AUDIT REPORT FOR THE SITE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FIELD SAMPLES IN THE BOUNDARY TSA 02

September 12, 2010

FIA Project #8179001

Overall Result of Audit – Pass – As per SIBEC Sampling and Data Standards BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch Version 5.3 revised September 2009.

This Audit focused on tree selection and measurement criteria.

A) All the following Data types were to standard for all Nine Plots audited.

Site Tree Selection Age Height to DBH DBH Total tree height Breast-height (BH) age Subzone Site series Elevation Slope Aspect Meso Slope Position Soil nutrient regime (SNR) Soil moisture regime (SMR)

B) Audit sample selection:

Project contained 83 samples, sampled by 5 different crews. An overall 10% audit (9 samples) were selected as follows:

1) Plot – FD24 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Jim) 11 samples – (PL14, PL18, PL32, LW2, LW24, LW29, FD12, FD13, FD15, FD24 & FD34).

2) Plot – LW35 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Marius) 10 samples – (PL2, PL10, PL16, PL30, LW15, LW19, LW27, LW31, LW32 & LW35).

3) Plot – FD10 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Marius) 6 samples – (FD1, FD7, FD10, FD22, FD26 & FD32).

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4) Plot – PL31 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Scott) 10 samples – (PL5, PL9, PL11, PL15, PL21, PL23, PL26, PL29, PL31 & LW9).

5) Plot – FD17 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Scott) 5 samples- (LW16, FD6, FD14, FD17 & FD19).

6) Plot – PL7 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Stephanie) 10 samples – (PL1, PL3, PL6, PL7, PL8, PL17, PL19, PL27, PL35 & LW1).

7) Plot – LW3 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Stephanie) 10 samples – (LW3, LW12, LW18, LW20, LW22, LW26, LW28, LW30, LW34 & FD2).

8) Plot – FD11 was randomly selected for audit from (Crew Leader – Stephanie) 9 samples – (FD3, FD11, FD18, FD21, FD23, FD28, FD29, FD30 & FD35).

9) Plot – PL36 was randomly selected fro audit from (Crew Leader – Tannis) 12 samples – (PL20, PL22, PL25, PL28, LW11, LW14, LW21, LW23, LW25, FD25 & FD33).

Attached: QASIBoundaryTSA.xls (attribute comparisons)

Report Completed for: Randy Waterous, RFT International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) Grand Forks Woodlands P.O. Box 39, 570-68th Ave, Grand Forks, B.C. V0H 1H0

By Lloyd Wilson, RPF Silent Water Forestry Consultant. 11971-7th Ave Richmond BC V7E 3B7 tel: 604-241-2747 e-mail: [email protected]

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