Alberta Timber Scaling Manual - Forest Harvest Operations

	Alberta Timber Scaling Manual - Forest Harvest Operations


	The Alberta Timber Scaling Manual provides the standards of measurement used to determine the quantity and quality of timber harvested in Alberta. In addition, the manual provides information about compiling and reporting harvest data and describes non-standard scale methods used to estimate volumes of decked and stacked timber. This manual is authorized under Section 99 of the Timber Management Regulation, pursuant to Section 5 of the Forests Act. For details, search for "Forests Act" and "Timber Management Regulation" on the Alberta Queen's Printer website at: Laws Online Alberta Timber Scaling Manual Alberta Scaling Manual Updates - May 1, 2006 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Scaling Standards 3.0 Methods for Scaling Crown Timber 3.1 Smalian Scale 3.2 Cube Scale 3.3 Micro Log Scale Program 4.0 Mass Scaling 5.0 Special Application for Tree Length Scale 6.0 Timber Production and Revenue System 7.0 Timber Exchanges 8.0 Crown Dues Modifiers 9.0 Remote Chipping 10.0 Scaling Decked or Stacked Timber 11.0 Appendices 12.0 Tree Length Volume Tables Related Links: Alberta Timber Scaling -- Scaler Training and Permitting Program - June 2017 Micro Logscale System Regional Fixed Ratio Letter 2017-2018 Timber Scaling Forms The following forms are used for timber scaling in Alberta. Click "yes" to run the macros. TM 32 - Log Scale Tally Sheet TM 32 - Log Scale Tally Sheet TM 258 - Cube Scale Tally Sheet TM 258 - Cube Scale Tally Sheet TM 262 - Scaling Populations TM 262R - Scaling Populations for Revised Haul Estimates Tree Length Scale Summary Sheet for Individual Trees Tree Length Scale Summary Sheet for Individual Trees Tree Length Scale Tally Sheet for Decked Timber Tree Length Scale Tally Sheet for Decked Timber Tree Length Scale Tally Sheet for Single Trees Tree Length Scale Tally Sheet for Single Trees

	For more information about the content of this document, contact Wendy Machan. This information published to the web on February 25, 2016. Last Reviewed/Revised on March 20, 2018.