AM Project Description Template

This form was designed by Dave Huggard for Weyerhaeuser’s Adaptive Management Program. We use it, with a very few word changes. Thanks to Dave for providing such a useful format to follow.

Please fill out this project description on projects with a ‘trial’ component to them, keep a copy for your files. You will be asked to share this with the FFT Adaptive Management Coordinator at FPB prior to starting the project.

Main Project: [Enter your text here] Sub-project: [Enter your text here]

A. Project Description

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B. Lead Personnel

Name
Affiliation
Street
City
Province
Postal
Phone
FAX
Email

C. Period of Study

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D. Project Objectives

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E. Narrative Summary of Project Context

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F. Related Projects and Investigators

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G. Study Location(s)

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H. Experimental or Sampling Design Characteristics

Describe how samples were chosen (random, haphazard, systematic, representative of “___”, etc.) What stratification, if any, was used? Were all parts of a treatment sampled? How were samples allocated within a treatment unit? For sub-experiments describe how treatment levels were chosen.

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I. Anomalies Excluded from Sampling

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J. Permanent Plot Information

Locations of permanent plots or reference to a file containing locations. Also indicate how locations were obtained and how precise they are (e.g., GPS precise to 5m, location relative to transect within 50m, etc.).

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K. Marking Scheme Used in the Field

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L. Data Collection Period

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M. Field Methods

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N. Instrumentation

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O. Taxonomic References or Authorities and Location of Specimens if applicable

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P. Data entry, proofing and verification procedures.

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Q. Project personnel (Who worked on the project and what they did)

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R. Sources of Funding

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