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1. eene 124 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 vii Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents APPENDIX 5 MANAGED OR NATURAL STANDS eee 126 Managed vs Unmanaged Stands What Model Might be used 128 APPENDIX 6 VDYP OR TIPSY Mas 131 APPENDIX 7 TREE SPECIES USED IN WOODLOT 132 APPENDIX 8 VARIABLES USED IN WOODLOT 135 APPENDIX 9 DEFAULT VALUES AND HARVEST PARAMETERS 136 APPENDIX 10 SAMPLE WOODLOT REPORT eere eee 138 APPENDIX 11 WOODLOT PROGRAM REVISIONS 151 APPENDIX 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 157 APPENDIX 13 RUNTIME ERROR MESSAGES eeeeeeeeere nere 168 APPENDIX 14 STANDARD WINDOWS FUNCTIONALITY 169 APPENDIX 15 GLOSSARY 4 isodeet ra dover doa dci 171 APPENDIX 16 USER SUPPORT iia 173 APPENDIX 17 AREA BASED FEATURES MOF ONLY 174 APPENDIX 1721 RELAX BY arraie iom M ee ee 175 APPENDIX 17 2 PERIOD tumbam bn opem e II UT 175 APPENDIX 17 3 AREA BASED is 175 APPENDIX 18 WOODLOT USER MANUAL VERSION 3 1 REVISIONS 176 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 viii Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Introduction to WOODLOT
2. Hanzlik Rate 1 123 m year Net of decay waste breakage VAF and OAFs e Age Constraints Not Met During the following Period s Age constraints are disabled f Height Constraints Not Met During the following Period s Height constraints are disabled 5 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 program or into Word for Windows to edit 6 0 Report Abbreviations NC Non Commercial Non Commercial Non Satisfactory Regeneration Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 148 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Partial Cut harvests the polygon See section 4 b for actual harvest ages Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 149 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WL Sample Timber Supply Over Time Time Volume Sample 1 Timber Type 140 000 E Mature Deciduous BN Mature Conifer 130 000 Immature Deciduous Immature Conifer Volume m 2002 2025 2050 2075 2100 2125 2150 2175 2200 2225 2250 Year CAProgram Files Woodiot3 fisample LOT March 21 2002 2 45 pm EnGraph Lite 1 271 by Enfor Consultants Lid WL Sample Age Class Distribution Over Time Age Class Distribution by Area Sample 1 Year 2002 E 2102 2151 2201 2251 Area ha D 1 20 21 40 41 60 61 80 81 100 101 120
3. wears 10 20 AD Show individual polygons T Add a blank row between years le Include totals le Include weighted averages le Automatically launch Excel T Prompt for settings prior to creating table Cancel The following reporting options can be turned on or off before generating a report e Report Increment sets the length of each reporting period Show individual polygons adds a row for each polygon for each period Add a blank row between years puts a blank row between periods Include totals Includes a summary row at the end of each period Include weighted averages adds columns for Area and Volume Weighted Harvest Ages Automatically launch Excel launches spreadsheet and imports the generated report Prompt for settings prior to creating table displays this screen every time a report is generated 13 3 Time Volume Graph Original Version By selecting Time Volume Graph from the Results menu you will produce the same graph as is displayed on the Calculation screen and as described in Section 72 11 Standing Volume Time Graph This is the original graph used in version 3 0 of WOODLOT though the name has been changed slightly 13 4 New Time Volume Graph EnGraph Version shortcut Key By selecting New Time Volume Graph from the Results menu you will generate a graph similar to the one displayed on the Calculation screen It contains the same information as the original Volume Time gr
4. 1 8 How much should the VAF be changed by 19 Canlusea VAF in TIPSY Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers No but Enfor has developed a FIP to CSV program that can be purchased separately A FIP file can be expanded into a comma delimited file The headings must then be updated to match WOODLOT see Appendix 9 A Guide will be available from Enfor this will instruct your inventory specialist which FIP data is required preferred for use in WOODLOT If you have cruise information for the woodlot it may be more accurate than the forest cover map data and projected yields which were derived to be accurate at the Timber Supply Area level The VDYP yields can be modified to match the cruise information using the VAF Caution is recommended as doing this will scale up or down the entire yield curve and will assume that the stand will develop at approximately the adjusted rate Refer to the next question regarding amounts to use A VAF of 0 9 equates to you having 90 of the volume on site as compared to VDYP yield projections The Volume Adjustment Factor VAF has been provided to adjust the yields on a polygon for those instances where the site yield may significantly deviate from average cruise volumes over a polygon Care should be taken to use a VAF that is reasonable and supportable If you know the age and the current volume of the stand you can calculate a VAF 1 Generate the VDYP yield curve with your polygon data
5. PROV 33 23 13 6 PL PF PJ PA PROV 20 16 n 4 Pw X PR 28 22 12 4 PY PROV Wr 14 10 4 S COASTAL 28 21 n 4 SS PROV 28 21 n 4 S o JINTEROR 19 15 10 5 SE SW SB PROV 19 15 10 5 The TUN table can be used as a reference if you do not have specific site indices for use in VDYP Source VDYP Batch Application User Guide Version 6 6d October 1999 BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch Notes Site class site index relationships were calculated as follows e determine mid point height at 100 years total age for each species and site class using Table 2 of Forest Inventory Report No 1 1981 Site index equations and curves for the major tree species in British Columbia Mid point heights for the G site classes were set at 1 5 m above the G M class break points mid point heights for the L site classes were averages between the P L class break points and zero e calculate site index for each mid point height at 100 years total age using the current MOF approved site index functions and round to the nearest meter to be consistent with FIP file format requirements Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 3 123 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 4 VDYP Limits and Defaults This appendix lists all the VDYP default values the minimum and maximum values applied to various tree species throughout the province of BC Location
6. m halyr Year VDYP 97 28 2351 97 228 X 235 TIPSY 100 267 X 267 100 267 267 399 VDYP 157 X 131 0 83 183 151 082 DE VDYP 130 267 205 130 90 IP pos qu q s 429 VDYP 125 277 X 221 125 3 59 1 5j 30 i25 277 221 3 E 1 30 130 104 PC IESO MES IES S a 3 VDYP o VDYP a 3 323 404 a foe 4 0 4 NEN 10 EA HERE ee AE A AAA ETA 90 90 100 100 95 p 25 30 P al 131 131 80 104 2861 4 275 104 286 275 80 191 E ENS VDYP 115 276 240 115 27681 240 1 1 1 1 5 276 240 115 21 59 px 90 ME oy 390 4331 90 390 433 TIPSY 100 362 3 62 100 362 3 62 62 TIPSY 100 362 3 62 82 78 100 436 VDYP 95 176 185 95 176 1 85 TIPSY 90 398 442 90 398 X 442 E y TIPSY 170 VDYP 163 80 ae p x d p pp NENNEN EA MZA ARAS 2 561 112 287 2 56 ESTO A EZ EEE mmi EM jp Lm ES Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 142 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 459a VDYP 123 370 X 301 1283 370 301 J TIPSY of 321 os 8e 321 401 f 459b VDYP 123 370 X 301 281 370 301 J HPSY of 321 401 8e 32 401 f 459P
7. o VDYP 130 283 218 130 288 248 J o TIPSY 1100 272 247 moy 272 247 493a VDYP 107 186 1 74 107 186 174 J TIPSY 100 347 347 100 347 347 Jo 493b VDYP 107 X 186 174 107 186 amp 174 J TIPSY 100 347 347 pool 847 J347 494 VDYP 103 297 X 289 103 297 X 269 TIPSY 80 341 426 80 341 426 J 495 VDYP 125 261 209 125 261 209 o TIPSY 120 375 403 13 120 375 313 496a VDYP 130 324 249 130 324 249 J feo y TIPSY 90 254 2 82 90 294 A82 J 496b VDYP 130 324 X 249 130 324 249 J TIPSY 90 254 X 282 soy 254 282 497 BE EP TL c4 db i e O Cl a 90h 516 VDYP 130 318 245 130 318 245 J TIPSY 90 254 qw 282 90 254 282 J 520 VDYP 158 290 183 158 200 183 TIPSY 140 304 2 7 140 304 217 J 522 VDYP 153 244 160 153 244 160 TIPSY 150 361 241 150 361 24 J 524 VDYP 130 254 1 95 130 254 1 95 J po TIPSY 120 317 264 120 7 268 J 526 VDYP 180 277 154 180 277 154 HEE 170 305 179 t70 305 179 f 528 LPC CC O 529 VDYP 160 228 1 42 160 228 142 pC TPSY 160 337 24 160 337 211 J 530 VDYP 92 303 329 92 303 3
8. 9 11 TIPSY Data If you select Managed TIPSY the following screen will appear on the lower right portion of the Polygon Data screen TIPSY managed Regen Type Utiliz dbh Site Indes SI Age Sl HL Flanted E 9 16 0 U Density 5 ha QAF1 OAF2 1500 Thin 015 5 Commercial Thin Disabled o Fetize Disabled s 13 loaded Pine Pine Lodgepole Y eno o Douglas 2 oW EN AA hite e FNee e WOODLOT uses the Ministry of Forests Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields TIPSY batch version to derive yields on managed stands If you have any questions on the use or results from TIPSY please refer to your Forest District Inventory Forester or the user guide for WinTIPSY 3 0 which is provided in the WOODLOT 3 0 directory and described in section 9 11 10 ERY e C b oy oy oy c Enter inventory data for stands that have or will receive some level of planting or management to bring to a free growing state or significant intervention in the way of spacing If you do not know assume the stand to be naturally occurring and use VDYP for both existing and future Enter polygon information here as follows 9 11 1 Regeneration Type Select either Planted or Natural for establishment for your polygon from the drop down pick list Note that Natural regenerated stands are assumed to be managed to a free growing state with the stocking control required of a managed forest Enfo
9. Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 4 Annual Advanced Year Block List Area Area CCE Issues Volume Conifer Deciduous Decid 95 Area CC Vol CC Area PC VolPC Area Vol C Area Rc Vol Roac Number Height Cor Age Con Total 2001 426 430 10 739 4 954 1 574 40 1 526 46 3 00 10 739 1 574 2 97 60 88 40 14 2002 430 491a 7 914 5 129 1 573 60 1 529 44 2 8096 2 553 806 5 261 588 2 97 20 90 20 14 2003 491a 4 711 4 711 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 4 711 1 574 1 96 30 89 30 12 2004 491a 4 708 4 708 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 4 708 1 574 1 95 40 88 40 13 2005 491a 491b 4 704 4 704 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 4 704 1 574 2 9450 87 50 13 2006 491b 47 47 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 47 1 574 1 93 60 86 60 13 2007 491b 4 597 4 597 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 4697 1 574 1 92 70 85 7096 13 2008 491b 4 692 4 692 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 4692 1 574 1 91 60 84 50 13 2009 491b 528 8 507 4 544 1573 50 1 574 0 0 00 2 134 717 6473 857 2 91 40 84 40 13 2010 526 433 10 498 4 458 157410 1 574 0 0 00 0 671 269 9827 1 305 2 91 50 84 3095 13 2011 433 3 912 3 912 1 574 00 1 574 0 0 00 3912 1 574 1 90 50 84 30 13 2012 433 495 4 456 4 456 157410 1 435 139 8 9096 44856 1 574 2 89 5096 63 50 12 2013 495 524 4 953 4 953 1 574 00 1 536 38 2 4096 4953 1 574 2 88 70 82 5096 Us 2014 524 494 4 67 4 67 157440 1 533 42 2 60 467 1 574 2 87 60 81 60 13 2015 494 3 975 3 975 1 574 00 1 470 104 6 60 3 975 1 574 1 87 00 80 80 02 2016 494 3 958 3 958 1 574 00 1 470 104 6 60 3 958
10. D to Z Codes All BC i Species A to Z Alternate Species Codes EN coast B EN Basan menor p White spruce T LAB pw e Dougas Fr T fo pr Foc ATEO Western Grand Fir AIl BC BG hemlock emlock Cos HW emlock Interior HW a pue Jack Pine Al BC PJ Fir Lael Exe ha ho Larch All BC L Douglas fir LA LT Limber Pine All BC WPC Fir odgepole Pine AIBC pL Pic Pu Ponderosa Yellow Interior Pine All BC DY Douglas fir PV Sitka Spruce Coast SS Subalpine Fi AIBC BL White spruce Interior Western White Pine All BC PW Douglas fir White Spruce Interior SW x S mms laxa Rm i L Ij Whitebark Pine All BC IPA Fir uiu diia 1 ed be Yellow Cedar AlBC YC redcedar CY Notes UO TI Bl FE TI Denotes that this species is modeled in TIPSY using a surrogate species TIPSY will use the coastal or interior yield curve depending on the noted FIZ group In some cases only one yield curve is used for the entire province e g cedar and yellow cedar Source TIPCONV file provided with BTIPSY 3 0a July 2000 BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 7 134 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 8 Variables Used in WOODLOT The following variable names should be used in each column when building a csv or xls file for loading in through the polygon data scr
11. Volume Inoue at first 460 340 120m lha Volume that WOODLOT will include in the harvest m ha harvest rate calculations Volume of 340m ha occurs at 85 years Minimum Reentry period years Assumed stand age which in growth is assumed to occur age on a normal from years VDYP stand Regen Dela This feature was removed in version 3 1 Assumed stand age at next and 85 30 years WOODLOT will use the volume at this subsequent harvests years 115years E Volume for a normal stand at a 115 years m ha Maa anehe EL NE ae in growth which will vary In mn m ha 450 340 110m ha depending on the actual subsequent harvest age Partial Cut Adjustment Factor is user selected This assumes a 20 reduction PCAF in volume to account for an otherwise overestimation from clearcut based yield curves at the corresponding supsequeni harvest calculation g88gm ha subsequent harvest rate calculation 1 Until recently the TSR method assumes a process whereby the volume available on reentry equals a constant mai x years growth based on some reduced mal VDYP generated 2 Selecting partial cut will turn off any TIPSY yield tables Only VDYP can be used in conjunction with Partial Cut at this time Future releases of WOODLOT may use partial cut yield curve information in exchange for this option Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 52 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 9 9 Yield Type Polygon Data Screen This section i
12. estimates the growth and yield from your woodlot and calculates the best possible sustainable harvest rate for the planning period Like any program the results are as good as the information that you provide 5 1 Basic Functions in WOODLOT There are eight major areas within WOODLOT each operates from a separate screen with sub screens of information and data as summarized below seen Screen Function What it does Woodlot tor Windows Version 3 100 Relea WIN95 98 ME NT4 2000 XP January 2002 Ministry of Forests eree Tenures amp Engineering Branch Victoria Phone 256 387 8317 This screen shows important information Developed by About Screen about the version of WOODLOT credits Enfor Cons ltants Ltd i 212 1200 Lynn Valley Road 120 and contact information for the developer UOS hts ds BC Phone 604 984 0832 Fax 604 9840816 I Web Site http Peewee did com Ema SORA onis com entor conset Itd forest Resource anid Eng neering Ra E Woodlot for Windows NOT SAVED xi File View Help Project Information about your Woodlot Import and edit ee En Calculate and view yield Evan Dots curves from YDYP and TS View input data and edit harvest ages silviculture systems harvest parameters The Main Screen is used to move between Rug ges er a a ayes eee Main Screen the other screens in WOODLOT and to Report S load up lot files Settings Modify program se
13. in the TIPSY screen ME Species 13 loaded Fine Lodgepole Fir Douglas oW Suerte X AA hie e None rl E The Research Branch tree improvement program has developed genetically improved material over the past 30 years by selecting and breeding superior trees We measure the quality of an improved seedlot by its genetic worth which represents the percentage volume gain expected at Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 65 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen an index age near harvest The calculation of genetic worth assumes that the percent height gains recorded at the selection age will decline with time because there is a risk of not selecting the best trees Conversely the likelihood of identifying superior trees increases as the selection age approaches the index age Most yield information provided by TIPSY is derived from a database of tables generated by TASS However genetic gain is modeled within TIPSY as an increase in top height which accelerates the development of the stand This approach helps curb the size of TIPSY s rapidly expanding database The action of genetic gain is similar in TASS Each improved seedlot is characterized by e Identification number the code under which the seedlot is registered in the Seed Planting And Registry System SPAR database e Genetic worth An index of the percent gain in merchantable volume expected at a designated age from planta
14. 2 Display the yield table View Existing then lookup the current age and record the volume ha at this age 3 Compare this volume to the cruised volume at the current age 4 The VAF net cruise volume polygon yield volume For example if the cruise is 550m and the volume generated by VDYP is 500m then a VAF 550 500 1 1 can be used NOTE the VAF is not going to be the same for all polygons Cruise data scale returns and model calculations are all done to certain levels of accuracy and may never provide a direct comparison in all cases No The only way to adjust TIPSY yields is to use the OAF s You should not change the OAF s from the defaults unless you have good field information to verify this June 2002 Appendix 12 159 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 1 10 1 13 Why does the harvest age next to Yield Type in the Polygon Data screen sometimes indicates an age lower than the current age How can exclude a polygon from a calculation temporarily while assess the implications of including it have a deciduous type that want to rehabilitate to a managed conifer stand but exclude the deciduous component from my AAC Can net out 100 of the species in a polygon in VDYP When update a polygon it didn t accept my changes when went to recalculate the yields How do reset the polygons to use default values How do get WOODLOT to ignore the harvest
15. 3 009 3 010 March 15 2001 On Enfor Website e The conifer only check box on the calculation screen was not remembering its previous setting 3 010 3 011 March 26 2001 e Stop purge polygon from crashing program if calc screen hadn t been run 3 011 3 012 March 31 2001 BETA AREA BASED for Vera e New sort methods for SI MAI Species Youngest First e Check mark to record sort index on menu e New Reporting feature that exports all polygons for amount of years user specifies with some averages and totals e New Graphing feature e Update Graphs for Time Volume and Age Class 5 time periods e New Graphs for Volume Harvested Area Harvested Average Vol ha Age Class Distribution annual Harvest Vol by Species 3 012 3 013 e Recompile for MOF Vera no changes didn t work first time 3 013 3 014 e Fix 100 deciduous roads were making program crash 3 014 3 015 e Fix Harvest Volume by Species Graph TIPSY species were overwriting VDYP IDs when creating index 3 015 3 016 e CSV import will not ignore quoted identifiers i e MAPSHEET it used to only support MAPSHEET 3 017 e Adjust expiry date 3 018 e Added July 18 2001 to fix problem with large harvest length on area based cuts Length was equal to vol aac but aac is in ha in area based mode so add alternate section for area based so length area aac 3 019 e Increase spaces after values in calc harvest order screen to fix formatting problem
16. Age Max The maximum age for a species when computing volumes diameters Height Max The maximum height in meters a species may reach when computing site index for volume diameter calculations Crown Closure Min The minimum crown closure in percent for a species below which the default crown closure is used when computing volumes diameters Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 4 124 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Crown Closure Max The maximum crown closure in percent a species may reach when computing volumes diameters Crown Closure Age Min The minimum age for which crown closure is accurately defined when computing volumes diameters Below this age volumes should be adjusted linearly by a ration of the age over the minimum age Default Crown Closure The crown closure in percent that should be used if no crown closure value is known Variable s used to calculate no es yes es no es yes 7 30 years no es SITEINDEX AGE HEIGHT SITEINDEX ys no j yes yes ye yes yes gt 30 years yes yes no AGE HEIGHT no ye ye S Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 4 125 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 5 Managed or Natural Stands Source BC Ministry of Forests website www for gov bc ca research gymodels compare compare htm 2001 JA fen anayea Growth and Yield Modelling Modelling Comparing and Selecting Models Table 1 see foll
17. Harvest Parameters Global Minimum Harvest Age 40 Years Minimum Harvest Diameter 20 cm Minimum Harvest Vol ha 150 m ha TIPSY OAF1 15 TIPSY OAF2 5 P C Adjustment Factor 0 80 P C Harvest Ages Manual Set by user Planning Horizon 250 years 4 0 Harvest Calculation Results a Harvest Rate 1591 m year b Harvest by Polygon Polygon Own Queue Rot Harvest Start Harvest Target Actual Actual Total op Area Year Length Harvest Harvest Harvest Harvest hal y Age Age ha m 398 X C CC 1 030 2027 000 97 175 326 98 43P P CC 1 070 2030 017 112 168 380 266 461P P CC 1 970 2032 133 t 170 370 2112 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 145 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 462P P CC 1 220 2067 0 50 130 194 362 796 459P P CC 1 1110 2079 309 125 197 X 443 4921 43P P CC 2 g crO 2138 017 100 108 387 272 468 P JP CC 2 570 210 126 80 107 351 2 009 43a C CC 2 1740 21469 462 90 98 416 7 345 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 146 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 434b C CC 2 1740 2151 466 90 99 420 7416 428 C SubPC 6 5201 2156 0 18 130 131 269 282 430 C jSuPC 6 10801 2156 028 131 133 203 446 528 C j SubPC 6 16301 2167 0 65 130 135 295 1
18. The data boxes shown in black rectangles below 1 harvest ages 2 Crown Closure 3 Site Index have their values calculated by WOODLOT All of these values can be manually overridden by simply typing over them Polygon Specific Harvest Parameters Woodlot Harvest Parameters Ele Edt Graph Site Index Cin Close Yield Table and Harvest Parameters for 398 Existing Unmanaged VDYP A Harvest Parameters Xi PP ATARI Y OUATE m MAI M Culmination ud 15 90 50 00 T 72 116 rf cul tether than the large harvest age ese fettings apply to the whole Woodlot or they become the 3 settings per polygon These can be revised to polygon offic harvest parameters in the View Yield drop down enu screen If value on the polygon or yield window is displayed with this indicates that it wil automatically update if you change any harvest parameters Cancel Save Detouts Years 300 164 fi I N A CTVo Ha N A m ha Polygon Data C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT Am ES Silvicukure System Clearcut car y Cleacut Partial Cut 03 Partial Cut pe Yield Ly ER Age Fiarvest Age Target Xr B WIL UN View Existing Future Manag S aevest Ag Target Ea Settings Pils ES Sl Managed TIPSY hoy T ew Future vovP TIPSY aata aboan BD aa VERS no Ki Age SI m foe a dbh peo in SI Ht apod T 21 po 175 xf 15 B 0 St Lu Cp Commercial T
19. The empirical yields from VDYP will invariably be lower than the potential yields given by TIPSY Yields from VDYP can be adjusted to approximate local actual volumes by using the Volume Adjustment Factor VAF VDYP should be used for determining yields on naturally occurring unmanaged stands TIPSY The Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields TIPSY is a program that utilizes yield tables derived for managed stands These stands have had treatments to bring them to a free growing well stocked state for stands spaced at 4 6 m for stands that have been previously harvested and reforested to a well stocked state and reforested with known establishment conditions including species density and distribution of stems TASS generates the yield tables in TIPSY s database TASS the Tree and Stand Simulator 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 silvicultural 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 near idea
20. select this polygon as one of your first polygons to be harvested QUOI dq Yield modeling in WOODLOT is based on VDYP and TIPSY Neither of these models address stand dynamics for conversions particularly well and this is a modeling limitation Consider whether the total volume would change over time beyond the projected yield curve and comment on this aspect in the AAC rationale as an upward or downward pressure There are two methods Note that TIPSY does not model for deciduous species VDYP now has the feature to include the volume of desired species In the Polygon Data Screen check on only the species in VDYP that you wish included in the analysis Species with a check box left blank will not be accounted for in the harvest rate This requires the user to also convert the stand from VDYP to TIPSY and therefore partial cuts cannot be used on this polygon A second less accurate method is to apply a VAF in VDYP as a rough estimate of the contribution by the 9o by species you wish to retain This should be verified using VDYP For example if you have 30 deciduous that will not be harvested set the VAF to 0 7 to approximate the volume removal If the deciduous contributes to the AAC then there will be no netouts and the VAF will be 1 0 oplit the polygon into two sub polygons with the same forest information and relevant areas Treat one as a partial cut and the remainder as a clearcut polygon June 2002 Appendix 12 16
21. summary window will pop up during the calculation which shows the calculations used to derive a harvest rate Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 15 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Click on lt OK gt on the small window to display the harvest rate the Standing Time Volume Graph summary harvest schedule and any harvest parameters not met 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 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 yellow vertical lines represent periods when age constraints could not be met and red vertical lines represent when height constraints could not be met In these latter cases timber is availab
22. 141 8 9 4 534 1 580 2014 435 524 5 153 5 153 1 530 2 1 585 5 0 3 5 163 1 590 2015 524 529 5420 5420 15898 1 502 87 5 5 5420 1 590 2016 529 5 532 5 532 1 590 0 1 456 134 8 4 5 532 1 590 L 523 494 1 589 9 1 485 105 6 6 4 020 1 590 Pin Excluded gt gt r Constraints No Harvesting Issues m as ba pot D x Standing Volume Time Height Constraint W Taller than fo m 143105299614 vears 6 359m 7 17 4ha 365 1m 7ha Age Constraint p Older than lo yrs m Calculate 440 v Harvest Crown Disable Partial Cut v Harvest Private Volume v Harvest Top Up m v Harvest Other Utilize Conifer Only w Auto Delay Harvest for O years Calculate w Auto Harvest Rate 1580 m yr 12 1 Harvest Rate Calculations To conduct a calculation follow these steps Details are provided in the following sections on how to use the features in the Calculation screen aan carry out the action 1 Assemble Enter all polygon data calculate yield Polygon Data screen Forest curves check harvest ages in Polygon Data Polygon screen Information Harvest Order want them harvested in the first rotation Calculation screen Constraints an area netdown Calculation screen harvest rate turned on click Calculate button Calculation screen Calculation screen section in Calculation screen 7 Conduct Adjust harvest rate up and recalculate with Calculate AAC section in Sensitivity the Auto Harvest checkbox turned off S find
23. 44815 2004 TOTAL 1530 4 753 4 759 132 334 1 36433 45338 2005 TOTAL 1530 4 756 4 756 133 334 3 113375 27390 2006 TOTAL 1590 4 751 4 751 334 6 112310 28303 2007 TOTAL 1530 4 748 4 748 334 3 111248 28725 2008 TOTAL 1530 4 745 4 745 335 1 110167 23160 2003 TOTAL 1530 4 733 4 733 335 5 103052 23601 2010 TOTAL 3 332 4 682 333 6 106130 31853 2011 TOTAL 3 377 4 386 362 4 103238 34013 2012 TOTAL 4 083 4 083 389 4 111317 25336 2013 TOTAL 4 534 4 534 350 7 110206 25728 2014 TOTAL 5 163 5 163 308 103071 26118 2015 TOTAL 5 42 5 42 293 3 107934 26504 2016 TOTAL 5 532 5 532 2874 108232 25426 201 TOTAL 4 02 4 02 E 395 5 107078 25794 2018 TOTAL 4 4 397 5 105312 26158 2013 TOTAL 4 033 4 033 394 2 104713 26518 2020 TOTAL 4 138 4 138 384 2 103523 26867 2021 TOTAL 4 131 4 131 384 3 102313 27225 2022 TOTAL 4 125 4 125 385 5 101104 27575 2023 TOTAL 4 118 4 118 386 1 33863 27323 2024 TOTAL 4 111 4 111 386 8 98635 28266 2025 TOTAL 4 105 4 105 387 3 33706 26233 026 TOTAL 1530 4 033 4 033 397 3 38462 26624 4 144 bl sample ooo oo 169 IG ololo Solo O 999 9 9 9 OOO OOO 0 eIoejjsejejejjejlejelejiejejejejejejejeljlejieljeleie Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 107 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation Results 13 2 Calculation Report Settings In order to change the default format of a Calculation Report select Report Settings from the Results menu im Calculation Report Settings Reporting Increment Annual D
24. 461 Crown Ab1P Private 420 Crown 450 Crown 466 Crown 53 Crown 465 Crown PL PE 2 Polygon Advanced Polygon Ownership Queue Rotation Method 428 Crown 430 Crown 491a Crown 491b Crown 528 Crown 433 Crown 495 Crown 524 Crown 494 Crown 431a Crown 431b Crown 398 Crown 435 Crown 435P Private 522 Crown 461 Crown 461P Private 428 Crown PC 430 Crown PC 486 Crown 531 Crown 463 Crown 532 Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 1 1st Partial Harvest 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 1st Partial Harvest 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 2 Subsequent PC 2 Subsequent PC 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 3 Annual not advanced Enfor Consultants Ltd Rotation Issues Start Method Issues 1st Partial Harvest 1st Partial Harvest Clearcut Clearcut 1st Partial Harvest Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut 2 subsequent PC 2 subsequent PC n A O LR O EEZ A A A A RE E O O O O L 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut 1 Clearcut End volume Conifer 2001 2001 655 655 2001 2002 1 407 1 318 2002 2005 5 348 5 348 2005 2009 5 699 5 699 2009 2010 2 162 2 162 2010 2012 1 850 1 850 2012 2013 2 000 1 822 2013 2014 2 086 2 086 2014 2017 4 320 4 034 2017 2021 5 184 5775 2021 2025 6 224 5814 2025 2025 77 65 2025 2028 4
25. 500 n a Planted PL 70 SW 30 Hon ESE boc gc o dog d d ep AMA 433 17 0 1500 ma Planted FD 85 SW 10 PL 5 434a 190 1 500 m a Planted SW 80 PL 20 1 500 n a Planted SW 80 PL 20 1 500 n a Planted SW 80 FD 10 PL 10 1 500 n a Planted SW 80 FD 10 PL 10 1500 n a__ Planted SW 100 J J 1 500 n a Planted PL 90 SW 10 J J 1 500 n a Planted PL 80 SW 20 J 1 500 n a Planted PL 90 SW 10 J J 1 500 n a Planted PL 90 SW 10 J J 1 500 n a Planted PL 90 SW 10 J J J 1 500 n a Planted SW 100 J J 1 500 n a Planted PL 80 FD 10 SW 10 1 500 n a Planted PL 80 FDj 10 SW 10 100 1 500 n a Planted SW 80 BL 10 FD 10 19 0 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 140 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 462 1 160 1 500 ma j Plated PL 70 SW 30 462P 160 1 500 ma Planted PL 70 SW 30 463 17 0 1 50 ma j Plated PL 70 SW 30 481 60 1500 ma Planted SW 80 PL 20 482 90 1 500 ma Planed SW 70 PL 20 BL 10 PLI90O SWL10 J i OS 39 lp WS BE 4091 gt H ce 490 80 1500 ma Plan
26. Average height in meters of the 100 trees ha of largest diameter at breast height Years since germination Usually used with reference to stands of natural origin Volume Adjustment Factor A volume multiplier that will increase or decrease stand volumes e g a value of 0 5 will halve all volumes Flat factors derived by PSYU to account for both Waste2 and Breakage for individual tree species Soundwood portion of a tree or log which has more than 50 decay Considered to be non recoverable under current utilization standards June 2002 Appendix 15 172 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 16 User Support Contact the following if you have questions on the use of WOODLOT 1 Ministry of Forests Dave K Haley RPF Woodlot Licence Forester BC Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch 3 Floor 1450 Government Street Victoria British Columbia Canada Tel 250 387 8317 Fax 250 387 6445 E mail dave haley gems2 gov bc ca Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Help line Carmen Wheatley Tel 250 847 2834 Enfor Consultants Ltd Michael Greig RPF P Eng Woodlot Consultant Richard Kyle Woodlot for Windows Programmer Enfor Consultants Ltd ouite 212 1200 Lynn Valley Road North Vancouver British Columbia Canada VTJ 2A2 Tel 604 984 0832 E mail woodlot enfor com mgreig enfor com Internet http www enfor com Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 A
27. D N FrApe Be c pe _ FrAmablisSier BA p J FirDougas FD c c AX pr pc FF Fir Grand BG e pp l Hemlock 1H e gc f j Hemlock Mountain Hm Cc e X J Hemlock Westem HW e e J j Larch 0L c p j Larch Alpine ka Cc C J J Larch Tamarack T C p J Larch Westen IW e e J j Mape Bradeved MB D ec o M Maple Rocky Mountain MM D N J J J Maple Vine Mv D N j j Cak Gary 0G b N p j j PineJack PY c p j Pine Lodgepole PL C c X PLC pu P Pine Western White PW e e l Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 7 132 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Species Code C Commercial Used in C Conifer NC Non WOODLOT D p Alternate Species Codes Pine Whitebark PAC preety RE E pet Pinus Flexiis EE C Jc im Mountain een JR Sue B e E 7 B a VOS OIE O DS G G G Spruce Engelmann SE CC Spruce Sika SS e pc J Spue Whte sw c e X Willow Wl p N J j j Yew Pacific Wesen TW D N mE Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 7 133 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual TIPSY Species Used In WOODLOT FIZ Group Coast A to C Main Interior Species
28. Data Screen Enter the net operable area in hectares for the polygon This is the net area to be reforested inclusive of roads to be netted out in the Road Net data box below and which will be used to grow timber over the entire 250 year planning horizon Therefore you must reduce this to the area net of all reserves non productive and non commercial areas Acceptable Values Number with one decimal place 9 7 4 Road Net ha Enter the area in hectares that will be harvested in the first rotation then removed for roads and other permanent access structures and will not grow a crop in the next rotations Acceptable Values Number with one decimal place 9 7 5 Ownership select the ownership for each polygon from the drop down list The report file will show the volume specific to each ownership as an average over the planning horizon The Calculate screen will also allow a simulation to be run on any combination of ownership Acceptable Values Crown Private Top Up Other 9 7 6 Forest Inventory Zone F I Z Click on the drop down list to select the Forest Inventory Zone FIZ for your woodlot WOODLOT will accept a single letter as follows e Ato C for Coastal stands e DtoL for Interior stands Decay factors are based on FIZ zone Please see Appendix 2 for a map showing all forest inventory zones in BC If you do not know the FIZ but do know the inventory region and compartment the FIZ can be found by WOODLOT For mor
29. Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 33 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 1 2 Adding Polygons from the Menu Polygons may also be added renamed deleted and undeleted from the lt Polygon gt menu f Polygon Data C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Add Polygon Ctrl 4 Rename Polygon Ctrl F Delete Polygon Ctr O Undelete Polygon Find PS Ctrl h This will activate the same procedure for adding and deleting polygons as described in section 9 1 1 Adding Polygons Directly 9 2 Saving Data Importing Data and Exiting from Polygon Data Screen File Menu You can save your data using the two save features If you exit the screen by closing the screen or clicking on lt OK gt your data will be saved in memory only and will be lost if you close WOODLOT H Polygon Data C Program Files WoodlotE3 1 sample LOT File Polygon wWoodlot Yield Help Save Fz Save As Fa Print Screen Import Comma CSM Ctrl F Export Comma CSM Ctrl M Save Default Polygon Ok Ctrl O 9 2 1 1 Save Shortcut Key Saves the current file with the current file name If there is not a current file name the save as dialog box will appear asking for the new file name 9 2 1 2 SaveAs Shortcut Key Saves the current file with a new filename and or a new location The file will be saved in the current version s format Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 34
30. For further information on the use of WOODLOT contact Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch 250 387 8317 Federation of BC Woodlot Associations 250 398 7646 or www woodlot bc ca Enfor Consultants Ltd at 604 984 0832 or email to woodlot enfor com Also refer to the website www enfor com for latest versions of WOODLOT and manuals Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 12 157 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 1 0 Data Entry 1 1 Where can find a list of variables used in WOODLOT 1 2 Can l set up an input file using Excel 13 Can do other calculations in the Excel data list 1 4 Do species have to be in order 1 5 What is the ideal size of polygon to analyze Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers A list of WOODLOT variables can be found in e the Reference Manual Appendix 9 e the CSV TXT file located in the WOODLOT directory or sample sample csv or by e exporting a CSV from the Polygon Data Screen This will create a CSV file that contains all the header information Yes Set up your Excel file to use the same column headings as the variable names described in Appendix 9 then save the file as a CSV file format This may be loaded directly in using the Polygon Data screen menu The column headers must contain the variable names as described in Appendix 9 of the manual A minimum of three columns of data must be used the mapsheet the polygon and one other T
31. Graphs report the same information but in different formats e Advanced analysis graphs using the new EnGraph Lite graphing features E Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Report Settings Create Calculation Report Time Yolume Graph Mew Time volume Graph CErI T Age Distribution Graph Chrl 4 Volume Harvested Graph Area Harvested Graph Average VolumefHa Graph Age Class Distribution Graph Harvested Volume by Species Graph Growth Year Graph 13 1 Calculations Report A summary report can be created to help advanced users analyze the standing volume and timber harvested over the planning horizon To produce a calculation report from the Results menu first set up the reporting parameters using the Report Settings described in Section 13 2 then select Create Calculation Report The following is a sample Calculation Report Caution due to the detailed nature of this report a Woodlot with 50 polygons reported on an annual basis can be over 12500 rows long EEE E A LUNGS SEES T GNE RARI GIAI ERI UE F Area Volume Min Max WolumelHe Polygon Harvested Harvested Harvested c k Road Total weighted weighted Harvest Harvest ctare Volume Volume Road Area Name Volume Area Area CCE Volume Area harvest Age harvest Age Age Age Harvested Existing TOTAL 100443 43288 2002 TOTAL 1530 11 154 5 024 200 316 6 97310 45795 2003 TOTAL 1530 7 802 5 123 135 2 310 1 37681
32. NC in the pick list 9 10 8 1 Species Percent Acceptable Values Positive integer Enter the percent by species to a total of 10096 The boxes will be a yellow colour if the species do not add up to 100 Double click on the percent box to automatically allocate the remaining percent to this species or enter in the correct number 9 10 9 Netting Out VDYP Species This feature is used to net out VDYP species from the harvest calculation It may only be used for clearcut polygons It is recommended that you use the feature in the Harvest Calculation screen to net out deciduous Refer to section 12 9 2 Utilize Conifer Only Next to the species percent are a series of check boxes To exclude the species from being incorporated in the harvest calculation clear the check box To include the species into the harvest calculation ensure the check box is checked on VD rP Species 47 loaded Percent Hy Hemlock w estern au Iv DH lAlder Red 9 20 E By default initially WOODLOT will check all species on WOODLOT will only use the volume for the species checked on for all subsequent calculations If you choose to net out a species check box is empty the polygon must be converted to a TIPSY polygon for future management as this suggests that the site will be rehabilitated Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 59 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen The yield table will display two sets of volumes e h
33. Site Index Age Height Crown Crown Crown Default Max m at Max Max Closure Closure Closure Crown BH 50 yrs yrs m Min Max i Closure B C 30 350 100 10 100 H C 35 350 100 30 100 M C 35 10 35 6 90 2 45 150 100 60 100 B 1 20 250 10 10 100 C o 20 250 10 10 10 1 25 250 10 10 100 1 25 350 10 10 100 50 46 CT 35 150 10 60 100 50 961 E P 2 140501 100 10 100 50 52 BA P 30 350 100 10 100 50 57 BI P 25 125 10 40 100 50 961 BL P 20 250 10 10 100 50 42 D P 35 60 35 50 10 50 72 L P 25 17 10 10 100 50 54 PL P 25 350 10 10 100 50 50 Pw P 30 350 10 40 10 50 55 PY P 90 68501 100 10 100 S0 30 ss P 4o 350 100 10 100 50 50 Sw P 25 350 100 10 100 50 46 Source VDYP Batch Application User Guide Version 6 6d October 1999 and WinVDYP 1 0 Help BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch O T e ZI OJO OJO T e O f Hi E x O i Notes Location The location of the species C for the coast FIZ A to C l for the interior FIZ D to L P for the province FIZ A to L Site Index Max The maximum Site Index Breast Height Age 50 years in meters that a species may attain when computing volumes diameters
34. Standard Windows Shortcut Keys El Help not available in all programs Tab Move through the controls on the current window Shift Move backwards through the controls on the current window Alt Quit a program Ctrl ab Alt Tab Switch to the window you last used or switch to any other window by repeating Fa z Undo last command Not available in all programs e le le le LE ci lL Display the Start menu 3 Clipboard Cut amp Paste Ctrl c Copy selected text or image to clipboard Ctrl ix Cut selected text or image to clipboard BIBIE Ctrl lv Paste from clipboard 4 Print Screen Shortcut Keys Capture screen image to clipboard Capture image of current windows to clipboard Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 14 169 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 5 Text Selection amp Navigation Shortcut Keys Ms sMo Nor a Delete the character to the right of the cursor or the selected text Toggles between over write and insert mode Select all text Move cursor left or right Snitt Selects text one character at a time Ctrl Moves cursor one word at a time Shift Ctrl Selects text one word at a time Move cursor to the beginning or end of the line Move cursor up or down one line at a time cn Selects one line at a time or Move cursor up or down a page at a time shit Selects text one pag
35. WOODLOT will have entered all the information from the polygon you copied Add Polygon Copy data from polygon Cancel 430 431a Add Polygon Mame 12 Characters Max news 9 1 1 2 Rename Polygon Shortcut Key Select the polygon to be renamed and click Rename Two windows will appear The first will ask for a new mapsheet name Enter a new polygon name press OK to save it Rename Polygon Please Enter the new POLYGON NAME or Press the ENTER key to keep it the same Cancel new2 9 1 1 3 Delete Polygon Shortcut Key To delete a polygon select the polygon and then press Delete In WOODLOT polygons are not ever completely deleted they remain in the file unless you purge them when you are prompted when saving the file This allows deleted polygons to be undeleted at any time Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 32 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 1 1 4 Undelete Polygon Shortcut Key Polygons can be undeleted at any time A list will show which polygons have been deleted Select the polygon to undelete press Undelete and then press OK when done To undelete all polygons click Undelete All The undelete feature will only work for polygons that were deleted in version 2 0 or newer of WOODLOT Polygons will return to the location in the Mapsheet Polygon list on the Polygon Data screen where they were deleted Undelete Polygon UK
36. Windows Explorer Search Run Shut Dawn start I rm E ts I E Zone Labs 3 C Program Files Additional information on VDYP and TIPSY is available on the Internet at http www for gov bc ca research gymodels 2 9 Closing the DOS Screen Window Automatically Because WOODLOT is no longer produced in a 16 bit format this step is no longer required in version 3 1 2 10 Association LOT files with WOODLOT An association file type specifies which program will automatically be launched in your computer when a program file is double clicked upon to save you time from starting the program and then having to find your file WOODLOT automatically checks to see if it is associated with the LOT extension every time it is started If itis not associated it will ask the user for permission before associating itself Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 T Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 3 0 Testing Your Installation This section has been added to the manual as a guide for your system administrator to be able to Installation of WOODLOT test the functions of WOODLOT without learning the software 1 Load WOODLOT for Windows The following Main screen appears after the About screen disappears File View Help Project Polygon Data Summary Calculations ae Report Settings Generate Report M Woodlot for Windows NOT SAVED EI Information about your V aadlat Import and edit p
37. Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 2 1 3 Ok shortcut Key Clicking on Ok will close the Polygon Data window and return you to the Main screen Clicking on the X in the top right corner will also close out from this window and return you to the Main screen Remember to save your information before you leave WOODLOT 9 2 1 4 Print Screen feature Click this feature if you wish to make a print of the screen that you are working on The following message box appears an impression of the screen is made and is automatically sent to your printer This is useful if you wish to make a copy of certain screens for a reference Woodlot3 Printing 9 3 Importing and Exporting Polygon Data from a File Data may be import or exported to WOODLOT using the features under the lt File gt menu Polygon Data C Program Files Woodlot3 sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Silviculture System di E Clearcut Save DS 1 3 Print Screen Emme HE 10 teer Yield Type Existing Management Curent amp ge Harvest Age Target Import Comma CSV Ctrl F Dwnershi Export Comma CSV Ctrl Crown Unmanaged DYP 9 150 TE View Existing FLZ Future Management Regen Delay Harvest Age T arget Save Default Polygon PE duis A IT Manage TiPs 10 Ino View Future Ok Ctro 9 3 1 Importing Data You may load your data into WOODLOT either by hand or by importing a data file This section
38. and 2 If you still cannot identify your FIZ or PSYU you may use the Find PSYU function if you know the region and compartment numbers To activate this feature either use the shortcut keys en JAN or under the lt Polygon gt menu click lt Find PSYU gt The following screen will appear Enter your Region and Compartment numbers from your forest cover map The region and compartment numbers are on older forest cover maps and often are found encircled with an R number below or nearby Lookup PSYU Hegiontt PSU CI a CompartmentH PSU Black Compartment Letter Fl NENNEN R Lancel OF Contact your inventory forester if you have any questions Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 39 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 5 Calculating Yields Updating and Viewing Yields To calculate yields in WOODLOT select the lt Yield gt menu item in the Polygon Data screen Timber yield information must be compiled in WOODLOT for harvest rate calculations Yields are generated from the timber inventory information you provide in the Polygon Data screen using the two BC Ministry of Forests yield programs batch versions Variable Density Yield Projection VDYP and The Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields TIPSY provided with WOODLOT Refer to Appendix 5 and 6 for a description of when to use VDYP and TIPSY or contact your inventory forester Click on lt Calculate Yield gt feature wh
39. ccccsscceccssecescuseeseuseeuseuseeuseuseuseneseuesauseusseeess 108 13 4 NEW TIME VOLUME GRAPH ENGRAPH VERSION ce c cesse eenn 108 13 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION GRAP HA na 109 13 0 eny sla L 109 13 7 JIENGRAPA LITE ir 110 e E a E a E EE SO 110 E 2 PEE AA tcs OE LA ME mU 110 IS CODY Bla e M de 110 T4 0 REPORT WRITER ita ame RS aped mde ursi Ru en 111 15 0 SETTINGS SCREEN 8353 28 X53 2ICAAEPITERUAuERAD R aana nnan a nane naaa 113 15 T MVDYP SSELIINGS tad aaa 113 1o dT AGO m A LM Lm Mme 114 Se E T e ieri iM ILE A 114 15 1 3 PS YE BOCK pum ene Tg Ca codi bod Et cte E E I Cu sued DEA LL S EIE 114 15 1 4 Waste and Breakage Alternate WBS 114 15 2 TIPSY SETTINGS ayiran EE uL eadUs corra HD FXsu E svo Er ESIO DXsw reu UE Cun ea DES UE NIE Eu ER ED RSE EEE 114 5821 OPE OPA ote 115 t32 2 Multiple Stats Wea CC TTT 115 15 2 3 NV CLSIONs DOK aia 115 USE EM az a RE RN 115 154 JAAPPEICATIONS ocio Era AA is 116 ToU T VPE AUN nauis A Tett toa ihe ete boe odes Cetus MI E asad nasa is 116 19042 ROM FEM ANIC Ss tidad opes saa posa dora Sas EM Does de p beo isa ue ri aS eos utut oras a 116 15 4 3 Report in RTF format for Word sese eee 116 APPENDIX 1 PSYU CODES AND UTILIZATION LEVELS USED WITH VDYP 117 APPENDIX 2 FOREST INVENTORY ZONES FIZ ZONES AND FIZ MAP 122 APPENDIX 3 SITE CLASS SITE INDEX RELATIONSHIPS USED IN VDYP 123 APPENDIX 4 VDYP LIMITS AND DEFAULT S
40. convert to a commercial forest type in the future May have some standing volume but not enough to generate a timber yield curve for You can add heights to NC polygons if you June 2002 Future Management future forest condition and for subsequent rotations Used for naturally occurring unmanaged stands coniferous or deciduous partial cut stands and deciduous stands that will be managed Used for coniferous stands that will received some level of management to bring to a free growing state or significant intervention in the way of spacing Not available as a future condition 99 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen wish them to contribute to offsetting your height constraints NSR Current sites that have not been reforested Not available as a future yet but you intend to condition VDYP Variable Density Yield Projection TIPSY Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields NSR Not Satisfactorily Restocked see also Appendix 5 for information on which yield type to use consult the user manuals for VDYP and TIPSY or contact your Forest District Inventory Forester 9 9 2 Existing Future Management Type WOODLOT calculates a harvest over multiple rotations using yield information based on the management type Therefore you will need to specify the type of current and future forest management condition that suits your woodlot needs Choose either Natural VDYP or Managed TIPS
41. cur in section 2e of the report Add more items to Glossary for section 2e Hide regen delay on polygon data screen when current poly is set to pc Fix years to harvest was waiting one more than specified Change PC cut down to from reentry years to percent harvest PC Cut down age will adjust if entry is longer than 1 year Remove regen delay on partial harvest polygons WOODLOT User Manual 3 0 to 3 1 Updates throughout the manual to reflect changes from version 3 0 to version 3 1 These last four changes may affect the AAC Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 156 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 12 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers The following summarizes frequently asked questions and answers regarding the use of WOODLOT for Windows WOODLOT is a timber supply model for use on Woodlot Licences in BC It was developed for the BC Ministry of Forests funding support provided by Forest Renewal BC by Enfor Consultants Ltd Questions and answers have been arranged into sections 1 Data Entry 2 Management Assumptions 3 Yield Information 4 Harvest Calculations 5 Reporting 6 Program Requirements 7 General Items As of January 2001 the Ministry of Forests was supporting version 3 0 note that version 1 0 was introduced in June 1996 Users with older versions of WOODLOT are encouraged to update their systems to version 3 0 to ensure that you are working with the most recent information
42. describes importing a data file directly into WOODLOT using the Import Comma CSV gt feature 1 Setup your CSV file or your initial soreadsheet file so that the first row line contains variable names as listed in The names must be exact or they will not be read by WOODLOT Names are not case sensitive 2 Enter your data into the columns of your CSV file Each row will correspond to each polygon Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 35 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 3 Ensure that each row has a polygon name or may have a mapsheet and polygon number specified WOODLOT requires this to save polygon information 4 Columns do not have to be in any specific order but must use WOODLOT variables to be read into WOODLOT All other information used will be ignored by WOODLOT 5 Any blank information will result in using the data from the default polygon stored with WOODLOT 6 Important Note Some variables cannot be entered with the CSV file such as the new TIPSY features for fertilization genetic worth or commercial thinning These must be entered manually by polygon in the Polygon Data screen 7 Review the data in each polygon to make sure that you have entered it correctly and that you have manually included the few variables under TIPSY that you require 9 3 1 1 Import Comma CSV shortcut Key To import data from a CSV file click Import Comma CSV This will bring up a screen to select a CSV fi
43. designed to be a stand alone user friendly Windows based program capable of producing harvest rate calculations using forest cover and resource management information readily available to forest district staff and licensees WOODLOT has undergone several updates since 1995 with the latest update to version 3 1 in March 2002 The program retains its original user friendly interface though has undergone substantial internal changes to make it Year 2000 compliant update the timber yield models improve the usability and improve the calculations 1 3 Acknowledgements The assistance ideas and cooperation of the following are gratefully acknowledged Dave Haley RPF Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch MOF Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Carmen Wheatley and Harold Reedy Woodlot Licensees in BC Woodlot staff in Forest Regions and Districts Russ Cozens RPF formerly of Resource Tenures amp Engineering Branch MOF Cam Bartram RPF Resource Inventory Branch MOF Albert Nussbaum RPF Research Branch MOF Barry Snowden RPF Forest Practices Branch MOF Dave Waddell RPF Timber Supply Branch MOF Mike Greig RPF P Eng and Richard Kyle Enfor Consultants Ltd This project has been partially funded by Forest Renewal BC Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 2 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT 2 0 Installation of WOODLOT 2 1 Computer System Requirements Any computer capable of running Windo
44. determining the Allowable Annual Cut AAC on woodlots WOODLOT is a Windows based model developed for use by operational forestry professionals and technicians specializing in woodlot licence management Some highlights of WOODLOT are user friendly Windows based features and interface allows for loading data manually or from spreadsheets help information displayed at the bottom of the polygon data entry screen approximates forest cover harvest constraints and some economic harvest parameters approximates partial cutting interactive harvest calculations on screen graphics of yield curves standing volume over time and age class distribution produces professional quality reports An important feature of WOODLOT is that summary data and calculations are displayed This is an attempt to make the data requirements and calculations transparent and thereby easily understood Graphical displays make the application relatively easy to use to assist the user Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 1 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Introduction to WOODLOT for Windows Version 3 1 with decisions for calculating harvest rates to view implications of alternate harvest rates constraints and alternate management practices All polygon data and most parameters are adjustable on screen The original WOODLOT version 1 0 was created in 1995 to help woodlot forest district staff and licensees calculate harvest rates for woodlot licences in BC WOODLOT was
45. e Add option for area based harvest report so low volume cuts are based on area not volume Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 155 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 3 020 3 022 3023 3024 3025 e OAF 1 and 2 not exporting because tipsyoaf set to 0 in the settings This check box was removed but some lot files still had the option set to off All functions that used the tipsyoaf setting have now been updated to ignore it Extend expiry to Oct 1 2001 Add ha m to report in section 4 and summary Make AAC amount and Area Based flag change when the calculation button is pressed not when screen closes November 2001 Change expire date to March 31 2002 November 2001 Add update all genetic worth on the polygon data screen November 2001 Fix bug that caused different rates for Auto Harvest vs Harvest because of error checking age 999 Fix bug on showing polygons with error Fix Save to do Save As if filename not set 3100 January 2002 Fix bug for harvest age of 0 Remove expiry date Change to release version Fix harvest report to show blank block for nothing harvested Add percent harvested Add new feature to auto split polygons Harvesting Issues display amount of Annual vs Polygon Save selected on summary screen between operations Tab order on Silvi System Automatically select text in textboxes on Silvi System Add percent harvested to report Change header to cul culmination from
46. for technical support 6 6 How many polygons is WOODLOT limited to calculating 7 0 General Items 1 1 Whatrevisions are there from version 2 1 summer 1998 to version 3 1 January 2002 Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers A copy cannot be made from an installed version of WOODLOT A copy can be made from either the diskettes or the files download from the internet Please see the WOODLOT REFERENCE MANUAL for a complete description of how to copy WOODLOT for Windows Call Dave Haley Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch at 250 387 8317 or Enfor at 604 984 0832 400 polygons and 1000 hectares are current program limits Contact Enfor Consultants Ltd if you require a larger analysis Other timber supply software is available for this purpose such as Landscape Unit Planner A general summary of revisions are listed in Appendix 11 June 2002 Appendix 12 167 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 13 Runtime Error Messages Should you experience a runtime error using WOODLOT the following may be the problem Please call the WOODLOT support line or Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch if you encounter one of these so that we may determine the cause of the error Message Description of possible problems Invalid procedure call Usually occurs when a parameter is too large for the procedure A number entered is too big for the memory allocated Sometimes Overflow occurs when importing TIPSY data and th
47. for Stand Ylelds VDYP Varlable Density Yield Prediction Fart Fertilization FPS Forest Projection System Prune Pruning STIM Stand and Tree integrated Model Note This doesnt constitute Ministry of Forests approval of all yield curve oulputs from these models nor does it restrict use to just these models A word of caution about models 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 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 5 129 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Model Application and Use Selecting a model is only half the battle Proper use of a model also depends on proper selection and preparation of the input data and proper interpretation of the model output This is why most regulatory agencies avoid any
48. for all polygons Please see section 11 0 Summary for more information Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 25 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 4 4 Calculations Shortcut Key The Calculations screen is used to select harvest order constraints generate a non declining even flow harvest rate and graph the results Please see section 72 0 Calculation for more information 7 4 5 Report Shortcut Key The report screen is used to generate a report once a calculation has been run The report can then be edited in any word processor text editor or spreadsheet Please see section 74 0 Report Writer for more information 7 4 6 Settings Shortcut Key The Settings screen allows customizing a number of features in WOODLOT It shows the location of external program extra features and graphing colors to be customized Please see section 75 0 Settings Screen for more information Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 26 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 5 Help Menu Selecting the Help pick will allow you to access the About screen to check the website for information on WOODLOT or to send an email to Enfor if you have any questions 77 Woodlot for Windows C Program Files Woodlot3 wltesti lot File View Help About Ctrl B6 Projet Woodlot Website Ceri A Calculate and view yield Summary View input data and edit harvest ages silviculture systems x harvest parameter
49. format Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 85 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 5 2 Ok Shortcut Key This item will close the polygon window and open the main menu 11 6 Edit menu summary C Program Files Woodlot3wltest1 lot File Edit Modify Mar CopyTable CHT Age Yield Age Voll MAI Yield Age Volt Maf Ft 326 UU UE pe 120 OYP 30 702 4 54 WDYP 130 702 4 54 926 ES da 110 vDvP 111 4384 39 VDYP ill 4384 3 9 11 6 1 Copy Table Shortcut Key Puts the summary data on the clipboard which can then be pasted into a spreadsheet or document A spreadsheet will automatically match column headings while it will be necessary to convert the text to tables for a document 11 6 2 Select All Shortcut Key Selects and highlights all polygons for editing silviculture systems and harvest age 11 7 Modify Menu The Modify menu will allow you to access the same screens shown at the bottom of the Summary screen using the keystrokes shown in the menu Summary ES Program Files Woodlot3 wltest1 lot File Edit Modify Mapsheet Harvest Parameters Ctr P fied Age voll NAT Yield Aas Voll Mall PC 324003 Harvest Ages CLH DYP 130 rl 4 4 VUY 130 702 4 2 4 321009 Silviculture System Ctrl s DYP 111 438 4 38 VUY 111 438 4 md Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 86 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 0 Calculation The Calculations screen i
50. function see section 13 7 3 Copy Graph and the paste function in that program Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 112 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 15 0 Settings Screen The Settings screen is used to modify settings and to describe file program locations This is a utility screen for running WOODLOT which is activated by clicking the Settings button on the Main screen In general you should not need to adjust any settings unless you are an advanced user You should consult the woodlot Help line if you wish to make changes in the Settings screens i Settings Stel ES Minimum Age o M avi A 300 aximum Age LZ Net Mal Age Increment fi Use PSYU Block Use Alternate BS Display Increment 10 h Volumes per Species Save as Default Cancel Changes you make in the Settings screens will apply to the woodlot file you are currently working on If you close out your lot file the changes you make will be lost unless they are saved as defaults To save the changes you make in your Settings screen as default settings check the Save as Default checkbox 15 1 VDYP Settings You may adjust some settings for VDYP though changes are not normally required i Settings Stel Minimum Age o M av A 00 asimurn Age LZ Net Mal Age Increment Use PSYU Block Use Alternate WBS Display Increment 10 Volumes per Species Save az Default Cancel Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 113
51. gt VDYP 123 370 X 301 128 370 301 J po 1TPSY 80 321 404 80 321 or J 460 VDYP 98 146 149 101 151 149 TiPSY 100 382 382 100 382 382 461 VDYP 114 289 253 114 289 253 TIPSY 80 270 348 80 278 348 J 461P VDYP 114 289 253 M4 289 253 J TIPSY 80 270 X 348 80 278 348 J 462 VDYP 130 308 237 130 308 237 J TIPSY 100 292 292 100 292 292 J 462P VDYP 130 2308 237 130 308 237 J TIPSY 100 292 292 100 292 292 J 463 VDYP 117 269 X 230 117 269 230 TIPSY 90 293 3261 90 293 326 J 481 VDYP 300 170 0 57 300 170 O57 Jo TIPSY 290 306 106 290 306 106 J 482 VDYP 185 270 X 146 165 270 146 TPSY 190 298 157 190 298 157 J 484a VDYP 130 340 261 130 340 261 J TIPSY 80 289 3611 soy 289 361 484b VDYP 130 340 261 130 340 261 J TIPSY 80 289 3611 soy 289 361 J 486 VDYP 164 230 140 164 230 140 TIPSY 180 351 195 t80 351 195 490 VDYP 213 283 1 33 213 283 133 TIPSY 220 284 1291 220 284 129 J 491a VDYP 130 283 2 18 130 283 218 J TIPSY 110 272 247 map 272 24 491b
52. harvest parameters Acceptable Values Positive integer Enter the minimum dbh diameter at breast height that must be reached before this polygon can be harvested The value beneath shows the age at which this dbh occurs the value under that shows the dbh at harvest age 10 1 2 Vol ha Default values are updated directly from harvest parameters Acceptable Values Positive integer Enter the minimum volume ha that must be reached before this polygon can be harvested The value beneath shows the age of the stand when this parameter is reached the value under that shows the vol ha at harvest age 10 1 3 Age Default values are updated directly from harvest parameters Acceptable Values Positive integer A minimum age for harvest may be entered here the polygon Note that this value is used only to set a minimum harvest age below any other harvest parameter A polygon can be harvested below this minimum age if the harvest age has been manually set below the minimum age In this case a warning message will be reported during the calculation and in the report writer 10 1 4 Harvest Age Default values are calculated from the harvest parameters using the current yield table Acceptable Values Positive integer Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 T4 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters The value in this data box will be used as the harvest age for the specified polygon for calculating the harves
53. improved and unimproved version of the same species e Species Substitution If you want to explore genetic gain for larch substitute the defaults for interior Douglas fir For yellow cedar use western redcedar e Genetic worth Gains are referenced to a specific age 60 or 80 years site index and treatment regime Gains will be higher or lower for other conditions Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 66 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 11 10 TIPSY Help TIPSY online help may be accessed from the Help menu in the Polygon Data screen File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Polygon Data Common FEAT Ckr B Add 238 Woodlot Website Cri Ww 399 Rename 11 470 Email waadlatienfor com Delete 120 VDYP Help Undel 451a TIPSY Help You may also refer to TIPSY help by activating the TIPSY 3 0 help features installed in your WOODLOT directory Use your Windows Explorer or the Start menu as shown below to activate TIPSY help Office 97 Windows Explorer Private Woodland Planner Seagate Crystal Reports Programs Startup Documents Ej TIPSY v2 1 Winzip Sala E Woodlot3 Batch TIPSY Internet Explorer amp TIPSY Help Search Outlook Express MinTIPSY Help Windows Update Wioodlok For Windows Wioodlok Mew OYP Help Enfor Appraisals 2000 e Ain OP Microsoft Office Tools Office 2000 Run zone Labs AJ C Program Files Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 67 Woodlot for Windows
54. installation 1 Insert the CD ROM The AutoPlay feature on the CD ROM will automatically display the following screen This could take a few seconds Install Woodlot for Windows 3 0 January 2001 Welcome ta the Vwoodlot Tor vind Os WOOD LOT CD ROM January 2007 From this menu FOR WINDOWS Version 3 0 OU can install oodlot an your system Woodlot 3 0 was developed tor vvindows gbraarM EN TAAZUUU It does not operate under Windows 3 1x To install Woodlot press the Install Woodlot tor vvindows 3 0 button below Optional items are provided below tor advanced users E it Show Optional Items 2 Press the Install Woodlot for Windows 3 0 button Proceed to step five in Section 2 3 4 Installation Continued Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 4 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT 2 3 2 Diskette Installation 1 Insert disk 1 into your drive 2 Press id Start to bring up the start menu 3 Then click on run This will bring up the following screen Run ki ES Type the name of a program Folder document or 7 Internet resource and Windows will open it For vau Open at isetupl Cancel Browse 17 5 4 In the text box type a setup where a is the letter of the drive that you are installing from Then press OK Proceed to step five in Section 2 3 4 Installation Continued 2 3 3 Website Installation A websi
55. management treatments to equate them to a fully managed stand VDYP must be used for the existing yield type if it is an unmanaged or natural stand If you plan to manage a deciduous or a partial cut stand then you must use VDYP for the first and subsequent cuts Refer also to Appendix 6 and the TIPSY and VDYP user manuals Only use TIPSY for newer stands that have been managed to a free growing state or those stands that have received a significant amount of management treatments to equate them to a fully managed stand These stands have the added benefits of full stocking early establishment and improved stock Older unmanaged stands should use VDYP yields No Because of the PC methodology we use VDYP primarily because a partially cut stand is assumed to grow like a naturally in filling stand Use the initial establishment density Refer to history records or make your best estimate Note that TIPSY will reduce the density in the first few decades to simulate die back and overtopping Use VDYP for stands with deciduous species The VAF may be applied to increase yields if you plan to manage by spacing or other means TIPSY supports 7 species Fdc Fdi Hw Cw PI Ss and Sx TIPSY uses yield tables from these to apply as surrogates to other species with similar characteristics When using TIPSY select the species you wish to use and WOODLOT will automatically choose the correct surrogate for you Species that use surr
56. manager 11 Save your work Save your file regularly during the loading of information and calculations and at the end of your work 12 Exit from WOODLOT From the Main Screen click Exit Program Don t forget to save your project file Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 20 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual About Screen 6 0 About Screen Once you have started WOODLOT by double clicking the WOODLOT icon or the executable file in Explorer the About screen will be displayed for a few seconds before reverting to the Main screen It can also be displayed by clicking the About button on the Main screen This screen shows important user information about the version of WOODLOT credits and contact information that may be required for product support To close this screen simply click anywhere on it ft About Woodlot for Windows Woodlot tor Windows Yersion 3 000 Release WIH9S57987 HT4720007 HE January 2001 Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures amp Engineering e Victoria BE Phone 250 SO Developed by Enfor Consultants Ltd 212 1200 Lynn Valley Haad North Vancouver BC YIA ZJZ Phone 604 984 0832 Fax 604 984 0816 Web Site http Hew roo com Email G a a com 2 Entor consti itd EU Fa reat Resource a a E AgIneeNng R KA qe Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 21 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 0 Main Screen The following section describes the functional
57. open or implied sanctioning of specific models in favor of yield table approvals The main uses of growth and yield predictions are to e increment and update forest inventories e compare silviculture treatments by simulating treatments and predicting outcomes e influence stand and forest level decision making e 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 silvicultural 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 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 5 130 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 6 VDYP or TIPSY Source adapted from TIPSY 3 0 Help File BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch VDYP The Variable Density Yield Prediction VDYP system was developed by Inventory Branch 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
58. partial cutting PCT activities cutting cutting fertilization pruning supported mee mm oak ear i 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 partial cutting in boreal mixedwood natural stands CFI spatially explicit yields from TASS Applications complex stands updating and crown based timber supply pest and habitat Requires EXCEL timber supply timber supply analysis and models available 97 analysis analysis economic custom runs on analysis request 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 classification Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 5 127 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Managed vs Unmanaged Stands What Model Might
59. screen but will have its calculated value displayed in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters window Note if stand height and total age are entered then site index is determined from these values and will override any manually entered site index The actual site index calculated and also used in VDYP will be displayed in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 56 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 10 3 1 SI Age Acceptable Values Positive integer This value should only be entered if e you wish to derive a site index and have an accompanying SI height and the site index is unknown or e if you have supplied a site index and would like to have VDYP look up and use a default Crown Closure for stands less than 50 years Caution if stand height and total age are entered then site index is determined from these values and will override any manually entered site index Enter the average age of dominant trees that have been measured for Site Index Caution Use SI total Age only if the stand is older than 30 years 9 10 3 2 SI Height Acceptable Values Positive decimal This value should only be entered if e You wish to derive a site index and the site index is unknown Note if stand height and total age are entered then site index is determined from these values and will override any manually entered site index Enter the average height of dominant trees that ha
60. that they intend to reforest and bring into timber production but are still classified as Not Satisfactorily Stocked NSR Enter the number of years before it will be considered restocked NSR is only available under Existing Management and you will be prompted to include data using VDYP or TIPSY for future management 9 14 Current Age Acceptable Values Integer no decimals Enter the current average age of dominant species in the polygon 9 15 Regen Delay Acceptable Values Positive Integer no decimals The regeneration delay specifies the number of years to wait after harvesting a polygon before restarting the growth on the yield table A O regen delay assumes you will reestablish a fully stocked stand the same year you harvest Normally you should allow 2 years Default value is updated directly from harvest parameters Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 69 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 16 Harvest Age Target Acceptable Values Positive integer This is where you select the target harvest age for your polygon The target harvest age is the youngest age at which WOODLOT will harvest the polygon for the Existing and Future Management rotations eld Type Existing Management Current amp ge Harvest 4ge T arget Unmanaged DYP 35 1125 View Existing Future Management Regen Delay Harvest Age Target Managed TIPSY 0 fi 00 View Future In the example above WOODLOT wil
61. your Inventory forester to answer any specific questions you have on VDYP data or results Enter inventory data in this area of the Polygon Data screen for current and future stands that either have not or will not receive any significant management treatments If you do not know or are unsure assume the stand will be natural unmanaged Most stands older than 30 years of age will be naturally occurring and have not received significant incremental silviculture treatments VDYP is used for naturally occurring unmanaged stands partial cut stands deciduous and stands that will be managed for mixed deciduous coniferous species 9 10 1 Utilization dbh Acceptable Values 12 5 17 5 and 22 5 Select the utilization level for your polygon from the drop down pick list The choices available are Forest Inventory Inventory Utilization Level Available from VDYP Zone diameter at breast height cm A to C i e Coast Activate Alternate Not Available Available Available WBS in Settings D to L i e Interior Available Not Available Available Activate Alternate WBS in Settings In WOODLOT 3 1 you now have the option to use a utilization level 12 5 on the coast and 22 5 in the interior if you activate the Alternate WBS check box in the Settings screen refer to section 15 1 4 Waste and Breakage Alternate WBS Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 55 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 10 2 Crown Closure Accep
62. 029 462P P CC 2 220 2170 041 10 103 300 660 459P POT CC 2 1110 2174 X 256 80 X 94 362 4 066 432 C SuwPC 6 14001 2198 0 43 100 X 110 211 690 428 1 C SuPC 8 5201 2217 0 18 130 131 269 282 430 C SwPC 8 10801 2217 028 131 133 203 447 468P P CC 3 570 220 107 80 X 86 297 1 708 528 C j SubPC 8 16301 2231 0 64 130 134 293 1017 43P J P CC 3 070 2239 0 6 100 101 365 256 533 C CC 2 200 2242 044 f 200 200 2348 69 5166 _ C CC 3 190 2242 033 90 X 98 274 524 4308 C CC 3 450 2243 121 90 98 425 199 434a C CC 3 1740 2244 456 oo 96 410 7 254 497 C SuPC 6 7201 2248 028 130 134 301 452 428 1 C SubPC 9 5201 2249 0 19 130 133 2 3 298 430 C jSubPC 9 10801 2249 030 131 135 206 473 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 147 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual c Polygons not harvested Polygon Own Harvet Reson gt LT Area n O Total 3DOD0 9 s O d Actual average Harvest with constraints and non harvest years over 250 year planning horizon Area ha m yr Crown 507 6 361 316 20 961 382 278 1 523 Private Top Up 00 0 OA CA o Other ESTE oOo O O o Total 5273 378 196 21 149 399 345 1 591 Average 15066 84 159
63. 1 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 2 6 What are harvest parameters and how do change them 2 What effect does Regen delay have and how do change it 2 8 When would want to change the harvest ages and for what reasons Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers Harvest parameters establish the criteria for which a polygon can be harvested in terms of minimum diameter dbh volume ha volume and a minimum set age The latest point in time will govern the earliest possible harvest age that a polygon could be harvested The target harvest age you set in the Polygon Data screen will likely be older than the minimum harvest parameter Minimum harvest parameters may be accessed in four different areas in WOODLOT 1 Woodlot wide default harvest parameters can be found under the View menu pick in Polygon Data and under the Harvest Parameters button in the Summary screen 2 Polygon specific harvest parameters can be found in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters screen View Existing or View Future in Polygon Data Harvest parameters can be selected for both the first harvest age and also for the subsequent harvest age Blank square brackets can be entered to allow defaults to be used The defaults are as follows e Min DBH Volume ha Age as set in the harvest parameters screen e Harvest Age The minimum age when all harvest parameters have been met Will become 999 if a parameter is never met
64. 1 574 1 87 30 80 10 13 2017 494 431a 4 059 4 059 1 574 00 1 470 104 6 60 4 059 1 574 2 66 50 79 30 12 2018 431a 4 104 4 104 1 574 00 1 70 104 6 60 4104 1 574 1 85 70 78 50 12 2019 431a 4 097 4 097 1 574 00 1 70 104 6 60 4097 1 574 1 84 90 77 7096 12 2020 431a 4 089 4 089 1 574 00 1 470 104 6 60 4089 1 574 1 84 20 76 90 12 2021 4314 431b 4 082 4 082 1573 60 1470 104 6 60 4062 1 574 2 83 40 76 10 12 These schedules can be copied to a spreadsheet or word processor using the Edit Copy Harvest Schedule Table menu item refer to section 12 3 Edit some of the key variables displayed include Column Variable Description Name Mapsheet and Polygon number The ownership from Polygon data C Crown P Private T Top up O Other Queue Queue if harvested outside of the initial sort order Lo _ Entry 1 first entry 2 second entry 3 third entry Rotation that the polygon is cut in Silviculture system clearcut or partial cut Displays when constraints not met and reason why the polygon is not cut Year that harvesting starts Year that harvesting ends Volume harvested m Area harvested ha Polygon number Area of clearcut equivalent used in WOODLOT Height Cons 9o of woodlot meeting height constraint e g 80 means that 80 of the area is greater than the height you have specified in constraints Age Cons of woodlot meeting age constraint e g 80 means that 80 of the area is greater than the age yo
65. 10 435P 174 50 0 SW 60 FD 10 PL 10 AT 10 EP 10 436 193 50 O JAT 80 SW 2 452 181 50 0 PL 60 EP 20 SW 10 AT 0 453 97 30 O PL 60 sw 20 EP 20 454 98 50 0 SW 50 AT 20 EP 10 BE 10 FD 10 459a 192 70 O JPLJ90 SW 10 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 139 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 45b 192 70 O JPLJ90 SW 10 459P 192 70 O JPL J90 SW 10 460 170 50 0 JAT 70 SW 20 EP 0 461 181 70 O PL 70 FD 10 SW 10 AT 10 461P 181 70 O PL 70 FD 10 SW 10 AT 10 462 0 160 70 O PL 7o sw 3o 462P 160 70 O PL 7O SW 30 463 172 50 O PL 60 SW 30 AT 10 481 60 30 O SB 80 PL 20 482 92 50 0 SW 70 PL 20 BL 10 484a 176 60 O PL 90 SW 10 484b 176 60 O PL 90 SW 10 486 105 50 O SW 80 AT 10 PL 10 8 veni E p EA 0 JPLJ90 SW 0 A EA ee E ee A 0 AT 40 SW 20 EP 20 FD 10 PL 0 AT 40 SW 20 EP 20 FD 10 PL O PL 60 SWT 20 TAT 10 FD 10 0 SW 80 FD 10 TEP 10 EE PET ETIT a a E 496b 165 70 O PL 100 P P P f 497 153 60 O SW 70 AT 20 PL 10 516 1 1L 163 70
66. 121 140 141 250 251 Age Class CAProgram Files Woodiot3 fisample LOT March 21 2002 2 46 pm EnGraph Lite 1 271 by Enfor Consultants Ltd Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 150 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 11 WOODLOT Program Revisions Version 2 10 to 3 0 WOODLOT version 3 0 was released in January 2001 as a major upgrade over version 2 1 to bring in new yield data upgrade usability features fix several small bugs and to add several features requested by users These include 1 Operating System e WOODLOT will only run now on Windows 95 operating systems and will not run on Windows 3 1 2 Main Screen e Added link to woodlot website and email to woodlot enfor com e Removed the Tables feature e Opening a LOT File e Check file exists before loading e Check file version information and provide a warning about the need to update yields 3 Project Screen e Nochanges 4 Polygon Data Screen Menu Bar e Addition of Woodlot menu which replaces the previous View feature and includes new utilities for polygon data management Data Entry General e Restructured data entry screens e Separate utilization for VDYP and TIPSY each with expanded utilization levels Import CSV e Ignore blank rows in CSV e Ignore blank columns in CSV e remove case sensitive on species codes e update species codes work correctly on import was displaying correctly but not always working with some species in V
67. 2 Operational Adjustment Factors OAF can be set individually by polygon from the TIPSY screen It may be set globally for your woodlot as a default in the Settings lt TIPSY gt screen WOODLOT defaults OAFs to the recommended factors MOF Research Branch of 15 and 5 OAFs should not be adjusted unless you have better supportable information OAF1 is used to account for unproductive areas holes in the forest and OAF2 is used to account for losses towards maturity pests found operationally in new forests but which has not been accounted for in managed stand research information Refer to the TIPSY manual or appendices if you have any questions on the use or application of OAFs 9 11 6 Species Up to 5 TIPSY species can be added in order of dominance and in descending order on the forest polygon e g Hw 60 Cw 30 Fd 1096 You can enter species using the two digit species code or select from the drop down pick list Do not leave any blank None species between other species Note TIPSY will accept up to 5 species not 6 as in VDYP for a single polygon Mone Balzam Cedar Western Red Cedar yellow Fir Amabiliz Fir D auglas Fir Grand Fir Subalpine The species selection is based on six main species supported by TIPSY Species listed with an asterisk will use surrogate species from one of the six species in TIPSY to derive yield information Refer to the WinTIPSY user manual for a listing of surroga
68. 29 J TIPSY of 430 5381 80 430 538 J 531 VDYP 176 233 132 t7e 233 132 TIPSY 180 326 181 180 3261 181 J 532 VbYP 130 273 210 130 273 2100 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 143 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual po TIPSY 110 272 247 110 272 247 J 5533 VDYP 188 196 1 04 188 1906 amp 104 J TIPSY 200 348 174 20 348 M 174 J 543 VDYP 106 296 280 1060 296 280 TIPSY 90 393 437 90 393 437 J 546 VDYP 100 305 305 100 305 305 J o TPPSY 90 393 437 90 393 437 J 548 VDYP 164 293 178 164 293 amp 178 J HEE 150 300 200 150 300 200 J X 550 VDYP 113 290 256 113 290 256 HPS 100 373 373 poof 373 373 J Average Existing 27 221 277 221 J Average Future 314 309 314 309 3 0 Harvest Calculation Assumptions a Initial Cut Order Unknown Age Age for ys 430 20 mam 69 4ta Y X t30 60 491b Y X t3 60 528 Y X t3 60 548 VJ t 6 520 1 1 180 X t0 0 496a 90 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 144 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 546 543 pp 60 b Harvest Constraints Area Netdown NONE Height Constraint NONE Age Constraint NONE c
69. 3 1 SI Age Use this feature only if you wish to calculate site index with TIPSY TIPSY will calculate a Site Index for stands that are older than 30 years Enter the breast height age used to derive SI for the polygon This is not the total age as is used in VDYP 9 11 3 2 Site Index Height Enter height derived for the breast height stand age of the dominant trees 9 11 4 Density Stems ha Enter the number of stems per hectare at date of establishment For older stands you will have to check inventory information or make an assumption Document these assumptions in your report to the District Manager Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 62 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen Minimum density is 331 s ha maximum density is 10 000 s ha for natural and 4 444 s ha for planted trees 9 11 4 1 Thin You can activate the pre commercial thinning feature by clicking on this check box A white data box will be displayed if this feature is activated Density Sha Thin to 5 ha 1600 4 Thin 1000 Enter the density stems ha that you wish to thin down to Your stand must have an initial density that is high enough to be thinned Do not use this feature unless you are sure the stand will be thinned The minimum density that can be thinned is 400 stems ha The maximum cannot exceed the initial density Stands are thinned when they reach a height of 4 meters in the interior and 6 meters on the coast 9 11 5 OAF1 OAF
70. 3 1 User Manual Appendix 2 Forest Inventory Zones FIZ Zones and FIZ Map Source VDYP Interactive Application User Guide Version 6 3 May 1995 and VDYP Batch Application User Guide Version 6 6d October 1999 BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch y e pA d K toy s Poe 5 A L gt R A Par VQ E eee X Pg Z Pr poston ban N este 9 oe ecc Es P sr i et a k e p dp 3 I d ae P4 v K o Ss V E Uy A S KA x T e abs NS w l E a k kad 7 a Taka me i S N Ta H s y LA A Sa e Pa s 6 gt t Q S M toe G E i da oe Q e a 20594 Li U E eoe t a artt r 3 H E k F 2E UV B FIZB COASTA D FIZD INTERIOR I FIZI INTERIOR Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 2 122 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 3 Site Class Site Index Relationships Used in VDYP A ase SPECIES S 5 7 ACCT PROVE 26 18 9 3 Au OR COMETA B BABG COASTL 29 23 14 5 B BA BG INTERIOR 18 15 11 5 BL PRoOV 18 15 n 5 CWYC COASTAL 29 23 15 6 2 E EP EA PROV 27 20 12 4 FD COASTAL 32 27 18 7 FD INTERIOR 20 17 12 5 HHW HM T COASTAL 28 22 14 5 HHW HM INTERIOR 21 18 12 4 L DN LA LT PROV 20 16 10 3 MB
71. 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 12 Non Commercial Polygons If you select the Non Commercial option under Existing Management the following will appear on the lower left portion of the Polygon Data screen Hon Commercial Description ala Field Miminurn years untill harvestable a Met Harvestable Wolha Deciduous 50 100 Height used for height constraints m 10 This screen has been included for users that wish to account for sites that they intend to rehabilitate and bring into timber production Enter the data boxes and include an estimate of the harvestable volume if any from this polygon Non Commercial is only available under Existing Management and you will be prompted to include data using VDYP or TIPSY for future management Since Non Commercial polygons may not meet the minimum harvest parameters shown by a target harvest age of 999 you may have to manually set the harvest age in the polygon data screen Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 68 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 13 NSR Polygons If you select the NSR option under Existing Management the following will appear on the lower left portion of the Polygon Data screen NSA Restock in years 3 This black will be restocked in the number af pears specified And will ignore the sort order specifed on the calculation screen This screen has been included for users that wish to account for sites
72. 5 Crown 1 Clearcut 2027 2030 4 997 132 mm 441 PiN Sheet Ready 12 4 Harvest Order Menu Calculation E Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Include All Polygons Exclude All Polygons Default Sort Order Sort Oldest First Sort Closest to Harvest age Sort Randam Sort Youngest First Sort by MAI Sort by 5I Sort by Lead Species Custom Sort Order You may sort the polygons for sequencing their harvest using this feature The harvest calculation will occur based on the order shown in Harvest Order WOODLOT initially loads polygons into the Calculations screen in the order they appear in Polygon Data You may then sort them by selecting an order from this pick list NOTE Each time you create a sort the subsequent list will have been progressively sorted based on the order that they are currently displayed in the Harvest Order screen If you select Oldest First then Closest to Harvest Age this order will differ from just Closest to Harvest Age you wish to replicate an original sort order from the list first select Default Sort Order to reset back to the original list then select the sort you wish Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 If 90 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation Using the Sort Random option will produce results that will be impossible to replicate since the starting point will be different for each sort T
73. 547 ha Metdowrn Area 520 3 na MAL Existing 2 21 mhalyear kanl EE re gt 72 fad mia Aey 4 YOU Can then view or save the report Changes you make will not be saved in WOODLOT you must save it in WORD Note Pad or Excel 5 You may scroll through the report on screen or select one of the following to generate a report e MS Notepad which comes with Windows e MS Word for Windows MS Excel WOODLOT will automatically find these other applications on your computer Their computer path on your computer is displayed in the Settings screen All data used in WOODLOT and generated in the harvest calculation is summarized in the report for your use and editing Refer to the sample report in Appendix 10 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 111 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Report Writer If you choose to view the report in Notepad Word or Excel the following save screen will first appear after you click the respective button Save the file as directed Save Report As Save irr y woodlot3 4 E pr EB d vp My Documents Tug Mu Computer mr Save az type Rich Text Format rth Cancel My Network P File name Ji WOODLOT generates reports as rich text format which can be saved as plain text These reports can be easily imported into any word processor and then completed by the users Age distribution and Volume Time graphs can be added with your conclusions using the copy
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76. A A emit be 58 A A A ES 58 INES IA M 58 9 10 9 SPOCIE TTT 59 9 10 9 Netting Qut VDYP Species utei idee cxt bete haer uie dae vane dante x ehana ARORA 59 DAO TOV DYE He Ds cece ning ai branes noted Sac tele is sees thee eee es ae aaa 60 SEW TIPSY Xp ce 61 ONSE Regeneration A a a 61 SAEZ WU ZOOM COIN ooo 62 LIT Ite Index saria MR EM a a PIU M CHIMIE 62 LIA Dens STEM MU erica 62 AE OO AAA O e 63 AAA A A 63 Solid Commercial li ia 64 AM IZ nea eatery te enc eC DM Md ee ene dee os 65 SAME IEC VV e tinct sedate ties cinta het hat te Meese omit tee art ode Met roues 65 A a a T E 67 9 12 NON COMMERCIAL POLYGONG cc seccsnssccsnseccnnseecnseecnseeconseeeonseeeonsseconssecnssecensaenonsseess 68 913 NSR FOLYGONS HH 69 9 14 CURRENT AGE akai ER 69 9 15 REGEN DELAY a 69 9 16 HARVEST AGE TARGET h a tent haste a a Aa eas to Aa S a a aaa a iaaa 70 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 iV Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents 9 17 VIEW EXISTING VIEW FUTURE 1 5 1e ms feces alice ss dd 71 918 HELP POLYGON DATA e esos ees eee eee ees es eee i 72 10 0 YIELD TABLE AND HARVEST PARAMETERS eere nene 73 10 1 YIELD TABLE HARVEST AGE DATA coooccconocncooncnncncnconnancnnnnn conan ne ennenen nane anra aan rn as 73 A ES 74 US S MOM odia Pe 14 A a a a 14 tO tA Rae A 74 10 2 YIELD TABLE RETURNED
77. Calculation screen Analysis on out which polygons are most sensitive view the results the Harvest Schedule and Standing Volume Time graph adjust the polygon harvest age or queue and retest until you reach an optimal harvest forecast 8 Optimal Optimal harvest rate will occur when you Standing Volume Time sustainable minimize the mature volume and the total section in Calculation screen harvest rate volume curve approaches a flat line This indicates a sustainable harvest over 250 yrs Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 88 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 2 File Menu The File menu is used to access saving features in WOODLOT IR Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Save FE Save As Fa Print Screen Ok Ctro 12 2 2 Save As Shortcut Key Saves the current file with a new filename and or a new location The file will be saved in the current version s format in a lot file format 12 2 3 Ok cn O JShortcut Key This item will close the polygon window and open the main menu 12 2 4 Print Screen feature Click this feature if you wish to make a print of the screen that you are working on The following message box appears an impression of the screen is made and is automatically sent to your printer This is useful if you wish to make a copy of certain screens for a reference Woodlot3 Printing 12 3 Edit Menu T
78. Curves Done Import CP Error File O Warnings 7 0 Errors Export ta TIPSY Done TIPEY Waiting for TIPSY Import TIPS Yield Curves Import TIPS Error File Cancel Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 42 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen e he same calculation process will immediately restart for those polygons selected for TIPSY yields Because of the speed of calculations in TIPSY it will only take a split second to compile yield information depending on the speed of your computer e Just as for VDYP once compiled the TIPSY yield information will be imported into WOODLOT and a windows screen will appear briefly to show the import function happening e Should an error occur VDYP and TIPSY will generate an error file A message will be displayed in the Post Calculation screen as shown below t Calculate Yield Tables Post calculation Errors Waste and Breakage Factors were missing for PEU 134 Block 0 and Utilization Leve In the above example if you do not provide a PSYU number while entering VDYP data VDYP will self correct this gap and will use the default PSYU provided internally with it for the FIZ zone to carry out the yield calculations The resulting yields will be close but not correct and these volumes will be used for harvest rate calculations You should ensure that you correct any yield calculation errors 9 5 3 View Existing Yield Shortcut Key The View
79. DATA eee 75 A tee Tn ae cree ea eee eee ot Re 15 10 22 TOWN ClOSUNG A daa 75 10 29 MAIME C TTT 75 10 2 4 GCM a UOTI ucro st aestus uer ape tct co utes Qs Dae teque Des paretur ue lacoste ns aet d Pctri tesserae 15 TOS NERD TABLE TTT 76 10 4 YIELD GRAPH IB 76 10 5 MENU ITEMS dll 77 UON FIEMMEN TTT 17 1092 sro LI STU ERN RR ERUPTIONE 77 105 3 Graph aT 17 110 SUMMARY oe 79 11 1 DESCRIPTION OF SUMMARY COLUMNS ooocccococccococonnnnconnnnncnnnncrnnnnennnrennnnrernnnrennnrrnnnnrrnnaninnnas 80 11 2 HARVEST PARAMETERS iei eec ia 81 SA ee ET ER 81 12 2 2 MA due ds 81 AS A a ent en 81 11 24 Regen Deo Vitis eiii 82 125 Ranning HOZOM oss EU I TET 82 14 2 0 PUTO SOI a e Len 82 11 2 7 Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF Range 0 1 to 1 9 sseeeesesese 82 11 2 0 arua Qut o TO HAVES O 82 14 2 9 Paral Gut Re sentry Period deseo il ooo Een corretto dde petet utes 83 UE rei OS Tn TB el TTT 83 13 2 14 5ave Deraults A E 83 11 3 IHARVEST AGES sico coin cols eoru Pe DU deae tus eu E aO O 83 11 3 1 Ignore Harvest Parameters ChHeCKDOX ccccccceececeseeceeeeceeceuceceueeceueesseeesseeseaeessaeens 83 11 3 2 Update 1 Harvest Age CheckDOx eere nete ni 84 11 3 3 Update Future Harvest Age Checkbox se sese ee 84 b e A CE D uM Audio ae Re aoe eae ae 84 11 35 e pole SS A AE rane ng EN MILLE A ae ee eee 84 11 3 6 Update Harvest Ages Button occcconccocnccoc
80. DYF 3353 99 6 0 3 9265009 d 130 Ba VDYP 85 3r D 4 43 TIPSY 110 589 0 8 4 926009 10 125 9 VWDY P 75 BBZ U 7 8 TIPSY 100 1400 0 14 0 9265009 11 Az U 49 DYF 68 prO 2 85 TIPSY 80 696 0 11 2 926009 12 38 0 fo WDY P 71 606 4 85 TIPSY 80 694 0 B r 96008 new zh I 100 DYF 7 496 7 b3 TIPSY 80 1002 0 12 5 9G 008 newz 35 0 200 VDP 58 1 2 121 TIPSY 80 1002 0 12 5 TOTAL 296 5 Ag ib 7 b 7 Av 7 26 U 9 0 gt Harvest Parameters Harvest Ages Silviculture System A few symbols are used as follows Symbol Use on the Summary Screen Indicates that the harvest age is the default value derived either from the culmination age or the age that was required to meet minimum harvest parameters Indicates that the harvest is occurring before culmination age Indicates that the harvest is occurring after culmination age Indicates that the minimum harvest parameters are not being met To edit information by polygon click on one polygon Multiple polygons may be highlighted for editing by holding down the Ctrl key or Shift key as you select polygons You may also resize the column widths by clicking on the column separator and dragging it over Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 79 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 1 Description of Summary Columns Summary information is provided for the following Mapsheet Mapsheet entered in Polygon Data ANNE Polygon Number entered in Polygon Data Net area
81. DYP and TIPSY e use only first letter of ownership e Import either P or 1 for planted and N or 0 for natural Polygon Data Common e Polygons can now be entered as single polygons no longer requiring a separate mapsheet and polygon number e Road Netdown feature added which allows the user to recover volume for the area indicated but the road area is deleted from the polygon out after the first harvest e Rearrangement of some data fields to other areas on Polygon Data screen Yield Types e New Non Commercial Yield Type added Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 151 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual New NSR Yield Type added View Future and Existing buttons disable when is next to polygon New coloration of yield type screens Updated View Future Existing to accept changes above VDYP Features New version of VDYP 6 6d4 to October 1999 Updated species list Separate utilization for VDYP and TIPSY Sl and CC calculated by VDYP will be displayed on the Polygon data screen in square brackets oet SI and CC to TBA if not yet calculated Alternate waste and breakage factors added for use in all parts of BC VDYP Calculation e Fix error in VDYP formatting e Set species with 0 composition to blank e Set Yield curves to blank before importing new ones e Check file imported from VDYP to make sure it is complete TIPSY Features New version of BTIPSY 3 0a to July 2000 Added Comm
82. Data screen is split into four functional sections plus the Help screen information at the bottom of the window Polygon Data Common variables Silviculture System variables Yield Type variables Yield screens variables Up to two of the following may be displayed at a time Unmanaged VDYP data Managed TIPSY data Non commercial NSR Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 30 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen The Polygon Data screen has a menu bar with lt File gt lt Polygon gt lt Woodlot gt lt Yield gt and lt Help gt which you can use to access the above functions as well as to compile timber yield data from the yield programs There are many error checks in WOODLOT 3 1 If you incorrectly enter data or the numbers are out of range for the variable you will be prompted You will also be prompted to determine if you wish to keep all the changes you have made Help information for each data field is displayed at the bottom of the Polygon Data screen and is activated by clicking on any data field Once you have entered your data you will have to calculate yields as described below in section 9 5 Calculating Yields Updating and Viewing Yields for all polygons to update yields results and before you can undertake harvest calculations Harvest calculations occur in the Calculations screen refer to section 12 0 Calculation 9 1 Adding and Deleting Polygons You add delete rename an
83. Defaults Adjustment Factor Re entry Period EE to Harvest lo at 30 ES C Base subsequent harvest ages on the age that the stand was initially cut rather than the target harvest age These settings apply to the whole w aadlat or they become the default settings per polygon These can be revised to polygon specific harvest parameters in the View eld drop down Menu screen IF a value on the polygon or yield window is displayed with this Indicates that it wall automatically update if you change any harvest parameters Cancel Save Defaults This feature can also be accessed from the Summary screen See section 77 2 Harvest Parameters for more information To set these individually by polygon click on lt Yield gt and lt View gt either Existing or Future The lt Yield Table and Harvest Parameters gt screen will appear Change the minimum numbers shown in white boxes under dbh Vol ha or Age This will automatically update the harvest ages Close out this screen when you are finished to save the changes dbh ol tha Age Minimum Amount 20 1 a 40 Minimum A06 z Amount at Harvest 29 115 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 44 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 6 2 Reset VAF to 1 00 This feature can be used to reset the Volume Adjustment Factor on all polygons to the default value of 1 00 for no adjustment 9 6 3 Include all species When harvesting conife
84. E v v m 1100 SIMLKAMEEN v v AWB AWB 1120 SPALUMCHEN v v AWB 4190 BARRIERE 1 J Y x m 1190 WESTLAKE 7 7 m E 1190 JPURDEN 0 WZ 7 J Ae 1200 WILLOW RIVER v v AWB AWB 1220 COTTONWOOD v v WP j 1280 WILIAMSLAKE v v AWB E ARA KEE ER qM 1250 ARROWHEAD v v AWB 12600 EDGEWOOD Y v WP 1270 KLAPPAN_ v v WP 1280 NAKUSP v v WP 1200 SLOCAN 9 v v WP L 319000 CRESTON AH 7 mB 13170 UPPERKOOTENAY v v AWB E 920 MORIBE ACNE SR Ae 1330 SMITHERS Y v AWB 1340 BABINE 0 0 v Y WP 1350 STUARTLAKE E 13600 WINDERMERE v Y WP j E 18107 jJ NARCOSLI Y Y WB 7 1400 SWUM____ v v WP j 1410 LAC LA HAGHE v v AWB L 420 BIG BAR O A s AM 143 00 YALAKOM 0 v v WP L 440 BOTANE 1 0 10 7 7 me 1450 LARD _ YA v WB 1400 T ADAMS v v WP E AA OKO XA e e 1490 J PARSNIP gt S sw Y WP 1 AWB n Ty dd HN S S liL gt Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 1 117 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual DESCRIPTION 125 175 225 BE QUE PUE Y AWB BUE que AND Y AWB AND BUE DNE Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 1 118 Woodlot for Windo
85. El Immature Height Error Immature Ma Volume 12 8 1 No Constraints If you have no constraints leave the No Constraints check box clicked on This will assume that all stands will be harvested with no additional constraints This is the default setting for WOODLOT 12 8 2 Area Net Down Constraint Use this feature if you do not know the height or age constraints but have a general netdown value you would like to use This is an area specific constraint i e not temporal The net operable area of all polygons in the woodlot will be reduced by this amount This may be used individually or in tandem with Height or Age Constraints Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 96 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 8 3 Height Constraint Use this feature if you know the forest cover constraints for the woodlot This might be used for hydrology or greenup constraints This may be used individually or in tandem with Area Net Down or Age Constraints 12 8 4 Age Constraint Use this feature if you know the forest cover constraints for the woodlot This might be used for temporal floating resource constraint over time constraints such as VQO wildlife or biodiversity This may be used individually or in tandem with Area Net Down or Height Constraints 12 9 Calculate To calculate your woodlot harvest rate use this feature You have the option of Selecting which ownership you wish to calculate a harvest rate for Ut
86. Existing Yield function will open a window that displays all the output data generated by either VDYP or TIPSY for the first rotation See section 70 0 Yield Table for more information 9 5 4 View Future Yield shortcut Key View Future Yield function will open a window that displays all the output data generated by either VDYP or TIPSY for all subsequent rotations See section 70 0 Yield Table for more information Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 43 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 6 Woodlot Menu The Woodlot menu contains a list of features that affect all polygons in the Woodlot H Polygon Data C Program Files WoodlotE3 1 sample LOT File Polygon Wioodlot Yield Help Woodlot Default Harvest Parameters Reset VAF to 1 00 Include All Species Split Large Polygons Reorder Species Copy Genetic Worth From this polygon 9 6 1 Woodlot Default Harvest Parameters Default harvest parameters are used to set the earliest allowable harvest ages for your woodlot These are based on minimum diameter dbh volume or age These can be set either for your entire woodlot or individually for each polygon To set these for the entire woodlot in Polygon Data click the Woodlot menu Make the change you require in the boxes then click Done Minimum D BH Minimum volume Mininum Age 20 U E 50 0 40 HE en Dela Planning Horizon Auto Solit Paluaans oso E 00 0 Partial Cut Settings
87. L MEM M IM M 23 TDD FDA rrr 24 7 3 4 Save As Version 2 0 or Version 1 14 ccccccccseccssceceeeeceeeecaeeeceeceuseceueesseeeseeeseaeessaeens 24 1329 A A tec mere CERN mer ae eae rem LS 24 7 3 6 Open a Recently Loaded Ele sss 24 TAs MIEW MENU TTT 25 c M oce 25 FAZ 3 eT eleis Eddie rotae tiet MI IL III MEI M E mannan 25 quo 2151515 S ea ees EID MI E M ue sU EE M eU RM E EAE 25 TAA A A T T EH 26 LAO ROD Mi MR ERN 26 LAO SI um fce roba DD 26 ONE IM ct 27 r c ME ob mt a m 27 02 NVOOGIOU Websile T 28 F JEnmalwoodlot entorJGcOIi aaia E A Gout doled ee te du 28 8 0 PROJECT SCREEN susi 29 9 1 PROJECT SCREEN BUTTON Sa sais 29 Sal iB iii NETTE 29 ME Uis ES 29 NP WEG qp 29 9 0 POLYGON DATA SCREEN essen 30 9 1 ADDING AND DELETING POLYGONS 11 cce Lrecclliecciee menie eee asa a asa raus m rna aurea 31 Ski JAddibg T 6lydoris DIFGClly ansiada dle nee teeta hata erected ane dumis 31 9 1 2 Adding Polygons from the Menu sss sese see eee eee 34 9 2 SAVING DATA IMPORTING DATA AND EXITING FROM POLYGON DATA SCREEN FILE MENU 34 9 3 IMPORTING AND EXPORTING POLYGON DATA FROM A FILE sese sss ses ess es eee enen 35 931 AMPON Dala eli deco 35 9 4 FINDING THE FIZ AND PSY U FOR YOUR WOODLOT css sss sexs ss eee enen 39 9 5 CALCULATING YIELDS UPDATING AND VIEWING YIELDS s sss sss es es ese es eee esen eee 40 9 9 1 Precalc lations e T 41 9 5 2 Calculation and Post Calculation Screens se e
88. P EXTERNAL PROGRAMS css cs ee eee eee 6 2 8 UPDATING VDYP TIPSY YIELD MODEL PROGRAMS eene enen eee 7 2 9 CLOSING THE DOS SCREEN WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY eee eee enen nnn nn nnn nnns 7 2 10 ASSOCIATION LOT FILES WITH WOODLOT 1 eee 7 3 0 TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION our 8 4 0 CONVENTIONS AND BUTTONS USED IN WOODLOT 10 4 1 BUTTONS AND SHORTCUT KEYSTROKES css e enesenn enen 10 42 DROP DOWN EIST BOJXG TTT 10 A3 eicere CI I EL IIT 10 AA RADIO BUTTONS cria eE adve avus A ETA 10 45 WHITE DATA BOXES areira aa aa a aaa a D EVO a a LEO NA 11 40 GREY DATA BOXES cua E T TL ETT 11 A REDDATA BOXES dininin aN E oa 11 A8 FILE CONVENTIONS orineacetnii meet 11 5 0 WOODLOT BASIC FEATURES ss sss sss seene neee 12 5 1 BASIC FUNCTIONS IN WOODLOT sss sss ss sese e eenn 12 52 GETING ACQUAINTED dc 14 5 9 KEY FEATURES OFWOODLOT iii 17 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 il Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents 5 4 How WOODLOT CALCULATES THE HARVEST RATE cccs cccsecceeeeeeeeeceneeeeeeeeneseeneeeeeeseneesags 19 5 5 SUMMARY OF BASIC STEPS TO USE VWOODLOT sss sss esse eee eee 20 6 0 ABOUT SCREENS ia 21 TO MAIN SCREEN ui 22 TL IMAN SCREEN BUTTONS aiii 22 1 2 IMAN MENU BAR sinisira oro E EN 23 P NEIGE MENU 23 Tet MMC De PEU EE 23 NS A o UEM ICI c MI M L
89. PET se E P f 520 116 50 O SW 55 PL 40 JAT 5 522 118 50 O SW 80 PL 10 AT 10 524 1 1 148 60 O PL 50 SW 40 BL 10 526 1 1 97 50 O TSW 70 PL 20 BL 10 528 154 60 O PL 7o sw 30o 529 107 50 O SW 70 BL 10 PL 10 AC 10 0 SW 80 TPC 10 JAT 10 531 99 0 Sw 70 BL 20 PL 10 PL 90 SW T 10 E E ES WE 2 490 84 50 o SW 60 PL 20 BL 20 60 60 60 60 60 39 7 0 O sw 60 aAT 30 PL 10 Sos SWO PEIO e e AE 0 Sw 0 SW 2 SW 80 BL 10 AC 10 SIE SO I c Ao qp d 80 PL 10 BL 10 En a PU MER E pe eae ES GNE ENS EEE aaa j AA HEN pup EA Ld E aof s ee SEES TES a en PES pcr EE pur ee MEE UNI TE nx E p REEL E ERE NECI ENS be TE NT ENS Mc t NS pur NS HET ND lj EEES pp ps E E E 60 60 5601 c TIPSY Managed Specific Polygon SI Dens Thin Regen S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 y m sha sh 398 160 1 500 ma Planted PL 60 FD 20 SW 20 399 11 0 1500 ma jPlated FD 90 PL 10 ET ae ee EPA A O A E RE ee A T HE 429 gt gt 170 1500 ma Planted SW 70 BL 10 FD 10 PL 10 Boo T T a e E ee el ls 431a 190 1 50 ma Planted PL 70 SW 30 431b 1 190 1
90. Private Volume v Harvest Top Up nm Harvest Other Utilize Conifer Only Ho Harvesting Issues M Auto Delay Harvest for O veers Calculate Auto Harvest Rate 1571 mr vwr Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 87 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation A new feature in WOODLOT 3 0 3 1 allows users to resize the Calculations screen to allow you to view more of the data Click on the edge or corner of the screen to resize it Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help m Harvest Order Harvest Schedule C Polygon Annual Tv Advanced C Polygon foe Byala Aea hal Yeu Tboekl Tasa Aea ens Voume Corer Deci T Deci Tas voir As 2002 428 430 11 154 5 024 1 590 4 1 542 3 0 11 1 5 2003 430 431a 7 802 5 129 1 590 3 1 551 2 4 2 956 387 4 84t 2004 431a 4 753 4 759 1530 0 1 590 0 0 0 4 753 1 590 2005 431a 4 756 4 756 1530 0 1 590 0 0 0 4 756 1 580 2006 431a 491b 4 751 4 751 158837 1 590 0 0 0 4751 1 590 2007 491b 4 748 4 748 1 530 0 1 530 0 0 0 4 748 1 590 2008 491b 4745 4745 1590 0 1 590 0 00 4745 1 590 2009 431b 4739 4738 1 530 0 1 530 0 0 0 4 738 1 590 2010 491b 528 9 992 4 682 1 590 0 1 530 0 0 0 1 546 519 8 44f 2011 528 433 9 377 4 386 15896 1 590 0 0 0 1 524 611 785 2012 433 495 4083 4 083 15899 1 559 31 20 4083 1 590 2013 495 4 534 4 534 1530 0 1 449
91. STO ONO ua 91 123 CALCULATE daa 91 1201 Harvest Te Tan Te oa 92 1292 lt Tale d ale unan oia 92 120 9 Nazi Ral air ido vu 92 12 5 4 Current Future Hanzlik at Harvest eee eee 92 126 RESULTS 0 t 93 127 HARVEST ORDER T 93 12 41 MACACO POI GOIN TT 94 12 7 2 Excluded TOV GOONS ctu Dei ss aie heer ee tios ese mM tum bode cete lace tease mie Bde 94 PA 94 NE MODA BOLOM aons A oe eae 94 128 Sel iin D REDE Led 94 12 9 JINO COMMS Mes tod 96 12 8 2 Area Net Down Constraint eee eee eee 96 12 9 9 Heip Constant taa de rad 97 12 94 AGE CONSAN era a ria 97 129 CALCULATE 0 a 97 12 9 1 Harvest Crown Private Top up Oher eee ee ee eee 98 129 2 Uue Conter ONN eran od 98 t99 Disable Paral a edea a tant os E A 98 12 9 4 Auto Delay Harvest Tor sese 99 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 yi Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents 12 99 Auto Harvest TTT 100 12 96 Galculate CONN dssdo terse Sacto die vit ultio nut dusted dda usato dd 100 pn NM licen mm PEN 101 12 10 HARVEST SCHEDULE dox on std oce i cei conie d dnd o ant oe Gic d c lod 102 12 10 1 Harvest Parameters not met Issues sesssesem Henne 105 12 11 STANDING VOLUME TIME GRAPH sss s xe e c eee eee seene ennenen neee enen 106 130 CALGUEATON RESULTS iia 107 13 1 CALCULATIONS REPORT iones cdas 107 13 2 CALCULATION REPORT SETTINGS sxs e xes enen eenn 108 13 3 TIME VOLUME GRAPH ORIGINAL VERSION
92. Summary 11 4 Silviculture System You may adjust the silviculture systems by polygon in WOODLOT with this screen To adjust the silviculture system select the polygons you would like to adjust by clicking on them the Summary screen will highlight the polygons that will be updated then click open on the lt Silviculture System gt button Please see 9 8 Silviculture System for more information E silviculture System Silviculture System C Clearcut 20 volume to be removed With a f Partial Cut minimum re entry period of 30 years Polygon 96009 1 vull be updated with the current Silviculture Settings Update PL 11 4 1 Update PC Button Activate changes by clicking the Update PC button This will revise all polygons you have selected in the Summary Screen 11 5 File menu Summary C Program Files Woodlot3wltesti lot File Edi Modify Save F2 rea Agel Yield Age Voll MAI Yield Age Voll maj PE Save as F3 10 0 120 wDvP pan 7024 54 WDYP 030 7024 54 Z 150 110 vpyP 011 4354 39 vDvP 111 4354 i9 Ok Ctro 30 0 90 Non TIPSY 70 8920 127 11 5 1 Save Shortcut Key Save the current file with the current file name If there is not a current file name the Save As dialog box will appear asking for the new file name SAVEAS Shortcut Key Saves the current file with a new filename and or a new location The file will be saved in the current version s
93. Type Utiliz dbh Site Index SI Age SI Ht Planted 7 175 16 0 0 Density S ha DAF1 DAF2 1500 T Thin ps m5 Commercial T hin Disabled Fertilize Disabled TIPSY Species 19 loaded GW PL Pine Lodgepole 60 0 FD Fir Douglas hd 20 0 SW Spruce White Y 20 0 None F 0 None had 0 There must be polygons in the list before you can modify or add any data To add a polygon press the Add button next 2 5 to the Polygon data window or use the Polygon command in the upper command line Enter a new polygon name in zl June 2002 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT 5 From the polygon screen menu bar choose lt Yield gt and lt Calculate Yields gt The following screen titled Calculate Yield Tables appears uy Calculate Yield Tables Pre calculation Calculation Post Calculation Pre calculation Errors Pre calculation S arnings The WAF is NOT equal to 1 00 Iw Update YDYP 1 of 14 to calculate Caution B Errors 7 1 Vd arnings s IZ Update TIPS r 1 of 9 to calculate Hecalculate Alt Refresh Calculate Yield 6 Check on the box M labeled Recalculate All as shown above 7 Then press Calculate Yield button 8 WOODLOT will now shell out and run an external program called VDYP 9 When VDYP has completed WOODLOT will import the generated data file 10 WOODLOT will shell out again and run another external program called TIPS
94. WOODLOT for Windows Version 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS Version 3 1 B C Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch 1450 Government Street Victoria B C Partially funded by Forest Renewal B C June 2002 Program Release January 2002 Prepared by enfor consultants Itd Forest Resource and Engineering Consultants 212 1200 Lynn Valley Road North Vancouver B C Canada V7J2A2 Phone 604 984 0832 ie Web Site http www enfor com RENEWAL BC Email woodlot enfor com Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENDS sunt ll 1 0 INTRODUCTION TO WOODLOT FOR WINDOWS VERSION 3 1 1 1 1 GETTING A COPY OF WOODLOT diia ia 1 1 2 BACKGROUND cr ici 1 Md ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS usan 2 2 0 INSTALLATION OF WOODLOT eere nmn nennen nennen nennen 3 2 1 COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS eec e enean eee 3 2 2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS usuarias 3 2 2 1 Recommended SOMWANE iaa 3 2 9 INSTALLATION cs 3 29 CDROM MSE Nada 4 2 912 DISKCUES IMS all AON laa 5 2 0023 Website Inst llallOn sss docente rubo T 5 2 34 Installation Continued sis osdesksesutedyauoxvexgaxvw ci dex ai 5 2 4 UPGRADING A PREVIOUS VERSION OF WOODLOOT 1eeeeeee enne nnn nnn nnn nnn nnns 6 2 5 COMPARING FILES BETWEEN VERSIONS OF WOODLOT eere nnne nnn nnns 6 20 UNINSTA Econ leds 6 2 7 SETTING U
95. Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 15 1 1 Ages Ages are used for reporting data from the VDYP yield curves You may adjust the minimum age start of the yield curve maximum age end of the yield curve and age increments how it will report out yield information You may also adjust the display increment to any number of groupings such as 1 year 5 year or 10 year groupings to reduce the size of your yield table appearance 15 1 2 Net MAI If this is checked the default setting MAI will be net of Decay Waste amp Breakage DWB If unchecked it will result in generating a gross MAI not net of DWB and will overstate your merchantable timber supply 15 1 3 PSYU Block Will activate another data box in VDYP Do not use this unless you have PSYU Blocks 15 1 4 Waste and Breakage Alternate WBS WOODLOT uses the waste and breakage settings WBS from VDYP to reduce volumes from gross to net merchantable volumes There are two settings provided for your use the default WBS factors and Alternate WBS factors Alternate WBS factors provide an expanded range of utilization levels All levels are described below note VDYP does not have a 15 cm utilization level f you wish to use Alternate WBS factors select this check box in the VDYP settings Forest Inventory Inventory Utilization Level Available from VDYP Zone FIZ diameter at breast height cm 225 125 activating Alternate Available default WBS in Settings Avail
96. Y 11 When TIPSY has completed WOODLOT will import the generated data file SIC WINNT System32 scmd exe VERS VTV TU Files Hoodlot3 UDYP gt C PERS TIDETUR T DTE RR E LM v Vy TT 9 RE ER DT EE RR G MProgram Files Woodlot3 UDVP uduphat I vdypin dat udupout txt E ERROR TAT BATCHPROCESS linedef txt UDYP Batch Program Version Prod 6 6d4d Feb 16 2608 c 1991 2008 British Columbia Ministry of Forests All Rights Reserved Processing Each represents 186 hatch input lines There are 68 dots per screen line Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 9 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Conventions and Buttons Used in WOODLOT 4 0 Conventions and Buttons Used in WOODLOT WOODLOT 3 1 was programmed with Visual Basic 6 0 SP4 It provides many of the user interface features of most Windows based programs Some of the conventions used in WOODLOT include 4 1 Buttons and Shortcut Keystrokes Buttons should be depressed by clicking with the left mouse button to activate the function Add Several of the actions can be accomplished using shortcut keystrokes or function keys which are also denoted by section Pressing the key and the underlined character will also cause the button to be depressed In the above example you can activate the button by typing Alt A 4 2 Drop Down List Box The item can be selected from a list that will appear by pressing on the down arrow Fir Douglas hd An item can easil
97. Y from the drop down pick list This choice must reflect the actual on the ground conditions reforestation treatments and silviculture systems Note VDYP and TIPSY are MOF yield models Some variables are treated differently in VDYP than in TIPSY Please use care when entering data from one yield type to the next For example SI and SI Age are treated differently The choices of yield type are Unmanaged VDYP Managed TIPSY Non commercial NSR Yield Type Existing Management Current amp ge Harvest Age T arget Unmanaged DYP 9 150 TBA egen Delay Harvest Age T arget 0 fi UU View Future View EISE eT T Mon Commercial HSA Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 54 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 10 VDYP Data If you select Natural VDYP the following screen will appear on the lower left portion of the Polygon Data screen VD YP unmanaged Utile dbh Crn Closure Site Indes 31 ge SI Ht H Y U WAF Stocking Class 34 1 00 lo Babine VORP Species 47 loaded z Include FL Fine Lodgepale 9 40 fw FD Fi Diouglas 20 pw SW Spucewhie E EP Birch Silver Papes BV 9 10 Iw AT Asper Trembling 10 wv Mone D fw WOODLOT uses the Ministry of Forests Variable Density Yield Projection yield model VDYP batch version to derive yields on naturally occurring stands Please refer to a VDYP user manual or
98. able Partial Cut W Harvest Private jw Area Based v Harvest Top Up Rela by 10 ears w Harvest Other d Standing Vvalume Time aller than RN rh 143 250 I x Older than 10 Utilize Conifer Only Period E years l Auto Delay Harvest for O years W Auto Harvest Rate 4 753 ha w Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 17 174 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 17 1 Relax By The relax by option allows stands to be harvested by that number of years lower than their harvest age The default in Woodlot is 0 Note this option was added for testing purposes only has not been fully tested for general use and should not be used without first consulting with Enfor Appendix 17 2 Period The period option specifies the number of years between harvests The default in Woodlot is 1 Note this option was added for testing purposes only has not been fully tested for general use and should not be used without first consulting with Enfor Appendix 17 3 Area Based When the Area Based option is checked the Harvest rate will be displayed in ha yr The calculation will have to be rerun Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 17 175 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 18 WOODLOT User Manual Version 3 1 Revisions The pages listed below have been revised or updated as of June 2002 in the WOODLOT User Manual Version 3 1 to reflect updates to WOODLOT since January 2001 when version 3 0 was r
99. able default activating Alternate WBS in Settings 15 2 TIPSY Settings You may adjust some settings for TIPSY though changes are not normally required uL settings Sis ES vpwvp TIPSY Interface Applications inimium Age e Fm hd asimum Age 350 DAF Age Increment 10 Multiple Site Indecies F Multiple Heights Show User Interface MEW Version 3 0 Save as Default Eere l Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 114 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 15 2 1 OAF1 amp OAF2 The Operational Adjustment Factors OAFs have been set in WOODLOT to the standard settings of OAF1 15 and OAF2 5 These should not be adjusted unless you have supporting information They can be adjusted universally as a default setting using this part of the TIPSY Settings screen Refer also to section 9 77 5 OAF1 OAF 2 15 2 2 Multiple SI Ht Interface These features activate multiple species features in TIPSY Do not use these unless you are familiar with the full use of TIPSY 15 2 3 Version box You may test the impact of using the old version of TIPSY on your calculations which will require you to recalculate all yields in the Polygon Data screen This may be done by selecting the old version e g Old v2 2 1 from the pick list then recalculating your yield curves and rerunning the harvest rate Calculation 15 3 Interface You may change the colours viewed in WOODLOT for both the Yield Curves list
100. and then conduct partial cutting operations to obtain the proposed harvest volume Rather the initial AAC proposed by the model in a partial cut scenario and using the default PCAF must be analyzed using local knowledge experience and professional judgment There may be valid reasons for the district manager to accept the use of a higher OR lower PCAF that will in turn calculate a higher or lower AAC It is more realistic to explicitly state the assumptions and rationale used in the analysis for partial cutting operations rather than use a silviculture system that does not reflect actual on the ground operating conditions when requesting the district manager to determine an AAC Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 48 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 8 2 Clearcut To activate clearcut click on the Clearcut radio button Use this system for any polygon that will approximate a clearcut including e Clearcuts with reserves enter only the net area to be harvested e Patch clearcuts could be split polygons e Commercially thinned polygons with an intermediate and a final cut silviculture System ir Clearcut C Partial Cut The first harvest entry will occur at or later than the harvest age selected in Polygon Data in the Yield Type Harvest Age data box refer to section 9 76 Harvest Age The actual harvest age will depend on the order selected in the Calculations screen and actual p
101. and therefore will never be harvested A regen delay will delay the growth of a new stand and might result in future losses in AAC Regen delay is entered in the Polygon Data ocreen If you enter empty square brackets in the regen delay data box the default regen delay will be used This will allow the user to adjust the regen delay for all polygons at once by changing the default regen delay in the Woodlot Default Harvest Parameters screen found in the Polygon Data menu You might want to change harvest ages to allow for an economic rotation to fill age class imbalances or for other reasons Check the yield table to see if the stand will have a sufficient volume ha or piece size at the changed ages By default harvest ages are based on the culmination age and meeting all minimum harvest parameters You should check that these ages are appropriate for the stand by viewing the yield curve information under the View Existing or Future Yields buttons in Polygon Data June 2002 Appendix 12 162 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 2 9 How do you determine your management assumptions such as the regen delay to use and the type of management planting spacing you expect 2 10 What does the Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF do 3 0 Yield Information 3 1 The actual volume am receiving by polygon site is different than what VDYP predicts How can adjust this Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers T
102. ands 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 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 5 128 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Models Decision Tree 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 een 0 e No Aspen amp Current stand data tree list includes tree list Initial conditions known or can be approximated Northern Boreal BC South Eastern BC and Biophysical stand Description stands free growing unsuppressed Unrepressed Some possible options for models P T T Fert Prone QD Fert DD Co Qu Fert PCT Precommercial thinning TASS Tree and Stand Senulator MGM Mixedwood Growth Model CT Commercal thinning TIPSY Table interpolation Program
103. aph though is now displayed in EnGraph Lite format where it can be copied to the clipboard saved or printed more easily This graph shows the standing merchantable volume available to WOODLOT at any point in time Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 108 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation Results 13 5 Age Distribution Graph Shortcut Key This feature will generate a colour age class distribution graph which is reported in 6 time periods By default the age distribution table chooses 50 year increments though this can be revised Pressing on the New Graph button will generate an age distribution graph Note the New Graph feature ignores the color and pattern settings and will be displayed in EnGraph The Graph button displays the age distribution graph in the old graphing program using the selected color and pattern settings The old graph program doesn t have a direct printing feature provided in EnGraph graphs but may be copied to the clipboard and then into a Word document for printing ti Age Distribution Graph C Program Files Woodlot3 14 sample L Year Color and Style of Bar 2002 Bi Solid f Pattern Only monochrome C Color Only 2052 B Transparent B Pattern amp Color 2102 MM disconal Cross gt Age Distribution will only be 21 Al E Upward Diagonal displayed an the graph and in the table if cutting occured 2201 S Horizontal Line on that year _ 225 Downward Diago
104. ault of no delay unless you manually change this To delay a harvest calculation clear the checkbox and enter the number of years you wish to delay the start of a calculation for This may be useful if your woodlot is predominantly under the normal harvest ages selected in Polygon Data or if you are a new woodlot licence holder who may not be harvesting in the near future Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 99 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 9 5 Auto Harvest Rate Once you have sorted your polygons and established your constraints harvest rates may be calculated automatically or tested manually Leave the Auto Harvest Rate checkbox selected to calculate a harvest rate automatically when you click the Calculate button Un check this box if you wish to perform a test with your own manual harvest rate Refer to section 72 5 2 Harvest Rate for more on calculating harvest rates IR Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Harvest Order U Polygon Age Avail For Area hal fall 00 64 190 EU Harvest Schedule Polygon 7 Annual T Advanced Polygon Own Gu Rot Method 428 Crown 1st Partial Harvest 430 Crown 1st Partial Harvest 190 S 431a Crown Clearcut 190 E 431b Crown Clearcut H3 Lrown 1st Partial Harvest l l LLL ll Clearcut Bottom 7103 lt 40 3 2 Clearcut Clearcut K S
105. be used 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 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 which have achieved free growing status as specified in the regional free growing guide books 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 st
106. chedule Polygon C Annual T Advanced Tst Partial Harvest Tst Partial Harvest 190 60 Clearcut 190 bU Clearcut BH 1st Partial Harvest Clearcut 180 Fi 6 8 140 37 109 40 3 2 Clearcut Clearcut lb l FME ILS Ill ll ll cll Ho Harvesting Issues Area Net Down le Height Constraint IR Taller than jso m ka e Age Constraint FEN Older than 100 Calculate 440 v Harvest Crown Disable Partial Cut v Harvest Private v Harvest Top Up v Harvest Other Standing Volume Time 140 633 entries 1 9990 5 7ha 350 7m 7ha Utilize Conifer Only Auto Delay Harvest for O pears Calculate Auto Harvest Rate 1571 nf ur Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Polygon Own Qu Rot Method Clearcut E k 106 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation Results 13 0 Calculation Results There are two ways to produce reports in WOODLOT a main summary report for general users and a detailed calculation report The main summary report is produced from the WOODLOT screen refer to section 74 0 Report Writer For advanced users version 3 1 now allows you to create a detailed report and graphs of results from the current calculation Under the Results menu item the following features are available from three groupings e Calculation Report and its settings e Graphs commonly used for viewing Woodlot results Time Volume and New Time Volume
107. ckets e Recalculate All This will recalculate all VDYP and TIPSY yields Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 41 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 5 2 Calculation and Post Calculation Screens Once you click on the lt Calculate Yield gt button WOODLOT sends a command to VDYP and TIPSY to calculate yields and return the information to WOODLOT The following actions will occur first for VDYP and then for TIPSY e ablack DOS screen will appear while the VDYP calculations occur The cursor will be displayed in this screen blinking It will take several seconds for this calculation depending on the speed of your computer One screen dot is displayed for each 10 VDYP polygons SACA WINNT System32 cmd exe All Co Program Files Hoodlot3 UDYP gt C Ci NProgram Files Hoodlot3 UDYP gt C0D Program Files Woodlot3 vUDYP ie G MProgram Files Woodlot3 UDVP uduphat I vdypin dat udupout txt E ERROR TAT BATCHPROCESS linedef txt UDYP Batch Program Version Prod 6 6d4 Feb 16 2608 c 1991 2008 British Columbia Ministry of Forests All Rights Reserved Processing Each represents 186 hatch input lines There are 68 dots per screen line e Once compiled the VDYP yield information will be imported into WOODLOT and a windows screen will appear briefly to show the import function happening i Calculate Yield Tables B Export ta D YP Done VD YF Done Import YOVP Yield
108. cking on the desired checkboxes Constraints apply to the entire woodlot Constraints Area Net Down fo t 4 Height Constraint IR Z Taller than in m e Age Constraint 1l gt Older thar 100 g Choose one or all of the constraints for Area Netdown Height Constraint or Age Constraint Multiple constraints will act as a cumulative constraint Constraints are measured as a of the Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 94 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation total area with contributing species entered into the Polygon Data screen and listed in the harvest order You can analyze your woodlot in one of three ways for constraints Action Required 1 No Constraints Ensure that all check boxes are blank Harvest rate will be calculated with no constraints 2 Automatic Click on the check boxes desired and The harvest calculation will Constraints fill in the constraint variables account for constraints you Select Auto Harvest Rate have set and may reduce the Click Calculate button harvest rate accordingly 3 Manual Click on the check boxes desired and The harvest calculation will Override fill in the constraint variables override the constraints and Constraints De select Auto Harvest Rate the harvest schedule and Enter your own harvest rate in the graph will indicate for you m yr box when constraints will be Click Calculate button exceeded Observe the Standing Volume Time graph and list of errors If y
109. ct above 11 3 4 Amount This is the age you wish to set or the amount you wish to increase or decrease the harvest age by Use negative numbers to decrease the harvest age e g entering 10 for amount and Years above current harvest age would reduce the harvest age of selected polygons by 10 years and positive numbers to increase the harvest age In the above example the selected polygons would be harvested at 95 years age This age will override the previously set target harvest age on the Polygon Data screen 11 3 5 Process Years above current harvest age Increases or decrease the harvest age by amount COTE spect Years above culmination Change harvest age to culmination amount EN a older than culmination Change harvest age by a percent more or less than poe T Volume above current harvest volume Increase or decreases harvest age by requiring more prime hove umm a enaa o o more or less volume for harvesting or less volume for harvesting relative to culmination 96 Increase or decreases harvest age by requiring more or less volume for harvesting relative to culmination This Age This Age Ss Default Age Back to the default age specified by harvest parameters 11 3 6 Update Harvest Ages Button You can activate changes by clicking the Update Harvest Ages button This will revise all polygons you have selected in the Summary Screen Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 84 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual
110. d and harvest ages can be set 3 Polygon Data C Program Filesi Woodlot3 sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Polygon Data Somes Silviculture System Add ee gene M STITT Mat rea ha v Clearcut 0 3 Partial Cut Rename Haad Met ha 0 0 U ners Crown X Yield Type Existing Management Curent Age Harvest Age Target Unmanaged DYP 150 Tea View Existirg Delete Undel 432 FLZ Future Management Regen Delay Harvest Age T arget hd H Managed TIPSY 9 0 Ir 00 View Future VD TP unmanaged TIPSY managed _ Utiliz dbh Cm E SiteIndex SlAge 5l i Regen Type Litliz dbh Sitelndex 5 Age SI At 17 5 9 55 15 9 of o Planted 175 16 a U Density 5 hal UAE OAF Paru VAF Stocking Class ENE oh 1500 17 Thin nsh m Babine Commercial Thin Disabled VD YP Species 47 loaded Es Include Felice Disabled PL Pine Lodgepole 40 n Species 19 loaded X GW FD Fir Douglas 20 4 C Lodgepole 60 U SV Spruce white 20 4 Fir Ent ka 20 U EP Birch Silver Paper BV 10 wv Sw Seetee white ka 20 U AT Asper Trembling 10 Iw FNoe l U U U None O fw p Mane There must be polygons in the list before you can modify or add any data To add a polygon press the Add button next to the Polygon data window or use the Polygon command in the upper command line Enter a new polygon name in SIS The Polygon
111. d as a whole Use this number for the AAC determination Refer to section 4 d of the harvest planning report generated by WOODLOT as shown below Note that numbers may not add exactly due to rounding d Actual average Harvest with constraints and non harvest years over 250 year planning horizon a m m mim Private 1897 i7185 187 17 352 88 Top Up o 08 0 0 0 9 her 080 Q0 0 d 3 Totd o 5123 373086 21887 395073 573 Average O i146 o 153 12 9 2 Utilize Conifer Only This is a new feature has been added to WOODLOT 3 0 3 1 Select this check box if you want to calculate the harvest rate for the conifer component only In this way you can determine the conifer and deciduous apportionment to the harvest rate which is reported in the Report section 4 d noted above 12 9 3 Disable Partial Cut oelect this check box if you want to run a calculation assuming that all polygons will be clearcut All polygons will be harvested at the harvest age selected in Polygon Data and regenerated using VDYP yields Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 98 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 9 4 Auto Delay Harvest for Leave this box checked if you wish to use the automatic delay period In the checked position with O years WOODLOT will use no delay WOODLOT will use a def
112. d replace with Polygon Name 3 006 3 007 MOF VERSION Fix program from crashing after importing from TIPSY Fix work file location which was not saving correctly Remove some machine specific settings from lot file 3 007 3 008 Calculate yield screen the pre calculation check wasn t updating if the user made changes to polygons while the screen is open Add function to automatically register lot files with Woodlot Remove purged polygons from sort order and remove graph and report Polygons that had been purged still remained in the default harvest order This was causing the program to crash Fix labels for mature immature on settings screen 3 008 3 009 Feb 22 2001 NAME field added to the import CSV function Woodlot now combines the polygon and mapsheet fields to a single field called name When exporting CSV files Woodlot now outputs this single field the import CSV function had to be modified to accept either the mapsheet polygon fields or the name field CSV import shows an error message for all fields that are in the CSV file the Woodlot doesn t recognize The VSICalc VDYP Calculated Site Index field is exported by Woodlot and so the error message was confusing users when they re imported files exported from Woodlot In the Report harvest ages for NSR and NC polygons in section 3a were causing a subscript out of bounds message Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 154 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual
113. d undelete forest polygons directly on the Polygon Data screen in either of three ways 1 individual polygons directly on the Polygon Data screen 2 individual polygons from the lt Polygon gt menu 3 all polygons for your woodlot using the Import feature from the File menu Refer to section 9 7 Polygon Data Common for additional details on the Polygon Data Common section and variables used 9 1 1 Adding Polygons Directly All of the adding and deleting functions are accessible from buttons on the Polygon Data Common screen Polygon Data Comma s Met Area ha A Pas Rename Road Met ha Delete EL Ownership Undel Crown wn EI FIN 9 1 1 1 Add Polygon Shortcut Key If you wish to manually add a polygon click on the Add Polygon button from the Polygon Data screen or from the lt Polygon gt menu If you click select Add Polygon the following window will appear Enter a new Polygon Name The Add Polygon feature will copy data from the polygon that you have highlighted as a time Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 31 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen saving feature Press OK to add the new polygon If the polygon to be added already exists or you have not entered a polygon number WOODLOT will prompt you with a message and stay on the Add Polygon screen Once you have added the polygon you should return to the Polygon Data screen to modify the forest cover information
114. dded T Report Writer Screen More user friendly features Report is automatically generated for the user when the Report screen is activated Remove deleted polygons from report Correct reporting of VDYP and TIPSY data Change wording of height constraint Report shows calculated VDYP CC Rich text formatted sections Several new sections added and expanded 8 Settings e More user friendly features e Full update for all screens e Separate VDYP TIPSY Interface and Applications screen 9 User Manual e Full update to the WOODLOT User Manual to reflect revisions Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 153 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Version 3 0 to 3 1 BETA Fix first harvest age was being used for two rotations 3 000 3 005 Start VDYP and TIPSY as a process instead of a shell Save RTF Report to Disk and then display on screen Add include all species Fix reorder species to also reorder the included checkbox Add PSYU name Remove Region and Compartment Information from CSV export Add print screen functions to all pages Make help screen resizable Add columns to Harvest Schedule for Standing Conifer vs Deciduous Fix spelling mistakes in report and on screen Add issues column to both harvest schedule reports Fix calculation of average volume for selected polygons Fix partial cut 3 005 3 006 Bring calc yield errors to front was hidden behind polygon data screen Remove Mapsheet Polygon an
115. dded shown as Adjustable font size Help message length increased e Help messages have been updated e Added link to woodlot website and email to woodlot enfor com 5 Summary Screen e Updated to utilize new tabulated presentation e Will permit expansion in the future to add more variables 6 Calculations Screen e More user friendly features such as the use of colours on harvest schedule screen displaying when polygons are cut new tabulated presentation of harvest results with expandable screen for polygon annual and advanced items e Full update of calculation process to allow for commercial thinning from TIPSY e Update the partial cut methodology to ensure that correct yield curves are being used e Allows users to change harvest parameters on this screen e Constraints may be used together or separately e Partial cut can be disabled to check implications e Utilize conifer only option added to assess the contribution of deciduous to the AAC e Major update to include more variables in harvest schedule screen e Optimized harvest calculation to place harvest priority on the polygons closest to harvest age in the second and subsequent rotations as opposed to in the same order as they were harvested in the first rotation to provide a more optimal and realistic subsequent sort e Increased the menu items e Max Iterations of 100 e Turn off harvest parameter checks on partial cut stands e Print Screen feature a
116. del will accept figures within a range of 1 50 The volume removed on subsequent entries will be based on the in growth of the residual standing volume remaining after the time of first entry For information on partial cut features in WOODLOT refer to section 9 8 3 Partial Cut Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 82 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 2 9 Partial Cut Re entry Period This is the re entry period that will be used for the second and subsequent entries for partial cutting operations in the woodlot licence unless overridden in the Polygon Data or Summary Screens Note that the start of the actual re entry period will depend on the order selected in the Calculation Screen and the actual position in the queue of polygons The actual re entry start time may be delayed a few years while another polygon is being harvested The model will accept figures within a range of 1 50 years For information on the use of partial cut features in WOODLOT refer to section 9 8 3 Partial Cut 11 2 10 Done Button Once you have made changes click the Done button to save changes and move to the Summary Screen 11 2 11 Save Defaults Button If you would like to save the harvest parameters for use as defaults in all polygons click on this button Defaults will automatically update harvest parameters in the View Yield window 11 3 Harvest Ages You may adjust the harvest ages by polygon with this screen En
117. dlot files 1540Av3 LOT File Polygon Yield View Help Polygon Data Common Silviculture System EE Clearcut 13 Partial Cut 519 D Yield Type DEUS ST 63 jes View Existing Future Man Regen Delay Harvest Managed TIPSY y 0 170 View Future TIPSY Utiliz dbh Cin Closure Site Index Sl Age SI HL 125 y 40 20 0 oj 0 0 Planted v 125 I 20 0 0 PSYU VAF Stocking Class 7 a m lo E 1600 Thin a El Y x Commercial Thin Disabled S VDYP Species 47 loaded x Fet ze Disabled AS Meet O 7 5 3 Email woodlot enfor com Clicking on the email feature will automatically set up and activate your system to allow you to send an email to the woodlot support line Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 28 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Project Screen 8 0 Project Screen Data stored in the Project screen is used to help identify the LOT file and your project Project C Program Files Woodlot3 Jey Woodlot Licence Number Start Date Mies 006 96 E Forest District Last Date North Vancouver f 011700 Company Name Enfor Save Default User Name Harvey Kirk Lera Scenario Number C 8 1 Project Screen Buttons Data for the Project screen is manually entered in by the user at the start of a project Information can be modified at any time and resaved 8 1 1 Save Default Pressing lt Save Default gt will save the project screen i
118. e DBH Height Volume ha and MAI will be displayed only for the species that have been checked on e he volumes in columns labeled Vol 1 to Vol 6 are for each of the species originally used in VDYP You can check that the total net volume the total volume for the polygon not the net volume For example if you had only 1 species checked on you would see that the total Volume ha 7 the volume for that species alone 9 10 10 VDYP Help VDYP online help may be accessed from the Help menu in the Polygon Data screen About Ctrl B Wioodlok Website Ctrl Email woodlotimentor com VOYP Help TIPSY Help You may also refer to VDYP help by activating the VDYP help features installed in your WOODLOT directory Use your Windows Explorer or the Start menu as shown below to activate VDYP help Office 97 Windows Explorer Private Woodland Planner Seagate Crystal Reports Programs Startup Documents TIPSY ve l Winzip wWoodlot3 8 Batch TIPSY Internet Explorer A TIPSY Help Outlook Express ES WinTIPSY Windows Update ur Woodlot Far Windows 3 Wioodlot Mew amp vpwp Help Enfor 4ppraisals 2000 pat WinvoyP Microsoft Office Tools Office 2000 fone Labs ot iX C Program Files Fal Settings Search 2000 Professional Help Run o ES 9 Ep GU bU EN Z Z 49 EL A Start Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 60 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen
119. e THIN and THINNED columns are mislabeled Most common when polygons have been deleted in versions of Woodlot before 2 15 upset pl cubolrange Occurs when a function tries to access information from a polygon that has been deleted or never existed E g if you have 10 polygons but the software is looking for the area of polygon 11 which does not exist File not found When the program tries to access a file that no longer exists pa If your hard drive floppy drive that is being saved to becomes full The file that was being opened imported ended the program had not finished loading the expected amount of information Input past end of file Can happen if you try and save a report over an existing report that is Path File access error being edited by Word Either save the file with a different name or close the program that is editing the file This sometimes occurs when loading a file that does not exist Fixed in Division by zero Mini Occurs when a function tries to divide a number by 0 Path not found When the program tries to access a file in a path that no longer exists Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 13 168 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 14 Standard Windows Functionality 1 Mouse Click Depress the Left mouse button once Double Click Depress the left mouse button twice quickly Speed can be adjusted through control panel Right Click Depress the Right mouse button once 2
120. e at a time Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Snitt Selects text to the beginning or end of the line Ctrl Moves cursor to the beginning or end of the document Shift Ctrl Selects text to the beginning or end of the document Appendix 14 170 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 15 Glossary Source WinVDYP User Guide Version 1 January 20 1997 BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch Air Method BA Breakage Breast Height BHA Calculation Method CC Culmination Age Culmination MAI Decay Diameter Even aged FIZ Gross Volume Ground Method ib ITG Enfor Consultants Ltd VDYP calculation method which uses crown closure to calculate volumes This method has been approved for operational use Basal Area Total cross sectional area of all living trees measured outside bark at breast height measured in square meters per hectare m2 ha Soundwood losses due to felling and yarding breakage not merchantable because the broken pieces are considered too small 1 3 meters above the ground on the uphill side of the tree Breast Height Age Average age ring count of the top height trees at breast height VDYP is designed to produce volumes using one of two measures of density the air method and the ground method Only the Air method is currently supported by WinVDYP Crown Closure The percentage of the ground covered by tree crowns as assessed from aerial photos i e v
121. e in your rationale as contributing to other values such as for WTP s No the 9o netdowns height or age constraints are applied to the whole Woodlot Licence June 2002 Appendix 12 165 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 4 4 What is the relationship between the Harvest Age in the Polygon Data screen and the harvest age noted in the Harvest schedule in Calculations 4 5 How do compile a harvest rate for 15 cm Diameter at Stump Height DSH or to reflect my cutting Permit Utilization levels 5 0 Reporting 5 1 Is there a way to print out the Volume Time or Age Distribution graphs 6 0 Program Requirements 6 1 What does it mean when get a message stating Run Time Error i 62 Is WOODLOT Y2K compliant 6 3 How dol view error messages generated during yield calculations Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers The Harvest Age is the earliest age at which you are prepared to cut the polygon The harvest age in the Harvest Schedule is the actual age at which the harvest occurs It is common to have the actual age older than the harvest age you specify by polygon as delays in the harvest cue often result if there are many polygons to cut The utilization levels specified in WOODLOT refer to Inventory level utilization levels at Diameter at Breast Height DBH which differ from Cutting Permit utilization levels at DSH VDYP does not support utilization levels less than 12 5 cm DBH i
122. e information please see section 9 4 Finding the FIZ and PSYU Acceptable Values Letters A L Refer also to section 9 10 1 Utilization dbh for more on FIZ Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 47 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 8 Silviculture System You can select which silviculture system will be used to harvest the forest polygon in the first and subsequent rotations A selection can be made to account for either a clearcut or some form of alternate silviculture system partial cut WOODLOT will default to use a clearcut unless otherwise selected 9 8 1 Use of Partial Cut vs Clearcut Silviculture System The choice of a silviculture system depends on many factors but the choice must reflect the actual operating on the ground conditions WOODLOT attempts to provide a method of analyzing forest conditions and operating constraints and to provide as accurate a harvest volume AAC as possible Since limited research has been conducted in partially cut stands information on growth and yield of these stands is also limited Thus the model s ability to forecast future harvest levels is limited by the lack of data However in spite of these limitations it is the MOF s view that a woodlot licensee planning to use the partial cut silviculture system for harvesting should have their initial AAC calculated using the partial cut feature It is not appropriate to use the clearcut feature to calculate an AAC
123. e mn I mm 9 000 A 1 0 13 7 1 Save Image Selecting Save Image from the File menu saves the graph as a windows bitmap for importing into graphics programs 13 7 2 Print Selecting Print from the File menu will print the graph directly to your printer This produces a much higher resolution image than by printing the bitmap or the copied image 13 7 3 Copy Graph Selecting Copy Graph from the Edit menu copies the graph at a higher resolution to the clipboard so it can be pasted into most applications Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 110 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Report Writer 14 0 Report Writer This screen is used to generate reports in WOODLOT To generate a report 1 Run a calculation A calculation must be run before a report can be generated 2 Click on the Report button on the Main screen 3 The following report will appear on the Report Writer screen Report Writer C Program Files Woaodlot3 1 sample LOT Woodlot Licence Harvest Planning report Date 4 June 2002 Voodlot Licence Sample Forest District Morice Company Enfor Consultants Ltd User Richard Kyle W enodlot File C Program Files Vvoodlots 1 ample LOT scenario 1 Model Information W enodlot File Release3 100 January 2002 Wioodlot wersion Releaze3 100 January 2002 VsVINS3S5 38MEINTA3 72000 72P YO YP Version Prod 6 604 TIPSY Version 3 08 summary Total Met Area
124. e the CC 9e WOODLOT should warn you if you have too low of a CC FIP data is based on a TSA level of accuracy Therefore errors over a large piece of land will even out When TSA level inventory data is brought down to a woodlot level the accuracy of the data could be out by as much as 35 Therefore you should do at least a few check plots to measure actual volumes on your woodlot and compare to VDYP or TIPSY Yes A woodlot can be split into separate areas by specifying a different ownership for each particular polygon area in the Polygon Data screen In the calculation screen you can then choose which ownership to calculate an AAC for The report will split out the individual contribution by ownership Running an AAC on the Crown and Private data separately will not give the same AAC as running Crown and Private together This is because of effects of aggregation and having fewer polygons to harvest thus limiting the available area and forcing the cut over fewer polygons Run Crown and Private then run Crown The difference will be the private contribution to the AAC over the planning horizon on average In reality a larger volume may be harvested in any year from private land than the AAC may predict since you are dealing with a small number of polygons Assign a harvest age of 999 years This will ensure they are not harvested in the harvest simulations Alternately you can exclude them from your analysis and identify thes
125. each format though depending on your operating system you will start this procedure differently as described below Prior to installing WOODLOT please ensure that you have a temporary directory where WOODLOT can be installed initially as part of the installation procedure Important Notice about Libraries need to be Updated You may be prompted during the installation process that your libraries need to be updated This means that you are running an older version of Windows that does not have the updated operating system files to run the latest Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 3 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT version of WOODLOT You will need to click OK to have the new Windows library files provided free with the installation software and update your computer in order to load WOODLOT This will not affect any of your existing programs yet will enhance your computer system for other applications You will need to re run the setup program once this is done With your computer running first close down all programs that are active It is a good idea when installing any software package to close all other applications MS Office Shortcut Bar and other similar programs share system files with WOODLOT and other Windows programs These programs must be closed during the installation of WOODLOT Please contact Enfor Consultants Ltd tel 604 984 0832 if you have any installation problems 2 3 1 CD ROM
126. ect work files Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 24 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 4 View Menu The view menu from the main screen is shown below This is an alternate way to open main screens in WOODLOT ti Wnondlot for Windows EX Program Files Woodlot3 wltest1 lot File View Help Project Ctrl F Polygon Data ctrl E Summary Ckri4 5 Calculations Ctrl 4 Report Ckri R Ckri4 E t pour Wy oodlot olygon information Calculate and view yield P and TIPSY and edit harvest ages silviculture systems ETE Calculations 9diust harvest order Add harvest constraints Calculate S harvest rate Report Generate Report Modify program settings Locations of programe Colors 7 Settings User Level Extras About Exit Program Settings 7 4 1 Project Shortcut Key The Project screen is used to enter general information about the project Please see section 8 0 Project Screen for more information 1 4 2 Polygon Data Shortcut Key The Polygon Data screen is used to enter forest polygon inventory specific data VDYP data and TIPSY data This is also where you will calculate yields and view generated yield tables Please see section 9 0 Polygon Data Screen for more information 7 4 3 Summary shortcut Key The Summary screen is used to view general information about all polygons setup harvest ages silviculture systems harvest parameters and show averages
127. ed on the left and the Calculation screen graph listed on the right Click on the colour you would like to change and this will bring up a pallet to choose from On the Calculation screen graph settings note that under Error this refers to the Age Height or No Harvest Constraint in the Calculation screen that is not being met None refers to colours that will be displayed for the standing volume i Settings 51 vDvP TIPSY Intertace Applications Error Iv Verify Changes Error Confer Deciduous M FS Immature PA one EN Mature NN Yield C _ gt gt c S Age Immature M Constraint Mat M Diameter Line Constant ME Maue WE FS Volume Line Height EH Immature NH MAl Culmination Constraint M uas NH Wo Hamesi BH Immature E E aue NH Save as Default Cancel The following colour pallet window will display select your colours or create a custom colour Color RES Basic colors ST NI ee EI Em NEN L Hed A IIE i E NIENEENN EEE eee ee sss sa MEA NM Dad Custom colors T T Rae FS E NEN NE UN UN NN Define Custom Colors gt gt TUN Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 115 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 15 4 Applications You may view and identify the various paths for applications used by WOODLOT on your computer through the Applications screen Use the Browse buttons to locate the executable files on your system The following paths are an example only yours w
128. ee eee 42 999 View EXISTING Kale lT 43 E UA xc 43 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 iil Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents 9 6 WOODLEOT MENU neiere ss aw ae ah DI eee ei ae aces 44 9 6 1 Woodlot Default Harvest Parameters sss eee eee eee 44 JOZ SIRESCE VAR to 1 00 TTT 45 30 9 Melde all SDECICS uti es Adee aie ee iets hath oe LEE 45 4054 Spltbarde el een a a lead ec lg eee 45 9 6 5 Copy Genetic Worth from this Polygon cooocccoccccccnccccncconnnconnnnnnnnonononnnnnnncnonannnnanonnnnos 45 9 7 POLYGON DATA COMMON 31er co ovs e sua ee oa coenae epos eva ene SEED o Fea re s eee 46 9 7 1 Add Rename Delete Undelete Buttons e 46 9 6 2 Polygon EISULIOS dn moo d d o ee ceat o 46 gruss INEA CAM usas tuc tam mms UM rece pe tre MEI E C ME ML EL a era 46 DNE MEM Den aia 47 leo A RET a heirs oats ti mica ec arate Mocca ate 47 0 IROrestinventory Zone Edil ra 47 3307 SILVICULTURE SYSTEM a UU 48 9 8 1 Use of Partial Cut vs Clearcut Silviculture SySteM ccoonccconcncccnccccnccccnconcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 48 OZ Ca CU DR sida 49 O A A Mn MS Eu E 50 99 YIELD TYPE ss a 53 9 9 1 Existing and Future Yield Management sese sese eee eee eee ee eee 53 9 9 2 Existing Future Management Type esse see eee eee ee eee 54 910 WDYP DATA TET TTT 55 SN ON ME CIA outeio oec 55 9 10 2 Crown CIOSUTG icc o mochte Oe soeben i oo o dedere Ri dan ae 56 IAS UA IX TTT 56 9S 10d a d a d MM MI ui i eee eee eee 57 SAN
129. een Do not leave any blank numbers or empty rows The first row line in the CSV file must contain the EXACT Woodlot variable name as listed below Columns do not have to be in any specific order Any columns with header names not listed below will be ignored by Woodlot Variable RequiredFor Def Type Description of variables to use a el ee Defaults are taken from the default polygons Please refer to manual if you are unsure about creating a default polygon A polygon name is required for each polygon This value may not be omitted In WOODLOT version 3 0 this variable replaces the Mapsheet and Polygon variables COMMON HARV SILIVI This feature has not been updated in Version 3 to include variables for new TIPSY features genetic worth fertilization CT Non commercial NSR Road Net When a CSV file is imported 1 Woodlot adds a new polygon with the mapsheet and polygon name specified in the CSV file 2 Datais copied from the default polygon to the new polygon 3 The new polygon is then updated from the rest of the columns in your CSV file Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 8 135 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 9 Default Values and Harvest Parameters Default values are used for some variables in WOODLOT if the user has not specified a value There are several types of default values and all may be manually overridden by simply typing over them Defaults include e Defa
130. eleased Minor editorial changes have been made throughout the version 3 0 manual User Manuals are available from Ministry of Forests Dave K Haley RPF Woodlot Licence Forester BC Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch 3 Floor 1450 Government Street Victoria British Columbia Canada Tel 250 387 8317 Fax 250 387 6445 E mail dave haley gems2 gov bc ca Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 18 176
131. entered in Polygon Data Age yrs Current age of the stand entered in Polygon Data Existing Yield Type either VDYP TIPSY Non Commercial or NSR Harvest Age yrs Target harvest age for the existing stand calculated in or set in Polygon Data Vol m ha Target harvest volume for the existing stand calculated for the target harvest age from the yield curve in Polygon Data MAI Target mean annual increment m ha yr based on the target age and volume UNI ada NR set in Polygon Data the target harvest age from the yield curve in Polygon Data MAI Target mean annual increment m ha yr based on the target age and volume Target 96 volume removal 96 below the target harvest age for partial cut stands set in Polygon Data PC Reentry Target reentry period for subsequent partial cuts set in Polygon yrs Data COMMON O 2 gt lt Lu MANAGEMENT FUTURE MANAGEMENT PARTIAL CUT Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 80 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 2 Harvest Parameters Harvest Parameters set the basic minimum harvest planning parameters for harvest calculations They apply to the whole woodlot including the harvest ages and the defaults for polygons set with ages or parameters denoted by Square brackets 1 Harvest Parameters DEH Minimum Volume Minimum Age 20 0 00 H 50 0 40 Regen Dela Planning Horizon Aute Split Polugorns o oso 1 00 0 Partial Cut Setti
132. ercial Thin features Added Fertilization features Added Genetic Worth features Separate utilization for VDYP and TIPSY Updated species list Add Surrogate Species list for TIPSY and Species Codes Wider selection of utilization levels included TIPSY Calculation e Check file imported from TIPSY to make sure it is complete e Change range to 0 to 350 not 10 350 e Set Yield curves to blank before importing new ones e Export correct OAF if set to default Harvest Parameters If harvest parameters will never be met then the harvest age is set to 999 so the polygon Will never be harvested Calculate Yields Yields Ignore deleted polygons Check that Crown Closure is greater than 10 Check that average Crown Closure over the Woodlot is greater than 10 Check average VAF is greater then 50 Bold number of polygons to recalculate Enlarge error and warning boxes Added tabs to the Calculate Yields screen to display errors easier Other Items is shown next to polygons that need yield information updated previously in version 2 00 but sometimes caused a Runtime Error 5 Return user to last polygon worked on when entering polygon data screen Export CSV add VSitelndex and VcalcSl Print Screen feature added Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 11 152 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Help Screen e Addition of Help menu with links to VDYP and TIPSY help files e New help screen button was a
133. ertical projection The age in years at which maximal mean annual increment occurs Maximum mean annual increment in stand volume measured in cubic meters per hectare m ha Soundwood losses due to physical and chemical processes caused by wood rotting fungi VDYP estimates quadratic mean stand diameter measured outside the bark at breast height That is the diameter of the tree of average basal area A forest stand in which a relatively small age difference 10 to 20 years exist between individual trees in contrast to uneven aged stands Forest Inventory Zone Geographical zones developed to provide a broadly based ecological classification of the forest land in British Columbia See Appendix 2 for a FIZ map Total standing volume inside bark of trees above the diameter limit including stumps and tops measured in m ha e g Gross volume 7 5cm is the volume ib if trees gt 7 5cm DBH VDYP calculation method which uses basal area to calculate volumes This method has not been approved for operational use Inside Bark With reference to measurements recorded inside the bark Inventory Type Groups Designation of species composition by one of 42 type groups each being a unique combination of pure or mixed species Please refer to the FIP File Data Dictionary Inventory Branch June 2002 Appendix 15 171 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual MAI Natural ob PSYU SI Species Species Percent St
134. es available at the specified height may be less than the maximum Please refer to an inventory forester or the user guide for WinTIPSY 3 0 provided in the WOODLOT 3 1 directory and described in section 9 11 10 if you have other questions on the use of this feature or how to deal with other species Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 64 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 11 8 Fertilize A feature in WOODLOT 3 1 is the addition of fertilizing in TIPSY Clicking the Fertilize button will activate the following screen at age 30 Absolute volume gain of 5 TIPSY Fertilization Fertilization Settings Start Age years from establishment 30 c Absolute Volume C Volume Increment Increase due to fertilization BE Cancel Apply Fertilization is applied at a stand level over a 10 year period and can only be applied to single species stands The fertilization gain can be entered as either absolute or percent volumes Absolute volumes are limited between 0 and 50m ha for pure Coastal Douglas Fir and between 0 and 15m ha for Pine Spruce and Interior Douglas Fir The percent volume is limited to a 0 and 50 range Refer to your Forest District Inventory Forester or the user guide for WinTIPSY 3 0 which is provided in the WOODLOT 3 1 directory and described in section 9 11 10 TIPSY Help 9 11 9 Genetic Worth To activate the genetic worth feature in WOODLOT enter the next to the species
135. est age These include Code Applies to Limits No tree ha dbh O Allimmature NA All mature ETE a 27 5 cm dbh All mature lt 76 ha 27 5 cm dbh gt 311 ha 17 5 cm dbh and 50 of stems 7 5 cm leading species PI dbh are gt 12 5 cm dbh 311 ha 17 5 cm dbh or gt 311 ha 17 5 cm dbh leading species PI and 50 of stems 7 5 cm dbh are gt 12 5 cm dbh Wl A Stands disturbed 26 7596 by area or volume All immature Source MOF Forest Cover Legend Stocking Class 0 is treated the same as 1 in VDYP Stocking class R is used for a residual stand Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 58 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 10 8 Species Up to 6 VDYP species can be added in order of dominance and in descending order on the forest polygon e g Hw 60 Cw 30 Dr 10 You can enter species using the two digit species code or select from the drop down pick list Do not leave any blank None species between other species W Cedar Western Hed Cedar ellow DR Cottonwood Poplar Cherry Bitter NC Dogwood Pacific HC Deawood Red Osier NC Fir 4lpine Fir mabiliz Silver Refer to Appendix 7 for a complete listing of species available in WOODLOT Non commercial species such as pacific western yew generally have zero volume in the yields compiled by VDYP though these species are included for compatibility with MOF FIP files These are denoted by
136. etitive entries It is recommend that after installing WOODLOT you create a default polygon for your location WOODLOT comes with a default polygon though this is relevant only to certain coastal sites Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 38 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen To create a new default polygon go to lt File gt and select lt Save Default Polygon gt This will save the data from the current polygon data screen displayed as the data that WOODLOT will use in future applications for the Default Polygon You may change this at any point using the same routine as above and using the following shortcut keys 9 4 Finding the FIZ and PSYU for Your Woodlot Forest Inventory Zones FIZ and Public Sustained Yield Units PSYU are timber inventory identifiers derived by the BC Ministry of Forests to reduce timber inventory volumes from gross standing volume to net merchantable volumes i e net of decay waste and breakage This net volume is used for timber supply analysis FIZ and PSYU function with VDYP and TIPSY as follows Variable Use in VDYP Use in TIPSY Reduces volumes from gross to net of Reduces volumes from gross to net of decay i e net D decay i e net D PSYU Reduces volumes from gross to net of Not used waste and breakage i e net WB FIZ and PSYU are provided with your forest cover map Forest Inventory Projection FIP files Alternately you can look up your FIZ and PSYU in Appendix 1
137. f ecosystems that it supports and the lack of ground cruise plots to run it Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 50 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen In WOODLOT partial cutting works in the following manner 1 2 The Partial Cut feature is selected with removal and re entry periods specified Yield curves are derived as they would be for all polygons from the Calculate Yields command Partial cutting uses only VDYP natural yields in WOODLOT The first harvest entry will occur at or later than the harvest age selected in Polygon Data under Yield Type Harvest white box refer to Section 9 16 Harvest Age Target 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 will be assumed to be the same as a fully stocked younger stand unless a Partial Cut Adjustment Factor is used see below To measure volume removed on the first entry WOODLOT will first determine the residual volume to be reduced to based on the removal The residual volume is the difference in volume at the specified harvest age less the removal To model the in growth and volume to be removed on subsequent entries the residual volume is compared to the VDYP yield curve and assumed to g
138. for Windows Version 3 1 1 0 Introduction to WOODLOT for Windows Version 3 1 This reference manual describes how to install and run WOODLOT for Windows version 3 1 March 2002 It is organized to describe Introduction to WOODLOT for Windows Installation of WOODLOT and testing the installation WOODLOT basic features Conventions and Buttons Used in WOODLOT Functional screens and features in WOODLOT Appendices with information for users 1 4 Getting a Copy of WOODLOT WOODLOT is currently freeware provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and funded by Forest Renewal B C You may obtain a copy of WOODLOT at no charge from the following sources e Enfor Consultants Ltd website http www enfor com e Federation of BC Woodlot Associations tel 250 847 2834 e Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch tel 250 387 8317 Please ensure that you register as a WOODLOT user either through the Internet http www enfor com or by telephone Dave Haley at RTEB 250 387 8317 or Enfor Consultants Ltd 604 984 0832 This process is mainly to notify users of upgrades for the software Please contact your woodlot licence staff person or the above for information on the latest updates 1 2 Background Enfor Consultants Ltd developed WOODLOT for the Ministry of Forests MOF Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch for calculating sustainable harvest rates on woodlot licenses in British Columbia These harvest rates are used in
139. for individual forest cover polygons in all calculations A polygon is denoted on a BC Ministry of Forests forest cover map by dashed lines and typically ranges in size from 0 5 ha to 40ha Each polygon has a reference number and forest cover code which is referenced back to a database describing its attributes e g F PI 841 20 You enter this data either manually or using a data entry file CSV file in the Polygon Data Screen Up to 400 forest polygons or 1000 ha may be analyzed in WOODLOT The volume of timber is derived from either of two yield estimation models developed by the BC Ministry of Forests e Variable Density Yield Projection VDYP e The Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields TIPSY The volume predicted can be adjusted to match local conditions Timber yields are calculated in the Polygon Data screen You may review the timber yield information table and graphical in the Polygon Data screen View Existing Future gt You have two choices for silviculture 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 are selected in the Polygon Data screen and also can be adjusted in the Summary screen A preliminary harvest age is selected by WOODLOT for you based on the older of the culmination age the age at which the trees are growing their fastes
140. g the allowable annual cut AAC It should be assessed in light of the assumptions used social and economic considerations in determining the AAC Refer to Section 6 0 for definition of column headers 2 0 Polygon Data a General Information and Current Volumes Polygon Own Area Current VAF PSYU FIZ Mgmt Silv Vol ha Volume o tna Age TRS Sys mha m 39 3 Cc_0sj X 232 100 0134 H VIT CC 183 146 429 1C 120 wey 100 0134 H VIT CC 2101 2514 435P TP 07 X 140 100 0134 H VT CC 35 242 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 138 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 9 120 120 6 825 6 789 4 008 2 773 343 8 120 6 140 1 140 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 343 1 957 1 957 1 619 672 4 261 174 185 1 1 a al OOIN N N OO 60 1 00 60 100 0134 H 1 1 1 mem lE 185 1 092 om 1 438 Eom 1 383 LE 604 2 821 5 336 5 670 E 2 677 CC 1 190 1 00 0124 200 100 0134 30 100 0134 1 261 2 639 f 1 645 200 1 00 0134 H VIT CC 208 417 62 60 100 0134 H VT 634 64 60 100 0134 H VIT CC 130 834 C 163 170 100 0134 H VIT CC 303 4 936 pc 43 3 90 J 41 400 0134 H VIT CC 220 946 Crown C EE Private P S i RENE NK Top Up T Other O _ 00 o0 TOTAL 8973 144
141. ght age box can set the final polygon harvest age This will be the age displayed in the Polygon Data screen 10 1 Yield Table Harvest Age Data Harvest ages may be selected in the Yield Table window which is linked to the Yield Type box in the Polygon Data screen Harvest ages are displayed in the white data box next to the up down scroll arrow There are four ways of selecting a harvest age in this window 1 WOODLOT will put in a harvest age based on the earliest age whereby all the harvest parameters have been met and the culmination age has been reached 2 Manually entering a harvest age 3 Using the up and down arrows next to the harvest age to choose an appropriate age 4 Clicking on the graph to choose a point on the graph where the harvest should take place Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 T3 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters There is also information displayed for the minimum harvest parameters of dbh vol ha and age and resulting ages at which these will be reached You may enter information on these variables in the white data boxes WOODLOT will calculate the age and volume when these limits will be reached by recalculating the yield curves V al ha Age Minimum Amount 20 40 iinimum Age z Amount at Harvest 46 7 120 jr dbh V al ha hA 350 LT Commercial Thin amp ae 48 CT YolHa 390 rr ha 10 1 1 dbh Default values are updated directly from
142. graphical and tabular example is provided below Partial Cutting in WOODLOT Volume Harvested 450m ha 340m ha 0 8 88m ha 30 year 30 year 30 year 30 year 30 year re entry re entry re entry re entry re entry Nj O A 9ebyiseueH jenov D d O ol c i 3 5 E gt b gt o O az o gt 2d NS ISL es Stand Age years 85 X 100 120 85 100 11585 100 115 85 100 2001 2011 2041 2071 2101 2131 Date year March 26 2002 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 51 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen Example Item Numerical values Comment Does not affect calculations If the current age is gt the harvest age then the current age and volume at this age will be used for the first harvest age Target Harvest Age abe harvest age 120 by WOOLDOT due to delayed sequence in years C alculations or queue age m ha User selected This will reduce the volume 9o volume to be removed 1596 available to 8596 of the volume at the target harvest age Current Age of stand years User selected This is the in growth period Volume grown over this period will be harvested on the next entry Residual Volume Volume to be WOODLOT calculated as the residual 400 15 400 harvested down to in all partial 340m volume lower bench mark value to m ha cuts m ha measure from Tel Voume at actual harvest 460m ha VDYP generated age m ha
143. he Edit menu is used to copy the data displayed in the harvest schedule to another program such as Excel or Word for printing E Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Copy Harvest Schedule Table Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 89 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual 12 3 1 Copy Harvest Schedule Table Click on Copy Harvest Schedule Table then paste to another program to display a formatted table for intermediate review work w Microsoft Excel Book IE File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help al aril o B z HIS SSR 8 0 Elz a A4 ao am es ltl EA EE ADA eee EA AA NA eee Harvest Schedule 4 14 58 PM on 3 18 2002 2 C Program Files vYoodlot3 sample LOT 3 Wnodlot for Windows 3 100 January 2002 ES 5 Polygon Ownership Queue Rotation Method Issues Start End Volume Area ME 428 Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest z002 z002 B41 5 2 A30 Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 2002 2003 1 352 10 8 B8 481a Crown 1 Clearcut 2003 2006 5 440 16 9 481b Crown 1 Clearcut z006 2010 5 696 17 528 Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 2010 2011 2 050 16 3 433 Crown 1 Clearcut 2011 2012 1 8548 45 495 Crown 1 Clearcut 2012 2014 1 995 5 7 524 Crown 1 Clearcut 2014 2015 2 086 6 5 529 Crown 1 Clearcut 2015 2014 2 141 9 2 484 Crown 1 Clearcut 2017 2019 4 332 10 9 16 431a Crown 1 Clearcut 2019 2023 5 138 16 1 117 4316 Crown Clearcut 2023 2027 B25 16 1 43
144. he mapsheet and polygon number must not be duplicated Yes WOODLOT will only read in those columns with the variable names specified Remember to save your Excel file as well as the CSV file if you use cells with formulas The CSV file only contains the information shown in the cell NOT the formula Yes You should always enter the leading species first followed in descending order by other species This will affect the way that yield curves are derived This is particularly important in TIPSY as the Site Index is attached to the leading species unless you turn others on in the Settings screen Do not enter a blank or zero for species 9e If you don t know then don t enter a species We usually suggest splitting polygons downs to about 10 15 ha to ensure that they are all harvested in a reasonable sequence You should arrange your polygons to match an operational development plan over time Woodlot works best when polygon sizes are less than about 10 of the total area especially when using partial cuts This will allow a smoother harvest forecast by allowing more polygons to be available for harvest which will tend to ensure that polygons get harvested closer to the target age An optimum Woodlot would have 30 to 60 polygons that are 2 to 15ha in size June 2002 Appendix 12 158 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 1 6 Can we use FIP data directly 1 7 When should change the Volume Adjustment Factor VAF
145. he sort order you choose should approximate the pattern that you will harvest In the absence of a defined harvest schedule the best way to sort Woodlots is by either oldest first or closest to harvest age Then promote polygons in your development plan to the top of the list see 12 7 Harvest Order 12 4 1 Include Exclude All Polygons Use these features to include or exclude all of your polygons to test options 12 4 2 Sort Oldest first Use this feature to sort your polygons for harvest by oldest first 12 4 3 Sort Closest to Harvest Age Use this feature to sort your polygons for harvest by closest to their harvest age 12 4 4 Default Sort Order Use this feature to restore the order to the original order for harvest calculations The original order is the order displayed in Polygon Data 12 4 5 Sort Random This option will not give the same results each time it is selected This option should only be used for testing 12 4 6 Sort Youngest First This method sorts polygons from youngest to oldest 12 4 7 Sort By MAI This method sorts the polygons with the largest Mean Annual Increments being placed at the top 12 4 8 Sort By SI This method sorts the polygons with the highest site index being placed at the top 12 4 9 Sort By Lead Species When selected this option will display a screen prompting the user to select the order of lead species to harvest first 12 4 10 Custom Sort Order This option doesn t change the sort
146. hin Disabled e ws 47 loaded Include Fertilize Disabled Pine Lodgepole E 3 x Iv T pecies 13 loaded GW FD Fir Douglas 20 v PL PineLodgepole S 2 EP S wW Y X 20 v FD Fir Douglas a OAF1 amp OAF2 Show User Interface INEW Version 3 0 Birch Siver to a Bv pz mem el el el Ol Ole Save as Default CS Noe x one ACME To add a polygon press the Add button next 2 to the Polygon data window or use the Polygon command in the upper command line Enter a new polygon name in f Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 9 136 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual When a value is set to use a default number e g if the PC shows 20 in the Polygon Data screen it will be automatically updated if the default number is changed in the parent screen For example If you change the PC to 40 in the Harvest Parameters the PC will be updated to 40 in the Polygon Data screen for all polygons You can reset a data box to use the default value by entering a non numeric value in the box you wish to use with defaults A non numeric value could be any text or symbol such as a square bracket Once reset to use a default value the data box will appear with Defaults that are calculated in WOODLOT include 1 Harvest Age which will default to use the lowest age derived from the combination of harvest parameters minimum dbh minimum vol ha minimum age and c
147. his is a judgment call which should be based on the actual operating procedures of the licensee realistic expectations and or legally enforceable commitments Consider setting the assumptions conservatively for an adequate performer natural long regen delay and more optimistically for an excellent performer plant short regen delay Model the AAC after the expected harvest pattern such as in the approved FDP The PCAF was introduced as part of the partial cut modeling methodology WOODLOT assumes that a partially cut stand regrows relative to the growth of the fully stocked stand with the now lesser volume at an equivalent younger age Since a partially cut stand will generally produce more or less incremental recoverable volume between multiple re entry periods than an equivalent fully stocked even aged stand predicted by VDYP the PCAF was introduced to scale that volume down or up to account for delays in stocking and site occupancy Volume recovery in a partially cut stand should to some extent regrow over a fewer number of remaining trees and eventually the new trees will replace the previous trees The PCAF is used as follows e PCAF lt 1 0 indicates less incremental volume will be recovered by the next entry than an equivalent fully stocked younger stand starting with the same volume as that remaining on the partially cut stand e PCAF gt 1 0 indicates more incremental volume will be recovered than would be possible f
148. ich will activate the screen for yield calculations as described below or use the Shortcut Key Polygon Data C Program Files WoodloE3sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Polygon Data Commor Iviculture 5vstem Calculate Yields Ckrl Y Add lt P O8 e ie 333 View Exisiting Yield Crl E Partial Cut Rename 428 f View Future Yield Ctrl ield Type E 429 TEE c EE This will activate the following Calculate Yield Tables screen H Calculate Yield Tables E Pre calculation Errors Pre calculation Warnings 2 The WAF is NOT equal to 1 00 Iv Update D YP 1 of 14 to calculate Caution D Errar s 7 1 W arnings s I Update TIPSY 1 of 9 to calculate Recalculate All Refresh Calculate Yield Three tab screens are included for viewing information e Pre calculations this tab screen is used before you calculate yields to identify any data problems and the number of polygons to calculate yields for e Calculations displays information while yields are being calculated e Post Calculations displays any errors in yield calculations you may have had These are described in detail below Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 40 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 5 1 Pre calculations Screen To calculate your yields click the Calculate Yield button The Calculate Yields gt function is the link between the pol
149. id vertical yellow line represents the harvest age set for the polygon This line may overlap the dashed line representing culmination age This line can be moved by clicking anywhere on the graph which will also update the harvest age dbh Wolha Age 20 200 40 Pinimum Age 42 Er aj Amount at Harvest 46 464 eu Minimum Amount dbh ol ha MAI 1 LT Commercial Thin Age 40 Yearz 390 LT Val Ha 30 m ha Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 76 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters At the very bottom the Commercial Thin year and volume to be recovered is displayed Note the hook shape of the vol ha curve as a result of commercial thinning 10 5 Menu Items Three menu items are provided to allow users to export and display information 10 5 1 File Menu Yield Table and Harvest Parameters for 92G009 11 Existing Natural DYTP File Edit Graph Esport CSV CtrhE OF LIU 10 5 1 1 Export CSV Shortcut Key Saves the current yield table in a comma delimited format This file can then be imported to a spreadsheet such as Excel or any text editor 10 5 1 2 OK Shortcut Key Closes the Yield table screen 10 5 2 Edit Menu eld Table and Harvest Parameters for 926009 11 Existing Natural DYTP File Edit Graph Copy Table Ctrl T 10 5 2 1 Copy Table Shortcut Key The Copy feature puts the current yield table ont
150. ilizing the conifer component only Disabling all partial cuts for a comparison with clearcutting Delaying the start of a harvest for a period of time Running calculation simulations automatically or forcing a cut manually Calculate 440 l Harvest Crown Disable Partial Cut v Harvest Private v Harvest Top Up vw Harvest Other Lltilize Conifer Only l Auto Delay Harvest for O wears Calculate l Auto Harvest Rate 1574 m ur 5 Once you have selected the arrangement for your woodlot click on the Calculate button to run a harvest calculation Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 97 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 9 1 Harvest Crown Private Top up Other Select the ownership polygons you wish to calculate a harvest rate for by checking the boxes By checking off an ownership you will exclude this area from the harvest calculation Note that a combined ownership harvest rate will be different than if you calculate each ownership separately and add together due to scheduling of timber over time While this provides a rough approximation of the contribution by ownership the actual average contribution is described in the Harvest Calculation section of the WOODLOT report Ownership Separate Area Combined Area Calculations Calculation averaged over 250 years based on total volume harvested Top up Ony 0 Other Ony XJ 0 Total 1569 1573 added separately calculate
151. ill be different i Settings IN ES VOPR C Program Files woodlot 1 WDYPS Browse TIPSY C Program Files woodlot3 1STIPSYS Browse Notepad CAWINNTSsystem32 NOTEPAD EXE Browse word C Program Files Microsoft Oiffice Olfice winword ex Browse Excel C Program Files Microsoft Difice Office excel exe Browse Paint C Program Files ACD Systems ACDSee Trial Versio Browse Web Browser C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe Browse Work Path de Browse Short Filenames Report in ATF format for ford Save as Default Cancel 15 4 1 Work Path The work path is the default location for storing your data WOODLOT requires read and write access to this folder If left blank WOODLOT will use the folder where it is stored c program fileswoodlot3 1V by default 15 4 2 Short Filenames The Short Filenames checkbox feature tells WOODLOT to send short file names to programs like Word This feature maybe required if you are running an old version of Word or Excel 15 4 3 Report in RTF format for Word Tells the report program to use rich text format enabling tables font attributes and alignment features If you disable this option the report will be exported as plain text Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 116 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 1 PSYU Codes and Utilization Levels Used with VDYP PSYU BLOCK DESCRIPTION LEVEL 12 5 175 225 10900 QUESNELLAK
152. inable Rate WOODLOT chooses a polygon to harvest in order of importance as follows A On the first rotation Harvesting occurs in the order that you select Il 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 Ill The second pass re harvest on partial cut polygons will occur as soon as they meet their reentry requirements which may occur before the original list of polygons have all been harvested in a first pass B On subsequent rotations WOODLOT will re harvest clearcut polygons as soon as they reach their desired harvest ages Il Partial cut polygons will always be re harvested first as soon as they meet their reentry requirements Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 19 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 5 5 Summary of Basic Steps to Use WOODLOT The following basic steps are used to calculate a harvest rate in WOODLOT 1 Startup WOODLOT Double clicking the icon or selecting from the Start Programs selection pick The About screen will appear briefly and the Main screen will appear 2 Start a new project or open an existing project file To start a new project in the Main screen click on File New Once you create a lot file you may reuse and update this file whenever you wish To use an existi
153. indows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 18 Help Polygon Data The Polygon Data screen has two sources of help information The first is located under the Help menu which links you to several help sources including two on line help files for VDYP and TIPSY Refer to section 9 70 10 VDYP Help and 9 11 10 TIPSY Help for information on these sources n Files Woodlot3 sample LOT Ctrl B Woodlot Website Ctrl yy Email Wwoodlotimentor corn VDYD Help TIPSY Help In addition to the VDYP and TIPSY help files the Polygon Data screen has a help description feature located at the bottom of the screen displayed in a yellow data box VD rP Species 47 loaded 7 Fertilize Disabled HW Hemlock Westem A mw TIPS Y Species 19 loaded S Um FD FrDouhs v 100 Larch Alpine 20 v I Mone Larch T amarack Oo e Mane Larch Westen i Maple Broadleaved O v Mone M aple Fracky Mountain NC D f Mane Maple Yine NE had Select up to b species in order of dominance from the drop down button or enter in the species code in the left column EHE As of 1338 up ta 32 species are recognized and WOODLOT will recognize mast of the old OY P species codes that This help feature is activated when you click on data boxes in the Polygon Data screen The example above shows the help message displayed when you click on a species in VDYP If you click the lt gt button the message will be displayed in a la
154. ity of the Main screen The Main screen is the central screen used to move between the other key areas and screens in WOODLOT The active file name is displayed at the top of the windows in the blue box as in all other windows applications If no file has been loaded opened or saved the title will display NOT SAVED 777 Woodlot for Windows NOT SAVED File View Help Project Information about your A aadlat Import and edit polygon information Calculate and view weld Polgon Data curves from YD YP and TIPSY View input data and edit harvest ages silviculture systems r Summa m harvest parameters Adjust harvest order Add harvest constraints Calculate Calculatione harvest rate diu Report Generate Report Modify program settings Locations of programe Colors 7 User Level Extras Exit Pragram Settings y 7 1 Main Screen Buttons Clicking on a button will load the appropriate functional area in WOODLOT When exiting from that section the Main screen will appear again When you first open the program some of the main functions are disabled because no data is currently loaded These buttons are shown with a gray description referred to as grayed out Summary and Calculations will be enabled when polygon data has been entered or loaded into WOODLOT Report will stay grayed out until a calculation has been run Please see the section 7 4 View Menu for a full descri
155. jor settings and to describe file program arent Settings locations These are utility screens for Display Increment T Es per Species Screens running WOODLOT but not required by most users tes 3 5 2 Getting Acquainted We suggest you acquaint yourself with the features of WOODLOT before running your first harvest rate calculation Refer to section 5 1 Basic Functions in WOODLOT for a description of the main functional areas in WOODLOT Refer to other sections in this user guide if you have questions on any particular screen or window Use the following steps and sample data to guide you through a test application WOODLOT uses most features common to Windows based applications All functions are activated by pointing and clicking on screen buttons with a mouse or by using keystrokes 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 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 14 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 10 11 12 Load up WOODLOT by double clicking on the WOODLOT icon or activate it by navigating to Start then Programs then WOODLOT 3 1 The About screen will appear and then will leave within a few seconds automatically The Main screen with the six main buttons will appear Load up a sample woodlot fi
156. l e the current age is 95 years e hold the polygon until it is 125 years old before attempting to harvest it in the first rotation Existing Management e hold the polygon until it is 100 years old in the second and subsequent rotations before it attempts to harvest Future Management e aRegen delay of O years is assumed e numbers surrounded by are derived from default settings in woodlot In this case the Existing Management target harvest age was set based on a culmination age The Future Management target harvest age was also set based on culmination age The Regen delay of 0 years is a default in the woodlot harvest parameters Target harvest ages may set the harvest age in one of three ways 1 WOODLOT will initially establish the target harvest age based on e the stand s culmination age and e meeting all minimum harvest parameters diameter vol ha age set for the woodlot or polygon refer to section 9 6 Woodlot Menu e the default harvest age is denoted by square brackets e g 63 means the polygon culminates at 63 yrs or it does not meet minimum harvest parameters until 63 years age e aharvest age of 999 indicates that the polygon could not meet its minimum harvest parameters or that it s yield is O for some reason 2 he harvest age may be manually changed by highlighting and typing over with a new age This will force the cut at this age 3 The harvest age may be manually changed by selecti
157. l 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 TIPSY yields are adjusted to approximate operational conditions by using Operational Adjustment Factors OAFs Refer to Mitchell and Cameron 1985 and Mitchell 1975 for more information on TASS Research Branch maintains the system TIPSY should be used for managed stands Default OAFs should be used unless you have better information Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 6 131 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 7 Tree Species Used in WOODLOT VDYP Species Used in WOODLOT Species Code C Commercial Used in C Conifer NC Non WOODLOT D Decid commercial Alternate Species Codes Alder Mountain N M Ade ced ORT p j Ade SikaGeen DG b N J J Arbutus R D N O OR Aspen Trembling AT b C pA j Basam B Cc p BN BB ABAllaBco Bh E b c X B EA Birch Bog 1 EB D N J Birch Silver Paper_ EP D C By Birch Swamp______ ES D N BirchWater EW D N j J Cascara ke NK Cedar WestemRed CW fc e j Cedar Yellow vc c p X v Cottonwood Popar AC pD C cO GOT CT pace ACT Chery Bitter ME b N Mv J Dogwood Pacific GP D N gG j j Dogwood Red Osier GR
158. le Click on File then Open Click on the sample woodlot file titled sample lot provided with WOODLOT The filename will appear at the top of the screen once it is loaded in Click through the six main buttons to view the data that has been entered and the results of the last calculation To check forest polygon data and yield information click open the Polygon Data screen 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 To calculate sample yields for the polygons on the menu bar click on Yield then on Calculate Yields gt A sub screen Calculate Yield Tables will pop up summarizing any data errors or warnings and indicating the number of polygons to recalculate In the lower left corner of this screen click on the lt recalculate all gt check box and then the Calculate Yield button The VDYP and TIPSY calculations will start and a black DOS screen will appear Allow several seconds or minutes for it to compile the VDYP and TIPSY yields The resulting yield information will be loaded into WOODLOT automatically and you will be returned either to the Polygon Data screen To view timber yield information for any polygon in the Polygon Data screen click on the View Existing button at the right Another screen will drop down at the bottom titled Yield Table and Harvest Parameters This
159. le 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 close out the Calculations screen Return to the Main screen Review the basic settings and optional colours in WOODLOT by going to the Settings screen from the Main screen Settings can be changed at any time Close this window and return to the Main screen To review the report that can be generated first ensure you have run a calculation and then click on the Report button from the Main screen The report will be displayed for you If you want to view modify or print the report you can do so on the Report screen or by going to one of the programs listed on this screen To save your work for another time return to the Main screen and click on lt File gt and lt SaveAs gt Enter your filename and save your file You can return to any one of four last files used by selecting the file you wish from the list provided under lt File gt in the Main screen Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 16 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 5 3 Key Features of WOODLOT The following are some key pointers about how WOODLOT works which are described in detail in the following sections 1 Forest Polygons 2 Timber Yields 3 Silviculture Systems 4 Harvest Ages Enfor Consultants Ltd WOODLOT uses the data
160. le from similar to the following Import Comma Delimited File Excel Look in C3 Woodlot3 da E HS sample csv JE Files of type Comma 05 Cancel My Network P Open as read only PA Load in your CSV from the directory that it is saved in The following window will appear once you have imported your data WOODLOT 3 1 has been updated to allow polygons that already exist to be updated by importing a CSV file and to skip duplicate information Import Complete POLYGORS IMPORTED 56 OF 56 56 Polygons Added 0 Duplicate Polygons Updated DATA SKIPPED 0 Duplicate Polygons Skipped 0 Blank Lines Skipped U Mapsheet and or Polygon number blank Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 36 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen Note any columns with header names not listed in Appendix 8 Variables Used in WOODLOT will be ignored by WOODLOT When an important variable is not found the following screen will appear If a keyword shows up in the window that was not meant to be skipped check it s spelling correct as necessary and re import the corrected CSV file D Keyword Not Found The following keywords were not found NET AREA 2 El Done If you do not correct this item in your CSV file it will be overlooked and WOODLOT will include its default value from the default polygon This will not likely be a correct entry for your woodlot and will req
161. menu selection which is the same a clicking the Calculate button on the lower portion of the Calculation screen 12 5 3 Hanzlik Rate Shortcut Key To determine a quick Hanzlik calculated harvest rate on the first rotation use this feature Hanzlik Caclulation Ea The rate calculated using the Hanzlik Formula is 1 746nm year with a rotation of 105 2 years would you like to use the Hanelik rate For the current harvest rate 12 5 4 Current Future Hanzlik at Harvest To determine a quick Hanzlik calculated harvest rate on subsequent rotations use this feature Woodlot3 E4 Future z z29m vear with a rotation of 81 9 years Existing 1 978m vear with a rotation of 71 6 years Hanzlik 1 746m vear with a rotation of 105 2 years Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 92 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 6 Results Many graphs and reports can now be created from the calculation screen in WOODLOT f Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Report Settings Create Calculation Report Time Yolume Graph Mew Time valume Graph CErI T Age Distribution Graph Chrl 4 Volume Harvested Graph Area Harvested Graph Average VolumefHa Graph Age Class Distribution Graph Harvested Volume by Species Graph Growth Year Graph Refer to section 73 0 Calculation Results for details on the generating calculation reports a
162. mmary 11 2 4 Regen Delay The regeneration delay specifies the number of years to wait after harvesting a polygon before restarting the growth on the yield table This is the default regeneration delay that will be used unless overridden in Polygon Data Yield Type yrs 11 2 5 Planning Horizon The planning horizon used for harvest rate calculations yrs You can adjust the planning horizon used in WOODLOT with this feature Normally this will be set to 250 years based on MOF policy Modeling should correspond to the time estimated for two or more rotations of timber 11 2 6 Auto Split Polygons Splitting polygons can help smooth out the availability of volume in future rotations and therefore increase your AAC The auto split polygons value should generally be set to 10ha as a maximum size smaller polygons approximating each annual harvest will provide the smoothest harvest flow Use a value larger than your largest polygon to disable the feature completely 11 2 7 Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF Range 0 1 to 1 9 The Partial Cut Adjustment Factor PCAF is be used in the estimation of ingrowth for the woodlot For information on the use of partial cut features in WOODLOT refer to section 9 8 3 Partial Cut The default PCAF used in WOODLOT is 0 8 This returns 80 of the expected in growth volume in the second and subsequent entries i e 2096 of the expected in growth is not used in the subsequent harvest calculations It
163. n 9 4 Finding the FIZ and PSYU This input data box must be activated in the Settings screen to use this feature 9 10 6 VAF Acceptable Values Positive decimal The Volume Adjustment Factor VAF can be used to scale the VDYP volume up or down depending on the actual volume you observe for your polygon That is VAF actual volume yield predicted volume For example if volumes recovered or cruised are typically greater than VDYP would predict by 10 enter 1 1 conversely if volumes are typically lower by 20 enter 0 8 This can only be used for VDYP yields Normally this will remain 1 0 Do not adjust the VAF unless you can demonstrate the variability in your inventory information Caution Local cruise volumes local scale volumes and MOF inventory volumes derived at the Timber Supply Area level are all based on sample measurements that usually represent an accurate measurement of the volumes averaged over a larger area say to the TSA level However as samples may not accurately represent the actual volume accurately in all site specific cases it may be appropriate to use a different VAF There must be a clear pattern of accurate local information differing significantly from MOF inventory information to justify using a higher VAF than 1 0 9 10 7 Stocking Class Acceptable Values 0 1 2 3 4 R Select the Stocking class for your polygon from the drop down pick list This is the stocking class you expect at harv
164. n 7 Mew Graph OF ga cm m we M 13 6 Other Graphs WOODLOT version 3 1 offers new graphing capability previous versions of Woodlot generated graphs differently The original versions of the following graphs were left in WOODLOT but have been superseded as follows 1 Volume Time Graph has been replaced with the New Time Volume Graph 2 Age Distribution Graph has been replaced with Age Class Distribution Graph The following graphs have been added to WOODLOT version 3 1 but are intended for advanced users that are testing output data from WOODLOT only These are all displayed in EnGraph Lite Volume Harvested Graph Area Harvested Graph Average Volume ha Graph Age Class Distribution Graph Harvested Volume by Species Graph Growth per Year Graph pO ds Im Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 109 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation Results 13 7 EnGraph Lite EnGraph Lite is a stand alone program developed by Enfor Consultants Ltd for viewing saving and printing graphs Once you have created one of the new graphs in WOODLOT the following reporting features can be accessed from the menu as follows is EnGraph Lite ES File Edit Graph Help Open SON Image Time Volume Print Sample 1 m E Tim bar Tipo Brod am Ceo imu Decium nus A dng BT ee GERD cM RI MERE LL gy ey E phe gees ge te Wate mius Cone zum ua 2 rro ooo Maluma m mum p i i i 1 1 laua LL Rm en sam
165. n the Interior or 17 5 cm DBH on the coast A 15 cm DSH is approximately the same as 12 5 cm DBH Yes The graphs must first be viewed by choosing which graph you need from the Graph menu in the Calculations screen To save the graph choose Save Image from the File Menu To use the clipboard choose Copy Image from the Edit Menu Then switch to the application that you wish to paste the graph into then choose Paste from the Edit Menu Note only one image or piece of text can be saved in the clipboard at a time Please call Enfor to enquire Somehow the data you entered or adjusted has crashed the program If you email your lot file Enfor can decipher the specific problem A list of typical run time errors is provided in the appendices Yes If an error message is generated during the external yield calculation process WOODLOT will automatically show the error message using the browser specified in the setting screen oome users have reported that they could not see the error message that WOODLOT reported This is due to WOODLOT being on top of the message To show the error message holding down the Alt key and the Tab key this will cycle through all the applications you are currently running The application title will be ERROR TXT Notepad June 2002 Appendix 12 166 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 6 4 How dol copy WOODLOT so can give a copy to another user 65 Whocanl call
166. nd graphs 12 7 Harvest Order The harvest order screen displays the polygons and some basic information in the order in which they will be scheduled for harvest The order that they are displayed in the Included section is the order in which they will be harvested They will be excluded from harvesting if they are displayed in the Excluded section The initial order will be the same as the order in which you entered them in the Polygon Data screen This harvest order may be modified e by changing the sort order using the features described in section 12 4 Harvest Order e using the Top Up Down Bottom buttons to move polygons around This should be used to reflect the operational factors such as access disease centers and items shown in a forest development plan Harvest Order O Polygon Age Ham Area ha FO 200 B3 130 EL 130 bU 130 bU 59 C 524 50 6 8 Bottom I 494 37 10 9 C529 40 d 2 Excluded gt Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 93 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation The information variables displayed are Column Description Variable Name Ownership from Polygon Data C Crown P Private T Top up O Other Polygon Polygon number or name from Polygon Data Age Current Age of the polygon years from Polygon Data Harv Number of years that the polygon has been available for harvest Positive numbers refer to years past harvest age Negative numbers refer to yea
167. ndix 4 for default Crown Closures 10 2 3 MAI Max Maximum Mean Annual Increment in m ha yr This is the maximum average amount or growth per year The age when MAI Max occurs is the culmination age 10 2 4 Culmination The age at which the MAI Max occurs Theoretically the best time to harvest based on maximum volume of wood Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 75 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters 10 3 Yield Table The actual yield table is displayed as shown below The age increment can be displayed in 1 10 year increments for VDYP and in 10 year increments for TIPSY When using VDYP yields vol ha are also reported for each species and are displayed next to the MAI column Age DBH Height Vol Ha MAI The data includes Age of the stand yrs Diameter at Breast Height cm Height of the stand m Description Vol Ha Total Volume ha of polygon excluding any netted out species m ha Mean Annual Increment based on all species m ha yr Vol 1 6 Volume ha for each individual species when turned on in extras Vol 1 largest species Vol 6 least 9o species m ha 10 4 Yield Graph The graph shows all the minimum harvest ages and the culmination age as dashed vertical lines The graph lines represent the dbh Vol ha and MAI as shown on the legend The vertical lines represent the year at which the minimums above are reached The sol
168. nfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 101 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 10 Harvest Schedule Once you run a calculation the Harvest Schedule will be filled in Harvest Schedule c Polygon C Annual T Advanced Tat Partial Harvest 1st Partial Harvest Clearcut Clearcut 1st Partial Harvest Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut m K The Harvest schedule can be displayed in four modes and can be resized by clicking and sliding the border The information displayed is described below Polygon Polygon Advanced MD Annual Advanced RENTEN AT co End End harvested Area CC Age Constraint the of area is older than the age Volume Volume constraint Vol CC Height Constraint the of height is taller than the Area Conifer height constraint Area PC po Deciduous MP pea rea CT po Area CCE MCT o ge rea Roads a fMoeReads poh NumberPolygonss Age Constraint the 9o of area is older than the age constraint Height Constraint the of height is taller than the height constraint Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 102 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual These schedules appear as follows 1 Polygon not advanced Polygon Ownership Guede 420 Crown 450 Crown 491a Crown 4976 Crown 520 Crown i33 Crown 495 Crown 524 Crown 494 Crown 431a Crown 4516 Crown 390 Crown 455 Crown 455P Private 522 Crown
169. nformation is saved in the WOODLOT INI file located in the WOODLOT directory Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 6 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT 2 8 Updating VDYP amp TIPSY Yield Model Programs WOODLOT includes the following two yield model programs that are required for calculations Both of these models were developed and are supported by the BC Ministry of Forests Users of WOODLOT may wish to update these programs when new versions become available The updated program may be copied to its appropriate directory specified in the WOODLOT Settings screen The latest versions of VDYP and TIPSY included in this release of WOODLOT are Version included in WOODLOT MOF Contact person for upgrades version 3 1 Batch VDYP Version Prod 6 6d4 Cam Bartram Resources Inventory Branch BTIPSY Version BTIPSY 3 0a Shelley Grout Research Branch Information on the use and features of TIPSY is provided with WOODLOT version 3 0 This can be accessed directly from your directory as shown below or from the Help command in WOODLOT E Office 97 L Private Woodland Planner anes Seagate Crystal Reports Ej Startup Documents E Les TIPSY v2 1 E winzip zarae E Woodlot3 Fa Batch TIPSY ac Internet Explorer amp TIPSY Help En Outlook Express ES WinTIPSY Help By windows Update ju Wnoodlok Far Windows SE Woodlot New ZE wvpwP Help L Enfor Appraisals 2000 k s Win DYP Fa Microsoft Office Tools LS office 2000
170. nformation to WOODLOT as a default set of information When a new LOT file is created the project information will be set to this by default The defaults are saved in the WOODLOT INI file stored in the WOODLOT root directory 8 1 2 Cancel Shortcut Key Pressing lt Cancel gt will close the Project screen window which will not save any changes that have been made to the project information 8 1 3 OK Enter Shortcut Key Pressing lt OK gt will close the project screen window and keep any changes that have been made to the project information in the active program memory but not the stored file You must also lt Save gt the LOT file in the Main screen to save the project information to the LOT file Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 29 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 0 Polygon Data Screen The Polygon Data screen is used to add and delete forest polygons to enter all the basic inventory data to include management information and generate timber yield information specific to each forest polygon Your final calculations are only as good as your input data so you should spend an appropriate amount of time collecting and ensuring this screen is filled correctly The Polygon Data screen displays all the data for each individual forest polygon Forest polygon data can be entered manually on screen or using import functions described below When all data has been entered yield tables can be generated and viewe
171. ng View Existing Future which will display the Yield graph and table Harvest ages can be selected e directly off the yield graph or e by clicking in the box next to the up down arrow scroll See section 9 5 3 View Existing Yield for more information about the view yield screen A manually entered harvest age will override minimum harvesting parameters selected by WOODLOT The harvest age will display as TBA if it has not been calculated by WOODLOT yet Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 TO Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 17 View Existing View Future These buttons activate the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters screen for viewing yield table information Yield information must have been calculated to use these buttons eld Type Existing Management Current amp ge Harvest Age T arget UnmanagedDYP 35 1125 View Existing Future Management Regen Delay Harvest Age Target Managed TIPSY 0 r UU View Future These buttons will be grayed out not activated if the polygon yields have not been calculated yet These functions may also be activated from lt Yield gt on the Polygon Data menu Please see section 9 5 3 View Existing Yield for more information on the keystroke and menu access to these functions See section 70 0 Yield Table and Harvest Parameters for information on the information displayed Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 T1 Woodlot for W
172. ng project file simply load up the file from the Main screen under File Open 3 Project Information Enter your basic project information in the Project screen 4 Inventory Information Enter your timber inventory data in the Polygon Data Screen 5 Timber Management Assumptions Enter your timber management assumptions silviculture system planting fertilization genetic gain etc in the Polygon Data Screen Set or adjust harvest ages in the Polygon Data Screen once the yields have been compiled 6 Timber Yields Compile your timber yield information for the woodlot in the Polygon Data Screen under Yield Calculate Yields 7 Summary information Check over your data in the Summary Screen and adjust some variables if you wish 8 Harvest AAC Calculations Set your harvest order and timber management constraints in the Calculations Screen Run your harvest calculations in the Calculations Screen 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 Test the harvest rate and sensitivity of assumptions by running a few alternate scenarios in the Calculations Screen 10 Report Generate a report in the Report Screen Edit and print as required Any assumptions or explanations of how variables were selected must be included in the report to the district
173. ngs Defaults Adjustment Factor Re entry Period to Harvest 0 80 30 ISS C Base subsequent harvest ages on the age that the stand was initially cut rather than the target harvest age These settings apply to the whole Woodlot or they become the default settings per polygon These can be revised to polygon specific harvest parameters in the View Yield drop down menu screen IF a value on the polygon or yield window is displayed with this Indicates that iE will automatically update if vau change any harvest parameters Cancel Save Detaults WOODLOT will set the target harvest ages based on the older of the harvest age selected in Polygon Data or the age at which the above harvest parameters are met These can be revised to polygon specific harvest parameters in the Polygon Data View Yield window Refer to section 70 0 Yield Table for more information on polygon specific harvest parameters 11 2 1 Minimum DBH The smallest diameter of dominant trees that is harvestable cm Enter the minimum diameter in cm when the stand can be harvested 11 2 2 Minimum Volume The lowest volume per hectare that is harvestable m ha Enter the minimum volume in m ha when the stand can be harvested 11 2 3 Minimum Age The earliest age at which you can harvest a polygon yrs Enter the minimum age in years when the stand can be harvested Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 81 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Su
174. nococnoconnononcnnnnocnnonannonannnnnnonnnnnnannonannnnanenos 84 11 4 SIEVICULTURE SYSTEM a e el td 85 HAT Update PC BUON do detal lic 85 1GS AS acacia a cca a ca ae tia ag Sa ee MU at eases eee LI EE TU ELE IDE 85 A E I RM EE EO ESAE 85 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 V Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table of Contents TESA Osta ari atest rca chet ltrs a TTT 86 WES FEDER MENU crn 86 A A cel LEE 86 11 5 2 e T HHOH 86 WE MODIFY MENU Sotano 86 120 CAECUCATON crasas 87 12 1 HARVEST RATE CALCULATIONS ia 88 12 2 FILE ize 89 pE RS L gt at RO Oe RTS aR OIRO E CR 89 12 2 2 VE JS rea R at oe Du OH A A RA 89 WAG A MEE MUI EE 89 1224A Prine o creen Teal stai ns Ea a aeu eraut fu opu e nace nta Suen Op CHI 89 12 95 EDIT MENU iode eao Ero E S Ee vv Ea D Fes ER UE POE Pee DEP MoeEso o 89 12 9 1 Copy Harvest Schedule Table aii roe dls 90 12 4 HARVEST ORDER MENU iios tesa epa asa vxo prs E VOS Ce vw Cd ux a V OM ED MER UDE 90 12 4 1 Include Exclude All POlYygONS occccoccccccnoccnccocnnononoconnncannonanonnnnnonnnonnnnnnannonannonannnnaness 91 12 4 2 SOLL OIdOSDHIUES en es en AE ee IUE Does Fue IONS Eon i dua cea d Dco EXE Laut tor HD 91 12 4 3 Sort Closest to Harvest Age eee 91 T244 Default SOT ees TT TI UU Lt 91 12 40 SO RANCIO Ma ia MEUS 91 124467 Sort YOUNGEST FISE si lb 91 E aaa A 1 TTT 91 pas C nrentans damaaeess 91 12 19 SOM Dy Legd SPECIES xcii dei 91 12 4 T0 GU
175. ns in the list before you can modify or add any data To add a polygon press the Add button next 5 to the Polygon data window or use the Polygon command in the upper command line Enter a new polygon name in Yield Tables Yield Table and Harve File Edit Graph SiteIndex CmClose MAI Max Culmination dbh Vol ha ge A 2478 5500 574 120 reme 200 40 4 st Parameters for 92G009 6 Future Managed TIPSY 2 67 e Amount at Harvest 46 464 120 l um Years 350 a CT Commercial Thin Age 48 CT Vol Ha 90 m ha LL Summary C Program Files Woodlot3 wltest1 lot File Edit Modify Summary Screen E s s i n e et et Harvest Parameters Harvest Ages Silviculture System Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 WOODLOT Basic Features You will enter your user information in the Project Screen to identify your particular project for future reference It is carried forward to your report cont d What it does The Polygon Data screen is used to enter all the basic forest inventory data and management information specific to each forest polygon This is the most important data screen in WOODLOT since this is where most of your base data is entered Your final calculations are only as good as your input data so you should spend an appropriate amount of time collecting and ensuring this screen is filled correctly Help information is provided at the bottom of thi
176. o be overwritten Close these files so as not to cause a sharing violation problem and Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 5 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Installation of WOODLOT then continue with overwriting The installation program will check versions of libraries and system files before overwriting 6 A screen will then be displayed asking for the location where WOODLOT should be installed The directory where WOODLOT is to be installed will be shown on a lower box Most users will not need to change this directory Press on the large button on the middle left side to install WOODLOT 7 Follow the on screen instruction If you are installing from diskettes you will be prompted to insert each disk 8 A Woodlot 3 1 group will be created in your Start menu under Programs This group contains icons for Woodlot 3 1 TIPSY Help VDYP Help WinTIPSY BatchTIPSY For website installations once WOODLOT is installed on your computer return to the temporary directory you created and delete the files you downloaded and decompressed 2 4 Upgrading a previous version of WOODLOT If you currently have WOODLOT and are installing a new version of WOODLOT we recommend that install the newest version and its accompanying files in a separate new directory in order to preserve a previous version By default WOODLOT 3 1 will install in C Program Files Woodlot3 1 unless you install it elsewhere during the setup Fores
177. o the clipboard The clipboard can then be pasted into a spreadsheet such as Excel or any text editor 10 5 3 Graph Menu Yield Table and Harvest Parameters for 926009 11 Existing Natural DYP File Edit Graph Graph Yield Curve Chl G Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 TT Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters 10 5 3 1 Graph Yield Curve Shortcut Key This feature allows you to display a large version of the yield curve on your screen for easier viewing Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 78 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 0 Summary The Summary screen is used to display basic polygon information for a quick check adjust harvest parameters on the entire woodlot adjust the harvest ages for one or many polygons adjust the silviculture system for one or many polygons Like other screens in WOODLOT this also includes a menu for File Edit and Modify features Summary C Program Files WoodloES wltest1 lot File Edit Modify dd at E al cha 2500 0 a O OYE a A be A EL lt Er 926009 2 15 0 a VDYP Fa e 4 1 YDP Fa m 41 9265009 3 30 0 30 vDpYP 63 205 5 b4 TIPSY 70 892 0 12 7 926009 4 12 0 44 VDYP 10 3 330 4 32 DYF 10 3 330 4 qe 9265009 S 40 BbB vVDYP 81 613 3 76 DYF 81 613 3 AE 926009 b 16 0 99 WDY P 333 130 8 O4 TIPSY 120 464 0 Ai 926009 7 3 0 230 DYF 83 357 4 40 DYF 83 3b 4 40 9265009 B 11 0 24 VDP 333 99 6 3
178. ocking Class TSA TIPSY Top Height Total Age VAF W2B Factors Waste Enfor Consultants Ltd Mean Annual Increment The average annual increase in stand volume at a particular age This value is measured in m ha yr Refers to a stand that regenerates naturally after a disturbance such as logging or a fire Outside Bark With reference to measurements recorded outside the bark Public Sustained Yield Unit Areas of land usually a natural topographic unit determined by drainage areas Site Index Top height in meters at Breast Height Age 50 Used as a measure of site productivity A one or two letter code describing a particular commercial tree species There are 27 different species codes and 5 genus code options in VDYP Percentage of the stand that the corresponding species occupies Tree species percentage is based on relative gross volume above a specified diameter limit A code indicating the degree of stocking based on leading commercial species stand age and or diameter and number of stems per hectare Please refer to the FIP File Data Dictionary Inventory Branch Timber Supply Area Areas of the province created by the Ministry of Forests for the purposes of analysis planning and management of timber resources Table Interpolation Program for Stand Yields A database and graphical user interface supported by MoF Research Branch and used primarily for generating managed stand yield tables
179. odlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen The following variables can be set to defaults Variable Name Description 9 3 1 2 Exporting Data You may export your data file directly from WOODLOT into a CSV file for use outside WOODLOT as follows 9 3 1 2 1 Export Comma CSV Shortcut Key For advanced users the Export Comma feature allows you to export key variable data from WOODLOT and is a useful to check your data Clicking on this feature will create a CSV file and output polygon data variables used which can be read by most spreadsheet programs This file can be modified and then re imported into WOODLOT See Appendix 8 for variables that will be displayed Default values will be show as the current value inside Square brackets Some variables will be reported that may not be active in your file you can check to see if they are active by referring to the column that indicates whether the variable is activated You should consult your systems administrator or help line if you have any questions on this feature Be aware that the exported variables are in the format required by WOODLOT and may not be in a user friendly format THE DEFAULT POLYGON Shortcut Key A Default Polygon is used in WOODLOT for two key functions 1 to automatically replace missing polygon data from a file that is being imported or 2 for the default polygon attributes for use in your woodlot when a new polygon is added to minimize rep
180. ogates are denoted by an asterix and show the surrogate species code in brackets OAF1 and OAF2 are set to Research Branch default parameters which are based on broad representative average managed stands Do not change OAF1 or OAF2 unless you can substantiate this Refer to information on TIPSY from the website www for gov bc ca research gymodels or included with this manual No VDYP measures a yield for a given point in time If your stand is less than 50 years you will need to predict yields using a projected CC for the mature stand You can do this by using VDYP default CCs refer to the appendices or have VDYP provide the default CC for you by entering a SI tot Age Note that TIPSY does not use CC June 2002 Appendix 12 164 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 3 10 have a young open grown stand with a low CC What CC should use 3 11 Can l enter the Crown Closure Class 3 12 What is the accuracy of FIP data 4 0 Harvest Calculations 4 1 4 2 4 3 Can you split the Woodlot Licence into private and Crown areas for separate contribution calculations How can include polygons for height or age constraints yet exclude them from harvest calculations Can netdowns height or age constraint be applied to some polygons separately Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers See the above question Use the CC that you can expect at harvest or the default CC from VDYP No Us
181. olygon information Calculate and view yield curves from V DTP and TIPSY View input data and edit harvest ages silviculture systems harvest parameters Adjust harvest order Add harvest constraints Calculate harvest rate Modify program settings Locations of programs Colors User Level Extras Exit Program 2 From the main screen menu bar choose lt File gt and lt Open gt 3 Select the sample lot file and press lt Open gt 4 From the main screen choose Polygon Data The following screen will appear 3 Polygon Data C Program Files Woodlot3 sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help r Polygon Data Common Add Ja Rename E Delete Net Area ha 0 3 Road Net ha 0 0 Ownershi Crown FL Clearcut Silviculture System E Partial Cut Yield Type Existing Management Unmanaged DYP Y Future Management Current Age Harvest Age T arget 150 Ir 16 View Existing Regen Delay Harvest Age Target Enfor Consultants Ltd 433 Mic S VDYP unmanaged Utiliz dbh Cr Closure Site Indes Sl Age SI Ht 75 ll sof 159 of 00 PSYU VAF Stocking Class Babine VD YP Species 47 loaded Include PL Pine Lodgepole 40 v FD jFirDouglas 20 Iw SW Spruce white 20 Iv EP Birch Silver Paper BY 10 v AT Aspen Trembling 10 v None hd 0 lv Managed TIPSY 0 Ir 00 View Future TIPSY managed Regen
182. om 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 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 5 126 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Table 1 Model Comparison Table Stearns Smith 1999 Prognosis Mixedwood Variable Density Tree and Stand Table BC Growth Model Yield Prediction Simulator TASS Interpolation MGM VDYP Program for Stand Yields TIPSY Developer USFS Intermtn Steve Titus BCFS Ken Mitchell BCFS BCFS variant adapted U of Alberta to BC by BCFS 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 spatial density crown closure dist Site Not SI uses BC Site Index SI SI SI SI Productivity BEC and Input physiography Pw Lw Fd Bg Sw At Pl Sb 32 commercial BC Fdc Fdi Hwc Hwi Fdc Fdi Hwc Hw Cw PI Se species Ss Bg Cw Pl Sw Hwi Ss Bg Cw 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
183. on the Summary screen and then open Harvest Parameters Click on Ignore Harvest Parameters WOODLOT will ignore the three Harvest Parameters and the culmination age for the selected polygons in the Summary screen June 2002 Appendix 12 160 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 2 0 Management 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 Assumptions How should we classify land that has now been rehabilitated but was previously left as a residual stand How do model for a residual stand that has been severely selectively logged but wish to rehab to a new forest in 10 years time Does WOODLOT model for spp replacements when pioneering spp are replaced over time with later success ional spp E g DrFd on the coast AtSw in the Interior How do split the cut by deciduous and coniferous species How do treat a polygon in which want to partial cut a portion and clearcut the remainder Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers Treat rehab lands as if they are newly established stands The stand age should be based on the average age of the newly established free growing stand Ignore the contribution of the residuals unless you are sure they will release and become crop trees Select the R stocking Class and lower crown closure Run the new yield curve Do not net out 100 of the stand by spp Reset harvest age to 10 years older than current age Enter your new forest data into TIPSY In Calculations
184. or e adding renaming deleting and undeleting polygons e adding data common to the polygon Information on each polygon can be displayed by clicking on the mapsheet and polygon number Polygon Data Common detecte VERE Met Area ha Add E 0 3 Road Net ha 0 0 Oiwnershi Crown FLZ ah a 9 7 1 Add Rename Delete Undelete Buttons These buttons are used to add and remove polygons They can also be accessed through the drop down menu Please see section 9 1 Adding and Deleting Polygons for a complete description of these buttons 9 7 2 Polygon Listings This box contains all the polygons that have not been deleted They are displayed by polygon name and are listed in the order that they were entered or created ta Commo If modifications have been made to a polygon and one or more of the yields may not be up to date an asterisk will appear after the polygon number This indicates that the polygon requires re calculating yields to generate a yield table for correct use in the Calculations screen A polygon that is being displayed may not have a yield table that is current If modifications have been made to a polygon and one or more of the yields are not up to date an asterisk will appear after the polygon number To update the yields refer to Section 9 4 9 7 3 Net Area ha Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 46 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon
185. order when selected Woodlot will automatically select this option to show the user when the sort order has been manual adjusted 12 5 Calculate You may run your calculations using this menu The preferred method is to click the Calculate button at the bottom of the screen fh Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT Fie Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Harvest Parameters Harvest Rate Ctrl H Hanzlik Hate Ciri k Current Future Hanzlik at Harvest Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 91 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation You can also generate a Hanzlik calculation to compare against The Hanzlik method was used in the early days of yield regulation Calculations are very simplistic only suited to areas with a preponderance of mature timber with no allowances for spatial or temporal constraints or changes in yields over time due to management Generally these calculations are not used for timber supply analysis on large management units They may serve as a comparison on smaller units in some cases 12 5 1 Harvest Parameters Select on this feature to adjust the harvest parameters that apply to the whole woodlot while doing harvest calculations Harvest ages will be automatically updated to reflect any changes made here Refer to section 77 2 Harvest Parameters for details on how harvest parameters work 12 5 2 Harvest Rate Shortcut Key You may run the harvest calculation using this
186. 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 I Start Harvest REGEN DELAY 0 1st Rotation 120 5 0 Subsequent Rotations Time Years Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 49 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 8 3 Partial Cut Acceptable Values 1 50 10 999 Years Default values are updated directly from harvest parameters To activate the partial cut feature click on the Partial Cut radio button Silviculture System C Clearcut 20 4 volume to be removed With a f Partial Cut minimum re entry period of 30 pears e volume to be removed enter the two digit percentage volume to be harvested on the first entry at the target harvest age sets the equivalent cut down to age of the polygon This will also harvest all the volume between the target harvest age and your current age if it is older than the target The variables are For example if the target harvest age was 120 yrs the first partial cut would remove 20 of the stand volume retaining 80 of the stand volume to continue growing If the current age were older than the target harvest age say 160 yrs old then the partial cut would harvest the volume from 160yrs to 120 years and add this to the harvest 20 of the volume at 120 yrs for the first entry If you only wish to harve
187. ou calculate the Harvest Rate with the Auto Harvest Rate check box clicked on then the constraints will apply and the harvest rate may be reduced to account for your constraints If you force your harvest to see where the constraints will not be met messages will be displayed in the Harvest Schedule at the points where constraints and harvest parameters are not being met Colored vertical bars will appear in the Standing Volume Time graph at the times where height and or age constraints cannot be met Standing s alume Time 150 561 e Vertical red bars refer to a height constraint not being met in the period shown e Vertical yellow bars refer to an age constraint not being met in the period shown e Vertical blue bars indicate periods when there was no harvest as there was no volume was available to harvest all immature Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 95 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation These can be seen more clearly on the graph produced under the lt Graph gt menu item Refer to section 73 0 Calculation Results for details on how to produce graphs Standing Volume Year 160 000 150 000 140 000 130 000 120 000 110 000 100 000 30 000 Volume 80 000 m 0 000 60 000 50 000 40 000 30 000 20 000 10 000 U 2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 Year E Harvestable l Harvestable Age Error Harvestable Height Error Harvestable Mo volume El Immature Immature Age Error
188. owing 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 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 stem from an emphasis on biology versus economics or different interpretations of the historic theory versus science Data fr
189. parameters for a particular polygon Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers The harvest age next to Yield Type is the minimum harvest age that the polygon can be harvested This is the lowest age where all harvest parameters have been reached It will be defaulted to the culmination age if minimum ages are older than the culmination age You may reset the harvest age manually There are three ways Exclude it from the Polygon Data screen exclude it from the Calculations screen or set a very high harvest age say 999 yrs It will contribute to overall ht age constraint needs if you use the last technique Yes you can net out 100 Uncheck the check boxes in VDYP beside the species you wish to net out Update your target harvest to the year you wish to do the rehab i e Target harvest current age plus years to rehab Alternately to keep the polygon in for height and age constraints but not harvest it at all set the harvest age to 999 yrs You must move your cursor to another data box to activate and save the last changes This is a Windows requirement Only some data boxes use defaults set by the operator others use defaults calculated by VDYP Refer to the appendices for a description of defaults and questions in Section 2 below You can reset the defaults by entering a non numeric character in the databox You can tell when defaults are used when the databox has a square bracket around the number Select the Polygon
190. ppendix 16 173 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 17 Area based Features MOF Only Woodlot 3 1 can calculate AAC by Volume or by Area The area based feature is NOT for general release and has been disabled by default For information on enabling area based calculations please call the BC Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch Dave Haley Woodlot Forester at 250 387 8317 North Vancouver BC ViA p Phone 604 dd4 0832 Fax B04 984 0876 10 e Ara Based T T Web Site http TRET bre cam Boe x E mail cadiotDentor c m TL i es When the area based calculations are enabled the about screen will display Area Based underneath the Forest Service logo The calculations screen will contain three more options labeled 1 Relax By 2 Period 3 Area Based 7 Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Harvest Order Harvest Schedule c Polygon Annual T Advanced U Polygon Age Avail For Area hal Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 430 Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 4H1a Crown 1 Clearcut 491b Crown Clearcut Aad Crown 1 1st Partial Harvest 433 Crown 1 Clearcut 495 Crown 1 Clearcut Fad Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut Crown 1 Clearcut a K Ho Harvesting Issues Constraints Area Net Down x Height Constraint TN fo Age Constraint Calculate 440 If Harvest Crown Dis
191. ption of each button Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 22 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 2 Main Menu Bar The main menu bar has three separate menu items e File e View e Help T 3 File Menu The file menu from the main screen is shown below Note that the loaded filename is displayed in the title bar of the main window 777 Woodlot for Windows C Program Files Woodlot3 wltest1 lot E File View Help New Ckri4 M Open Chrl 0 Save F2 Save As F3 ew yield Save DS Version z Save s Version 1 14 stems Exit Program Ckri X 1 C Program Files WWoodlotSwltesti lot 2 Mike s waorkiWwaaodlot Work Files 20001311 pc lat 3 Mike s warkiWwnaodlat Work Files 2000 wl00rn4b lot 4 C Program Files woadlat3wlEesE3 lok Modify program settings Locations of programe Colors Settings User Level Extras About Exit Program 7 3 1 New shortcut Key Click on this function if you wish to create a new LOT file It is only required to be used if you are currently running a LOT file This function does not have to be used before opening another LOT file 7 3 2 Open Shortcut Key Click on this function to open any woodlot file from WOODLOT versions 1 0 to 3 1 A warning message will appear if the program used to create the file in is a different version than the version opening it Press OK if this appears then check your polygons to update any fields you require Enfor Consultan
192. r Consultants Ltd June 2002 61 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 11 2 Utilization dbh Acceptable Values 12 5 15 0 17 5 and 22 5 Select the utilization level for your polygon from the drop down pick list The choices available are Forest Inventory Inventory Utilization Level Available from TIPSY Zone diameter at breast height cm All Coast and Interior 9 11 3 Site Index Acceptable Values Positive decimal Site Index SI may be entered manually or derived by TIPSY 1 Enter a known site index height in meters at total reference age 50 years in the data box Site index is available from forest cover maps inventory FIP files or silviculture records 2 Alternately you may have the site index derived by TIPSY by entering height and age in the next few fields Refer to section 9 11 3 1 and 9 11 3 2 below for details Site Index MUST be entered for stands younger than 30 years and cannot be calculated The site index will change to a cyan light blue colour if the calculated site index is different from the one entered The calculated site index will not be displayed as O on the polygon screen but will have its calculated value displayed in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters window Note the rule in TIPSY is unlike VDYP a manually entered SI will override a SI calculated from age and height The SI entered or calculated will be used for all TIPSY species in that polygon 9 11
193. r only in prior versions of Woodlot the user had to exclude all deciduous species manually Woodlot now has an option on the calculation screen to harvest conifer only When using this new method all species can be re included using this feature 9 6 4 Split Large Polygons An AAC in WOODLOT can be limited by using large forest polygons This usually happens when a stand in harvested for more than 10 years Once a stand is harvested it is assigned the average age depending on how long it is harvested for The longer it is harvested the greater the span in average age which affects the next time it will be available for harvest In general it is best to keep polygons less than 10 ha in size When splitting polygons using this method the user has to keep track of each piece Changing the harvest age may require you to change 10 different pieces A new feature has been added which only splits the polygons temporarily during the calculation See section 77 2 6 Auto Split Polygons page 82 for information on using the new feature 9 6 5 Copy Genetic Worth from this Polygon This feature is used to copy Genetic Worth variables from the current polygon to the rest of the Woodlot Please note the Genetic Worth percent is copied by location in the list not by species Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 45 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 7 Polygon Data Common This quadrant of the Polygon Data screen It is used f
194. rger help screen Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 72 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Yield Table and Harvest Parameters 10 0 Yield Table and Harvest Parameters The lt View Existing Yield gt function in the Polygon Data screen will activate the window shown below This window displays all the output data generated by either VDYP or TIPSY depending on the yield type used for the polygon This will display the yield information used for harvesting the forest polygon Yield Table and Harvest Parameters for 92G009 6 Future Managed TIPSY File Edit Graph Site Index Crn Close MAL Max Culmination dbh Wolha Age 24 18 56 00 5 79 ee eee ear 20 200 40 Age DBH Height voma Mala Minimumage 42 ES al 10 1 1 22 0 0 0 00 Amount at Harvest 4E 154 20 gt 01 7 9 rs 0 0 4 00 3U 14 4 13 4 22 0 U3 40 18 5 18 0 118 0 zb AO 25 5 21 7 109 0 4 06 60 30 6 46 161 0 4 56 FO 34 5 ef eel 8 5 BU 37 8 24 3 02 0 5 40 90 40 4 31 1 3360 561 10 Tears 3a d LT Commercial Thin Age 48 CT Vol Ha 30 ed a dbh Wolha MA Harvest Parameters may also be adjusted for the polygon displayed in this screen Changing the Minimum Amount numbers for dbh vol na and Age will result in revisions to the minimum age required to reach those parameters which will be displayed in the Minimum Ages boxes below These ages are derived from the yield table at the left Changing this lower ri
195. rom an equivalent fully stocked stand The default PCAF is 0 8 but the PCAF will vary by stand and management regime If you are in the Nelson or Kamloops regions you may be able to use results from PROGNOSIS BC to verify your PCAF PROGNOSIS BC is an individual tree growth and yield model that simulates the development of multi species and multi layered stands and the response of these stands to partial cutting Its geographic application is limited to the ecosystems of the Nelson and Kamloops area Use the Volume Adjustment Factor VAF to scale your volume up or down by polygon The VAF is only for use in VDYP and does not affect the TIPSY curve June 2002 Appendix 12 163 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Questions 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 When should I use TIPSY and when should use VDYP Can I use TIPSY for an older stand that is still 20 50 yrs from harvest Can we calculate Partial Cuts using TIPSY yields What should I use for the Density in TIPSY What yield tables should use for stands with a deciduous component What are surrogate species in TIPSY Why would you adjust the OAF1 or OAF2 Does Crown Closure CC keep increasing over time Enfor Consultants Ltd Answers Use TIPSY for new even aged forests that are managed to a free growing state Most stands established since 1987 can use TIPSY as well as those that have received a significant amount of
196. row like a similar stand 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 and is re harvested at the specified re entry period 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 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 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 Refer to Section 77 2 7 Partial Cut Adjustment Factor for information on the use of and setting a Partial Cut Adjustment Factor At reentry 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 reentry period and the cycle continues A
197. rs before harvest age For example polygon 495 is 180 years old and has been ready for harvest for 55 yrs meaning that the target harvest age is 125 yrs Area ha Net operable area of the polygon from Polygon Data before road netdowns 12 7 1 Included Polygons All polygons listed in the Included box will be used in the harvest rate calculations To exclude a polygon double click on it and it will be stored in the Excluded list until required for a subsequent calculation 12 7 2 Excluded Polygons None of the polygons listed in the Excluded box will be used in the harvest rate calculations To exclude a polygon double click on it To re include a polygon double click on it or right click and it will be moved to the bottom of the Included list for a subsequent calculation This polygon may then be re sorted with the others in the Included list Polygons will be placed in the Excluded box by WOODLOT if they are missing yield information to eliminate the possibility of the program crashing 12 7 3 Up Down You may move a polygon s order for harvest by selecting the polygon and clicking on the Up or Down buttons This will move the polygon one position up or down 12 7 4 Top Bottom You may move a polygon s order for harvest by selecting the polygon and clicking on the Top or Bottom buttons This will move the polygon to the top or the bottom of the list 12 8 Constraints Activate constraints by cli
198. s Ceutan Adjust harvest order Add harvest constraints Calculate zi harvest rate Report Generate Report Modify program settings Locations of programe Colors Settings User Level Extras About Exit Program 7 5 1 About Shortcut Key The About screen shows version information and contact numbers Please see section 6 0 About Screen for more information Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 27 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 5 2 Woodlot Website Shortcut Key The Woodlot Website feature will link you to Internet and website on www enfor com You can view updates and other information about woodlot from this website BEIE E enfor consultants Itd Woodlot for Windows Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edit view Favorites Tools Help de Back gt o9 fa A Search G Favorites d History Eh m s Address je http www enFor com software woodlot3jindex htm Go Links amp Customizelinks Free Hotmail 45 Windows V DRAFT New features in Woodlot v3 Beta M Polygon Data Screen The layout and colours of the polygon data screen has been adjusted to make room for the two new Management Types Current age has been Ny moved next to 1st harvest age and the utiliztion has been moved from the common section to the VDYP and TIPSY sections Boxes that are not usually needed are now red these include SI Age SI Height and OAFs Polygon Data I woo
199. s screen for each data variable that you must enter The Summary screen is used to display basic polygon information for a quick check This is also where you may adjust harvest parameters on the entire woodlot adjust the silviculture system for one or many polygons or adjust the harvest ages for one or many polygons 13 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features wee E The Calculations screen is used to conduct gc harvest rate calculations A harvest rate is calculated over the planning horizon usually 250 years though the planning horizon can be changed in the Summary screen 528 433 of Calculations No Harvesting Issues S C re e n x i z r Standing Volume 7 Time v Height Constraint IB gt Taller than IS m 140 669 B years 7 870m 23 ha 342 2m 7ha i H0 2 E This is also where you can test the harvest calculation and sensitivity of variables v Auto Delay Harvest f 0 years used by adjusting variables and re re m s running the harvest calculation Enfor Consultants Ltd Richard Kyle ES Report This screen is used to generate reports in Screen WOODLOT ion Release3 100 Januar Y 2002 ion Release3 100 Januar y 2002 WINSS S8 ME NT4 2000 XP Prod 6 6d4 Netdown Area S 3ha MAI Existing MAI Fi hura no settings VDNP TIPSY Interface Applications ites E The Settings screens are used to modify d E ES ma
200. s used to identify the timber yield type and other information relating to yield type including yield information based on existing and future management of your forest polygon the current age the regeneration delay you expect the earliest harvest ages for the existing stand condition the earliest harvest ages for the future stand condition to view yield curves and yield data for the existing stand condition to view yield curves and yield data for the future stand condition Unmanaged OYP gt Managed TIFSY Yield Type Existing Management 150 ITBA Future Management Curent amp ge Harvest Age T arget View Existing Regen Delay Harvest Age T arget 0 r UU View Future You may also view your yield information for the existing forest and the future forest 9 9 1 Existing and Future Yield Management You have a choice of four yield management types in WOODLOT as follows Yield Type Natural VDYP Managed TIPSY Non Commercial Enfor Consultants Ltd Existing Management current forest condition Used for naturally occurring unmanaged stands coniferous or deciduous partial cut stands and deciduous stands that will be managed Used for coniferous stands that have received some level of management to bring to a free growing state or significant intervention in the way of spacing Used for sites that are not in a commercial forest type but which you wish to
201. s used to perform harvest rate calculations used to support an AAC determination by the district manager An iterative calculation is performed on all polygons identified in the Harvest Order A harvest rate is calculated over the planning horizon usually 250 years Calculations are carried out using forest polygon yield and management information compiled from the Polygon Data screen Basic functions discussed below include Application menu bar with File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results and Help Harvest Order Constraints Calculate AAC Harvest schedule Standing Time Volume Graph E Calculations C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Harvest Order O Polygon Age X AvalFar Area hal FO 00 69 190 EU Harvest Schedule 6 Polygon 5 Annual T Advanced Polygon Own Qu Rot Method 425 Crown 1st Partial Harvest 430 Crown 1st Partial Harvest 190 E0 431a Crown Clearcut 190 B 431b Crown Clearcut Eg p28 Crowr 1st Partial Harvest CTO sois clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Clearcut Y K Standing Yolume Time 140 6530 entries 1 9990 7 5 7ha 350 7n ha 180 50 ES Bottom 140 a 109 7 40 9 2 Excluded gt Constraints Area Net Dawn fo E v Height Constraint IR Taller than in m ps Iw Age Constraint TN Older than 100 Calculate AAC v Harvest Crown Disable Partial Cut v Harvest
202. st a of the existing volume and cycle through ingrowth around the current age of the stand then set your target harvest age to the current age In the above example the target harvest age would be set to 160 yrs in which case 20 of the volume at 160 yrs would be used as the initial cut the ingrowth would be the volume that is grown over 30 years since the cut down to age the cut down to age occurs at the equivalent age at 80 of the volume e Minimum re entry period enter the minimum number of years before the next entry This will determine the amount of ingrowth to be harvested In the above example the stand would be grown for another 30 years and the ingrowth reduced by the Partial Cut Adjustment Factor set in the Harvest Parameters would be harvested as soon as possible after that time 9 8 3 1 How Partial Cut Works WOODLOT uses a simple approximation 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 o
203. sure that you check on the Ignore Harvest Parameters feature when updating ages if you wish the selected age to override the minimum harvest parameters To adjust harvest ages select the polygons you would like to adjust by clicking on them the Summary screen will highlight the polygons that will be updated then click open on the Harvest Ages button Harvest Age El Amount Process 95 This Age Use negal fears above culmination 2 older than culmination Falygan 3 v alume above current harvest volume z volume above current harvest volume Volume above culmination Volume above culmination M Update Future Harvest Age Cancel Update Harvest Ages 11 3 1 Ignore Harvest Parameters Checkbox The internal updating features in WOODLOT will check to make sure that all harvest parameters are still met You may have WOODLOT ignore the harvest parameters you have set by clicking on this feature This is required to be checked on if you use the age updating features to force harvest ages lower than minimums set by harvest parameters Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 83 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Summary 11 3 2 Update 1 Harvest Age Checkbox When checked the first harvest ages of selected polygons will be updated by the amount and process select above 11 3 3 Update Future Harvest Age Checkbox When checked the future harvest ages of selected polygons will be updated by the amount and process sele
204. t on average or the age at which the minimum harvest parameters are met Harvest ages that have been selected by WOODLOT 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 June 2002 17 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 5 Harvest Parameters 6 Harvest Order T Constraints 8 Planning Period and Sustainable Harvest Rate Enfor Consultants Ltd 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 Summary or Polygon Data screen they can be adjusted individually by polygon in the Polygon Data screen in the View Yields window for the specific polygon You select the order in which to harvest your woodlot You can use features in the Calculation screen to adjust the harvest order Sort Order 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 normal planning period is 250 years The sustainable harvest rate is calculated for a contin
205. t district staff should have their systems person keep a previous version in a separate directory for comparison purposes 2 5 Comparing Files Between Versions of WOODLOT Woodlot 3 0 and Woodlot 3 1 use the same file format and therefore can be transferred between the two without any problems Note that WOODLOT files are forward compatible but not backward compatible That is a version 1 0 or 2 1 file can be opened under version 3 1 but a version 3 1 file cannot be opened on version 2 1 There is an option in Woodlot 3 1 to save as version 2 or 1 Should you need to run an older version of WOODLOT to compare calculations and have not saved a copy check with the Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch for a copy of an older version or Enfor Consultants Ltd for assistance 2 6 Uninstall WOODLOT has an uninstall feature built into it Please note that only files installed by the setup program will be deleted therefore temporary files and user files will remain intact The uninstall information will be located under add remove programs in the control panel Control panel can be accessed from the start menu under settings 2 Setting up External Programs A number of external programs may be used for the report writing function including Notepad Word and Excel WOODLOT will automatically search and link to these if you have them on your computer For more information please see section 15 4 Applications The program location i
206. t rate Either use the minimum age derived from the above parameters or manually enter a harvest age The value shown will be in square brackets if it derived from WOODLOT based upon the age at which the three minimum harvest parameters and the culmination age have been met 10 2 Yield Table Returned Data The following data is displayed above the yield table These are key resultant data generated by VDYP or TIPSY during yield calculations for the polygon File Edit Graph Site Index Em Close MA Mas Culmination 24 18 56 00 3 74 120 These include Site Index site index m at breast height age 50 e Crn Close Crown Closure 9o VDYP only e MAI Max culmination mai m ha yr e Culmination Culmination age yrs This data cannot be edited directly 10 2 1 Site Index This displays the actual site index calculated by VDYP or TIPSY if a site index age and height pair were entered in the Polygon Data screen This could be different than the Site Index manually entered for VDYP and TIPSY in the Polygon Data screen 10 2 2 Crown Closure Crown Closure applies to VDYP only TIPSY does not use Crown Closure The Crown Closure reported here would be the same as on the Polygon Data screen unless O was entered or the site index was left blank and a site index age less than 50 was also entered In the latter cases a default Crown Closure will be calculated from VDYP entered here and used in generating the yield table See Appe
207. table Values Positive integer Enter the Crown Closure as a percent e g enter 62 for 62 This is usually included on MOF forest cover maps Refer to the VDYP manual or O for default Crown Closures if you do not know NOTE If your stand is less than 50 years age you will need to predict yields using a projected Crown Closure for the stand once it reaches maturity Use either a VDYP default Crown Closure or have VDYP provide the default Crown Closure by entering a SI Age A manually entered Crown Closure will override any default Crown Closure that might otherwise be looked up using a SI Age The actual Crown Closure used in VDYP will also be displayed in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters 9 10 3 Site Index Acceptable Values Positive decimal Site Index SI may be entered manually or derived by VDYP 1 Enter a known site index height in meters at total reference age 50 years in the data box Site index is available from forest cover maps inventory FIP files or silviculture records 2 Alternately you may have the site index derived by VDYP by entering height and age in the next few fields Refer to section 9 10 3 1 and 9 10 3 2 below for details Site Index MUST be entered for stands younger than 30 years and cannot be calculated The site index will change to a cyan light blue colour if the calculated site index is different from the one entered The calculated site index will not be displayed as O on the polygon
208. tanding Vvalume Time 140 639 SIME entries 1 9990 5 7ha 350 7m ha Excluded gt Constraints Area Net Down v Height Constraint aller than jso m Iw Age Constraint i ME Calculate AAC Ie Harvest Crown Disable Partial Cut e Harvest Private v Harvest Top Up v Harvest Other Ho Harvesting Issues Utilize Conifer Only l Auto Delay Harvest for O years Calculate M Auto Harvest Rate 1571 nr yr 12 9 6 Calculate Button The Calculate button and corresponding harvest rate will be displayed as red until you click the Calculate button to run the simulation The calculation will be based on the order of polygons and constraints you selected and the check boxes listed to the left in terms of assumptions The button and rate box will return to normal colour once you run a calculation Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 100 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 9 7 Simulation Once the Calculation button has been clicked the harvest simulation starts A series of screens will appear showing the calculation iterations used Calculation Status 1647 nr yr H amp MZLIE STARTING RATE 3234 Nothing Harvestable 24 1 Nothing Harvestable 2059 2265 2368 Nothing Harvestable 2316 2342 2355 Nothing Harvestable 2303 HARVEST RATE Information will be filled into the following screens after you run a calculation e Harvest Schedule e Standing Volume Time graph E
209. te installation is available through the Internet from http www for gov bc ca rte woodlots aac program htm You may download the complete version of WOODLOT and upgrades as they come available from this website Please refer to this website periodically to check for upgrades A copy is also available on www enfor com Note that the file sizes for a download are approximately 9MB for WOODLOT 3 1 so you should check that you have the capacity to download large files from the Internet The website installation procedure is 1 Using Windows Explorer create a new directory on your Desktop called WOODLOT Install This is where you will download the WOODLOT installation files to 2 Using your Internet browser connect to http www for gov bc ca rte woodlots aac program htm Navigate to the WOODLOT download webpage Follow the instructions to download the program and save it to your newly created folder 3 When downloading is complete open the folder in Windows Explorer double click on the program file titled w 31 exe A message box will appear and this will start a process to decompress all files needed for installation 4 When the file decompression is complete double click on the program called setup exe to start the set up features Proceed to step five in Section 2 3 4 Installation Continued 2 3 4 Installation Continued 5 A message box may appear to indicate some files already on your computer may need t
210. te species if yours are not shown in this list or Appendix 7 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 63 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 11 6 1 Species Percent Acceptable Values Positive integer Enter the percent by species to a total of 100 The boxes will be a yellow colour if the species do not add up to 100 Double click on the percent box to automatically allocate the remaining percent to this species or enter in the correct number 9 11 7 Commercial Thin A new feature in WOODLOT 3 0 is the addition of commercial thinning in TIPSY Clicking the Commercial Thin button will activate the following screen Commercial Thin at a Height of 21m to 500stemsha Commercial Thin E Thin Settings Commercial Thin is only available with pure F stands on the coast Commercial Thin to density 331 ta 816 sternshal Son Start Commercial Thin when height reaches m 21 T m Commercial thinning is limited by region and species densities at time of commercial thin For coastal regions commercial thinning can only be carried out on pure Coastal Douglas fir FDC stands for the Interior pure Lodgepole Pine PL stands only Allowable densities are as follows Heights m Lowest density to CT Highest density to CT to stems ha to stems ha 331 816 331 816 331 816 331 816 331 816 s 331 816 Note For lower initial densities the maximum commercial thinning will be lower as the number of tre
211. ted SW 60 PL 20 BL 20 491a 150 1 500 ma Planted PL 90 SW 10 491b 1 150 1 500 ma Planted PL 90 SW 10 493a 170 1 500 n a Planted SW 70 FD 20 PL 0 493b 170 1 500 ma Planted SW 70 FD 20 PL 0 494 200 1 00 ma Planted PL 70 SW 20 FD 10 495 150 1 500 ma Planted SW 90 FD 1t0 j 496a 160 1 500 ma Planted PL 10 496b 160 1 500 ma Planted PL 100 MNAE RET ERN ES ES LER IN E ERE T HS 516 160 1 500 ma Planted PL 100 520 120 1 500 ma Planted SW 60 PL 40 sw 90 PL 10 MESES L 50 SW T 40 BL 10 sw 7o PL 20 BL 10 Eee 9 0 11 P 528 _ o E deed qeu T T E W 80 BL 10 PL 10 P 2g WIESO PEE 9 3 Lej W 70 BL 20 PL 10 f L 90 sw 1w0 w 90 BL 101 Wi o MPE d dp oe Sis x W 90 PL 10 w 7o PL 30 J J J J f W 80 PL 10 BL 0 2 d TIPSY Enhanced Management Variables Polygon CTQ CTTo Fert Fert S1 GW S2 GW S3 GW s4 GW s5 GW o rm sha Yer Vol j09 AA AAA EAS E cp Ec up oit Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 10 141 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Ex Fut Age m ha m ha yr Age m ha
212. tion to compile a site index in VDYP or TIPSY or e Correct and verifiable data to adjust the OAFs in TIPSY Sl Age SI Ht Regen Type Ltiliz dbh Site Index SlAge SI HL 0 0 0 Planted 17 5 16 U U Stocking Class List fene DAFI DAFA 0 A Ega NE Please consult your inventory forester if you have any questions on the data that you require to use these fields 4 8 File Conventions Files created and used in WOODLOT for data and calculations include the following File Extension Comments used in WOODLOT for Windows WOODLOT data and Only read by WOODLOT loaded in the calculation files Main Screen Imported data files Read by Excel and spreadsheet programs Comma Delimited imported in the Polygon Data Screen Exported data files Read by Excel and spreadsheet programs Comma Delimited exported in the Polygon Data Screen Report text files xt Read by any text editor or programs like Notepad Used by WORD EXCEL and Notepad in the Report Writer lot CSV CSV tx Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 11 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 5 0 WOODLOT Basic Features This section provides an overview of basic functions of WOODLOT and a sample to acquaint you with how to run WOODLOT for the first time Refer to subsequent sections for specific detail about the functions in WOODLOT WOODLOT is a timber supply analysis program which takes the timber information you provide
213. tions managed under the same conditions and average site index as the test sites TIPSY uses the genetic worth of a seedlot and other information e g site quality establishment density selection age to forecast the yield of the improved stand at potential harvest ages see How TIPSY Applies Genetic Gain e Selection age The age years since planting at which the seed orchard parents were selected To capture genetic gain in TIPSY you must know the genetic worth of the seedlot If you have access to the SPAR database you can enter the identification number to get the genetic worth of a particular seedlot TIPSY assumes a specific selection age for each species When differing selection ages for the same species become available we will modify TIPSY to allow you to enter that particular age Managers should receive the Genetic Worth rating when a particular seedlot is ordered If only the seedlot number is known consult the SPAR database by going to the website at http www for gov bc ca tip spar index htm or contact Leslie Mcauley at Tree Improvement Branch You might also want to read a Ministry of Forests Extension Note on the web titled Early Genetic Gains Verified in Realized gain Trials of Coastal Douglas fir and Western Hemlock Operational Tips e Limitations Genetic gain isn t applicable to natural stands or planted western hemlock growing in the interior When using the multiple species option it s not possible to have an
214. ts Ltd June 2002 23 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Main Screen 7 3 3 Save Shortcut Key Saves the current file with the current file name If there is not a current file name specified the save as dialog box will appear asking for the new file name Save As shortcut Key Saves the current file with a new filename and or a new location The file will be saved in the current version s format 7 3 4 Save As Version 2 0 or Version 1 1 Saves the current file in a format compatible with WOODLOT 1 10 to 2 20 The data that is not relevant to the older version of WOODLOT will be removed from this new file permanently The new file should be saved with a new name This feature was added to allow users to compare results from previous runs Refer also to section 2 5 Comparing Files Between Versions of WOODLOT 7 3 5 Exit Program Shortcut Key Click on this button to close WOODLOT This will display a warning message before allowing the user to exit WOODLOT 7 3 6 Open a Recently Loaded File em t1 2 3 or 4 Shortcut Keys WOODLOT will store up to four file names of the files that have been previously opened To open the file that was worked on last simply click on the filename next to 1 Filename and location are automatically put in order on this list when a file is either opened or saved Refer to the sample screen under File Menu above In this case you could load up any of the four woodlot proj
215. ttings Locations of programs 7 Colors User Level Extras Exit Program Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 12 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual E Project C Program Files Woodlot3 Sie Start Date fi 0706 36 Forest District Last Date North Vancouver f 011700 Company Name Enfor Save Default User Mame Harvey Kirk Ezreal Scenario Number pp o W oadlot Licence Number MiLtest Project Screen Basic Functions continued Screen Function 3Polygon Data C Program Files Woodlot3 sample LOT File Polygon Woodlot Yield Help Polygon Data Common Silviculture System Clearcut 21 Partial Cut linmanaged VDYP Y 150 115 View Existing Future Management Regen Delay Harvest Age Target Managed TIPSY y 0 100 VDYP unmanaged TIPSY managed Utiliz dbh Ci Closure Site Index SI Age SI Ht Regen Type Utiliz dbh 175 Y 50 153 of 0 0 Planted z 17 5 E P Density 5 ha VAF Stocking Class 1500 1 Thin A 0 wi Commercial Thin Disabled _ Include Fertilize Disabled TIPSY Species 19 loaded DW gt BL Pine Lodgepole 60 FD irDouglas 20 0 Yield Type 9 Management Curent Age Harvest Age Target View Future SiteIndex SI Age SI Ht 16 D 0 OAFI OAF2 Puja Polygon Data Screen ne VDYP Species 47 loaded PL Pine Lodgepole recho llvertFaper Aspen Trembling None he and There must be polygo
216. u have specified in constraints 12 10 1 Harvest Parameters not met Issues When harvest parameters are not met they will be described in the harvest schedule under Issues Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 105 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Calculation 12 11 Standing Volume Time Graph After a calculation is run the Standing Volume Time graph will be displayed Information includes e Vertical Axis total volume m e Horizontal Axis time period O to 250 years planning horizon e Dark green timber that has reached a harvestable age e Light green timber that has not yet reached a harvestable age stacked on top of harvestable timber e Vertical colour bars Display the periods when a particular polygon is harvested the example below indicates that the polygon is harvested three times over the 250 years e Other vertical bars indicating periods when harvest parameters are not met Refer to section 12 8 Constraints lt The total volume standipg matura and immatira ic chain hu tha tan adaa of the light green Landing Volume Time Volume Im Tears z0 You can select a polygon in the Harvest Order section and this will highlight on the Harvest Schedule as well as the graph M Calculations aU Program Files oodlot3 1 sample LOT File Edit Harvest Order Calculate Results Help Harvest Order O Polygon Age Aval Eor Area hal 00 FO 00 B3 1390 B0 Harvest S
217. uire you to manually revise in the Polygon Data screen The following are hints to help you create a CSV file Most spreadsheet programs can be saved to a CSV file However you cannot import a file directly in from Excel or other spreadsheets without converting them to a csv format as described below The sample used in this manual is derived using Excel 97 although earlier versions of Excel Lotus 123 or Quattro Pro will work just as well To generate a CSV file for use in WOODLOT from Excel while in Excel choose lt Save As gt from the lt File gt menu A window will appear asking for the file name location and type to save as Make sure that the lt Save as type gt is set to CSV Comma delimited CSV as shown below It is recommended to also save the file as a XLS file otherwise formulas and formatting will be lost Save As HE Save in E Woodlot 1 3 KI Els Ez ial node 23 tipsy Folder 4 15 98 J vdyp Folder 4 15 98 Cancel 33 witestl cs SKB Microsoft Ex 4 7 98 i Options wikest2 csv SKB Microsoft Ex 4 14 98 File name Jwltest2 csv Save as type LUIS ulu ot RR For advanced users values that need to be set to default can be entered as brackets During import any values that are expected to be numbers and are not given a numerical value in the CSV file are set to zero unless the current value can be set from the default polygon Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 37 Wo
218. ulmination age 2 Site Index which will be selected by VDYP if a valid SI total age and SI Height have been entered 3 Crown Closure which will be selected by VDYP if a valid SI Height and PSYU have been entered Harvest Parameters are set for the whole woodlot in the Harvest Parameters screen These are then carried forward to each polygon in the Polygon Data Screen under the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters screen for the individual polygon They may be modified manually for each polygon in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters screen Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 9 137 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Appendix 10 Sample WOODLOT Report Woodlot Licence Harvest Planning report Date 21 March 2002 Woodlot Licence Sample Forest District Morice Company Enfor Consultants Ltd User Richard Kyle Woodlot File C Program Files Woodlot3 1 sample LOT Scenario 1 Model Information Woodlot File Release3 100 January 2002 Woodlot Version Release3 100 January 2002 WIN95 98 ME NT4 2000 XP VDYP Version Prod 6 6d4 TIPSY Version 3 0a Summary Total Net Area 527 3 ha Netdown Area 527 3 ha MAI Existing 2 21 m ha year MAI Future 3 09 m ha year Harvest Rate 1 591 m year 1 0 Introduction 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 determinin
219. ults assigned from the Default Polygon These values are used to fill in data that the user has not specified but is required to run a calculation The default polygon values will override the other default values denoted by a Refer to section O Polygon on how to reset your Default Polygon e Defaults assigned from another screen include a harvest parameters in the Yield Table and Harvest Parameters screen which are derived from the Harvest Parameters Screen under the Summary screen a regen delay in Polygon Data which is derived from the Harvest Parameters Screen under the Summary screen Q Partial Cut settings under Silviculture System in Polygon Data which are derived from the Harvest Parameters Screen under the Summary screen a TIPSY OAFs in Polygon Data which are derived from the Settings screen e Defaults that are calculated in WOODLOT including Harvest Age VDYP Site Index and VDYP Crown Closure in Polygon Data Default values which are assigned from other areas in WOODLOT or that are calculated are denoted by square brackets Values set by your Default Polygon are not bracketed The following diagrams show the default values that link between screens and default values that are calculated The data boxes shown in black circles below Harvest Parameters Regen Delay PC Volume to Remove PC Re entry years OAF1 amp OAF2 have their values assigned from another screen in WOODLOT
220. uous harvest flow over this period flat line or non declining even flow as required by BC Ministry of Forests policy June 2002 18 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual WOODLOT Basic Features 5 4 How WOODLOT 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 this value could be any number but WOODLOT uses the Hanzlik rate initially 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 equals half the previous decrease or increase except if the first rate passes it will increase by the initial rate until it fails until a rate is met within 1 m 0 1 774m 2218m 2439m 2495m 2550m Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 5 Run 4 Hanzlik 2495m 2522m 2536m 2538m 2540m 2543m Run 5 Run 6 Run 7 Run 10 Run 9 Run 8 2537m Run 11 Susta
221. ve been measured for Site Index Caution Use SI Height only if the stand is older than 30 years 9 10 4 PSYU Acceptable Values Positive integer Enter the PSYU number for the area around your Woodlot The PSYU number is used to reduce gross volumes for waste and breakage in VDYP If you do not know the PSYU or FIZ but do know the inventory region and compartment the PSYU can be found by WOODLOT For more information please see section 9 4 Finding the FIZ and PSYU If you do not provide a PSYU number while entering VDYP data VDYP will self correct this gap and will use the default PSYU provided internally with it for the FIZ zone to carry out the yield calculations The resulting yields will be close but not correct and these volumes will be used for harvest rate calculations This default PSYU used will not be displayed in WOODLOT other than in the Post Calculation Error box under the calculate yields function it can be viewed in the text file generated by VDYP You should ensure that you correct any yield calculation errors Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 57 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Polygon Data Screen 9 10 5 PSYU Block Acceptable Values Single character This feature has been added for advanced inventory users only and to provide complete input to VDYP if it is available PSYU Blocks are only available for some areas of the province PSYU Block can be derived using the Find PSYU feature See sectio
222. was established based on a review of yields from partially cut stands in PROGNOSIS BC in the absence of partial cut yield curves for the province A partial cut adjustment factor is required to account for the variability of in growth in partially cut stands WOODLOT uses yield information derived from the yield model VDYP and assumes that the new partially cut stand will be similar to a thrifty natural unmanaged younger stand The PCAF reflects the assumption that a period of time will be required for the partially cut stand to recover to produce at the same rate as it originally did This time lag is assumed to result in a reduction of net merchantable volume production over the fully stocked uninterrupted growth of the natural stand that the yield curve is derived for The PCAF should not be adjusted unless you have consulted the Ministry of Forests Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch 11 2 8 Partial Cut to Harvest This is the removal percent 96 that will be used on the first entry for the woodlot licence to establish the residual volume of the polygon unless overridden in the Polygon or Summary Screens Note that the actual volume removed will depend on the order selected in the Calculation Screen and the actual position in the queue of polygons As the actual re entry start time may be delayed a few years while another polygon is being harvested a resultant higher initial harvesting volume may be used in the calculation The mo
223. window will display a yield table and curves for the forest polygon you have displayed in the Polygon Data screen You may have to click on the blue bar and drag this screen up to view it Click on the OK button at the bottom right to close this screen and then close the Polygon Data screen To view a summary of basic yield information for all your forest polygons from the Main screen select the Summary screen button This will display a listing of polygons and harvest information Click on OK to close this window and return to the Main screen or look through the other buttons in this screen To run a calculation from the Main screen click on the Calculations screen button to open this screen Forest polygons are listed in a small display box called Harvest order The calculation will assume that the order for harvest is the order listed here Clicking on a polygon and using the buttons titled Top Up Down and Bottom can change this order Polygons can be removed by double clicking on them and reintroduced by double clicking in the lower excluded text box The order can be automatically sorted by clicking on the Harvest Order menu item To run a calculation click on the Calculate 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 A small
224. ws 3 1 User Manual PSYU BLOCK DESCRIPTION LEVEL 125 175 225 248 0 HANEY CORRECTNL INST AWE AWE AWE AWE 7 AWE AWE 7_ _AWe TFL 25 TFL 39 TFL 39 TFL 38 TFL 37 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 1 119 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual PSYU BLOCK DESCRIPTION LEVEL 12 5 175 225 7 TFL 47 AWE PK AWE AWE AWE AWE AWE AWE AWE S S 75390 MABELLAKEPARK v AWB 75500 ENEASLAKESPARK Y v MB 7560 0 OKANAGAN MTN PARK v Y MB 79700 SILVER STAR REC AREA Y AWB K NIS S 758 0 761 0 Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 1 120 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual PSYU BLOCK DESCRIPTION LEVEL 12 5 175 225 805 0 E R 005 LILY PAD L Y v AWB 806 0 E R 006 BUCK HILLS RD v v AWB 832 0 E R 032 EVANS LAKE NIS S Notes AWB uses alternate waste and breakage factors provided with VDYP batch version 6 6d if selected on in the WOODLOT Settings Screen gt gt gt S gt u 2 o 0 0 0 0 Source VDYP Batch Application User Guide Version 6 6d October 1999 BC MOF Resources Inventory Branch updated to show PSYUs that use alternate waste and breakage factors in WOODLOT UTILIZATION LEVEL CODES includes trees 12 5 cm DBH ib includes trees 17 5 cm DBH ib includes trees 22 5 cm DBH ib Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 Appendix 1 121 Woodlot for Windows
225. ws should run WOODLOT You will require Hard Drive 20MB free storage space Memory RAM 32MB RAM Operating Systems Windows 95 98 ME NT4 2000 or XP If you require a Service Pack for NT they are available from Microsoft via the Internet http support microsoft com support downloads WOODLOT now only operates on 32 bit operating systems therefore will not run on Windows 3 1 operating systems 16 bit 2 2 Software Requirements WOODLOT comes with all the software required to run and provide reports Some other software packages are recommended for preparing data formatting reports and printing as noted below 2 2 1 Recommended Software There is some software that we recommend you use with WOODLOT to assist with loading in large data sets and for preparing final reports as noted below Notepad included with Windows for viewing and printing unformatted text reports Word Processor Word for Windows or equivalent Windows based word processor for final formatting of your reports Spreadsheet Excel or equivalent Windows based spreadsheet for creating data entry files 2 3 Installation WOODLOT software and User Manual is available from e CD ROM or diskettes where available e MOF website http www for gov bc ca rte woodlots aac program htm e Enfor website http www enfor com Ministry of Forests staff must contact their Systems Administrator for installation The installation is the same basic procedure for
226. y be found in the list by pressing the first letter of the item Repeating this process will scroll through all items starting with that letter Fir Douglas _ F Fir Grand Hemlock Hemlock Mountain Hemlock Western Larch Larch Alpine Larch T amarack 4 3 Check boxes A check box works like a light switch it can either be on checked or off unchecked Clicking on the box or the text next to the box will toggle the check on and off Iw Harvest Crown 4 4 Radio Buttons A radio button box is used to select one of two or more options Notice a circle is used instead of a square like a check box Only one option can be selected at one time Clearcut Partial Cut Enfor Consultants Ltd June 2002 10 Woodlot for Windows 3 1 User Manual Conventions and Buttons Used in WOODLOT 4 5 White Data Boxes Each white data box will allow for a limited number of characters to be entered Current information in the data box may need to be deleted before adding a new number 21 0 4 6 Grey Data Boxes Grey data boxes hold information that cannot be edited read only Some of these are data returned by VDYP or TIPSY Others are for features disabled in the settings screen or not yet available in WOODLOT 1 39 4 7 Red Data Boxes Red data boxes should only be used to enter data if you have the correct information for the following e Correct inventory plot informa
227. ygon data that you have entered and two external yield programs VDYP Batch and BTIPSY This function is used to derive yield tables for each forest polygon This screen displays the following information Pre calculation Errors this list box shows data errors in your polygons that should be corrected before calculating the yields Uncorrected errors will result in incorrect yield tables for this polygon which will not be used in your harvest calculations Pre calculation warnings this list box shows warnings to prompt you that some polygon data exceeds normal specifications Running a calculation with these warnings will not result in errors in the yield tables but will affect the yield information used in subsequent calculations Items that may be displayed relate to management decisions the user must make such as whether or not to use a volume adjustment factor VAF Three checkboxes these indicate the number of polygons that must have yields calculated or updated This feature was provided as a calculations time saver It is also a way of indicating whether any new information you have entered will require yield tables to be re run These refer to Iw Update D YP 1 of 14 to calculate Iw Update TIPSY 1 of 9 to calculate Select on these to either e Update VDYP This number of polygons required for updating is described in the brackets e Update TIPSY This number of polygons required for updating is described in the bra

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