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Photo Randy Vanderveen.south of Grande Prairie.Mike Dutove shows the marking on a survey ribbon. The three ribbons on this tree indicate the centre of a plot. The numbers on the ribbon indicate the year of the survey, quarter, plot number of infected trees and number of standing peel. Surveyors are expected to have a 97 per cent accuracy rate when marking plots or the company will be charged dockage.

