Forestry Equipment

Forestry Career Development Event

Altimeter

Used to determine the height of trees

Back-pack Fire Pump

Bark gauge

Canthook

Moves cut trees

Chainsaw

Chainsaw chaps

Protects legs when using chainsaws

Clinometer

Determines the height of trees

Data recorder

Densiometer

Diameter tape

Determines the diameter of tree trunk

Dot grid

Drip torch

Fiberglass measuring tape

Fire rake

Used to remove fuel from fire area

Fire weather kit

Fire-swatter

Used to smother fire

Flow/current meter

GPS receiver

Hand compass

Hand lens/Field microscope

Hip chain

Measure a chain, 66 feet

Hypo-hatchet

Increment borer

Used to take a sample of a tree, the sample can be used to age tree

Log rule

Logger’s tape

pH Meter

Planimeter

Plant press

Used to press plants for mounting

Plastic flaggin

Mark areas

Pulaski forester axe

Used to remove fuel from fire area

Relaskop

Safety glasses

Safety hard hat

Soil sampler

Soil test kit

Used to test soil

Staff compass

Stereoscope

Used to look at maps in 3-D

Survey instrument

Tally book

Tally meter

Helps keep track of number of merchantable trees in an area

Tree caliper

Used to measure the diameter of a tree

Tree marking gun

Used to mark trees

Tree planting hoe or bar

Used to plant trees

Tree stick (Biltmore Stick)

Used to determine diameter of trees and height of trees

Water sampler

Water test kit

Wedge prism

Used to cruise timber and determine how many merchantable trees are in an area

Wheeler caliper