The following equipment and methods for measuring distance are acceptable when basal area, point count, or combination Stocking sampling procedures are used. Hand compass and pacing may be used for locating plot centers. A measuring tape or other calibrated measuring device shall be used for determining the radius of plots. For basal area and combination Stocking sample procedures, an angle-gauge, wedge prism, or other device capable of measuring ocularly a predetermined angle (to determine basal area) will normally be needed.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 1072.3
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551 and 4587, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 4587, Public Resources Code.