Forest Data Analysis Instructions for Valuations

• Open your Robinson excel file that contains your tree data. For the purposes
of this exercise we’ll call this file RTD.

• Open the Fritz Ohr tree data file (check your email for the file “
F_O_Forest_6_7”and save it. For the purposes of this exercise we’ll refer to it
as FOD.

• Now open a new Excel file and name this one combined forest data (CFD).
Save it.

• You should now have three Excel files open.

• To your RTD database, add a field, ”Location”, immediately to the right of

CO2. Next enter RH (Stands for Robinson Hall) immediately below Location.
Copy RH down the column so that each record (row) has RH in the location
field. Save your file.

• You’ll now combine the two databases, RTD and FOD into one database.
Later if you need to, you’ll be able to sort them by location, Robinson or Fritz
Ohr, because you added the Location field.

• To combine the databases do the following: (1) on the FOD file, highlight
cells a1 to 135k , then copy/paste this data to cell a1 into your combined
forest data (CFD)file. (2) Copy your data from your RTD file in a similar
fashion. Be sure to not copy the headings again into your combined
forest data file. Headings should only appear once in the CFD file.

• Your combined forest data (CFD) file should now have same field headings
as the RTD and FOD databases with all of your data correctly entered.

• Answer the following questions using your CFD file. Your answers should be
included in this file. This information will be used in your final report. You do
not have to turn in a copy before you submit your final report.

1. What are your total economic and environmental valves for: (a) the Robinson
forest; (b) the Fritz Ohr forest; and (c) the combined value for both forests.
Express these values in $/acre. Recall RH = .5 acres and FO = 1.3 acres.
Explain your analysis.

2. Assume that the Westminster total forest area is 100 acres. What is the
annual value of the forest based on (a), (b), and (c) above. (Three answers).

3. What is the total number of species in (a), (b) and (c) above.?
4. For (a), (b), and (c), make lists
of the tree species and the total
number of each tree species.
5. Which species, taken together, make up at least 90% of the campus forest
trees? Include the most abundant species so that you have the shortest list.