV Update Poly function If you are less comfortable working with the data the logical way to carry out a multi polygon edit to information in Woodlot is to 1 export to CSV 2 load the CSV into Excel 3 edit CSV using sorting and copying functions 4 import edited from CSV back to Woodlot using Import CSV Update Poly function A July 25 2014 112 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 8 Sample Woodlot report Woodlot Licence Harvest Planning report Date Woodlot File Harvest Rate Tenure Company Name User Name Scenario Number Forest District Model Information Woodlot Version VDYP Version TIPSY Version SIndex Version Summary Total Area Net Area THLB Area Woodlot Settings Coast Interior Default VDYP Utilization Default BEC Minimum Harvest Age Minimum Harvest Diameter Minimum Harvest Vol ha Default TIPSY OAF1 Default TIPSY OAF2 P C Adjustment Factor Planning Horizon Base Year 1 0 Introduction July 9 2014 10 35 AM Sample wit 1 683 m year Sample Enfor Consultants Ltd Richard Kyle 1 Morice Release 4 1 0 17 July 8 2014 VDYP7Console 7 9 3 37 BatchTIPSY
93. ature stand so if you have a young stand typically lt 50 yrs old you will need to enter the correct Crown Closure or the yield estimate will be wrong In any case it is not recommended to use the Ministry default Crown Closure unless it is reflective of the stand reference age such as old growth types Note If you are using the Crown Closure method be sure to use the Crown Closure at the stand reference age as VDYP 7 uses the inventory attributes at the reference age This differs from earlier versions of Woodlot and VDYP 6 wherein the Crown Closure used was estimated CC at harvest age Note Il The user may wish to review the VDYP 7 predicted volumes at harvest for stands currently lt 50 years old Crown closure of young stands is difficult to estimate or measure and a small change in estimated crown closure for a young stand may have a significant impact on predicted harvest age volume The user may wish to compare VDYP predicted volume at harvest age with known volume at harvest age from cruise or scale records The crown closure at stand reference age can be adjusted to align VDYP predicted volumes with known harvest volumes In some cases adjustment of both stand reference age and crown closure to the values of the pre harvest stand may be required to generate a predicted volume that aligns with known harvest volume The user should be document and support any such changes from the VRI data set ona polygon by polygon basis an
94. bal or to an individual classification only classification specific as follows e Global constraints to apply constraints globally across all polygons in your woodlot from the Where list box select All Select the type of constraint from the list box e Classification specific constraints to apply constraints to one of your classifications from the Where list box select the classification you wish to apply constraints to In the example above four classifications are identified Ownership VQO DWR OGMAs in addition to All the whole woodlot To edit a constraint select the constraint in the Hf Edit Constraint Constraints section checklist click the Edit button to bring up the Edit Constraint dialogue window and make your changes v Apply this Constraint Name optional Future WTPs To delete a constraint select it in the Constraints Where al 7j section checklist and click Delete 20 AREAnet down Area netted down will contribute towards constraints Update Constraint Cancel A Enfor Consultants Ltd July 25 2014 72 Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 3 2 Types of Constraints There are four general types of forest cover constraints that can be applied to the timber supply in Woodlot 4 These can be added edited and deleted from the Constraints section of the Calculations tab After you have selected to Add a constraint c
95. benefited from management activities to encourage their growth potential They have known establishment conditions including species density and distribution of stems Managed stands can be e planted or natural origin but have not experienced repression or overstory competition e harvested stands regenerated after 1986 that have achieved free growing status as specified in the regional free growing guidebooks For stands regenerated before 1987 silviculture records management plans and local knowledge are needed to determine if stands are managed e young spaced and fertilized stands if the establishment conditions can be approximated e partially harvested stands such as commercially thinned stands if they were unsuppressed or unrepressed during establishment establishment conditions can be approximated and removals are documented Unmanaged Stands Even aged stands have not had the benefits of management and their establishment conditions are unknown Although some stands may achieve their potential others may have inadequate stocking experience overstory competition or repression Uneven aged stands are considered unmanaged for this exercise as the concept of establishment conditions holds little meaning and a large number of stems could be suppressed by an overstory These stands generally contribute to non timber objectives where maximizing growth is not the primary concern They have historically been handled as naturals
96. bers have duplicates to distinguish between them Mapsheet Mapsheet number Text or number 092C095 Polygon Polygon number Text or number 111 SubPolygon Split polygon identifier name or reer ee ee number Polygon will be imported but not Delet O 1 0 eae displayed in Woodlot lag F t M t Land B FMLB HEN Ne arp a BRS Yes No reason No Rock classifier Land ownership classifier You can P Crown Private Ownership use Woodlot terms or your own Crown Arany Top Up Other custom classification terms teaGross Gross area in hectares Accepts 0 4 Number 20 decimals AreaEx Percent of area excluded 100 00 AreaExDesc Description of area excluded Text Rock AresRoad Area of road to be reduced in ha or Number or 0 4 or 2 0 of polygon percentage Calculated net area after exclusions and reductions Enter square AreaNet brackets to have the net area Y Number 20 0 calculated by Woodlot by default Accepts 0 4 decimals Biogeoclimatic Ecological Valid BEC Zone BEG Classification Zone BEC Zone text SWH A July 25 2014 101 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update BEC Zone subzone and variant Vale BECZONE CWH_vh_1 BEClong text YearEstab Year of establishment Number 1951 CurAge Current age of the polygon years Number 62 from establishment year Used to provide comments in the Text with rows ile pol
97. ble under version 4 1 Menus File Menu e Added Import Shp replaces Import VRI e Re ordered features Edit Menu e Added Select None to deselect map polygons e Added convert dead stands to NC View Menu e Moved screen specific View menu items to applicable screens e Added Hide non FMLB About Screen e Updated versioning and dates Information Message Log activated from lower left corner e Added more information to help with issue identification Project Screen e Added new Unique Row ID Row to help with importing shp files Calculations and Yield Curves e Nochanges Reports e No changes Installation e New installation MSI e Files are forward compatible but not backward compatible to older versions of Woodlot 4 More Information For more information on the updated software please contact e Peter Graff BC Ministry of Forests Lands and Resource Operations or e Tom Bradley Federation of BC Woodlot Associations e Download from https www for gov bc ca hth timber tenures woodlots woodlot for windows htm For user support please contact Mike Bandstra Smithers Federation contractor July 25 2014 122 Enfor Consultants Ltd
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99. culated indicating that there has been a change in data or settings since the last calculation You can choose to calculate the harvest rate either automatically or manually as follows 10 4 1 Automatic Calculations Three automatic setting options are available for running harvest calculations e Utilize Conifer Only this will harvest all conifer and deciduous timber but will utilize the conifer volume only and will not include the deciduous component in the AAC This feature is commonly used to test the contribution of deciduous volume in the harvest rate or to test excluding deciduous harvest because of limited or no current merchantability e Disable Partial Cut this will convert partial cut polygons to clearcut This feature is commonly used as a test of the implications of partial cutting on the AAC e Auto Harvest Rate m3 yr this will harvest the woodlot in the manner you have prescribed above If you have activated the Utilize Conifer Only or Disable Partial Cut the Auto Harvest will simply harvest the woodlot based on meeting those options in addition to the normal harvest priorities parameters and constraints you have set for the woodlot The resulting harvest schedule will be displayed at the top right The Standing Volume Time graph will display at the right showing the available timber supply over the 250 year planning horizon 10 4 2 Manual Calculations Testing Harvest Rates and Implications You ma
100. curves will be displayed at the bottom of the screen E June18sample WLT Woodlot for Windows 4 0 E dnelacampe WLT Woodier tor Windows 40 m E Pa ye p t View Reports tiep File Edit View Reports Help amp a Naan Q GF id A Calculate Yields 4 to do Ads Polygon Split Polygon aje Rename Polygon lt Add Clamificstion Paea Polygon aw Tabular ew H Add Polygon F Split Polygon ale Rename Polygon lt i Add Classification culate Yields 44 Mashed C Users Mike Greg Polygon View Tabular Calculate Yields 4 to do nen map nen I Calculations aes DWR FMLB Yes ranks VQOs 7 Reduction Area ha or Reason Calculate Yields Future Roads ha or Net Area ha 27 9223 BEC Zone C Baisting Forest Silviculture System Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 31 40 Age yrs 62 at base year 2013 Harvest Age yrs ro Height 23 1 VAF 100 0 Basal Area 60 7 Where you have similar or identical vegetation cover types with duplicate yield types Woodlot will only calculate the yield once and apply results of that yield data to similar polygons If after Calculating Yields there are still some polygons with no timber yield estimates navigate back to the polygons to view the data The Calculate Yields button will display the number of polygons with no estimates for example 4 to do and these polygons should still show the in the navigation tree Failu
101. d Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 3 Managed or Natural Stands Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels GY Model compare htm ComparingandSelectingModels July 2013 ae Growth and Yield Growth and Yield Modelling Modelling Comparing and Selecting Models Table 1 see following page lists and compares a number of model characteristics and features that may be helpful in selecting an appropriate model for a given situation Even though there are several models available it is entirely possible that there may be situations where none of them are appropriate or where even the best one should be used with caution There are a few simple intuitive steps or questions that can help us select growth and yield models e Keep in mind your intended application for example is it silviculture inventory or planning e What type of stand do you have and what kind of information do you currently have about it You can set aside models that are not calibrated for your species and stand types You can also determine if you currently have sufficient data to run a particular model as some require more detailed data than others e g permanent sample plot data versus inventory data e What type of density management treatment s you are interested in and how much treatment flexibility do you require Although all the models in
102. d above in the Group by list box Generally this includes the summary by FMLB Mapsheet Ownership and any classifications you have added Select on the Group to organize your display list e Sort your data Select on the Sort by list box to sort polygons by Mapsheet Polygon number Age or Area from greatest to least To help your work in the Polygon tab a colour scheme has been added to the polygon icons to describe at a glance the status of yields and polygons in the project The following legend applies A Enfor Consultants Ltd July 25 2014 36 Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update to the icons in the navigation tree The same general scheme is carried forward to the Tabular View and the Map View tabs Icon Yield Status Legend Green the polygon is forested and available for harvest harvest parameters have been met It is part of the FMLB and can contribute to the AAC Yellow the polygon is not satisfactorily restocked NSR will contribute to the AAC if a forest stand is assigned to it with red background the polygon is forested but yields need to be calculated or there is an issue with the yield information w Mustard brown the polygon is forested but will not be harvested and will not contribute to the AAC It either does not meet minimum harvest parameters or has been set to do not harvest It will contribute to meeting forest c
103. d expect to provide a rationale for the changes in their Management Plan For more information on VDYP7 and the yield estimating options please refer to Section 4 6 to the VDYP7 Help or contact the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch Stand Development Modeling section A July 25 2014 46 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update TIPSY Yields TIPSY 4 3 is used in Woodlot 4 to estimate yields of managed stands Managed stands are typically planted spaced or fertilized stands They also include naturally regenerated stands that have been managed to a free growing state or with stocking control Typically these stands are less than 50 years age and generally they include all recently reforested sites TIPSY polygons will display as a light green Data required includes Species selected from the pick list Species T 092C095 104 Existing Forest Yield Settings composition must add to 100 Double TER EER click on the last species to auto update to Yield Type fey 100 Cells will display in red if they do not species Nome Comp GW x Include Uti om add to 100 prense tenk ie Utilization level selected in the Project View tab and displayed next to the Include check z 7 box by species TIPSY utilization is assumed z to be 12 5 cm dbh for all species If you wish icone Nature OAF es to use a different utilization level
104. d timber supply technology The project included reprogramming Woodlot using a newer programming language VB Net to avoid software redundancy issues In March 2014 Woodlot 4 was updated to Woodlot version 4 1 adding powerful new analysis features in the Polygon View Tabular View Map View as well as general enhancements and the User Guide update in response to needs identified by Ministry staff and woodlot owners All information timber growth and yields mapping conventions and formats are applicable to forests in British Columbia Canada This user guide is organized as follows What s New in Woodlot 4 Installation of Woodlot software Software components Description of key features in Woodlot 4 Appendices with information for users For more information please contact Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Forest Tenures Branch Victoria BC V8W 9C2 Tel 250 387 8634 Website www for gov bc ca hth 1 1 User Support Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Brian McNaughton General Manager 381 Pheasant Road Williams Lake BC V2G 5A9 Tel 1 866 345 8733 Email gen_manager woodlot bc ca Website www woodlot bc ca Woodlot licensees may contact Mike Bandstra RPF at mbandstra forsite ca or Tel 250 847 4822 A July 25 2014 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 2 Installation of Woodlot for Windows Software This chapter describes
105. d to model the stand growth at the lower stand density to avoid overestimating growth rate 6 5 TIPSY Defaults TIPSY Operational Adjustment Factor OAF defaults can be adjusted in the Project Tab In Woodlot 3 2 this setting was on the Polygon Data screen OAFs are used by TIPSY to mimic operational conditions to adjust ideal research forest conditions to operational forest situations The default and recommended OAF settings are e OAF 1 accounts for the reduction of physical growing space due to holes created by non mapped rock outcrops swamps and non commercial tree cover OAF1 0 85 This is the same as a 15 OAF1 in previous versions of TIPSY e OAF 2 is used to account for decay waste and breakage and some pest damage that increases towards maturity OAF2 0 95 This is the same as a 5 OAF2 in previous versions of TIPSY Alternately for OAF2 in TIPSY 4 3 you can use the DWB feature based on your BEC zone However Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch have advised that the DWB setting is not recommended for use because it is partially based on old growth loss factors used in VDYP7 that may not be appropriate for second growth stands This feature is under review by FAIB A July 25 2014 26 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update TIPSY 4 3 Help defines decay waste and breakage as e Decay is caused by wood rotting fungi which produce soundwood losses due to physic
106. d_cover_class_cd_2 Land Cover Class Code 2 The Land Cover component Code_2 describes the second most dominate land cover type by percent area land_cd_3 land_cover_class_cd_3 Land Cover Class Code 3 The Land Cover component Code_3 describes the third most dominate land cover type by percent area land_cd_1 land_cover_class_cd_1 Land Cover Class Code 1 The Land Cover component Code_1 describes the first most dominate land cover type by percent area ayer_id layer_id Layer Identity The unique business identification of a layer or horizontal stratum in a stand Each layer is normally bl_opn_no line_1_opening_number Label Line 1 Opening Number Indicates combination of layers and tree class to be summarized for volume bl_opn_cd line_1_opening_symbol_cd Label Line 1 Opening Symbol The opening symbol code is represented as on of the Code following characters x bl_polyid line_2_polygon_id Label Line 2 Polygon Idenity The polygon ID for which this is the label This is followed by L a multi layered stand or S a separate bl_specis line_3_tree_species Label Line 3 Tree Species A list of major species minor species ordered by percentage The species symbols are F Douglas fir C bl_cls_in line_4_classes_indexes Label Line 4 Index Classes Line 4 is made up of 4 numerical characters followed by a hyphen the site index a slash and the bl_vegcov line_5_vegetation_cover Label Line 5 Vegetation Cover A listing of the non vegetated descriptors or the non tree
107. d_stand_volume_175 Dead Stand Volume for 17 5 This is the total net dead volume per hectare of all cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvitot_225 dead_stand_volume_225 Dead Stand Volume for 22 5 This is the total net dead volume per hectare of all cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp1_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp1_125 Leading Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the leading per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp1_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp1_175 Leading Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the leading per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp1_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp1_225 Leading Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the leading A July 25 2014 116 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp2_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp2_125 Second Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the second per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp2_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp2_175 Second Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare o
108. data as is available Woodlot 4 requires some additional fields of data for example to run VDYP7 which will be evident when you view polygons in the Polygon View tab or try to recalculate yields You will need to update the data recalculate yields and re run your harvest calculations if you wish to take advantage of the advances in Woodlot 4 Import Woodlot 3 csv used if you want to import a Woodlot 3 2 csv file This will import all the data yield information harvest priorities and previous calculated AAC Woodlot 4 will convert and use as much of the old data as is available Woodlot 4 requires some additional fields of data for example basal area stems per hectare and Biogeoclimatic zone which are required to run VDYP7 The missing fields will be evident when you view polygons in the Polygon View tab or try to recalculate yields You will need to add the missing information recalculate yields and re run your harvest calculations if you wish to take advantage of the advances in Woodlot 4 Save used to re save your wit file Save As used to save your wlt file as a new file Recent used to access recent files that you saved for importing or opening a woodlot file Recent will track the last 10 files used Exit to close Woodlot You will be prompted to save your changes before Woodlot shuts down Default directory location When you save or open a file for the first time Woodlot will attempt to use your My
109. database This is useful if you wish to import pieces of polygons with the same name A July 25 2014 18 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 7 Growth and Yield Models Used in Woodlot Timber volume estimates and related statistics are generated in Woodlot 4 using the Ministry growth and yield models VDYP7 and TIPSY4 3 or from custom yield tables you provide Yield model input parameters are based on the polygon data you supply VDYP and TIPSY are the yield models generally accepted for timber supply analysis in BC The choice of yield model is left to the user and is usually based on the type of forest management for the stand as discussed below The yield model is chosen in the Polygon View tab for each polygon If you are not sure which management type you have it is likely that the stand is naturally occurring and therefore you should use VDYP in the absence of better information You may wish to discuss the matter with your Woodlot Forester Refer to Section 7 for more on using VDYP and TIPSY in Woodlot and for importing custom yields in the Polygon View tab The yield options include e Variable Density Yield Projection VDYP VDYP7 has replaced VDYP 6 VDYP7 is more sensitive to changes in stand density such as basal area and trees per hectare VDYP7 Console is used in Woodlot 4 and is developed and owned by FLNRO VDYP is an empirical yield prediction system intended for use in
110. dded LBL_CTR_X LBL_CTR_Y Added NVEG_TYP_3 NVEG_PCT_3 e Added Comments section e Added Calculate Site Index feature to yield curve sections e Updated VRI data screen with more columns of pertinent data e Interface enhancements O oo0o000 Expanded interface workspace Save last screen position Classifiers box widened interface box Arrow key down function completed Enhancements made for speed of use Expanded BEC items to report full BEC and subzone if available Reports additional TIPSY and VDYP error messages not available before Rename Polygon added label override dialogue to update polygon name on maps Added map label to small map Added View items to toolbar WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS Version 4 0 A July 25 2014 121 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update General Efficiency Enhancements and Fixes o Performance improved especially for large files Rewrote sorting routine Canadian date format fix Scientific notation issue with mapsheets Blank species issue on VDYP and TIPSY fixed DWB OAF fix o00000 managed stands per M DiLucca o Blank constraints crashed program fix Map View e Added small legend to map OAF2 now is defaulted to 0 95 instead of DWB DWB in TIPSY uses VDYP routines that may not be accurate for e Started proof of concept on theming for future 2 incomplete draft sample themes Easter Egg only for Enfor testing only not a delivera
111. der to a new location Column Fitter Woodlot Si Polygon Yield Method gt 093E088 2622 093E088 2620 093E088 96809345 093E088 2621 093E088 98799377 Copying Data Data in the Tabular View screen can be copied Open the table view you are interested in from the Column Filter From the Edit menu click on Copy Table to place data from that table view into memory ready for you to paste into another application such as Excel or Word The last arrangement of table views will be saved when you save your file Menu Buttons Menu buttons are provided along the right side of the header for the following features Selected Only Friendly Headers Expand Codes e Selected Only click this button to display only those polygons you have selected in the Polygon View tab and Map View tab Useful if you only wish to view certain polygons e Friendly Headers click this button to switch column header names from variable names to user friendly names Useful if you are checking variables and data in a file e Expand Codes click this button to expand the columns of data on some of the tables A July 25 2014 61 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 8 1 Column Filter The Column Filter includes two default summary tables and allows you to create your own custom table from your data set Click on the list box to display tables you have available and to creat
112. ding and future volume from that area will not be available for harvest but the forest will contribute towards forest cover constraints on the woodilot It will display as a tan section in the Standing Volume Time graph For example a 2 area netdown on a 100 ha woodlot will reduce the area by 2 ha of land and timber from the harvest although the area and timber will contribute to meeting forest cover constraints such as ungulate winter range or visual quality objectives e Must be TALLER than a height constraint requiring that x of the forest cover in the classification the constraint applies to must be TALLER than y m This constraint is used typically to model visual quality objectives or hydrology management A July 25 2014 73 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Must be OLDER than an age constraint requiring that w of the forest cover in the classification the constraint applies to must be OLDER than z yrs This constraint is used typically to model ungulate winter range or old growth management needs e The order for constraints in the calculations is to EXCLUDE then AREA Netdown then TALLER than and finally OLDER than You can name the descriptor for classification specific constraints by completing the Name optional box The descriptor name will display in the Constraints section of the Calculations tab for classification specific constraints but not for glob
113. dlot This includes standard FLNRO VRI Shapefiles Refer to Section 4 6 above on importing Shapefiles e CSV Woodlot 3 Woodlot 4 can import a Woodlot 3 Comma Separate Values CSV file If you import a csv file only fields with names recognized by Woodlot 4 will be accepted A csv file is imported into Woodlot using the File Import Woodlot 3 CSV menu item e CSV Woodlot 4 Woodlot 4 can import a new CSV file and export to a new CSV file Only fields with names recognized by Woodlot 4 will be imported This file type is loaded into Woodlot using the File Import csv txt menu item e txt Woodlot 4 can import a new txt file and export to a new txt file Only fields with names recognized by Woodlot 4 will be imported This file type is loaded into Woodlot using the File Import csv txt menu item Edit View Reports New Ctrl N 7 Open Ctrl O Import shp Import csv txt Export csv txt Import Woodlot 3 lot Import Woodlot 3 csv Save Ctrl S Save As Recent Exit Hint If you are not using standard VRI data a good way to ensure you have the correct data and field formats for use in Woodlot 4 is to export a sample project file from Woodlot 4 in the file type you plan to use to import your data Use this as a template Either modify your data to match the template format or populate the template with your data based on the column header field names For example if you plan to use a CSV file expor
114. ds 092C085 39 0920085 40 Future Roads ha or 092C085 41 092C085 42 Net Area ha The Classifier section includes e Ownership by default Woodlot includes a classifier for ownership You can distinguish whether the polygon is Crown Private Top up Other or none by selecting one from the drop down list box e Classifications to add another classification for your l polygon on the toolbar click the Add Classification toolbar p ee ce as item and follow the prompts To delete the classifier click on the underlined classifier tems none 1702 7 ha Add name to bring up the edit dialogue window check on the Delete Classifier checkbox The Ownership classification cannot be deleted as it is used to distinguish ownership e Classifiers to add edit or delete a sub classifier for your classification click on the underlined classifier name to open an editing window For example if you have a VQO S Lae classification you may want to have sub classifiers for ovod fon WLT amiina Retention or Partial Retention which you can apply different cover constraints to later in the Calculations Tab A July 25 2014 39 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Once a classifier has been created in any polygon it can be activated in other polygons in the woodlot by selecting the classifier from the drop down list box Leave them listed as
115. e 092C095 104 Existing Forest this is a future feature and currently not active in Yield Type Tass z Woodlot 4 This will display as a light blue window TASS Future Feature Current Forest Age 97 Site Index 15 2 BEC CWH ea Custom Yield You can import a custom yield table for your polygons This is a new feature in Woodlot 4 It does not require the yield to be produced in Woodlot From the Yield Type drop down click on Custom This will display a blank light magenta window ready for importing your data or displaying the imported data HE New Forest Vie Settings a Fi New Forest Yield Settings x is pe mareen Yield Name New Forest Yield Type Custom x oan Gutom x PatiaMelds Age Dolu Height DBH MA Basal TPH Im po rt txt file A Mou Hegt DBH MAN Basai TPH CW HY 0 oo 000 00 NaN 00 oo oo o 47 845 12293 186 180 2025 740 611 23 78 2832 1863 243 363 4538 9769 1955 87 Ln lo o ed 79 2890 1879 245 366 46 00 9752 1991 989 fede Faemat Yew Help 100 395 1 2182 284 395 5695 98975 2637 131 eee ene i p 11 4412 2314 304 397 6147 846 291 150 7s Pe ed 145 5506 2636 363 380 7215 6969 3556 195 EN 24 3 99 1 89 9 157 5694 2725 379 363 7475 6625 365 1 204 111 30 4 50 3 HH 3e3 igs 157 37 9 204 1 q w Current Forest Age 97 Site Index 0 BEC CWH Current Forest Age 97 Site Index 0 BEC CWH J a Sexo aia
116. e by adjusting the priority and order or by forcing a higher or lower harvest rate A July 25 2014 10 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Produce woodlot harvest planning report From the main menu select Reports Woodlot Report and one of the graphs This will provide you key details on your calculated harvest rate 4 3 Basic Functionality and Workspace Woodlot 4 is a Windows based application with standard conventions and functionality This includes Menu e g File Edit View Reports Help e Toolbar New Open Save Calculate Yields etc On some Tabs such as the Polygon View Tab additional toolbar items are provided e Tabs located under the menus to navigate around Woodlot 4 Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations e Workspace with v standard text boxes for manual data entry v drop down list boxes check boxes and radio buttons for selecting options e Status and Information bar at the bottom of the screen v The Information bar provides a log of recent actions and can be used to help troubleshoot if you are having any issues Menu File Edit View Reports Help Toolbar D amp H f calculate Yields 59 to do Ta b Ss Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Project Information Tenure w2014 Desci Company Name WL4 1 Forest Management Ltd User Name Harvey Kirk Workspace Scenario Number 1 Forest Distr
117. e BatchTIPSY 4 3 Dependants Plotsy 1 12 0 0 SINDEX33 1 45 fee pdi View Reperts Hep A OS ed B cobain Vets 99m de Pont ronie Tania en et meer TIPSY Odass ont OAD be OWE Y Preparing Yields COMPUTED 01 000 secondi Title About Screen Project Tab What it does The About screen shows the version and date of Woodlot 4 Use this information to verify that you are using the most up to data version of Woodlot before completing the final runs for your Management Plan The screen also includes information on the versions of VDYP7 TIPSY 4 3 and Plotsy used in Woodlot 4 The Project tab is used to enter basic woodlot project information and to adjust default analysis settings These include default Harvest Parameters Partial Cut defaults TIPSY defaults etc You can view the species and utilization levels used in VRI VDYP and TIPSY A July 25 2014 7 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The Polygon View tab is used to manage the forest inventory data and management assumptions specific to each forest polygon and calculate yields fle et View tepom iiy j td cscs vass toda TJ Ads Pogon 3 ipit Polygon si Add Clnfication jif Rename Pstygon The polygon view tab can be Me ee used to directly enter inventory information about a forest type or the information can be prepared outside of Woodlot and imported into the program
118. e file found VRI Columns Import VRI Columns Complete VRI dataset Convert VRI to Woodlot Import Woodlot Columns Classifiers Import Classifiers 1 classifiers found C_FC_RES Columns Fields Columns File Headers to Columns Feature Identity Forest Cover Map Number Forest Cover Polygon Num FEATURED MA AP_ID POLYGON_ID OPENING_IN OPENING_SO OPENING_NU FEATURE_CL INVENTORY_ POLYGON_AR NON_PRODUC NON PRODI _ Opening Number Inventory Standard Code Forest Polygon Area Non Productive Descriptor Rows Resultants polygons Updating 26 New 150 Issues 0 Duplicates 3 Try importing using Row Number new 093E088 2622 new 093E088 96889195 new 093E088 2620 new 093E088 96809345 new 093E088 2621 new 093E088 98799377 new 093E088 2617 new 093E088 440 new 093E088 97749001 new 093E088 2623 Import A July 25 2014 17 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The Advanced tab is split into the following sections Linkage to existing Resultants polygons via indicates the main linkage to the row of data you imported Woodlot will default to Mapsheet Polygon Subpolygon since this is used in Woodlot 3 1 If you have duplicated polygons that may be in pieces you can import them by row number as the unique identifier Shape File indicates if you have imported Shapefile graphics VRI Columns indicat
119. e portion of the dead volume you believe will be salvaged e The user will need to provide Reforest To information for the polygon A July 25 2014 51 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e The purple NC section will appear in the Polygon View window in place of the usual VDYP information showing the harvest attributes for each polygon e Icons in the navigation tree will change to the mustard brown for NC Details and discussion follow After a stand has been converted to Non Commercial the yield model type will change from VDYP to Non Commercial The purple NC section will appear replacing the usual VDYP information showing the harvest attributes for each polygon including live volume dead volume and volume to be harvested Woodlot populate the volume and stand attributes from the VRI inventory data Default harvest volume is live volume You can adjust harvest volume to include merchantable Wire Ka tote Oy dead volume in the Yield Settings see below Y Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 000 seconds Icons in the navigation tree will change to mustard brown for NC until you set the silviculture system and reforestation regime mustard brown polygon will not be harvested The user must enter the appropriate Silviculture System and Reforest to regime for each NC polygon This future stand description process was not automated in Woodlot because it re
120. e volume at the actual harvest age Np l User selected This is the in growth period Minimum Re entry period 30 years Volume grown over this period will be years harvested on the next entry Residual Volume Volume to be Woodlot calculated as the residual volume harvested down to in all partial 420 15 420 357m ha_ to measure from cuts m ha Volume removed at first 5 Volume that Woodlot will include in the harvest m ha 420 357 63 m ha harvest rate calculations for the first entry Assumed stand age which in Volume of 357 m3 ha occurs growth is assumed to occur at 85 years age on anormal VDYP generated from years VDYP stand Regen Delay This feature was removed in version 3 1 Assumed stand age atnext and 95 4 30 years 115 years Woodlot will use the volume at this age subsequent harvests years Volume for a normal stand at z Unadjusted in growth which will vary In Growth m ha 410 357 53 m ha depending on the actual subsequent harvest age Partial Cut Adjustment Factor is user selected The default value assumes a 20 0 8 reduction in volume to account for a Default Value possible overestimation from fully stocked and full density clearcut based yield curves at the corresponding age In arowth volume used for F Volume that Woodlot will include in the Sabean harvest calculation 0 8 53 m ha 42 4 m ha subsequent harvest rate calculation A July 25 2014 91 Enfor Consultants Lt
121. e your own custom tables e The two default tables include a Woodlot Summary and VRI distinguished by the brackets Each has ese eee ia D H Calculate Yields 59 to do basic information on your woodlot Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View e Your custom tables will be displayed in plain text In Comm Mier G the example adjacent the project has an Ownership Only summary table akini Crown e New Filter Select this when you wish to create a E a new table view 093E088 96809345 Crown Create a New Column Filter To create a new table view navigate to the Column Filter drop down list box and click on New Filter This will bring up the Column Filters dialogue which you use to create your table view Column Filter New Filter v Create Rename Remove Export Import Column Type All Columns Enter a name for this Column Filter Icon A Unique ID Row ID Sort Order Mapsheet Number Polygon Number Polygon Friendly Name SubPolygon emove Delete Forest Management Landbase Gross Area ha Area Excluded Area Excluded Description Road Area Netdown ha or Net Area ha Ownership BEC Zone BEC Zone Sub Zone Variant Under Column Filter select on the New Filter list box and click Create to enter a name for the new filter and start configuring the filter A July 25
122. eaches 400 m ha will result in a harvest of 100 m ha It will assume that the new stand is 300 m ha and begin the yield curve for the next entry as if the residual stand is at the age when a normal natural stand reaches this volume On the harvest entry Woodlot will again harvest the stand down to this volume level and re grow up from there Acceptable values 1 50 e Min Re entry period yrs this is the number of years you wish to allow the forest in the polygon to grow until you harvest again Woodlot will grow the forest for that number of years and then at the re entry will harvest the in growth down to the same residual level as was set on the first entry In the example above this would harvest ingrowth down to 300 m ha Acceptable values 10 999 years e Adjustment Factor PCAF the Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF is normally defaulted to 80 and should not be adjusted unless you have information to support a change Partial cut yield curves are not widely available in BC and so Woodlot uses VDYP with a PCAF to offset any overestimate of growth response from the base fully stocked stand It is assumed that a stand that is partially cut results in a lower stand density and will respond at a slower growth rate than the natural average density stands that VDYP uses to calibrate growth Since VDYP assumes a fully stocked stand of the full range of diameter classes is growing on partial cut stands the default PCAF of 80 is use
123. earing in the graph or Issues identified View the results of your harvest schedule by selecting on one of the two radio buttons either Polygon or Annual view View more details by selecting the Advanced checkbox for either view The columns include the following items e Polygon view displays your harvest calculation results on a polygon specific basis and includes O O O Polygon name Ownership Priority for harvest this is a calculated number in Woodlot used to establish harvest sequence o Rotation harvested A July 25 2014 79 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update O O O O O Method clearcut versus partial cut including the occurrence Start starting year for harvest End final year for harvest Volume total volume harvested m Area total area harvested ha e Advanced Polygon columns include O O O O O 0 Conifer volume of coniferous harvested m Deciduous volume of deciduous harvested m volume harvested percent of volume harvested as deciduous Age age of the stand at harvest yrs DBH dbh of the stand at harvest cm Vol ha volume of the stand at harvest m ha e Annual view displays your harvest calculation results on an annual basis For each year O O O O O O O 0 0 0 Year harvest year Block list list of polygons harvested in that year Area harves
124. ed by manually scheduling their priority in the Harvest Order section see below Those polygons must first meet their harvest parameters as well before harvest A July 25 2014 69 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The harvest priority options include e Partial Cut partial cuts take priority in the harvest sequence since they usually have timing constraints once they reach a harvestable age e Closest to Harvest schedules the harvest based on when polygons have met or will meet in the future all their harvest parameters Polygons that have met their harvest parameters for a long time will have a high availability which will be displayed as a high Av number in the Harvest Order conversely polygons that require a long time before meeting their harvest parameters will show with a low availability or negative availability Av number of years Av refers to number of years that a polygon has met its harvest parameters for and has been ready for harvest e Oldest First the classic timber supply priority that schedules harvesting based on the oldest polygons first assuming they first meet their harvest parameters e Site Index schedules harvesting based on the highest site index polygons first assuming they first meet their harvest parameters e MAI schedules harvesting based on polygons that have the highest mean annual increment first assuming they fir
125. ed forest type Features of this tab are similar to the Polygon Data screen in Woodlot 3 2 with streamlined and new features added File Edit View Reports Help D GF H Calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Group By FMLB Sort By Mapsheet Polygon i Gross Area ha E Non FMLB VRI Non FMLB Cultivated FMLB FMLB Non FMLB Open Range 0 Non FMLB Swamp Non FMLB Lake FMLB 093E088 512 E 093E088 517 093E088 553 093E088 2616 H E Reduction H F Future Roads ha or 0 0 Net Area ha 1 2662 Existing Forest agarnoo 365 Silviculture System 093E088 2622 E 093E088 2623 2 093E088 2624 2 0936088 2624 093E088 2625 093E088 2625 093E088 2626 093E088 2627 093E088 2628 093E088 2629 093E088 2630 2 093E088 2631 E 093E088 2634 E 093E088 2635 E 093E088 2640 093E088 2643 2 093E088 2644 2 0936088 2646 093E088 2653 0936088 2654 2 093E088 2655 2 0936088 2656 2 093E088 2657 I 0936088 2662 093E088 2662 i Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 19 1 Age yrs Harvest Age yrs 79 VDYP Calculate SI Trees Ha 574 Basal Area 40 6 Culmination 79 yrs 264 6m Harvest 79 yrs 264 6m Ref Age 128 yrs 359 3m Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 016 seconds This tab has the following functional sections e Polygon View Toolbar e Navigation tree e Summary when activated e Area e Classifie
126. elative to elevation and Classification Scheme Level 3 drainage and is described as either alpine wetland or bclcs_Iv_4 bclcs_level_4 British Columbia Land Cover Classifies the vegetation types and non vegetated cover Classification Scheme Level 4 types as described by the presence of distinct bclcs_Iv_5 bclcs_level_5 British Columbia Land Cover Classifies the vegetation density classes and Non Classification Scheme Level 5 Vegetated categories bec_phse bec_phase Biogeoclimatic Phase A code indicating the polygon s biogeoclimatic phase bec_szone bec_subzone Biogeoclimatic Subzone A code indicating the polygon s biogeoclimatic sub zone bec_var bec_variant Biogeoclimatic Variant A code indicating the polygon s biogeoclimatic variant bec_zone bec_zone_code Biogeoclimatic Zone The Biogeoclimatic Zone s that fall within the forest cover polygon A Biogeoclimatic Zone is a large bioms_brch branch_biomass_per_ha Branch Biomass this is the total branch biomass per hectare of all species based on a utilization of 4 0cm expressed as bryoid_pct bryoid_cover_pct Bryoid Cover Percentage The percent cover of Bryoids includes bryophytes mosses net liverworts hornworts and non crustose c_i_code coast_interior_cd Coast Interior Code A code indicating that the stand is located in the Coast or Interior Region of the Province The Coast compartmnt compartment Inventory Compartment Inventory Compartments are a geographic subdivision of an Inventory Region usuall
127. eld prediction system that replaces VDYP6 The new model is more sensitive to changes in stand density such as basal area and trees per hectare It is intended for use in unmanaged natural stands of pure or mixed species composition VDYP 7 0 was released on 2nd April 2007 The VDYP system was developed by Resources Inventory Branch now the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch of the Ministry of Forests and Range using randomly located plots that cover the full range of conditions found in our forestland base Consequently VDYP projects the average yield of naturally regenerated stands that have not been treated The empirical yields from VDYP will invariably be lower than the potential yields given by TASS and TIPSY although TIPSY yields can be adjusted for operational conditions Density traditionally refers to any quantitative measure of crowding in stands In TIPSY we use Number of Trees ha see Number of trees Residual Density refers to the number of trees alive after thinning For more information on VDYP please refer to http www for gov bc ca hts vdyp TIPSY TASS TASS generates the yield tables in TIPSY s database TASS is a computer model that simulates the growth of individual trees and stands in three dimensions The crowns of individual trees expand and contract asymmetrically as branch extension responds to internal growth processes physical restrictions imposed by the crowns of competitors environmental factors and si
128. embling aspen hybrid poplars Fir Balsam amabilis fir balsam fir grand fir TIPSY AT AT B BA B BL cw Cw VDYP Utilization default 2G Second Growth Deciduous Non Commercial Decid Decid Decid Decid Htieyeyepepepe aya ape peda A July 25 2014 28 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 6 6 2 VDYP Species For VDYP this list describes the species code common name default utilization level which is set above species grouping site index species used and the yield curve reference 6 6 3 TIPSY Species For TIPSY this list describes the species code common name default utilization level which is set above default Genetic Worth volume curve used site index species used and the yield curve reference Genetic Worth defaults cannot be set in this version of Woodlot Instead Genetic Worth values are entered for each polygon in the Polygon View tab Yield Settings or via an export to CSV and edit in Excel VRI VDYP TIPSY VDYP Utilization default 2G Second Growth Name Aspen Cottonwood Poplar Poplar Balsam Poplar Black Cottonwood Cottonwood exotic Poplar Cottonwood hybrid Trembling Aspen Hybrid Poplars Balsam Amabilis Pacific Silver Fir Amabilis fir coast Amabilis fir interior Balsam Fir g 12 5 com ODE SE EEEEE CPPPRPEPERRET g Curve Name Nigh Krestov and Klinka 2
129. es if you have imported VRI columns Woodlot Columns indicates if you have imported woodlot columns of data Classifiers indicates if you have imported classifier columns of data Columns Fields provides a cross reference of the data imported to fields used in Woodlot File Headers to Columns shows the database field name on the left and how they are linked to the Woodlot variable friendly name on the right Green text indicates fields that have been imported Red text indicates fields that were not imported File Headers not Imported lists the database fields that were not imported VRI Columns to File Headers lists the VRI data Woodlot variable names on the left and how they are linked to the database field name you imported Woodlot Columns to File Headers lists the Woodlot only variable names and how they are linked to the database field name you imported This does not include the VRI variables of classifiers Classifiers to File Headers lists the Woodlot Classifiers and how they are linked to the Database field names Rows Resultants Polygons describes the polygons by row depending on how you are importing them as indicated in the Linkage to existing Resultants polygons via section Mapsheet Polygon Sub Polygon shows the polygons that have tried to import Duplicated polygons are shown in green text Row Number shows each polygon by row number from your
130. ese models nor does it restrict use to just these models A word of caution about models Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels GY Model compare htm ModelsDecisionTree July 2013 Forestry and statistically based biological experimentation are both relatively new sciences whose joint development is governed largely by the slow rate of tree growth Seeming contradictions among the limited existing experiments serve to highlight our imperfect understanding of complex biological systems and discourage risk laden investment decisions based on limited or select information Decision making given imperfect information requires risk analyses that take into account the uncertainties regarding future biological and economic consequences Models can be important tools but we should not rely solely on them for making decisions Use your professional judgment to examine your own data and assumptions before making the final management decision A Enfor Consultants Ltd July 25 2014 95 Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Model Application and Use Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels GY Model compare htm ModelsDecisionTree July 2013 Selecting a model is only half the battle Proper use of a model also depends on proper selection and preparation of the i
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132. est To manually sequence polygons select the polygon from the list and use the navigation buttons at left to move them up or down e First sends the selected polygon to the top first position for harvest e Up and Down sends the selected polygon up or down a position s e Next adds the polygon you select to the next position for harvest A July 25 2014 70 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e None removes the manually sequenced priority from the selected polygon The column headers include e Pri priority e Name polygon number e Av number of years the polygon has been available for harvest and met the harvest parameters e Age current age of the polygon leading species e Area polygon area in hectares ha 10 3 Constraints Timber harvesting constraints that model the impact of stewardship and non timber resource management on timber supply can be applied using the Constraints feature This works similar to Constraints in Woodlot 3 2 although the feature now has expanded capability Standing Volume Time All 80 must be TALLER than 5 0m VJ All 20 must be OLDER than 120 yrs 7 VQO Partial Retention 0 3 ha 5 must be TALLER t Standing Timber Volume m Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut iz e F Auto Harvest Rate m yr 1 335 Calculate i AAC 1 335
133. est rate is higher than the auto calculated harvest rate Red bars represent where a constraint will not be met but there is sufficient volume In this case Woodlot will force the cut and indicate Constraints as the issue Blue bars represent where there is not sufficient merchantable volume to make the desired cut In this case Woodlot will harvest the little volume that is available or if none is available will defer the harvest until there is some volume available In this case Woodlot will indicate Nothing to Harvest as the issue Refer also to Manual Calculations above Hi Harvey Kirk Sample Lot 3 June 27 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D A H calculate Yields 0 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Harvest Priority E Sort Index Z Partial Cut 7 Closest To Harvest E Oldest First E Ste Index Mal fig Al 2 0 AREA net down Z Al 80 0 must be TALLER than 5 0m E AI 20 0 must be OLDER than 120 yrs Calculate AAC E Utiize Conifer Only E Disable Partial Cut E Auto Harvest Rate m yr 2 000 Calculate E VQO Partial Retention 85 0 must be TALLER than Calculations Harvest Schedule Polygon Annual F Advanced Year Block List Area Issues 2176 496b 2177 496b 486 2178 459b 494 2179 459 459P 494 2180 494 459P 550 546 2181 546 494 459P 550 2182
134. f the second per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp2_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp2_225 Second Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the second per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp3_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp3_125 Third Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the third per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp3_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp3_175 Third Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the third per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp3_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp3_225 Third Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the third per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp4_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp4_125 Fourth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp4_175 dead_vol_per_ha_spp4_175 Fourth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp4_225 dead_vol_per_ha_spp4_225 Fourth Species Dead Volume This is the net dead volume per hectare of the fourth per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvisp5_125 dead_vol_per_ha_spp5_125 Fifth Species
135. following for user support questions Mike Bandstra RPF Email mbandstra forsite ca Tel 250 847 4822 A July 25 2014 86 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 1 Accessing Woodlot 4 on Citrix Please refer to the following steps to access Woodlot 4 from the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Citrix server or contact the Information Management Branch Source Information Management Branch June 5 2013 1 Opena browser Type in this URL HTTPS DTS BCGOV https dts bcgov Favorites 933 Applicat itrix XenApp Applications eg Shared in ServicesBC Applications 2 Select the Forests folder FLNR by clicking it once Applications 3 Select Woodlot Applications by clicking it once Applications 4 Select Woodlot 4 test by clicking it once Applications ain gt FLNR gt Wood Lot Wood Lot 4 Test Wood Lot 3 Test 5 Enter your IDIR logon credentials WindowsServer Watch the Woodlot4 Splash screen 6 Agree to let Citrix use your local drives Tick the box if you don t want to do this each time i USB Other Devices Security Citrix online plug in An online application is attempting to access information on a device attached to your computer gt Block access Do not permit the application to use these devices
136. forest polygon Rename Polygon used to rename an existing polygon name 1 This task can also be accomplished for an entire project through the Edit menu Remove all Imported LOT Yields function A July 25 2014 33 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 2 1 Information Displays Small Map Comments VRI Yield Graphs A new feature in Woodlot 4 1 was the addition of information displays to the Polygon View tab The following information display buttons are listed along the top right side of the Polygon View tab window e Small map The Small Map button is used to turn on or off the individual polygon map displayed at the upper right if you loaded a shp file for forest polygons into Woodlot This map includes the polygon shape and map label for the forest polygon selected in the navigation tree at left The grid used is 100m x 100m 1ha Refer also to section 7 8 Map e Comments Comments may be added to each polygon in Woodlot Click on the Comments button to display a comments box section ready for you to type in Comments will be saved with the polygon Unclick the button to hide comments e VRI Key VRI inventory attributes may be displayed or hidden by clicking the VRI button on or off VRI data is base forest inventory data provided by the MFLNRO used as a starting point for your timber supply analysis a reference for updating your polygons and for other co
137. g the Small Map button File Edit View Reports Help D H calculate Yields 60to do Add Polygon 3 Split Polygon s s Add Classification 2 Rename Polygon Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View a Group By FMLB 093E088 2616 An Classifiers Gross Area ha 3 4133 Ownership Sort By Mapsheet Polygon 3 Non FMLB VRI Non FMLB Cultivated FMLB FMLB v H 0 Non FMLB Open Range Non FMLB Swamp M Reduction Non FMLB Lake Area ha or 5 0 FMLB 093E088 512 E 093E088 517 Future Roads ha or 0 25 093E088 553 093E088 2616 Net Area ha BEC Zone DS i FC_RES Reason Existing roads The map will not be displayed if you have not loaded a shp file or have not yet linked a shp file with a non spatial data set such as a Woodlot 3 2 lot file A July 25 2014 40 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The grid is 100 m x 100 m 1 ha Double click the polygon in the map to select it on the Tabular view and the Map view The polygon and navigation tree icon will show shaded Double click to unselect the polygon in the views 7 9 Existing Forest The Existing Forest section provides attributes for the existing state of your polygon This is where you e select the intended silviculture system e enter basic timber yield information e select the growth and yield model type for your polygon and e view resul
138. ght click in the Description box to bring up a standard Windows menu for editing items 6 3 Harvest Parameter Defaults The harvest parameters used in Woodlot 4 are the same as in Woodlot 3 2 They are used to establish economic rotation parameters for the woodlot These include e Minimum Age yrs the youngest age needed to harvest a forest polygon e Minimum DBH cm the minimum stand diameter at breast height needed to harvest a forest polygon e Minimum volume m ha the minimum merchantable volume per hectare needed to harvest a forest polygon e Regen Delay yrs include your expected default regeneration delay Typically this is the number of years after harvest until you have a fully stocked planted or naturally regenerated stand A regen delay of 0 yrs assumes you will have a fully stocked growing new stand in the same year that you harvest 6 4 Partial Cut Defaults The Partial Cut defaults in this section are used in the average age partial cut method only and are the same partial cut defaults used in Woodlot 3 2 For more on partial cut methodology in Woodlot 4 please refer to Section 4 7 and Appendix 2 A July 25 2014 25 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update The partial cut defaults include e Partial Cut Percent the targeted percent volume to be harvested on the first entry For example a 25 Partial Cut Percent removal when a stand r
139. ha Ico Net Area ha Unique ID Volume at Harvest m ha Row ID Filter list box and click the Edit button MAI at Harvest m ha yr Sort Order Site Index Mapsheet Number This will bring up the Column Filters dialogue fgs unter box where you can make your changes Dele Forest Management Landbase Area Excluded Area Excluded Description Road ae Mekan ha or BEC Zone _ BEC Zone Sub Zone Variant July 25 2014 63 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 8 2 Row Filter You can filter out polygons that have specific data you are interested in with the Row Filter feature Click on the Row Filter drop down list box and select the attributes you wish to display polygons for Woodlot provides a preliminary list of some filters you may wish to choose Otherwise click Edit to create a new Row Filter and follow the instructions below Note Creating a Row Filter is an advanced feature which may require you to consult with your GIS mapping consultant to set up your attributes File Edit View Reports Help D BF H Bl calculate Yields 78 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Column Filter VRI Edit Row Filter Dead Pine Friendly Headers All Rows Forest Management Land Base Polygon sage mie Polyga Net Area lt 0 05 ha Biogeoclimatic Biogeoclimatic Numbe Decid Vol Ha gt
140. he Reforest screen a Regen Delay yrs window will display Enter the number of years for regeneration This value will auto populate from the project defaults but can be changed on a polygon by polygon basis Year 1 of future stand growth will start at the end of the regeneration period e Clearcut Reforest To For use if you intend to clearcut and manage the polygon in another forest type or yield type Selecting this will activate the Reforest screen See Reforest section 7 10 on how to enter your reforestation data Click the plus button to display the Reforest to details screen and yield types available which includes VDYP TIPSY NC NSR TASS and custom e Partial Cut For use if you intend to do multiple partial removal entries over time to your polygon Selecting this will activate the Partial Cut window Enter the partial cut methodology Removal and Re entry Period yrs These values will auto populate from the project defaults but can be changed on a polygon by polygon basis The Average Age method is the method used in Woodlot 3 2 whereby a partial cut harvest is modeled by reducing average stand age For more on partial cutting in Woodlot 4 and the variables used refer to Section 6 3 and Appendix 2 7 9 2 Forest Polygon Information In the upper portion of this section you enter the following forest information for the current polygon e Site Index enter the site index in m breast height age
141. he Yield Settings for the new forest click either the plus button or click the Yield type screen The will bring up the Yield Settings window e Yield Settings Refer to Section 7 9 3 Yield settings work similarly in the Existing Forest and Reforest sections You can rename the Yield Name in Reforest as described below e Reforest to Yield Name you can create one or many custom sets of reforestation parameters that can be used on similar polygons Type your yield name in the box and Save Changes The Yield Name will display in the Reforest to list box and this set of reforestation parameters can be selected for use in other polygons e Site Index enter the site index in m breast height age 50 years for the leading species e Age yrs current age of the leading species of the stand This will be affected by the entered base year of your forest inventory For example if the inventory was completed in 2013 and the stand age was 80 years old at that time enter 80 Enter a base year of 2013 The stand age is current and the stand will be modeled as an 80 year old stand in 2013 As another example if the inventory was completed in 2003 and at the time the stand age was 52 enter age 52 but be sure to change the base year to 2003 Woodlot will increase the A July 25 2014 56 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update stand age by 10 years to 62 yrs old in 2013 to reflect the current time
142. hoose the one you wish to use and select the Apply this Constraint checkbox to apply it to the chosen polygons listed under the Where drop down list box Un check if you wish to turn them off You can also turn constraints on or off in the Calculations tab by selecting the check boxes there Constraints will stay listed even if they are not applying W Add Constraint smj W Edit Constraint x V Apply this Constraint v Apply this Constraint Name optional Name optional Future WTPs Where LAII X Where al Z 20 AREAnet down 7 Area netted down will contribute towards constraints must be TALLER than must be OLDER than EE m Choose one or all of the following cover constraints e EXCLUDE from Woodlot this constraint is available in the event you wish to completely remove a Classification group of polygons from the timber harvest rate Use this only ona classification not globally EXCLUDE polygons will not be harvested and will not contribute to the forest cover constraints and will not display in the Standing Volume Time graph This constraint could be used to test the impact of excluding private land from the timber supply e AREA Netdown this constraint is used to apply a broad netdown across polygons contributing to the timber harvest rate An area netdown will reduce the timber management area on the woodlot by the indicated amount The stan
143. ial density crown closure dist Site Not SI uses BC Site Index SI Sl SI SI Productivity BEC and Input physiography Species Pw Lw Fd Bg Sw At PI Sb 32 commercial BC Fdc Fdi Hwc Hwi Fdc Fdi Hwc Hw Cw PI Se species Ss Bg Cw PI Sw Hwi Ss Bg Cw Py Hm PI Sw see notes below Stand Types single and mixedwood even single and mixed single spp even single spp even mixed spp even and uneven aged spp even aged aged aged and uneven multi spp area aged prorated Post estab PCT partial PCT partial PCT partial cutting PCT activities cutting cutting fertilization pruning supported Other growth root disease Decay waste and OAF s some pests OAFs Lodgepole modifiers breakage and and diseases repression VAF s Output besides projected tree projected tree ave diameter and stand and tree diameter yield tables lists diameter lists crop plans culmination MAI visualization wood distribution distributions characteristics lumber and logs projected tree lists mortality and etc snags economic analysis Development USFS CFI and Alberta PSP TSP PSP amp EP BC AB see TASS Data Sources EP plus PSP WA OR from BC S Interior Unique Features amp Applications partial cutting in complex stands pest and habitat models available boreal mixedwood Requires EXCEL 97 natural stands CFI updating and timber supply analysis spatially explicit crown based timber supply analys
144. icient merchantable A July 25 2014 77 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update volume of any kind available to harvest with or without constraints In these situations Woodlot will harvest all available volume but the annual harvest volume will be lower than the target In automatic mode Woodlot would normally defer harvesting until there is sufficient volume to meet the constraints resulting in a harvest of 1 335 m3 yr Testing Lower Harvest Rates To test a lower harvest rate uncheck the Auto Harvest Rate m3 yr checkbox enter your harvest rate in the Calculate cell and click Calculate The resulting Harvest Schedule and graph will typically show a building inventory of merchantable timber No constraints will be broken you will simply be harvesting below the sustainable harvest rate This may be useful to test the implications of not harvesting at the sustainable harvest rate T Harvey Kirk Sample Lot 3 June 27 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D amp H Calculate Yields 0 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule E Sort Index Polygon Annual E Advanced F Partial Cut F Closest To Harvest Block List E Oldest First 491a E Site Index 491a jma 491a 491a 491a kivet Oriar 491a 522 491b 491b 491b 491b Up 491b 491b 433 433 433 495 495 495 524
145. ict Nadina Created On February 3 2014 Last Modified June 26 2014 Coast Interior Interior BEC default SBS Base Year 2014 Harvest Parameter Defaults Species Minimum Age yrs VRI VDYP TIPSY VDYP Utilization default 12 5 All Species 12 5 Minimum DBH em Code Name VDYP TIPSY Decid Minimum Volume m Aspen Cottonwood or Poplar Decid poplar Decid Regen Delay yrs balsam poplar Decid Partial Cut Defaults ee a Partial Cut Percent hybrid poplars Decid Min Re entry Period yrs Fir cen 2 Adjustment Factor PCAF Saag grand fir TIPSY Defaults subalpine fir OAF1 Cedar OAF2 or DWB 0 95 wesenredceae Linkage to existing Resultants polygons via Mapheet Polygon Sub Polygon Unique ID Row Number YW Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 078 seconds Status and Information Bar A July 25 2014 11 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 4 Menu Items Woodlot 4 has five main menu items listed along the top of your window including File Edit View Reports and Help which are displayed at all times File Edit View Reports New Ctrl N 7 Open Ctri O Import shp Map View Calculations Import csv txt Export csv txt Import Woodlot 3 lot Description Import Woodlot 3 csv Save Ctrl S Save As Recent BEC default Base Year 4 4 1 File e New to begin creating a new Woodlot project and to clear out old
146. id Object Identity open_id open_id Opening Indicator System generated value uniquely identifying the opening in the MOFR Forest Tenures Administration open_ind opening_ind Opening Indicator Indicates whether or not the polygon represents a silviculture opening open_num opening_number Opening Number A unique number assigned to each opening in the forest caused by a disturbance e g fire logging etc for open_src opening_source Opening Source Defines whether the opening came from ISIS or MLSIS This field is not populated in the current data model orgunit_cd org_unit_code Organisation Unit Code Forest District Codes 3 character description orgunit_no org_unit_no Organisation Unit Number Number from Org Unit code table representing the organization that collected the data poly_area polygon_area Forest Polygon Area The area of a polygon usually derived from geographic information system processing software The total poly_id polygon_id Forest Cover Polygon Number The polygon number is a reference number non unique assigned to each Vegetated or Non Vegetated printable printable_ind Printable Y means print the label N means do not print the label proj_age_1 proj_age_1 Projected Age for Leading Projected age for leading species Species proj_age_ 2 proj_age_2 Projected Age for Second Projected age for secondary species Species p_age_cas1 proj_age_class_cd_1 Projected age class code The age class projected to the current year for species 1 stand
147. ied attribution is used tree_patrn tree_cover_pattern Tree Cover Pattern A numeric code that identifies the spatial distribution of the tree layer in the polygon Examples include vert_compl vertical_complexity Vertical Complexity The subjective classification that describes the form of each tree layer as indicated by the relative dead_stems vri_dead_stems_per_ha VRI Dead Stems per Hectare The number of standing dead trees visible to the photo interpreter in the dominant codominant and high live_stems vri_live_stems_per_ha VRI Live Stems per Hectare The average number of living trees visible to the photo interpreter in the dominant co dominant and high bioms_ws whole_stem_biomass_per_ha Whole Stem Biomass this is the total whole stem biomass per hectare of all species on a utilization of 4 0cm expressed as Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations VRI Relational Data Dictionary version 4 0 Draft http www for gov bc ca hts vridata standards datadictionary vegcomp poly rank1 data dictionary draft4 0 pdf Downloaded from Internet July 10 2014 A July 25 2014 120 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 10 Woodlot for Windows 4 1 What s New Woodlot for Windows Woodlot is timber supply software used on woodlots and small woodlands in BC An update was completed in March 2014 to Version 4 1 to provide efficiency enhancements No changes were
148. ield settings and prepare to recalculate your yields if you desire You can either use your own information or use the Woodlot 4 defaults Woodlot will Regen Method Planted OAFI automatically apply the default values after you intial Density ha 1200 OAF2 or DWB uncheck the box which you can choose to use or oe Cee ra override Woodlot 4 defaults are based on general provincial default values For example Gamad Thin Genetic Worth TIPSY OAFs will be set to 0 85 and 0 95 VDYP7 will use default Crown closure based on provincial species default values at ie deh tata a ea Z Imported from LOT fie Save Changes A July 25 2014 57 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 12 Calculating Yields You can calculate your yields by clicking the Calculate Yields toolbar item once you have set up your existing forest and reforest parameters You can calculate yields from any tab in Woodlot The toolbar item will display the number of polygons that require yields to be calculated which should be the number of polygons represented with a question symbol in the navigation tree Clicking Calculate Yields will bring up a black VDYP Console operation screen and then a TIPSY operation screen similar to earlier versions of Woodlot A progress bar will display at the bottom of the Polygon View tab window Once calculated the black screens will close and yields will be complete The mini yield
149. ield txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help Age Volume Height DBH MAI Basal TPH cw HW 0 47 84 5 12 29 18 6 1 798 20 25 744 61 1 23 4 78 283 2 18 63 24 3 3 631 45 38 976 9 195 5 87 7 79 289 18 79 24 5 3 658 46 975 2 199 1 89 9 100 395 1 21 82 28 4 3 951 56 95 897 5 263 7 131 4 111 441 2 23 14 30 4 3 975 61 47 844 6 291 1 150 1 145 550 6 26 36 36 3 3 797 72 15 696 9 355 6 195 569 4 27 9 3 Se y 3 A July 25 2014 50 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 9 5 Convert Dead Stands to Non Commercial Stands Following extensive natural disturbance in a woodlot such as from Mountain Pine Beetle you may wish to model the AAC implications of salvage harvest and conversion of the dead stands to a new forest or an advanced regeneration forest If your data set contains the VRI Dead Percent attribute you can use the Convert Dead Stands to Non Commercial tool to help set up the harvest and stand conversion of the high mortality existing stands The tool will select all stands with more than a user specified mortality level and reclassify them as non commercial yield type in Woodlot The existing forest will retain the volume and other attributes provided from the VRI inventory When you run the AAC calculation NC polygons that have been assigned a silviculture system and reforestation regime will be moved to the top priority for harvest available at the e
150. il_moisture_regime_3 Soil Moisture Regime 3 The average amount of soil water annually available for evapotranspiration by vascular plants averaged soil_mst_1 soil_moisture_regime_1 Soil Moisture Regime 1 The average amount of soil water annually available for evapotranspiration by vascular plants averaged over soil_nutr soil_nutrient_regime Soil Nutrient Regime A code to denote on a relative scale the available nutrient supply for plant growth The soil s nutrient cruise_no special_cruise_number Special Cruise Number The numeric code of the Public Sustained Yield Unit s PSYU that fall within the forest cover polygon cruise_cd special_cruise_number_cd Special Cruise Number Code The numbers of the Public Sustained Yield Unit PSYU Block s that fall within the forest cover polygon spec_cd_1 species_cd_1 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Leading Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_cd_2 species_cd_2 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Second Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_cd_3 species_cd_3 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Third Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_cd_4 species_cd_4 Species Composition Code A code describing the leading commercial species or Fourth Species brush species in the layer The species with the spec_cd_5 species_cd
151. import and use a custom yield curve using the features in Existing Forest or Reforest under the Yield Settings window which is activated by clicking on the yield type section When you import data created in Woodlot 3 2 Woodlot 4 will load the existing yield information in your old lot file and will use this yield information to run your harvest calculations To update the old yields using the new VDYP7 and TIPSY 4 3 you can either open the Yield Settings window for a specific polygon and uncheck the Imported from Lot File checkbox or use the Edit Remove all Imported LOT Yields tool Timber supply constraints You can reflect constraints on your timber supply for non timber management uses of your woodlot Typically these might include area reductions for future roads or timber reserves forest cover age or height requirements for wildlife environmental or social concerns e g Visual Quality Use the Constraints section on the Calculation screen to select these You can also add an area netdown and a road netdown for each polygon on the Polygon View tab if required Calculate non declining even flow harvest rate over a 250 planning horizon From the Calculations tab select your harvest priority harvest order and constraints Click on Calculate to generate your harvest rate This will create a harvest schedule with details of the calculation and the green Standing Volume Time graph You can test your harvest rat
152. ing on the Woodlot icon or activate it by navigating to Start then Programs then Woodlot 4 The About screen will appear and then will leave within a few seconds automatically The Project screen with the five main tabs will appear 2 Load up a sample woodlot file Click on lt File gt then lt Import Woodlot 3 lot gt Click on your sample woodlot file The filename will appear at the top of the screen once it is loaded in 3 Click through the five main tabs to view the data that has been entered and the results of the last calculation 4 Click on the Project tab and ensure the default information is correct for your woodlot Make sure you have entered whether you are Coast or Interior and your BEC zone these are new defaults you will need 5 To check forest polygon data and yield information click open the Polygon View tab You will see all the data for each individual polygon in the list box required to determine the yields Click through several polygons to see information pertaining to each polygon 6 To update your yields click on lt Edit gt lt Remove all imported LOT Yields gt Then on the menu bar click on lt Calculate Yields gt 7 The VDYP and TIPSY calculations will start and a black DOS screen will appear Allow several seconds for it to compile the VDYP and TIPSY yields The resulting yield information will be loaded into Woodlot automatically and you will be returned to the Polygon View tab A July 25
153. is custom runs on request yields from TASS timber supply analysis and economic analysis Abbreviations BC MOF BC Min of Forest USFS US Forest Service OMNR Ontario Min of Nat Res CFS Canadian Forest Service PCT pre commercial thinning EP experimental plots PSP permanent sample plots TSP temporary sample plots CFl continuous forest inventory OAF s operational adjustment factors VAF s volume adjustment factors MAl mean annual increment BEC Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification Notes TIPSY has been updated since the date of this publication to now include species At and Dr Bg is derived from HWC A July 25 2014 93 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Managed vs Unmanaged Stands What Model Might be used Source Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations website http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels GY Model compare htm Managedvs UnmanagedStandsWhatModelMightbeused July 2013 The following information will help planners identify managed vs unmanaged stands polygons for the application of appropriate yield models curves The distinction is important because managed stands tend to be more productive A decision tree is provided to help make the distinction between managed and unmanaged stands and suggest yield models for various stand types Nussbaum 1998 Managed stands Managed stands are even aged stands that have
154. is 250 years The sustainable harvest rate is calculated for a continuous harvest flow over this period flat line or non declining even flow as required by Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations policy A July 25 2014 109 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update How Wocdlot Calculates the Harvest Rate Once you have entered your forest polygons calculated their timber yields entered assumptions and constraints and established a harvest order an iterative calculation process is used by Woodlot to arrive at a sustainable harvest rate This iterative process simulates the operational harvest on a woodlot by placing priority on the harvest order you select in the first pass on the second and subsequent passes it chooses the most harvestable stand that meets your harvesting criteria Woodlot starts with an initial harvest rate selected by the program this value could be any number but Woodlot uses a set rate to streamline the process then cycles through harvest calculations adjusting it up or down until it reaches a sustainable harvest rate as noted below If the harvest cannot be sustained the rate is decreased if it completes the harvest rate is increased The amount of change is relative to the initial harvest calculation and then is decreased or increased until a rate is met within 1 m SE Harvey Kirk W1234 June 25 2013 LOT Woodlot for Windows 4 0
155. issue 2 Open C Program Files Woodlot for Windows 4 Woodlot Species dat in Notepad 3 Scroll down to the TIPSY section at Line 146 A July 25 2014 30 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 Replace the 12 5 values for the species of concern e g with 17 5 values Do not alter the file formatting or spacing just change the numbers 5 Save exit TIPSY yields will now use the changed utilization standards Important Note If you make the utilization level change after you have run Calculate Yields once Woodlot will not understand that the TIPSY yield parameters have changed and that yields should be recalculated If you start again with freshly imported data your TIPSY yields will calculate with the new utilization standards This is not an attractive option if you have invested time in editing your data set In that case 1 Export your data to CSV 2 Load the CSV into Excel 3 Go to the bottom of the data set where you will find a set of rows with no polygon number BEC area or age information but which do have a YieldMeth entry of TIPSY in Excel Column AG These are the TIPSY Reforest To scenario definitions Note which row numbers these scenarios occupy Or change the font or color to clearly identify the rows 4 Navigate many columns to the right to Excel Column BV which contains the Density entry This is the plantation establishment density Add 1 to
156. lds 1 to do Add Polygon 9 Split Polygon aje Rename Polygon lt Add Classification Polygon View Help Calcuatons TabdarVew Map Mew J Reduction fees ha or 03 Rascon Campete2 Future Roads fra or 5 0 Net Area ha 1126883 BEC Zore CWH Basing Forest Stvcuture System Gewead Rikon To Ste index m Age irs Harvest Age yrs 15 20 37 mbase yeor 2013 ma Harvest Age brs voYP Re Age W Heaght nso vaF 1000 Treeshis 1544 Bassldres 499 TIPSY Irabal BBURBEE RY aan E nu Bee 58 1600 Planted Then 1200 Western Redcedse JEA E lesteen Hemlock CA New Forest 1524 E ms Oar Ove To open the Yield g Settings window click on one of the coloured Yield Type sections To open the Yield Table window click on one of the yield curve graphs The Yield Setting window and the summary is colour coded by yield To edit and update yields you will first need to update the yield settings In the Yield Settings window select a yield type and enter or update the yield data The stand age site index and BEC are displayed at the bottom of the window for easy reference Click Save Changes when you have entered your data and are ready to calculate your yields The Yield Types include VDYP TIPSY NC NSR TASS and Custom as follows Bi 092C095 104 Existing Forest Yield Settings Yield Name 092C095 104 Existing F
157. live volume per hectare of the fifth species Hectare at 22 5 cm determined by percent basal area of the tree layer Ivisp6_125 live_vol_per_ha_spp6_125 Sixth Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the sixth Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree Ivisp6_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp6_175 Sixth Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the sixth Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree Ivisp6_225 live_vol_per_ha_spp6_225 Sixth Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the sixth Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree map_id map_id Forest Cover Map Number Identifies the Vegetation Cover Map corresponding to the VRI file mod_proces modifying_process Modifying Process A natural mechanism of weathering erosion and soil material deposition that result in the modification of nfor_desc non_forest_descriptor Non Forest Descriptor A classification code indicating that the forest cover type is not currently forested but is capable of np_code non_productive_cd Non Productive Code A unique numeric code that references the classes or type of non productive areas or land that is incapable np_desc non_productive_descriptor_cd Non Productive Descriptor A unique code that references the classes or type of non Code productive areas This is a FIP classification nveg_cov_1 non_veg_cover_pattern_1 Non Vegetation
158. lock 60 Western Redcedar Western Red Cedar 40 Western Hemlock Updating Yield custom yields test June 21 20 Yield Curve Graphs 7 092COF5 104 Existing Forest Piotsy Pe fde View Graph tiep Saadarx deg Outs Source To view the yield curve graph click the Plotsy icon at the bottom right of the small graph located below the yield data table This will activate and display the graphing program Plotsy with the yield curves The yield curve graph can be saved and managed in Plotsy If you have any questions about using these p gt graphs please refer to the toolbars in Plotsy PaaS ahoy and the Plotsy Help Plotsy is a powerful paS FLNRO graphing utility available in TIPSY and can be used to overlay multiple graphs copy graphs for reports print etc A July 25 2014 54 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Yield Tables To view tabulated yield data click anywhere on the coloured yield data table section This will bring up the Yield Table window which has a small toolbar an upper header section and a lower table section The upper header section is used to display issues in the data or results The lower table section is used to display output results The culmination age will be highlighted You can view and toggle between output and input data Click the toolbar item from Output
159. lso produce a Woodlot Harvest Planning Report and graphs 10 1 Harvest Priority The harvest priority section is used to identify the order in which polygons will be scheduled for harvest first The priority can be based on up to six 6 prioritizing options starting with the highest priority at the top You add these by selecting on the checkboxes TH Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D amp H Calculate Yields 0 to do Proje Polygon View Tabular View ap Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule J Partial Cut fe Polygon Annual Closest To Harvest a 2 Oldest First Owne io Method Site Index Crown i Ist Partial Cut MAI Crown 99 Ist Partial Cut BB Woodiot 3 Sos Clar Crown 98 st Partial Cut Crown Lis 1st Partial Cut Crown Clearcut Harvest Order Crown Gearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut Crown Clearcut 1 2 Crown i 1st Partial Cut BZgoooo r 180 6 7 Crown Clearcut 200 90 37 140 107 Tor S848 The order will be displayed in the Harvest Order section below starting with the highest priority first The harvest schedule is then run in this sequence If a polygon has not met its harvest parameters by the time it is scheduled for harvest it will be put in a queue and harvested once they are met The harvest priority for the first few polygons can be forc
160. lvicultural practices The crowns add a shell of foliage each year that benefits the trees in diminishing amounts for several years The volume increment produced by the foliage is distributed over the bole annually and accumulated to provide tree and stand statistics TASS is based on growth trends observed in fully stocked research plots growing in a relatively pest free environment The yields will be very close to the potential of a specific site species and management regime Research Branch maintains the system For more information on TIPSY TASS please refer to http www for gov bc ca hre gymodels index htm The latest version of TIPSY is available from http www for gov bc ca hts growth download download html A July 25 2014 97 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 5 Tree species used in Woodlot 4 Table 5 1 below provides a list of VRI tree species codes used in Woodlot 4 with the cross reference to VDYP tree species codes and TIPSY tree species codes For more information refer to Section 6 5 and refer to the Project tab This list may be updated from time to time therefore please refer to the Species section of the Project tab for the latest listing of species Table 5 1 VRI Tree Species Codes Code Name VDYP TIPSY Deciduous Ne ommercial A Aspen Cottonwood or P
161. lygon hatch on To un select a highlighted polygon right click again hatch off Hatched polygons will display in the Polygon View and Tabular View as hatched icons Navigating the Map To navigate around the map Click Zoom All to return the map to the starting position Use this if you lose the map To zoom in left click hold and draw a box on your area of interest Use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out Be careful where you position the mouse as this will affect how the map will zoom in and out The information bar at the bottom of the screen lists the polygon number that your mouse cursor hovers over It includes positioning coordinates internal to Woodlot for future use if the mapping feature is developed further File Edit View Reports Help D a H Bi calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations M Label Map M Use VRI Label Position i Draw an area of a O NcinsR E Harvestable interest box g ar ID Issue N Selected Zoom All Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 078 seconds 970 557 1 984 113 0 093E088 9728858 A July 25 2014 67 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 10 Calculations Tab The Calculations tab is used to undertake harvest rate calculations for your woodlot and to create harvest planning reports and graphs Features of the Calculations tab are similar
162. mp Regulations gt Ministry Policy Manual Woodlot 4 0 Woodlot4 msi Documentation User s Manual Version 4 0 Support Woodlot 4 0 Support Note Woodiot 4 0 requires the use of Windows operating system Microsoft Net framework version 4 and will prompt you if there is a need to update your version In the event you are prompted to update your system an updating feature will be activated and will connect you to the Microsoft website for the update please follow the seif updating steps provided If you require an upgrade to Net framework version 4 but do not have a fast internet connection a copy of the Net update Is avallable as a redistribution file here Disclaimer The harvest levels forecast by Woodlet 4 0 are only one source of information considered in determining an allowable annua C NRI warrant that any of the harves recast Dy Woodlot 4 0 wili be the same as the AAC 1810 r Users are requested to is site often to seek the latest version of the progr LRNO hen the program is updated 1 08 On e limitations of itabilities aiso apply to Woodiot 4 0 as stated here http w oy be Salou genial Ste Miran BRIG Previous Release Versions of Woodlot and Manuals Other Links Forest Analysts and Inventory Branch LAST UPDATED 2013 11 04 Please select the version and applications you wish to download from the menu items provided Follow the prompts to have Woodlot self install in your computer Woodlot licensees and Industr
163. mplex analysis such as accounting for MPB dead volume File Edit View Reports Help D A Calculate Yields 60to do Add Polygon Split Polygon s s Add Classification gt Rename Polygon Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Group By FMLB 093E088 2616 Smali Map Comments VRI Yield Graphs Area Gross Area ha 3 4133 Sort By Mapsheet Polygon FMLB FMLB v 6 0 Non FMLB Swamp Reduction 6 Non FMLB Lake Area ha or 5 0 ENE Reason Existing roads 093E088 512 E 0936088 517 Future Roads ha or 093E088 553 Net Area ha EE etre Small Map 093E088 2617 Canni 2 093E088 2620 E 093088 2621 093E088 2622 EE 0936088 2623 Comments section IZ 093E088 2624 2 0936088 2624 Val 093E088 2625 as See 093E088 2625 Feature ID 4454849 Mapsheet Polygon 093E088 2616 x 16 00 093E088 2626 093E088 2627 Area 34ha VRI data section 093E088 2628 093E088 2629 Species Livem Deadm Tot m Ref Projected 11 1995 1 1 2013 trembling aspen o oo oof 00 1 Vegetated B8 as a E 093E088 2634 lodgepole pine 0 0 00 00 3 Upland ha E 0936088 2635 Total 1308 768 2076 Treed Mixed a 7 E 093E088 2640 Dead Rercent 72 0 5 Open a 43 093E088 2643 55 2 093E088 2644 2 093E088 2646 093E068 2653 Existing Forest Reforest No Change 2 osseon 255 Shier Sten Gema No Cage l 2 093E088 2656 V Ste index m 16 0 Calculate SI Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 000
164. nd Inventory Branch FLNRO e Mario Di Lucca RPF Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch FLNRO e Barry Snowden RPF Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch FLNRO e Dave Waddell RPF Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch FLNRO e Woodlot Licence and timber supply staff in Forest Regions and Districts e Wolfram Woolenheit RPF Econ Consulting e Richard Kyle Enfor Consultants Ltd e Mike Greig RPF P Eng Enfor Consultants Ltd The following contributed further assistance and ideas for Woodlot 4 1 e John Illes RPF Donna Brochez RFT Neal Marincak RFT Cya Solecki RPF Nadina Resource District e Geoffrey Klassen RPF Forest Tenures Branch FLNRO e Peter Lewis RPF FLNRO Nelson e Ted Traer RPF FLNRO e Steve Henderson RPF FLNRO e Alison Patch RPF woodlot owner and consultant e Mike Bandstra RPF consultant A July 25 2014 v Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update What s New in Woodlot 4 and Woodlot 4 1 Woodlot for Windows Woodlot is timber supply analysis software used for woodlots and small woodlands in BC Woodlot 4 was developed in 2013 as a reprogramming project utilizing the best features of Woodlot 3 2 It provides an updated interface and programming language adds important timber supply modeling upgrades and provides for future expansion Woodlot 4 was updated to Woodlot 4 1 in March 2014 Powerful new analysis features were added in the Polygon View T
165. nput data and proper interpretation of the model output This is why most regulatory agencies avoid any open or implied sanctioning of specific models in favour of yield table approvals The main uses of growth and yield predictions are to increment and update forest inventories compare silviculture treatments by simulating treatments and predicting outcomes influence stand and forest level decision making provide input for forest management planning including timber supply analysis Allowable Annual Cut AAC determinations and policy making e assess the impact of timber losses due to pests and fire e allow extrapolations for missing or inadequate data e explore and teach tree and stand dynamics The application of any model in silviculture decision support also requires a clear statement of management objectives translated into appropriate quantitative values that can be identified in model output Care must be taken to understand the implications and limitations of using various quantitative measures as surrogates for management objectives A July 25 2014 96 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 4 VDYP vs TIPSY Source adapted from TIPSY 4 3 0 Help File Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations May 6 2013 and the VDYP7 website http www for gov bc ca hts vdyp July 2013 VDYP 7 The Variable Density Yield Prediction VDYP 7 Model is an empirical yi
166. nterior Refer to TORN y TIPSY Help for more info CTStemha Commercial thin to density in stems hacer 600 per hectare for use in TIPSY Commercial thin to height in metres CTHeight for use in TIPSY Number 25 3 Fert Whether to fertilize or not YorN Y FertAge Age of fertilization in years Number 55 NSRRestock Number of years when to restock a Nuer 4 NSR polygon NCHarvin Number of years when to harvest a Number 12 NC polygon 3 NCVolHa Merchantable Volume m ha of the Number 120 NC stand NCDecid of the NC stand that is deciduous 60 NCHeight Height in meters of the NC stand Number 15 6 NCDesc Descriptor of the NC stand Text N FiPstart Whether to activate FIPstart if data is Toon y Indicates that the value has been generated from the defaults used in Woodlot Woodlot will generate Notes for Woodlot 4 variables end of the CSV file Square P use to activate 1 Sq default numbers and use these unless you over ride l brackets default values them To over ride default values being generated and used enter your own data in the cell Default Some default parameters on the Project tab can be parameters entered in your CSV file Region Region is manually entered into the Project Tab Region Coast or Interior wees ns If the first character is Y 1 or T then the result is true otherwise it is false Alternately use N 0 or F to Y 1 TorN 0 F convention enter No act A
167. ny column with a C_ followed by a name will Classifiers y oes Y i C_ text become a classifier Usually these are added to the C_VQO C_name descriptor A July 25 2014 105 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 7 Some Basic Steps to Use Woodlot 4 Users are encouraged to refer to the Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual April 2003 for more background on completing timber supply analysis on woodlots copy available at http www for gov bc ca hth timber tenures woodlots woodlot for windows htm While dated and for use with previous Woodlot software most concepts remain the same in Woodlot 4 and are repeated below with reference to the new version of Woodlot 4 Getting Acquainted We suggest you acquaint yourself with the features of Woodlot 4 before running your first harvest rate calculation Refer to Section 4 1 and 4 2 for a description of the main functional areas in Woodlot 4 Use the following steps to guide you through a test application Woodlot 4 uses most features common to Windows based applications All functions are activated by pointing and clicking on screen buttons with a mouse Polygon data forest inventory information for each forest polygon is entered either manually on the screens or by loading in polygon data input files Parameters and constraints are changed on screen as you work Sample steps 1 Load up Woodlot 4 by double click
168. o BSRBBBROCS Csata ARC Castle Portal Oe oe fF k DNC N front Panen Tatar ewe Map View Caaistare SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIF tHSSHSRSSSEL ESS SSF i H te Paai Ct te Panai Ct te Pare Ot ia Patai Ct EELLEEN ta Panai Ot So Map View Calculations The Map View tab displays a map of your forest inventory data when you import a SHP format You are required to load a map shp file to display in the Map View otherwise this tab display will be blank Map view can display a map for use with a Woodlot 3 2 lot file if you import a shp file of spatial information that you can link to the Woodlot 3 2 data The Calculations tab is used to conduct harvest rate calculations A non declining even flow harvest rate is calculated over the 250 year planning horizon In this screen you can set the harvest priority harvest order constraints and calculate the AAC You can view results in the harvest schedule section and produce graphs Graphs are generated in the FLNRO plotting program Plotsy A July 25 2014 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 2 Sequence of Work in Woodlot 4 The general sequence of timber supply work in Woodlot 4 is suggested as follows For a new woodlot calculation or to use new inventory data on an existing woodlot you will need to identify your woodlot area and assemble the forest inventory for your
169. olumn Filter field names and the Row Filter polygons you have selected For example if you want the summary to display all typical woodlot report attributes for all of your polygons the Column Filter will be set to Woodlot Summary and the Row Filter will be set to All Rows The tabular view listing displays the following information for your woodlot e The polygon number is listed in the left column with a small pointer on the row you have selected in Tabular View A July 25 2014 60 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Grey columns of data are Read only cells These numbers have been calculated in the Polygon View tab They can be edited by editing the calculation in that window e White columns of data are editable cells To edit simply highlight the cell you wish to change and enter the new data e The highlighted row s are polygon s you have selected in the Polygon View or Map View e Icon colours are the same as used as in the Polygon View tab Refer to Section 7 3 e Square brackets represent values derived from defaults in Woodlot e Column headers represent fields of data in the Woodlot wit file e Columns can be sorted from low to high by clicking on the column header File Edit View Reports Help Reorder Columns D BF H f calculate Yields 59 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Columns can be re ordered by clicking and dragging the column hea
170. oplar A AT Decid AC poplar AC Decid ACB balsam poplar ACB Decid ACT black cottonwood ACT Decid AT trembling aspen AT AT Decid AX hybrid poplars AX Decid B Fir Balsam B B BA amabilis fir BA BA BB balsam fir BB B BG grand fir BG BL subalpine fir BL BL C Cedar C CW CW western redcedar CW CW D Alder D DR Decid DR red alder DR DR Decid E Birch E Decid EA Alaska paper birch EA Decid EE European Birch EE Decid NC EP paper birch EP Decid ES silver birch ES Decid EW water birch EW Decid NC EXP Alaska x paper birch hybrid EXP Decid NC EY Yellow Birch Decid NC F Douglas fir F FD July 25 2014 98 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update FD Douglas fir FD FD FDC coastal Douglas fir FDC FDC FDI interior Douglas fir FDI FDI G Dogwood G Decid NC GP Pacific dogwood GP Decid NC H Hemlock H H HM mountain hemlock HM HM HW western hemlock HW HW HXM mountain x western hemlock hybrid HXM HM J Juniper J Decid NC JR Rocky Mtn juniper JR Decid NC JS Seaside Juniper Decid NC K Cascara K Decid NC KC cascara KC Decid NC L Larch L L
171. or Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Constraints Constraint Polygon f Actual average Harvest with constraints and non harvest years over 250 year planning horizon Item Gross Area ha Net Area ha Inc Area ha Conifer m Deciduous m Total m Average m yr Ownership Crown 507 6 507 6 501 0 380 844 18 900 399 744 1 599 0 Private 19 7 19 7 19 7 20 863 143 21 006 84 0 Total 527 3 527 3 520 7 401 707 19 043 420 750 1 683 0 g Harvest Issues Years Issue h Polygons not harvested Polygon Reason Area 453 Harvest Parameters not met 0 5 481 Harvest Parameters not met 6 1 Total 6 6 3 0 Conclusions Enter your conclusions to the user of this section on your observations about the upward or downward bias of the assumptions used to calculate the results Open this report txt file in the Note Pad prog A July 25 2014 115 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Appendix 9 VRI Variables Used in Woodlot 4 0 The following Vegetation Resources Inventory VRI variables are used in Woodlot 4 0 and Woodlot 4 1 VRI Short VRI Attribute Name VRI Forestry Term VRI Description Name used in Woodlot 4 adjst_area adjusted_ind Adjusted indicator
172. orest Yield Type DVD YP re VDYP Species Name Load amp Include Utiliz cm OW weder en 745 wo m om x 7 z mI 5 3 7 m Reference Age yrs 70 VAF 1 00 Reference Height m 118 0 Estimate yield using Basal Area amp TPH Crown Closure FIPSTART Basal Area m ha 49 94 Trees Per Hectare ha 1544 VDYP Utilization 2G Second Growth Current Forest Age 97 Site Index 15 2 BEC CWH s A July 25 2014 44 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update VDYP Yields VDYP7 is used in Woodlot 4 VDYP polygons will display as a light brown see above example Data required includes e Species selected from the pick list Species composition must add to 100 Double click ON viidName 0932088 2616 Existing Forest the last species to auto update to 100 Yield Type voYP z Cells will display in red if they do not add to men ie a 1 00 AT trembling aspen v 125 SW white spruce w 12 5 PL lodgepole pine 125 e Utilization level selected at the bottom and displayed next to the Include check box by species Utilization levels include 12 5 cm dbh r and 17 5 cm dbh based on FLNRO standard Reference Total Age ys 88 VAF 1 00 utilization levels used in TSRs Utilization levels f eterence Height tm 214 can be selected also in the Project tab Note If f tsmaeyedusn Basal Area amp TPH O Crown Closure FIPSTART a
173. osisini innara toda ienser AAEE ETE EEE E aa 58 7 12 1 Recalculating Yields ccc cseies dalescckdeceh tes shee eeeaadeeelasiald ended eee eee cee elena 58 7 12 2 Recalculating Imported Lot File Yields cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeeeeeeees 59 8 Tabular View TaD m an Ha aea daam anete aeee Taan e r Ee daa aE ae Tea Taa E HEE raanda rein ie aia 60 8 1 COlUMN FIRE EEEE E E 62 OZ ROW I ET E EEE E EEEE 64 9 MAP View Tab siisiseicnsciceescee iv sakdacedacaioesteechossieessbelesacessecegsacseedcaceealenstivassiacssiessdievateadsesice 66 10 Calculations Tab isisicccesccicsvcecsdecesicues dened edccucdecitencdesscectavess cu cvensesuseavesiunstevesstvevsscuedsuned teentnetes 68 TO TFA GSU POM P PATA EEE T T EE 69 10 2 Harvest Ordenli aaa a Ae ae e a a Eaa Eaa AE 70 10S Constraints seeen a a a E S 71 10 3 1 Adding and Editing Constraints iccesc ive ciwestey arenes acetate ten neon aden Mestue secu dates 72 10 3 2 TYPOS OF COMSUPANIS 23 528 Soca ceed sink toe ti a a cae dances Rtas Ratha boca anata de 73 10 4 Calculate AAC a a eaaa iteet ececacanagucaesh canis dacendadendedeseuccubatean veatbadebandenvtaceaselenws 75 10 4 1 Automatic Calculations ccccccccccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeenaeceaeceaeeeaeseaesenaeeaaeeaas 76 10 4 2 Manual Calculations Testing Harvest Rates and Implications eee 76 10 5 Harvest SCHEGUIC si nice ren a A e e gentwontuaacadegeshoants TEA 79 10 6 Standing Volume Time
174. osition in the queue of polygons being harvested Graphically the clearcut methodology is as follows Clearcutting in WOODLOT Harvest Age 120 Regen Delay of 5 years Vol m ha gt S w Q z w w x i 0 tst Rotation 120 5 0 Subsequent Rotations Time Years A July 25 2014 88 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Partial Cut Average Age Method The following appendix describes the functionality of the average age partial cut feature used in Woodlot 3 2 and carried over to Woodlot 4 How the Average Age Partial Cut Method Works and PCAF Woodlot 4 uses as one method a simple approximation average age technique to predict future yields and measure in growth from partially cut stands using VDYP natural yields and a Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF This approximation technique is considered to be most accurate when a stand is harvested close to its culmination age It may be appropriate to use a different PCAF with adequate justification This method is used in the absence of yield models for partially cut stands in BC and has been accepted by MOF staff for use in Woodlot PrognosisBC was considered for use in Woodlot but has not been included due to the small number of ecosystems that it supports and the lack of ground cruise plots to run it In Woodlot partial cutting works in the following manner 1 In the Polygon View tab navig
175. over constraints L This will include NC polygons or any forest polygons that have the silviculture system set to Do Not Harvest Note You will need to change the silviculture system to harvest and provide a Reforest to regime for the polygon before it will be available for harvest changing to green or yellow Grey the polygon is not forested and does not contribute to the AAC or forest cover constraints It is not FMLB In the FMLB group of polygons these polygons are denoted with a No reason meaning it is not FMLB followed by the reason Red hatch the polygon is selected for viewing in the Tabular View and Map View if a map is be available To select and de select polygons double click on their icon in the navigation tree or on the small map or right click on the Map view polygon Bold text polygon number represents the selected polygon you are working on in the 0326093 workspace It will also display at the top of the workspace in bold and yellow highlight 7 4 Summary You can generate a quick area volume summary for your woodlot In the navigation tree click on a Folder icon to produce a summary table A more detailed summary is produced in the Woodlot report File Edit View Reports Help To copy the S um mary D A f Calculate Yields 59to do Add Polygon Split Polygon s s Add Classification table to another Popa Poyoonvew TabuerVew Mep Vew Clu i G
176. own CC Refores 496b 4 2 14 2 20 V PI 16 5 367 5 5 218 5 5 218 5 Crown CC Refores 497 7 2 7 2 00 V SwAt PI 15 3 269 0 1 936 8 1 936 8 Crown PC 516 1 9 1 9 40 V PI 16 3 399 6 759 2 759 2 Crown CC Refores 520 21 6 21 6 60 V SwPI 11 6 360 2 7 780 3 7 780 3 Crown CC Refores 522 1 3 1 3 180 V Sw PIAt 11 8 375 5 488 2 488 2 Crown CC Refores 524 6 8 6 8 80 V PISW BI 14 8 337 9 2 297 7 2 297 7 Crown CC Refores 526 7 8 7 8 80 V SwPI BI 9 7 331 9 2 588 8 2 588 8 Crown CC Refores 528 16 3 16 3 90 V PISw 15 4 387 3 6 313 0 6 313 0 Crown PC 529 9 2 9 2 200 V Sw BIPIAc 10 7 386 9 3 559 5 3 559 5 Crown CC Refores 530 5 5 5 5 30 V Sw PIAt 22 2 1 8 9 9 9 9 Crown CC Refores 531 10 1 10 1 200 V SwBI PI 9 9 327 4 3 306 7 3 306 7 Crown CC Refores 532 5 4 5 4 50 V Pl Sw 15 0 345 7 1 866 8 1 866 8 Crown CC Refores 533 2 0 2 0 200 V Sw BIAc 9 2 245 6 491 2 491 2 Crown CC Refores 543 6 2 6 2 60 V SwAt PI 19 2 138 1 856 2 856 2 Crown CC Refores 546 6 4 6 4 60 V Sw PI 19 2 148 0 947 2 947 2 Crown CC Refores 548 16 3 16 3 70 V SwPI 11 0 378 6 6 171 2 6 171 2 Crown CC Refores 550 4 3 4 3 90 V Sw PIBI 16 8 280 9 1 207 9 1 207 9 Crown CC Refores Total 527 3 527 3 325 9 171 836 8 171 836 8 c Priority Priority Partial Cut Closest To Harvest d Harvest Order Order Polygon A July 25 2014 114 Enf
177. own Closure to achieve the desired adjustment e Estimate Yield Using in this section select the radio button to determine how VDYP should calculate your yields Two methods are available in VDYP7 either using Basal Area amp TPH or using Crown Closure Both require data at your stand reference age Basal Area amp TPH method Select and use Basal Area BA and Trees per Hectare TPH at the stand reference age if this data is available This is the recommended method in VDYP7 as BA and TPH are measures of stand density which are used to estimate A July 25 2014 45 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update yields and is considered the more accurate method Be sure to use the BA and TPH at the stand reference age Alternately if BA and TPH are not available you can use Crown Closure as follows Crown Closure method If BA amp TPH are not available select and use Crown Closure at the stand reference age This will trigger the FIPSTART function in VDYP7 to estimate yields Crown closure is used in VDYP7 as a proxy to estimate basal area which is then used to project yields If you select this method and have not entered a Crown Closure Woodlot will use a Ministry default Crown Closure for you and will display square brackets you can override the default value by typing over the cell if you have better information Default Crown Closure is usually based on a m
178. ows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 4 3 View The View menu is used to turn on or turn off the display of NF detailed items in the Polygon View tab Most viewable ig gas wa l items now have their own display buttons on each D searchable window Project Polygon View Tabular View e Hide non FMLB by default Woodlot will hide the non FMLB polygons in the navigation tree These can be displayed by simply navigating to the tree and clicking on the button or by un checking this feature in the View menu This is simply a shortcut feature e See also Section 7 2 for view items in the Polygon View tab including the Small Map Comments VRI and Yield Graphs buttons 4 4 4 Reports and Graphs W Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help Reports and graphics can be produced in l 2 BF H Acada Woodiot Report Woodlot 4 from the Reports menu You will his Ace Dekhi Gach l Project P i ge Distribution Grap be required to run a calculation to produce olygor j WA Standing Volume Time Graph or update a report or graph Items include Project Information e Woodlot Report to generate the standard Woodlot Licence Harvest Planning Report e Age Distribution Graph to generate a standard age class distribution graph using Plotsy e Standing Volume Time Graph to generate the green graph that displays on the Calculations tab using Plots
179. purple NC screen to activate Hexvesst in fx 0 the polygon Yield Settings dialogue window po e S3 Harvest attributes include Harvest in yrs Net Decrhious Bacara X D Harv Volume m3 ha Deciduous Percent jaia and target Height m By default Woodlot will Poem nnn set the net harvestable volume to the live volume only which you can change By default Woodlot will set the net harvestable volume m ha to the live volume only in the polygon per the VRI data because the inclusion and merchantability of the dead volume is a judgment call If you believe that all Curent Forest Age 140 Ste Index 15 9 BEC SBS or a portion of the dead volume will be sold at harvest add the appropriate dead m ha to the live volume and enter this total m ha in Net Harv Volume m3 ha For your reference the dead volume is displayed on the NC yield type on the Polygon View tab and also under the VRI view Save Changes When you run the AAC calculation NC polygons that have been assigned a silviculture system and reforestation regime will be moved to the top priority for harvest available at the earliest possible time Note that the polygon will not be harvested if the silviculture system has not been set to harvest and volume will not accumulate until the year the stand is reforested To ensure that the polygon will be harvested and will contribute to your AAC ensure you set up the harvest assumptions in the
180. quires judgments that are best made by a forest professional undertaking the analysis Silviculture system will often be Clearcut Reforest To When this choice is made Woodlot will copy the current stand species composition to the Reforest To window The user can edit these values as desired If TIPSY is used to model future yields the program will populate all the data fields required to calculate future yields The user should review the defaults to be sure they agree or edit as required If VDYP is used to model future yields the user will have to fill in basal area trees ha reference total age and reference height For yield modeling purposes the trees ha value should be total stems including both current live and dead stems as this total represents the growth potential of the site These numbers can be transcribed from the VRI window of information for the polygon A July 25 2014 52 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Once you set the silviculture system the icon will change from mustard brown to yellow in the navigation tree Yellow represents NSR as the stand is assumed to be NSR until it is cleared and reforested Adding a silviculture system to the polygon will make the current standing live volume available ye 093E088 3549576 Existing Forest for harvest To adjust the current harvest Yield Type a attributes and harvest volume of any NC polygon click the
181. r Etc for as many base years that you have A July 25 2014 24 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update b Adjust Current Age Alternately you can import all polygons and set one base year then go to each polygon and adjust the current age For example if your inventory was conducted in two passes five years apart import the entire woodlot dataset and set the earliest base year then decrease the current age by five years on the polygons with a later base year You are essentially just adjusting the inventory measured current age to the actual current age on your woodlot You are required in Woodlot 4 to set the base year if you import data with an Age Woodlot 4 does not store the age directly it stores the established year and shows the calculated age When importing old data set the base year to the projected year of the data then after importing adjust the base year back to the current year All ages will automatically be updated e VDYP Utilization level the VDYP utilization level needs to be set for your woodlot TIPSY utilization is always set to 12 5 cm diameter at breast height dbh See below 6 2 Description The large workspace on the top right of the window is provided to allow you to help you keep notes and provide documentation as you do work Click on the description to start typing Text will wrap and the box will scroll allowing for many rows of text Ri
182. r hectare of the leading per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp1_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp1_175 Leading Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the leading per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp1_225 live_vol_per_ha_spp1_225 Leading Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the leading per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp2_125 live_vol_per_ha_spp2_125 Second Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the second per Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp2_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp2_175 Second Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the second per Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp2_225 live_vol_per_ha_spp2_225 Second Species Live Volume This is the net live volume per hectare of the second per Hectare at 22 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp3_125 live_vol_per_ha_spp3_125 Third Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the third Hectare at 12 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp3_175 live_vol_per_ha_spp3_175 Third Species Live Volume per This is the net live volume per hectare of the third Hectare at 17 5 cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree visp3_ 225 live_vol_per_ha_spp3_225
183. rder can be automatically sorted by clicking on the Harvest Priority menu items above To run a calculation click on the lt Calculate gt button in the lower portion of the screen and allow a few seconds The model will calculate a non declining even flow harvest rate for the polygons in the order selected using yield information derived in Polygon Data The Standing Time Volume Graph and summary harvest schedule will update The graph displays the available timber volume over a 250 year horizon In the graph dark green colours indicate volume that has reached harvest age light green colours indicate volume younger than harvest age A tan coloured line on the bottom denotes volume that is not contributing to the harvest rate but which is used to meet forest cover constraints along with merchantable timber The top green line denotes the total volume at every year A line that increases over time indicates that volume is being grown faster than it is being harvested Try a few revisions to test the impact of increasing the harvest rate Click off the check box in the lower left corner titled lt Auto Harvest Rate gt enter a higher harvest rate than calculated say 50 higher in the next box and click on lt Calculate gt Notice the graph the blue vertical lines represent periods when no timber is available to harvest Activate the lt Constraints gt feature by clicking on their check boxes and then lt Calculate gt The red vertical lines
184. re harvests Net Area ha the Net Area will be the reduced area after exclusions or reductions This is the area that will be used in long term timber supply calculations for this polygon A July 25 2014 38 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 6 Classifiers Classifiers are used in Woodlot 4 to organize data for later reporting and analysis They can help in summarizing your data help in analyzing polygons of similar classification and help to delineate forest cover constraints by polygon Classifiers are a new addition to Woodlot for Windows software Classifiers are now used to delineate ownership In addition to ownership you may want to distinguish forest management constraints on polygons classified as VQO or Deer Winter Range The list and constraints are added in the Polygon View tab and activated in the Calculations tab Your polygons can be sorted by classification in the navigation tree W Woodlot Test VRI July 26 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D Ea E Calculate Yields 1 to do Add Polygon 3 Split Polygon ss Add Classification Dies Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Group By FMLB 092C085 34 Sort By Mapsheet Polygon 5 Gross Area ha 28 9203 3 Yes a 092C085 34 FMLB Yes M X 092C085 35 092C085 36 v Reduction 092C085 37 Area ha or 0 5 092C085 38 Reason Existing Roa
185. re to calculate yields is generally caused by missing data items Fill in the missing data and click Calculate Yields again this should now complete your yields If you have an error it will be displayed both on the mini yield curve in red text and in the yield table Click on the mini yield curve to bring up the yield table for a report of errors 7 12 1 Recalculating Yields Yields do not need to be updated once calculated if no stand parameters or management parameters change If parameters do change you will wish to recalculate your yields The number of polygons that require updating will be displayed on the Calculate Yields menu item The number of polygons that require updating will be displayed on the Calculate Yields menu item A July 25 2014 58 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Click the Calculate Yields menu item to calculate those updated polygon yields Only those with new data will be recalculated 7 12 2 Recalculating Imported Lot File Yields If you import an old lot file the yields generated by the earlier version of Woodlot will be imported with the lot file You can continue to use these in Woodlot 4 or you may wish to refresh them based on the newer yield models in Woodlot and any vegetation cover updates you may have To do this for a single polygon uncheck the Imported from LOT file checkbox and update the Yield settings This will clear out the imported
186. resents the next harvest opportunity Yield curves are not widely available for partially cut stands in BC Therefore an approximation has been used in BC timber supply modeling and in Woodlot 4 to estimate yields from partially cut stands This is the same general method used in Woodlot 3 2 referred to as the average age partial cut method The method has been updated in Woodlot 4 to start the harvest at the older of the current age or your target harvest age It will then harvest down to the removal from that age A partial cut stand is assumed to be growing initially as a natural stand using a VDYP yield curve for the stand attributes The stand is harvested down to a residual volume set by the user and the corresponding stand age for a natural stand with the post harvest volume is determined from on the VDYP yield curve Since VDYP is based on natural stands that are fully stocked and not partially harvested the partial cut adjustment factor PCAF was introduced to simulate re growth at a lesser density and to reflect any rebound delay effects The default PCAF used in Woodlot 4 is a 20 reduction in VDYP predicted stand yield The use of the average age method is a reasonable first approximation of partial cut yields Another partial cutting simulation technique also considered for Woodlot 4 was the multi age method This method would simulate partial cutting as a series of smaller patch cuts resulting in groups of patche
187. roup By FMLB application such as a Samay Excel or Wo rd P n avig ate a0 Non FMLB VRI FMLB Gross Area ha Non FMLB ha Net Area ha Standing Volume m K o Non FMLB Cultivated to the Edit menu and 2 CA Nen FALB Open Tanos fen FS aad ts Copy S e mnt z se l ect 0 py umma ry of a i Non FMLB Swamp 0 0 Paste the table of data m osacooe 517 DAES 2s R K 093E088 553 in the other application een 093E088 2620 E 093E088 2621 093E088 2622 093E088 2623 A July 25 2014 37 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 5 Area The Area section displays the area attributes for the polygon including Gross Area ha shown in square brackets if it has been imported You can File Edit View Reports Help override the area by typing over it Four D H Calculate Yields 60to do Add Polygon F Split Polygon s s Add Cla decimals are used if data is derived from a SSS Poonvew ee Se GIS to avoid addition errors Group By FMLB v 093E088 2616 FMLB the classifier of Forest sr Seaeete I sera Management Landbase FMLB has been rie teap E Q mo FMB z included in Woodlot 4 based on VRI e i X Reduction terminology 0 Non FMLB Lake Area ha or Mi i FMLB Reason Existing roads If the polygon is considered forestland it feces T will contribute to the woodlot timber supply Net Area ha and the FMLB code used is Yes The
188. rs BEC Zone 129 at base year 2014 Ref Age 128 Height 27 2 VAF 100 0 Polygon number Add Classification 2 Rename Polygon SBS v BEC Comments Reforest To Site Index Regen Delay yrs Harvest Age yrs TIPSY Initial 1600 Planted Interior Lodgepole Pine OAF1 0 85 OAF2 0 95 Yields need to be calculated Press the Calculate Yields button to update all yields Map ik v Comments VRI when activated Existing Forest Reforest to Yields A July 25 2014 32 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 7 1 Conventions Used in Polygon View There are a few helpful conventions used on the Polygon View tab to keep in mind as you work in Woodlot 4 Forest Polygon The forest polygon you are working on is the displayed screen of data The polygon number is highlighted in the navigation tree and listed at the top of your workspace highlighted in yellow Your polygon number includes the Mapsheet number polygon number and can include a sub polygon number similar to Woodlot 3 2 Defaults Square Brackets As in Woodlot 3 2 square brackets represent a default or imported numerical value To override and replace a default or imported value click on the cell and type over with your better information Click to another place on the screen to register the change To reset the default values type over
189. rship Silviculture m m 398 0 3 0 3 150 V PIFdSw EpAt 15 9 237 4 71 2 71 2 Crown CC Refores 399 0 8 0 8 232 V Fd Pl 11 3 264 6 211 7 211 7 Crown CC Refores 428 5 2 5 2 200 V FdSw PI 15 2 427 3 2 222 0 2 222 0 Crown PC 429 12 0 12 0 99 V SwEp BIFdPI 17 1 235 8 2 829 6 2 829 6 Crown CC Refores 430 10 8 10 8 200 V Fd SwAt 15 2 353 8 3 821 0 3 821 0 Crown PC 431a 16 1 16 1 40 V PISw At 19 0 371 0 5 973 1 5 973 1 Crown CC Refores 431b 16 1 16 1 40 V PISw At 19 0 371 0 5 973 1 5 973 1 Crown CC Refores 432 14 0 14 0 20 V AtSw Ep 19 3 262 8 3 679 2 3 679 2 Crown PC 433 46 4 6 90 V Fd Sw 17 1 503 2 2 314 7 2 314 7 Crown CC Refores 434a 17 4 17 4 20 V SwAtPI Ep 18 6 354 6 6 170 0 6 170 0 Crown CC Refores 434b 17 4 17 4 20 V SwAtPI Ep 18 6 354 6 6 170 0 6 170 0 Crown CC Refores 435 13 2 13 2 40 V Sw FdPIAtEp 17 4 404 4 5 338 1 5 338 1 Crown CC Refores 435P 0 7 0 7 40 V Sw FdPIAtEp 17 4 404 4 283 1 283 1 Private CC Refores 436 4 5 4 5 120 V AtSw 19 3 256 6 1 154 7 1 154 7 Crown CC Refores 452 5 7 5 7 10 V PIEp SwAt 18 1 242 9 1 384 5 1 384 5 Crown CC Refores 453 0 5 0 5 140 V PISwEp 9 7 81 9 41 0 41 0 Crown CC Refores 454 5 9 5 9 40 V SwAt EpBIFd 9 8 181 0 1 067 9 1 067 9 Crown CC Refores 459a 18 9 18 9 20 V Pl Sw 19 2 458 7 8 669 4 8 669 4 Crown CC Refores 459b 18 8 18 8 20 V Pl Sw 19 2 458 7 8 623 6 8 623 6 Crown CC Refores 459P 11 1
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191. s with multiple ages across the polygon This feature will be considered for inclusion in a future version of Woodlot Refer to Section 6 3 and Appendix 2 for more on silviculture systems and partial cutting in Woodlot 4 4 9 File Types used in Woodlot 4 Woodlot 4 is designed to work with any of the following file types Files are imported and exported from Woodlot from the File menu item Refer to section 4 41 and Appendix 6 for more detailed information including the required field names used in the csv import file The order of fields does not matter e wit A wit file is the new file type you create when saving your file from Woodlot 4 This is the replacement for the previous versions lot file To load a wit file in Woodlot 4 use the File Open menu item A July 25 2014 20 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e lot Woodlot 4 can import a Woodlot 3 2 lot file This will bring in data yield information harvest priorities and the calculated AAC from previous versions of Woodlot If you plan to update or refresh your AAC some fields will need to be filled in or updated in Woodlot 4 particularly the data in Polygon View A lot file is loaded into Woodlot using the File Import Woodlot 3 lot menu item Refer to section 7 11 for more detailed information on imported lot files e shp Woodlot 4 will accept any standard ESRI Shapefile so that you can display a map in Woo
192. ssesseseeeeeeeeseaeaeseseeeeeseeeaaaens 106 erita Kaeo Oela TO PAE E clade dh a cated aut vb tigce Muses teeta tenbatanta sduath ES 106 Key Feat res of Woodlotii sisrate a a tite Gatti thant end sheed Sealants 108 How Woodlot Calculates the Harvest Rate ccsccceeceeecceeeeaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeeaeeaaeeaaeeeaeeaaanees 110 Summary of Basic Steps to Use Wood lOt ices cesciienndn haniaide Adaieatactel edeeadivtaetebienaavianee 111 Some Woodlot for Windows Tips and TTiCkS ceccceecceeeeeeeeeee tees cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 112 Appendix 8 Sample Woodlot report sssssssssnssnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennnen nenene 113 Appendix 9 VRI Variables Used in Woodlot 4 0 nsssnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnne 116 Appendix 10 Woodlot for Windows 4 1 What s NeW cc eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 121 A July 25 2014 iv Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Acknowledgements The assistance ideas and cooperation of the following are gratefully acknowledged e Dave Haley RPF Forest Tenures Branch FLNRO e Peter Graff RPF Forest Tenures Branch FLNRO e Brian McNaughton RPF Federation e Tom Bradley RFT Federation e Jerry Benner RPF Federation e Bruce Bell Information Management Branch FLNRO e Ricky Yee Information Management Branch FLNRO e Sam Otukol PhD RPF Forest Analysis a
193. st meet their harvest parameters e Woodlot 3 Sort Order for use with old Woodlot 3 2 lot files only Woodlot 4 will carry over and display your original AAC calculation result and will structure the order for harvest based on the sort order from the lot file This will help you assess changes in calculation methodology between Woodlot 3 2 and Woodlot 4 e The Woodlot 3 Sort Order option will only be displayed when a lot file is imported New projects will not display this option Internally in Woodlot 4 a weighting is applied to each polygon based on the priority chosen The higher up the displayed list the higher the priority weighting The weighting is displayed in the Harvest Schedule Partial cut polygons are given a high priority for harvest because they are time sensitive As a reminder Woodlot 4 will default the stand harvest age to the older of a culmination age and b the age at which all the harvest parameters are met The default can be overridden by manually entering a custom harvest age in the Polygon View tab overriding the default square bracketed harvest age 10 2 Harvest Order The harvest order section lists the order in which polygons will be harvested based on the harvest priorities set above and any manual harvest order you apply in this section Users have the flexibility to schedule in blocks that they wish to harvest first If you manually sequence a polygon it will move to the top of the priority for harv
194. stable age and will at some point become available for harvest Considered immature deciduous e Light green conifer timber that has not yet met harvest parameters or not of harvestable age and will at some point become available for harvest Considered immature conifer The total volume standing on the woodlot mature and immature at any point in time is shown along the top edge of the light green Standing Volume Time 143 491 we Total Volume Conifer immature Conifer mature Un harvestable volume You can select a polygon or group of polygons in the Harvest Schedule these will be highlighted on the graph for the periods selected T Harvey Kek Sample Lot 3 June 27 2013wit Woodlct for Windows 4 0 Dle fdt View Repots Help D amp ed Bi catcvtate Yields to do 4918 491a 491a 522 ae 4 293 45D as 524 399 529 ne 52 F A Oma te TALLER a 50m AO 20 0 emt be OLDER than 1208 VQ0 Pata Retertion 85 0 mat be TALLER than DAAC 1 365 July 25 2014 82 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update If you have forced a cut higher than the sustainable rate vertical red bars or blue bars will be displayed in the graph for the times when there is not enough eligible volume to harvest An Issue will be denoted in the Harvest Schedule Annual View Issues column describing what has not been met This situation will normally occur if the manually forced harv
195. stand height for use in meeting forest cover constraints of the stand Curent Forest Age 97 Site Index 15 2 BEC CWH e Description enter a description if any of the stand Cancel NSR Not Satisfactorily Restocked NSR polygons can be added and will display as a light 3 ozo ina ein Foren Vaa Seng E yellow Yield Name 9 l Yield pe NSR mz Some stands may be currently considered NSR in which case you can use this feature to track them in the kh a o beginning of your analysis This block will be restocked in the number of years specified And will ignore the sort order specifed on the calculation screen e Restock in yrs enter the number of years when you intend to fully restock the stand This will be akin to setting a regen delay and the start of the new forest cycle It is recommended that you activate the Reforest screen using the TIPSY yield type for these polygons if the new stand will be was established by planting or natural regeneration and is considered managed If you will a manage the stand using partial cutting then you will Laisi n e need to use the VDYP yield type i Current Forest Age 97 Site Index 15 2 BEC CWH A July 25 2014 48 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update TASS Tree and Stand Simulator Yields FH 092C095 104 Existing Forest Yield Settings xy F Yield Nam
196. stem Icon Net Area ha 4 or Age Site Index m Yield Method Harvest Age yrs 1 0998 0 0 CC NoChange 093 088 9408748 1 1722 4 s CC Reforest 093E088 6848733 1 2371 215 40 CC Reforest 093E088 2643 11 2862 129 ra 2604 338 CC NoChange 093E088 2620 1 2662 6 35 CC NoChange 093E088 3298859 1 26761 oj NC 0 CCNoChange 093E088 2665 1 2784 CC NoChange 093E088 2634 1 3355 CC NoChange 093E088 15279130 1 3659 CC Reforest 093E088 2623 1 367 03 CC NoChange 093E088 2671 naom 109 i VDYP 73 CC NoChange 093E088 2662 1 4216 i 8 CC Reforest 093E088 7719537 1 4377 CCReforest 093E088 2654 11 58231 ls CC Reforest 093E088 7969729 CC NoChange 093E088 2624 1 687 104 6 ef SD 093E088 2683 11 691 CC Reforest 093E088 2702 1 749 Ji CCReforest 093E088 11689915 11 7923 0 CC NoChange 093E088 2667 1 8115 w 66 CC Reforest 093E088 2622 1 8829 n i P A 207 CC NoChange 093E088 2635 010 CC NoChange 093E088 2690 CC Reforest naarnge 12960A 093E088 5679662 55 m Z ma we ma a a mza aas ll ol ll 11 1202 4 CC Reforest gt Refreshing Table View COMPLETED 0 406 seconds Data Display The workspace displays your woodlot data summary based on the C
197. t a sample project in CSV format keep the column headers delete the sample data fill the template with your woodlot data and import the result into Woodlot 4 A July 25 2014 21 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 5 The About Screen The About screen shows important information on Woodlot 4 including e Woodlot software name e Woodlot version number and version date e Ownership and copyright Forest Tenures Branch Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations e The software developer The About screen also includes important versioning information on the dependent software used in Woodlot 4 including e VDYP7 Console e Batch TIPSY bTIPSY e Sindex e Plotsy When you start Woodlot the About screen will appear for a few seconds and then close You can always access the About screen through the Help menu WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS Version 4 Ministry of BRITISH cotumBia Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Version Release 4 1 0 17 July 8 2014 Copyright 2014 Jointly Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Funded by Forest Tenures Branch and The Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Associations Developed by Enfor Consultants Ltd North Vancouver B C Included VDYP7Console 7 9 3 37 Software BatchTIPSY 4 3 Dependants piotsy 1 12 0 0 SINDEX33 1 45 A July 25 2014 22 Enfor
198. tab and adjust some variables if you wish 8 Harvest AAC Calculations Set your harvest order and timber management constraints in the Calculations tab Run your harvest calculations in the Calculations tab click Calculate button 9 Check your results Use your judgment to determine if the answer seems logical and workable for your woodlot As a rule of thumb the harvest rate should be in the order of the net area average mai for clearcut harvest operations Test the harvest rate and sensitivity of assumptions by running a few alternate scenarios in the Calculations Screen 10 Report Generate a report and graphs from the Report menu Edit and print as required Any assumptions or explanations of how variables were selected must be included in the report to the district manager 11 Save your work and exit from Woodlot From the File menu click Save and then Exit Don t forget to save your project file A July 25 2014 111 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Some Woodlot for Windows Tips and Tricks Every user has their preferred way to add edit and massage data for a Woodlot for Windows analysis Two suggested ways are as follows If you are not familiar with working with timber supply datasets you may want to talk with a woodlot forester tech or GIS specialist If you feel comfortable working with the data the logical way to carry out a multi polygon edit to inform
199. ted ha Issues either e blank meaning there was sufficient merchantable timber available to harvest and no issues e Nothing to Harvest meaning there is no merchantable timber available to harvest or e Constraints meaning that at least one of your harvest constraints has not been met Volume total volume harvested m Conifer coniferous volume harvested m Deciduous deciduous volume harvested m Deciduous of deciduous in the harvest Number of Polygons number of polygons harvested in that year Classifier Constraints a column for each classifier constraint will display the of the forest that meets the constraint for example e Height Constraint if there is a height constraint this will display the of the forest that meets the constraint e Age Constraint if there is an age constraint this will display the of the forest that meets the constraint e Advanced Annual columns include O O O O Total Vol total available volume meeting harvest parameters m Conifer Vol total available conifer volume meeting harvest parameters m Deciduous Vol total available deciduous volume meeting harvest parameters m Deciduous the deciduous of the total available merchantable volume Note Columns can be moved by clicking and dragging them to a new position A July 25 2014 80 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version
200. the table have some capability for stand density management most only support a limited number of options e Finally you will no doubt be exposed to conflicting results regarding these and other growth and yield models Some differences are due to the models themselves but others stemming from an emphasis on biology versus economics or different interpretations of the historic theory versus science Data from reproducible experiments should always be the ultimate arbitrator for both scientific theories and models In God we trust all others bring data K Iles personal communication A July 25 2014 92 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update Table 1 Model Comparison Table Stearns Smith 1999 Prognosis Mixedwood Variable Tree and Table BC Growth Density Yield Stand Interpolation Model Prediction Simulator Program for MGM VDYP TASS Stand Yields TIPSY Developer USFS Intermtn Steve Titus BCFS Ken Mitchell BCFS BCFS variant adapted U of Alberta to BC by BCFS Distributor BC MOF U of Alberta BC MOF not distrib BC MOF and Cost free free web free web BC MOF does free web free runs Model Individual tree Individual tree whole stand Individual tree see TASS Type distance distance distance dependent independent independent Tree Input Tree list Tree list or Species Establishment Establishment Data stand description composition density amp spat
201. ts of the yield curve for the current forest This is a merging of forest management information previously included on the Polygon Data screen of Woodlot 3 2 File Edit View D E H f Calculate Yields 59 to do Tabular View Reports Help Project Polygon View Group By FMLB k Sort By Mapsheet Polygon v m Non FMLB VRI a H 0 Non FMLB Cultivated w Non FMLB Open Range H 0 Non FMLB Swamp 6 0 Non FMLB Lake amp FMLB 093E088 512 E 0936088 517 093E088 553 093E088 2616 2 093E088 2617 093E088 2620 E 0936088 2621 093E088 2622 E 0936088 2623 0936088 2624 0936088 2624 093E088 2625 093E088 2625 093E088 2626 093E088 2627 093E088 2628 093E088 2629 093E088 2630 093E088 2631 E 093E088 2634 E 0936088 2635 E 093 088 2640 093E088 2643 093E088 2644 093E088 2646 093E088 2653 093E088 2654 093E088 2655 093E088 2656 093E088 2657 093E088 2662 093E088 2662 093E088 2665 ba aaayyy s Y Checking Yields COMPLETED 0 000 seconds Map View Calculations 093E088 2617 Area Gross Area ha 5 865 FMLB FMLB v Reduction Future Roads ha or 15 865 Silviculture System Clearcut Reforest To Site Index m 12 0 Age yrs Harvest Age yrs 80 VDYP Ref Age 88 Height 21 2 VAF 100 0 Trees Ha 604 Basal Area 33 6 Calculate SI 89 at base year 2014 Species Inc lodgepole Pine Ol 30 7 Culmination 80 yrs 195 9m7 Harvest 8
202. ur import Cells in green shading indicate a successful import Cells in red shading indicate potential issues with a suggestion to overcome the issue e Shape indicates you have successfully imported a shp file Only a shp file may be imported this way at this time This feature has been developed with future importing functionality in mind e VRI Columns indicates if you have imported a complete VRI dataset or not e Woodlot Columns indicates if any old Woodlot format columns have been imported If you are importing a VRI shp file there will be no Woodlot old columns to import e Classifier Columns indicates if you have imported any Woodlot Classifiers and the classifier field names e Rows polygons indicates the number of polygons and how they are being processed If you have any red shaded sections click on the Advanced Tab to adjust your import Advanced Tab The advanced tab is a tool which provides details on and control over how your data has imported This is an advanced feature intended for error checking if you are having trouble importing data You might also wish to consult a GIS technician if you are having trouble importing your files Basic Linkage to existing Resultants polygons via Mapheet Polygon Sub Polygon Extract from Name Unique ID Row Number Overwrite Shape File v Import Shapes v Calculate Area from Shape Shap
203. uto Harvest Rate m yr 1 269 0 2013 i AAC 1 269 The vertical axis displays total net merchantable timber volume in m after allowances for decay waste and breakage The horizontal axis shows time over a 250 year planning horizon from the current year year 0 to 250 years in the future The graph is a stacked graph showing the following volumes at any point in time They add cumulatively from the bottom to the top for each of the following segments e Mustard Brown timber of all ages that will not be harvested within the 250 year planning period This results from either the area netdowns or polygons classified as not harvestable It will contribute to meeting the forest cover constraints but will never be harvested This is shown as the lowest layer on the graph e Dark Brown mature deciduous timber that meets the harvest parameters set for the woodlot age diameter vol ha and the minimum harvest age of each polygon This timber is available for harvest and is considered mature deciduous A July 25 2014 81 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Dark green conifer timber that meets the harvest parameters set for the woodlot age diameter vol ha and the minimum harvest age of each polygon This timber is available for harvest and is considered mature conifer e Light brown deciduous timber that has not yet met harvest parameters or not of harve
204. vest level than the one calculated For example if the sustainable rate is 1 335 m3 yr enter 2 000 m3 yr and click the Calculate button If you see red or blue bars the harvest rate is partially achievable but not sustainable over the 250 year planning horizon Red bars indicate that there is sufficient volume but it is constrained and the harvest will result in not achieving those cover constraints In the Harvest Schedule under Issues Woodlot will indicate Constraints E Harvey Kirk Sample Lot 3 June 27 2013 wit Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help D GF Gh f Calculate Yields 0 to do Project Polygon View Tabular View Map View Calculations Harvest Priority Harvest Schedule E Sort Index Polygon Annual Advanced Z Partial Cut 7 Closest To Harvest Year Block List Area Issues Volume Conifer Def E Oldest First 2175 496a 459b 496a 496b 86 2 000 2000 Not enough merch ED Ste index 2176 49 86 2 000 200 volume available to E 2177 49b 486 5 8 Nothing to Harvest 321 526 ENGS 2178 45 494 7 4 Nothing to Harvest 1 754 1 754 2179 459 459P 494 89 2000 2 000 z Harvest Order 2180 494 459P 550 546 79 2 000 2 000 0 Bii A 2181 546 494 459P 550 77 2000 2 000 0 Ft 1 49a 61 0 0 Constraints 0 0 0 ae Constraints will not be 65 2000 2000 y Up H 133 met Constraints 30 30 0 25 495 121 2000 194 56 Down 524 65 2000 2000 0 w i 2187 0 0 Constraints 0 0
205. w __ Tabular View Mar Calculations Harvest Priority E Closest To Harvest E Oldest First E Site Index E MAI F Woodlot 3 Sort Order Partial Cut Polygon Harvest Schedule 5 Annual E Advanced Harvest Order First Up Constraints ISSSRUSSBRocoolF aaj Edit Calculate AAC E Utilize Conifer Only Disable Partial Cut TI aso Havent Fate 1388 Cana i 1 AAC 1 335 7 All 20 must be OLDER than 120 yrs F VQO Partial Retention 0 3 ha 5 must be TALLER t All 2 AREA net down 143 425 All 80 must be TALLER than 5 0m Owne Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Crown Standing Volume Time Rot Method 1 1st Partial Cut 1 1st Partial Cut 1 1st Partial Cut 1 1st Partial Cut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut 1st Partial Cut Clearcut Clearcut SRRSESSRASE REP b m ps feo a 0 2013 If your harvest rate is sustainable meeting all the harvest parameters and constraints the annual volume should display the same for each year in the Harvest Schedule and no issues should appear This denotes a non declining even flow harvest rate over the 250 year planning horizon Refer also to Manual Calculations above if you have vertical red or blue bars app
206. work to move old data files to Version 4 2 5 Forward Compatible Files Files created in Woodlot 4 are forward compatible only meaning they can only be used in Woodlot 4 0 or later versions but will not run in Woodlot 3 1 The Woodlot 4 1 update in 2014 resulted in several changes to the file formats and so files created in Woodlot 4 1 may only be used in Woodlot 4 1 or later versions If you have any questions about compatibility check with your Woodlot support contact A July 25 2014 4 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 3 Software Components WOODLOT This chapter describes the main software components in Woodlot 4 Liar Woodlot 4 incorporates the following suite of timber supply software components each being the most recent version available in 2013 Please refer to the About screen for the latest version numbers in use Software Functionality in Woodlot 4 Application used in Woodlot 4 Woodlot 4 The parent application used for timber supply analysis VDYP7 Console Used to predict timber yields for natural unmanaged stands and for partially cut stands bTIPSY 4 3 Used to predict timber yields for managed stands Sindex 3 3 Used to generate reference heights for a given reference age and site index Plotsy 1 09 Used to graph results All software is owned and managed by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations
207. ws html e Custom Yields Woodlot 4 allows users to import their own yield tables generated elsewhere such as from TASS A rationale should be provided to support the use of custom yield tables in a woodlot licence AAC determination For information on choosing VDYP versus TIPSY refer to growth and yield modeling information within Appendices 3 and 4 or contact the FLNRO Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch Growth and Yield Section contact information within section 12 Refer to Appendix 5 A July 25 2014 19 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update for information on species supported by VDYP and TIPSY Refer also to the complete species listing on the bottom of the Project View tab 4 8 Silviculture Systems and Yields used Clearcut amp Partial Cut Two silviculture systems are available in Woodlot 4 clearcut or partial cut TIPSY yields are generally recommended for use on even aged stands with managed stocking densities that have been regenerated following clearcutting or clearcutting with reserves and naturally regenerated stands that are managed to full stocking Generally TIPSY stands are typical even aged managed second growth stands Partially cut stands are considered uneven aged management Typically harvests in these stands have used group selection single tree selection variable retention or another system in which the residual stand that remains following harvest p
208. y Refer also to Section 11 Reports and Graphs for more details on creating reports and graphs in Woodlot 4 4 4 5 Help File Edit View Reports D wl E Calculate Yields About The Help menu item provides access to key documentation the Woodlot User Guide and various other Help Project items Group By FMLB Polygon View User Guide Download latest User Guide from MOF TIPSY Help e About used to access the Sort By Mapsheet Polygon VDYP Help About screen which has program details e User Guide used to open a pdf copy of the Woodlot User Guide i e this document e Download Latest User Guide from MOF to seek and download the latest version of the Woodlot 4 User Guide from the MFLNRO website e TIPSY Help used to access the Help file from TIPSY e VDYP Help used to access the Help file from VDYP7 Console A July 25 2014 14 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 4 5 Toolbars The toolbar provides common commands used in Woodlot 4 It is split into two sections The first half is used on all tabs and includes general functions that can be accessed anywhere in Woodlot 4 The second half is used only in the Polygon View tab to activate features there W Harvey Kirk W1234 July 24 2013 wlt Woodlot for Windows 4 0 File Edit View Reports Help 0 E H Calculate Yields 0 todo Add Polygon Split Polygon s Add
209. y also want to undertake a manual harvest rate calculation This feature is a very good way to test the sensitivity of your woodlot timber supply to harvest parameters constraints or to simply check the implications of a higher or lower harvest rate on your timber supply To do this un check the automatic calculation checkboxes enter your own harvest rate in the Calculate box and click Calculate You will be presented with an updated Harvest Schedule and Standing Volume Time graph with comments or denotations depicting whether the harvest rate is higher or lower than the sustainable level Where the harvest rate is higher than a non declining even flow harvest rate i e above the auto calculated rate vertical red bars or blue bars will be displayed in the graph for the times when there is not enough eligible volume to harvest An Issue will be denoted in the Harvest Schedule Annual View Issues column describing what has not been met Testing Higher Harvest Rates The Standing Volume Time graph depicts the sum total of timber volume on the woodlot at any point in time over the 250 year planning horizon When a harvest calculation occurs the A July 25 2014 76 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update sustainable harvest rate will be reported No vertical red or blue bars indicates that constraints will be met Un check the Auto Harvest Rate m3 yr checkbox and enter a higher har
210. y defining a watershed comp_let compartment_letter Inventory Compartment Letter The Compartment Letter s that fall within the forest cover polygon Compartment Letter is a geographic cr_closure crown_closure Crown Closure Tree crown closure is the percentage of ground area covered by the vertically projected crowns of the tree cc_class crown_closure_class_cd Crown Closure Class Code The class code for the ground area covered by the vertically projected crowns of the tree cover for each age_dta_cd data_source_age_cd Data Source Age Code The source of data used for the interpretation of age and the derivation of the year of origin b_a_dta_cd data_source_basal_area_cd Data Source Basal Area Code The source of data used for the interpretation of the basal area ht_data_cd data_source_height_cd Data Source Height Code The source of data used for the interpretation height stem_ha_cd data_src_vri_live_stem_ha_cd Data Source VRI Live Stem The source of the data that was used for the per Hectare Code interpretation of the vri net live stems per hectare or stand dbh_limit dbh_limit Diameter Breast Height Limit A code indicating the minimum diameter breast height DBH for measuring trees i e stems in the field dvitot_125 dead_stand_volume_125 Dead Stand Volume for 12 5 This is the total net dead volume per hectare of all cm species determined by percent basal area of the tree dvitot_175 dea
211. y selecting the checkbox and entering the data Check the TIPSY Help if you propose to use this feature A July 25 2014 47 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update e Genetic Worth Optional Activate by selecting the checkbox and enter data for each species next to the composition Check the TIPSY Help if you propose to use this feature NC Non Commercial Cover The NC polygons will display as a light blue This feature is included for use for stand conversions and non commercial or damaged site conversions back into productive forest For conversions back to productive forest ensure you activate the Reforest screen by selecting the Clearcut Reforest To silviculture system You can use either TIPSY or VDYP yield predictions for the future forest Data required includes e Harvest in yr the number of years from present 3 0220025 104 txisting Forest Yield Settings lente that you intend to harvest the volume on the current Yield Name 092C095 104 Existing Forest stand as part of the stand conversion YeldTywe NC Harvest In yrs 0 e Net Harvest Volume m your estimate of the net Net Harvest Volume i 00 merchantable volume you expect to recover on the Deciduous Percent 2 0 conversion harvest edt u Description e Deciduous Percent the proportion of merchantable deciduous on the stand at the conversion harvest e Heights m average
212. y users are advised to check the FLNRO Woodlot website regularly for updates and the latest version of Woodlot for Windows Note The Woodlot 4 install will check that your computer has the correct version of Microsoft Net framework Woodlot requires the Net framework version 4 most systems have this already If you do not have the latest version a free upgrade is available as follows e If you have the correct version of the Net framework Woodlot will continue to install on your computer e If you require an upgrade to Net framework version 4 you will be prompted An updating feature will activate for your convenience connecting you to the Microsoft website for the update Please follow the self updating steps provided You will be able to continue installing Woodlot after updating the Net framework e If you require an upgrade to Net framework version 4 but do not have a fast internet connection for an update a copy of the Net update is available from the FLNRO Woodlot website as a Net framework redistributable file The file name is dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64 exe Woodlot licensees can contact the Federation User Support see above for a CD copy and assistance A July 25 2014 3 Enfor Consultants Ltd Woodlot for Windows 4 User Guide version 4 1 update 2 3 Computer System Requirements Any computer capable of running Windows should run Woodlot 4 You will require Hard Drive space 150MB free storage space Operating
213. ygdni was j delimited by the updated with Polygon View tab for each polygon Comments pipe symbol new Site Index Used to provide text to override the Text with COWS Blk 15 Logged delimited by the polygon map label 2010 LabelOverride pipe symbol SiteIndex Site index at breast height age 50 Naber 20 meters Site index species used to calculate SlSpecies site index in the Calculate Site Index Text Fd feature on the Polygon View tab Breast height age used to calculate site index in the Calculate Site Index SIAgeBH feature on the Polygon View tab PHBE 13 Used only if total age is not used Total age used to calculate site index in the Calculate Site Index feature on SIAgeT Numb 65 ge the Polygon View tab Used only if a ARST breast height age is not used Height used to calculate site index in SlHeight the Calculate Site Index feature on Number 22 the Polygon View tab Age at which harvest parameters are HarvestAge met or the age at which you want to Number 61 harvest years Classifier The field header is described by c_ and followed by the classifier name for example c_VQO c would create a classifier for VQO ten pal el Retention Populate data in this column with the VQOs for each polygon none CC cide ee NoChange Silvi Silviculture System to use CC Reforest CC NoChange pc F 7 PCPerc Partial Cut removal on the first 20 entry PCNext Partial Cut number of years until re Nanbar 25 entry

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