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Measuring Your Stride
Michael Ferguson
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Lesson Standard
• AG-FS-8. The student will demonstrate standard industry forest measurement methods used for forest product inventory.
• a.Define common forest measurement terms.• b.Identify and demonstrate the use forest
measurement tools.
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What is stride length?-the distance from heel to heel or toe to toe when walking normally
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Why is necessary to know your stride length?
• Foresters have to be able to accurately estimate how much volume of timber is on a plot of ground by determining the amount on a smaller plot of ground that is representative of a larger forest plot.
• In order to estimate the volume of wood in a forest, you must know how much land (acreage) you are estimating.
• If you know the acreage and can calculate the average volume of the trees on that land, you can get an Estimated Timber Volume for an entire stand of trees.
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How do we find our stride length?• Find a partner, a clipboard, and a
pencil• There are two plastic pots
spaced exactly 100’ apart.• Walk normally between the two
pots while your partner counts your steps.
• Do this 5 times. Add your total paces and divide by 5 to get an average number of steps in 100 feet.
• Next, divide the average number of steps by 100 to get the average number of linear feet in each of your steps.
• Record this number and save it for future use.
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I know my average stride, now what?
• Step off the length and width of the rectangular area behind the 500 hall. Count your steps.
• Multiply the steps in the length by your stride length to get the linear feet of the area’s length
• Do the same for the width.• Area = Length X Width• Area is represented by square
feet. • Find the square feet of the
designated plot of land.
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I got my Area, how do I find out the acreage of this land>
• To do this, simply divide the number of square feet in the plot of land by 43,560 (the number of square feet in one acre).
• Record what you got and compare your answers with your classmates.
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Now you know how to determine acreage by foot. We will try it next time in the woods…..and figure average tree volume with the clinometers and diameter tapes.
YIPPPPEEEE!!!