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	Vegetation - Vegetation Resource Inventory (VRI)

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•	General Information	•	Net Volume Adjustment Factor (NVAF) Sampling
•	Planning	•	Ground Sampling Analysis
•	Sample Selection	•	Statistical Adjustment
•	Photo Interpretation	•	Development of New Procedures, Standards & Change Management
•	Ground Sampling - Timber	•	Vegetation Update
•	Ground Sampling - Ecology	•	Load and Access to the VRI on the LRDW

Activities			Topic	Contact Name	Alternate
	•	General Information	General Information	Victoria - Gary Johansen Southern Interior - Matt Makar Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Victoria - Laurence Bowdige Southern Interior - Jim Grace or Chris Mulvihill Coast - Kevin Hardy Northern Interior -

	•	Planning	Strategic Plan (VSIP) Development and Plan Review	Gary Johansen	Southern Interior - Matt Makar Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu

	•	Sample Selection	Procedures and Standards	Gary Johansen	Sam Otukol

	•	Photo Interpretation	Project planning	Southern Interior - Jim Grace Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Laurence Bowdige

			Implementation & Quality Assurance / Audit	Southern Interior - Jim Grace Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Laurence Bowdige

			Procedures and Standards	Laurence Bowdige	Southern Interior - Jim Grace Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu

			Certified Photo Interpreter List	Laurence Bowdige	Edward Fong

			Qualified Contractor List	Laurence Bowdige	Edward Fong

	•	Ground Sampling - Timber	Procedures and Standards	Chris Mulvihill	Matt Makar

			Quality Assurance / Audit	Chris Mulvihill	Matt Makar

			Within Polygon Variation	Chris Mulvihill	Matt Makar

			Certified Ground Sampler List	Laurence Bowdige	Chris Mulvihill

	•	Ground Sampling - Ecology	General	Laurence Bowdige	Derek Challenger

			Procedures and Standards	Laurence Bowdige	Derek Challenger

			Quality/ Assurance/ Audit	Laurence Bowdige	Derek Challenger

	•	NVAF	General Information & Project Planning	Southern Interior - Chris Mulvihill Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Will Smith

			Sampling Selection / Tree Selection	Will Smith	Gary Johansen

			Implementation, Procedures and Standards & QA	Will Smith	Southern Interior - Matt Makar or Chris Mulvihill Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu

			Certified NVAF Sampler List	Will Smith	Edward Fong

			Data Entry / Digital Data Capture	Will Smith	Coast - Kevin Hardy Southern Interior - Matt Makar Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu

			Handheld Maintenance Update	Will Smith	Roman Bilek

	•	Ground Sampling Analysis	Proponent Liaison and Analysis Review	Southern Interior - Matt Makar Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Sam Otukol

	•	Statistical Adjustment	Proponent Liaison and Analysis Review	Southern Interior - Matt Makar Coast - Derek Challenger Northern Interior - Dick Nakatsu	Sam Otukol

	•	Development of New Procedures & Standards and Change Management	VRI Change Management	Will Smith	Laurence Bowdige

			Biometrics Consultation: non-spatial	Sam Otukol	Xiaoping Yuan

			Biometrics Consultation: spatial	Xiaoping Yuan	Sam Otukol

	•	Vegetation Update	General Information	Marc Rousseau (Manager, Forest Cover Update)	Linda Sapinsky

	•	Load and Access to the VRI on the LRDW	General Information	Technical contact - Tim Salkeld	Anja Tolman