DETERMINING%20AVERAGE%20PACE%20LENGTHS%20FOR%20DIFFERENT%20TERRAINS

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DETERMINING AVERAGE PACE LENGTHS FOR DIFFERENT
TERRAINS
Students Name Department of Forest, Range, and
Wildlife Sciences Utah State University, Logan,
Utah, USA
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OBJECTIVE
To determine the usefulness of pacing as a
measurement tool for conducting monitoring or
inventory studies.
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LOCATION
Green Canyon, Cache County, Utah
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MATERIALS METHODS
Four Terrains were identified, measured, and
staked at 100 meters.

• Gravel Road (control)
• Sagebrush/Grassland
• Steep Slope
• Pinyon/Juniper Woodland

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RESULTS
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
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DISCUSSION

• Three terrains (road, sagebrush, and
  pinyon/juniper) had very similar pacing results
• The steep slope took several more steps to go up
  hill, and only a few more steps to go down hill
• Overall, steep slope averaged almost ten steps
  longer than the other terrains
• Flat terrain requires little pace adjustment
  while steep sloping terrain requires about a 10
  percent increase in paces