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Forest Inventory and Appraisal
- Used to document current value of the standing timber resource
- Used to assess general forest health and associated concerns relative to insect/disease damage, beaver damage, storm damage, biological decline, forest successional changes, forest/site suitability and priority need for timber harvest/timber stand improvement
- Used to establish a value basis for tax/estate/Conservation Easement purposes
- Used to establish a timber value for real estate appraisal
- Used to establish/verify acreage of merchantable timber, location and distribution of forest types and presence/absence of identifiable property boundaries
- Used to determine limiting factors affecting forest growth and subsequent short and long term economic gain
- Used as base data for comprehensive planning and management
- Includes base map/aerial photograph with property boundaries, unique property features, orientation and geo-reference (GPS) data pertinent to field data sampling
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