Fell Tree Study - Logging Company Information

Fell Tree Study- Logging Company Information

The fell tree study’s objective is to collect information on tree utilization for different wood product types to provide an estimate of volume used and volume left in the woods as logging residue. The study includes a few questions to help us identify and characterize logger capacity across the study area. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results comprehensive, and accurate.

Interviewer will ask the following questions and will record responses directly into data recorder using the Felled Tree Study (FTS 1.0) electronic data entry program.

1. What is the logging company name? __________________________________________________

2. In what county is the logging company located? __________________________________________

Questions 3 to 10 are not collected in the Northern states (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin).

3. What is the landowner’s level of certification for sustainable growth management practice? (check one) Question will be asked only if/when not available from other sources.

	No certification
	Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
	Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
	Tree Farm
	Other/unknown

4. How many people work in the logging crew? _________

5. How many logging crews work for the company? ________

6. How many loads per day do you convey to various mills? ________

7. Yes

   No

   Are the loads per day reported above under a quota?

8. Yes

   No

   Are you a certified logger (with current State logging certification)?

9. How many miles are you willing to travel (from company’s home location to harvest site)? _______

10. What is your procurement method (check one)

	Buy own timber
	Works for timber buyer
	Contract logger
	Other (specify in notes)

11. What is the average age (years) of the logging equipment in site?

Felling Equip.

Skidding Equip.

Loading Equip.

SCREEN SHOTS FROM DATA RECORDER UNIT