Attachment7_SiteVisitNotesdocx.pdf

Attachment 7 Solicitation 12363N22Q4033 – Amendment 1

Tamarack Chimney Stewardship IRSC

Site Visit Notes Prepared by Eric Murphy, Jose Rodriguez, and Charlie Hiles

Site Visit was held on 07/05/2022

Attendance List:

Name Company Tyler Willis Atlas Tree Jose Rodriguez USFS Charlie Hiles USFS Fred Adamson Adamson and Son Logging Clinton Adams Robinson Enterprises Jacob Morrow Coleman Phil Hansen Markit! Forestry Management

Eoucario Mejia Highlander Forestry Eric Murphy USFS

Notes:

• Eric Murphy described the work to be done and gave a project overview. We met at Unit 5 and drove the entire project area, making stops at Unit 6, Unit 4/Unit 8 (meadow unit), and at Unit 1.

How long is the term of the contract?

2 seasons for the mandatory item 1 (roadside units) Term date:10/31/23 3 seasons for optional items 2 and 3 (meadow units) Term date:10/31/24

Can we cut the green, nearly dead timber in sale?

Yes, if purchaser can find markets, the trees that are fading and meet the guidelines for hazard trees and designation by damage class can be cut and removed.

If there are no locations for landings, what do we do with material?

Sale Administrator and operator can work on a case-by-case basis to find places to place material and if no good location exists, material can be felled and bucked and left in place.

Contracting Officer addition: As a service contract, if the above circumstance applied to a significant number of acres, the Government would initiate a contract modification to reduce the price paid for these acres since the work required was reduced. Small deviations may be made at no cost.

Can we cross the road with equipment?

We need to protect the chip sealed road as much as possible and any new damage would have to be fixed.

Crossing the road carefully with tires or in the gravelled spots is fine. We said the issue would be the steep banks, so if we can just fill it with tires or dirt and then remove it- so it will not smash up the edges of the road.

How much material can be left of the biomass on the ground? Is something like 10 tons to the acre okay?

We are only requiring trees over 8 inch dbh to cut that can hit roadsides. Trees under 8 inches can be left standing. We require a Scat 18 inch 50 feet from the road edge and Scat 30” in the rest of the unit.

Generally operators fall directly into the unit away from road and run over material close to the road to avoid piling it.

What is the spec for the flagged drainage areas?

Equipment is not supposed to enter those areas, so hazard trees can be felled and bucked and left in drainages. It is a similar treatment for areas with slopes over 30 percent. Get material to lay flat as possible in contact with ground. Avoid jackstrawing logs.

What is the boundary around meadow?

It is flagged with blue flagging and has pink and blue corners and signs on it.

Where do you want us to pile stuff in the meadow?

We reviewed the piling specs and said piles would be placed on the driest, highest ground areas and away from drainages. The meadow will require a lighter touch and less turning to try to keep soils in place.

When do we operate in the meadow?

It would be best to work in the meadow in mid-to-late summer, but if soil conditions are dry enough, the meadow units can be worked anytime.

Do we require rings around all the piles in the meadows?

Fire lines around piles in meadow units will only be required where the slash from moving trees is an issue for possible creeping piles. If the piled area is relatively clean of slash nearby and disturbing the meadow soils is more damaging, no rings will be required.

Why are the units not continuous and so spread out?

There is lots of private property in between and we picked the toughest ground and thickest to do with a 250 acre CE. There are some smaller portions in between, we thought we might have fire crews help with.

What do you want to do with the existing root wads of trees that have fallen already?

We just want the tree bucked from the root wad. The root wads do not have to be piled and can remain in place.

What if there is a tree 200 feet from the road that could still hit the road. Are we required to cut it?

This could be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and worked out with sale administrator.

Can we leave some trees that are too dangerous to cut? Completely rotted and cat-faced.

Yes, if hand falling is deemed too dangerous and no other means by machine can safely be done, COR/Sale Administrator can work out with operator some trees that can be left standing as too dangerous to fall.

Is any road work required?

No road work is required unless hauling and removal option is chosen. All new damage to roadway must be fixed if damaged in operations of falling and skidding or moving machines across roadway.

Do we have to put magnesium chloride down on roads?

If there is no hauling, no magnesium chloride is required on roads.

Several contractors asked about lifting time restrictions for such things as fire precautions when the work site has lower potential to burn. Other forests have a standing C level on interior burned units.

Answer – the normal fire waiver process would need to be done and we would make the decision on a case-by-case basis and is up to comfort level of District Fire Management Officer and District Ranger. But no assurances that we could make for lifting restrictions at this time. It was noted that bringing extra fire equipment like skidgeons and dozers helps with getting possible variances. We would also talk with District FMO to see what could be agreed upon.

Proposals are due on the 20th of July at 3 pm PT.