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Champion Tree Measurement Workshop
July 19, 2018
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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Regis University
3333 Regis Blvd.
Denver, CO 80221
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Champion Tree Measurment Workshop
Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
$30 per attendee (includes lunch)
Regis University | 3333 Regis Blvd. | Denver, CO 80221
*Lunch is provided as part of the registration fee. There is a parking fee, this is NOT included.
Schedule of Events
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Ownable Characteristics & Imagery Expression (light breakfast)
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Introductions/Announcements
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Measuring Tree Height
The Stick Method (based on principle of similar triangles)
Tangent Method (tape and clinometer)
Sine Method (laser rangefinder and clinometer or hypsometer)
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Measuring Circumference
Simple Tape-wrap
Level ground
Sloping ground
Use of Monocular (measuring diameter from a distance)
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Measuring Crown Spread
Simple Two-Axis Method
Spoke Method
Use of LTI TruPulse 360 Missing Line Routine
11:15 - Noon Advanced Topics
Advanced Topics
External Baseline Method for Height
Advanced Reticle Use
Measuring diameter above and below eye level
Measuring non-circular trunks
Functional Circumference for Multi-stem Trees
Evaluating Sources of Measurement Error
Tangent Versus Sine
Noon - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Field Demonstrations and Arboretum Tour
Attendees please bring your laser rangefinders and clinometers
Robert T. Leverett, Senior Advisor to American Forests for the National Champion Tree Program
Reginald Wagner/Pat Schlanger, Regis University Arboretum
Neal Bamesberger, CTC Champion Tree Coordinator
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