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FIELD MA24UnL SECIrS LIST : .. .. R)v Ad,-. NOTE: This copy drvietes slightly from master oopy. In oases of deviation, a pencil parenthesis shows where words should be placed. If parenthesis occurs thus ( , words should be thrown to line belowj if thus ) , words should be thrown to line above. Vt&UAL OrriW SRIon FM VZGZTATIXUPSTMA OF CADIPORWXA a.,S* t -tErbrtn P A.JA.nmn-klstoat Pnetc P. 'Lo Jhwwnm---Ansitaut Vorstor I PRELIMINARY OUTLINE FOR FIELD MANUAL CALIFORNIA VEGETATION TYPE SURVEY Pace 1* IXT OF ... .... * .4. 10 * # * o* o0.0t** I 1-*- O E At * oo * A... s .*..... .*. ...... *. **, * . I ,* 40. *1 . 2*-PURPOSE CF THE VEGETATION TYPE SURVEY.,#* *.*. i * . * ? * * * * * * 0 31 . .0* 0 * . 3.-BASE W .?**t*e***** * 0 0 * * a * * * * e * o, a 2i 4.-KINDS OF DATA COLLECTED. *4o......0 ....... 2 (a) Vegetation Type Map ......... *.. .... ,6 . , .6*..... * . * .,0* * (b) Supplementary , . 0 . ..; 4 .. * * 4, 0 3 ,. * * . 0 . 00.........0 41-1 . 3 (d) Sample ......Plots., * . 0 . 0 . .,401 4 (0) ..............Baimu .* .¢ * . * 4 (f) Photographs .......... ...... 0 0. * 0 4 II. THE VEGETATION TYPE 0..0..... ............. 040 0 0 - * 00 * * * -* * *4 1*.TE PUBLISHE)MAP8 ... ..*.. * * * * * * 0 . * * * * * * * 5 2*-BASIS FOR TYPE CLkSSIFIGATION.. .............. 0. 0 900* .00.00 . 0 . * . 0. S (a) Basis for Classification of Vegetation in General.*....*.... S (b) Classification of the California Vegetation.......*.*.0**0, 8 3.-TYPE DEFINITIONS AND LEGEND* .......... ...... (a) Application of............................. (b) Order of (e) Type Boundaries, Symbols,, ad Tingrouped Typed ...............*15 (d) Herba o eus Typ .* v * 4* 4* * 18 (e) Shrub Types, ....................*. (f) Woodland Tree Types ....... II (g) Commercial Tree Type ..................... vs**.*..*0 26 (h) Subalpine TreeTyjes..................... 9 29 (i) Plantation Tree Typos...... ...... 29 (J) Examples of Type Variations and Symbol Order. 30 (k) Special .Caes.......... 49*.*49.490444 $5 . ** .4. *. 4.-COLLECTION AND USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION........ 38 44** g * J ** * 4* (a) Instructions for 36 (b) Extensive Type .............o 38 (c) Forest Service Timber Survny Type Maps*..**.. 36 (d) Forest Service Topographic Survey Type Maps.. 37 (e) Forest Service Graaing Reconnaissance Type 37 White Pine Blister Rust Reconnaissance Type M 37 (g) U. S. Geological Survey Type Maps.*...**.** 38 *0* (h) Private Cruise Records by Dominant Species. $* 49.. 94** X 38 5.-FIELD PROOEDURE...*...*.... .4. 0 . 0.. .0....49 4,O * . 39 (a) Standard of Work ............... 4 * 4-* * 0 0 39 44*.- .*w * - * (b) Sise of Areas to be Mapped...... .... * .... 39 (c) Suggestions for Mapping..,..... * * * - to 4. (d) Current office Work...... 9*- * - * * 43 . * . 4a0 . 0. 0. 0 *4.0 ifI. THE SUPPLIM TARY MA.................. ..* 45 .0 * PO ~* *** * - 4 # . * 0 * - .4. 45 2.-DATA TO BE RECORDED AND THE LEGEND*.. , . 4 . 0 . 45 (a) Important Additional Species..s. ...0 #. *. 45 (1) Individual Tr*ee..*......*. ......... 0 . ..0 * ....- ..... 45 (2) Species at Extreme Limits of Range*... * * * * * . * . 45 4....... (3) ......4.4. 45 . a. `0. a. (b) Sample Plot Looations.44*** *40004 4404*44. * ....4 45 (O) Site Index determination Locations.***04.** 46 (d) Photograph 46 III (e) Bo i8 .* et*. tc*e* 9*. s * * * * * * E OF*t 46 (f) Lumber Mill 46 (&) Route of Travel..... ..*...... ....*........ 4$ (h) 47 (i) 8S all Me fd 0We.. t.... e. e. c. ttcee. e. 47 3.-COILECTIORAND USE OF XISTING 49 (a) Fire Boundaries ......... eeoc..... 49 (b) Lumber Mill 49 (a) Road and Trail Iip eJ etc.. * *e*c. 49 (d) Existing Information Regarding Rare Speoiesi..,s W... 49 .bI . a. # .eb0 61 . * * . * .t .c i51 (a) Selection of Trees and Shrubs to be Recorded t* * . * . .. * 51 (b) Suggestions for Recording e# s,c c* a. ,. * . 62 (o) Current Office c.eca.c* be* IV. FOREST REBO E MAP..c ...... e .c. * a.. * * ..e ..* 653 -4M PUBLISHED MAP.** .t*ec*****o9 ..oc t . c. .. ( a ) 8 .. ce .t * a *. te . * 53 (a) Base M aps. , .. * . ..ce. * . * , . 6 0.. .c a 0 # e e 0 0 0*c 63 (d) Definitions of Clasaifioation and the Len-s:4.....e. 4...54 ( e) Pb itofl ation e** cewecccc .e*ecce.e#* f * t c* * 2*-BASES FOR COMPILATIO1T OF THE cc.t-.66 (a) Vegetation Type ap *c.e*o.. t.-... ce*cc eflee* cecet 6$ (b) Titber Overlays . .c...... *. 3.-DEFINITIONS OF TIMBER OVERLAY CLASSIFICATION AND THE LEGNXD....57 (a) Gen eral Stand 57 (I) General Definitions7.. (II)Specifio IV (b) site Index...... *4 994.94...... *+. * ..*... 81 (e) Age GlsX**..* ***.. .*....*.**++*.§ 62 (d) Degree of t 63 (e) Application of Defiitins.,...6.. ,...,............,.. 4 (t) Exaple s.0 6** * ** *9*9 * ** 99940 .* * 83 4.-COLLECTION ATD) UBE OF EXISTING INFOlUW4ION. ,..,...... 84 (a) Cut-ever 6oundaries...,................. * ott ....e*u*o 4 kX-FIELD PROCEJ)URA,.*............s...**#*,*4t***0***044049.*04**4*4#* 64 (a) Desigation of Overlays....#. ................. ., 6 . 84 (b) Stand Condition..... ...9***99i44p.**94.* 4* 9 8* 9 a 9 65 (o) Site Index Doter6ndntiona.....* .............,* .85 (1) ieasurment Re6u ird...5... ....,.5.....,......... 88 (2) Nunber to beTeken.. ...........67....,..*.... 67 (3) Selection of Represetative Trees for Measurnment.**... 87 (4) Instructions for Filling Out ?orm. .,. .. 68 (d) Age ClaTs.0* *09 944*4*048 * *, * * 8 ,.,** 40*4*. 70 (e) Degree of $ 71 (f) bize of Aroas to be l~ppod..........,... .................. 71 (g) Suggestios for p 72 (h) Site Index Determinations in Southern CaLifornia .**,.*.***.* 72 (i) Current Offee Work.... ...one **....**.***.*.****.4 7 V. SAMMP, PLToS. .8.. ....4* *4*4** 4 74 I .........*.**44*44.4*.*PURPO4 7**.*.*0 408 * 444* 474 2.-COLLECTiOK AND LUSE 0? LXISTING IFORMATION........^09..........- 74 ( Goolosical Ma****.j*..**,.*t++*¢4*74 (b) Fire Ukps....e...,....,e.......s......4. o....s.'4..4..'..t. 76 3*-FIBe4 FROCSDURS.,.IM,, ,**..*.. *.*440*.00090404. 99*** 0008 76 (a) Number of Plots t4be Taken... .,.......,. *.*.o....o 76 (b) Types to be Sanpled.........................,*......,.,.. 76 'v (o) instructions for Taking Shrub and Tree P1ots.......5.,..*, , 18 (d) Instructicns for Takinc Herbaaeous Plot., . * TO (e) Instructios for Taking Plots Lu Rooent Clean son...*4 8 (f) Instructions for Filling Out PlotForms...,.............,.,. Si (g) Current Office Wrk......... .......,. 88 t1*VI. IMBRUBI****4!44.....cc.*OS 0 4* 4 0 *0 0 0 oe- - a 09.eccc**- O 00*** 0 ce..e*s*0 * 0 0 4 044csse***^eesso **ct#5#ttc**cO Oo 0 CO 90**** Z-COLLECTION AND 'USE 0? EXISTING IRFORAflON............e..o....... 91 (a) study of $peoiines of COaMao Sppecies I1ontr.... (b) Notes and Observations on Unusual Species Likely to be encouterd......................,s*e.......es....~****w***ww 91 (a) Species to be Colloe.................................. 92 (1) Specimens R9qared.............................2.... .. (2) Sploimne De~sired*, ................ .. .e*c**,.cs 4.0 ... *t te*92 (3) Special Colleetioms. ....*,**.. * .. .*.,.' *40cee 93 (b) Collection and Propantion of S0ee ....c. .s 93 (e) Instructions for Filling out FoM9..sssese ..cesc *cn .e.s 90 (4) Use of Symbala, Nomeclature, and ?rooedure for Securing New........................ .....l0B 2.-FIELD PROGEDURE. o.e.*,ce e*..................... .. ....i1$ (a)-What the Pioture Should Sho wecc...c ....e.ecccsneel0$ (b) Suggestions for Taking g ood1ioures........ .e.0..17 (c) Instructions for Filling Out 1orra...40....c.............. 109 (d) Instructions for Submitting Re1altss.s...c.e....c...c9.e.109 YI VIIoI, GR*.ECCCMe..CeeC* CECCEEC4*CCCCCEC 110 1.eCE ORGAJIZON........,.*.**... .**CCC'ft CCC*CCCCC**. CC.CC*CCEC* 110 2Z.RESPONSIBILITIRS OF CREW Lk.ADER.*#**.*#...*#........ #.*..*... 0. ..110 (a) Planing of the Wk.,.,.........,... .......110 (b) Collection of Required D ...... ....., . ...,... 11 (e) Collection of Additional Da.ta* .. .. ,. 111, (.) Contacts With Interested People and Soureos of (t) Submission ofReports............................5,... 112 (g) Care of Car and 1qup3..,....,........, 115 11. R1PRS. **.. *.,......@@C E.g*,.*C.+. *CCE..E*CC C*C *CCC*CC. *CC*ECCf. *4CC* *0.* 113 1.-TYPE 1Z8CRIPTIOHS.*e....eC...,.3.,...E. ...*C ECCCCECOOCECi11 2.3miscELLANous IXoM Io C..... ...g...E........C....... 114 43PIELPRBSIDENCE............. *e. .EIC*C* ... ..SEEC. 115 5*-FIELD DIARYg...g..g..... 94CC E * C ftC C C*C*E*. CC. 116 XCAPP¶ENPIZCCSCCIICCSCCCCC eC aCCEEC toe**e EUCE**CC #C.C CC0 ECEC*e eeCCCC 116 1.-SPECIES LIST WITH STIBOLS.CCCCECECE... .ECE..CC.CCCCC....C. 116 (a) Grasses..* . CC. .Cf..g se ; ,* .C.. ECC*. CC.,C,. 116 ('b) Plants Other Than (rassea.E..E.C..sC.e.C..e.... .... 126 2--~FOR)LS oce.e*g. cce***...eo***o*CC CCC CC e*ee. ... e*QCC*CECi~gg 179 (a) Site Index Curves-Mixed Conifer*.*......e.*.e, .0...1..e179 (b) Site Index Gur'tr-Douglas flr............................ 179 (c) Site Index Curves--WhiteFiro..s... e..g..... 180 (d) Site Index Curves-Red Fir..c.e...0.e*..ee ....a .......180 (e) Site Index Determination Reoord*.....e....... 181 (f) Cut-over BoundaryReerd.................. .......e. 188 (g) Shrub and Tree Sample Plot (Form 073s 41)J..........s. 185 VII (h) Herbaqeous Saiple Plot 'ormc s2)....... ...... 184 (X) Herbarium Speoimen RIoord..............................*. 185 (J) Photograph Reeord...........4.......*.*.. *..... 186 S.-GSflRAL DESCRIPTIONS OF MAJOR GEOLOGIG ROCKS * *....... ..*..4.** 187 40.1LST OF BQUIPM '... 192.** .... ewe owe..e.g . ...ws 192 flA4uA1 aAtio flf sui Tis project consists of a survoy of natural vegetation exclusive of desert areas and the larger valleys which are minly devoted to agrilture. The region to be