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Module 4: Woodlots and Wildlife


LESSON FOUR QUIZ

1. The purpose of Legacy Clumps is

a) Enable organisms to survive until the forest again matures
b) Provide Coarse Woody Debris
c) Provide present and future cavity trees
d) Provide vertical diversity

2. A 3 Hectare clearcut requires 1 Legacy Clump.

a) True
b) False

(Hint: Read Regulation 4 (1))

3. If trees left in a Legacy Clump blow down, it is all right to harvest them.

a) True
b) False

4. A streambank along a 1 metre wide stream with a 28% slope requires a

a) 20 M SMZ
b) 24 M SMZ
c) 28 M SMZ
d) Requires only a 5M vehicle exclusion zone

5. A contractor leaves a 15M wide uncut zone along a stream but maintains a 20 M2 basal area. Is this legal?

Yes
No

6. Acontractor wishes to harvest near a stream but in mid-winter the width of the stream cannot be determined. The contractor should

a) Measure percent slope and assume the stream requires a SMZ.
b) Take a chance and not leave a SMZ
c) Suggest to landowner that harvest occur after winter.
d) Wonder why Hughie did not look in Harold's boot.