Questions and Answers Question and Answers Hand TSI Release for the Nicolet NF LakewoodLaona Ranger District.pdf
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- Chequamegon – Nicolet NF Lakewood TSI Release
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- 12363N24Q4024
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a tree release solicitation on the Lakewood/Laona Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Oconto County, Wisconsin. The solicitation involves releasing planted white pine, red pine, jack pine, tamarack, and other conifer species on 285 total acres across 13 areas by removing all submerchantable species less than 5 inches in diameter. The questions and answers provide additional details on the scope of work, current stocking levels and diameters of trees across the sites, and the inadvisability of using mechanical equipment given site conditions. On average, hand crews can be expected to treat 1-2 acres per person per day on these sites.
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02/05/2024 - Question and Answers: Hand TSI Release for the Nicolet NF Lakewood/Laona Ranger
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1) Question: In the scope of work, it states “Full Area Tree Release, Remove all submerchantable species less than 5inch”. Is this prescription cutting the tree and leaving on the ground or Lop and Scatter or cut and pile. Just would like a better understanding.
Answer: For TSI we would just like them cut and left on the ground.
2) Question: Do you have an inventory to show the current stocking and avg DBH or do you have an idea of the avg TPA and avg DBH? What is the target stocking level and desired spacing for this project?
Answer: Would you be looking for an average for each site, or overall average TPA? They differ quite a bit depending on which site you are at, highest is about 6700 and lowest is about 2000.
Thes numbers DO NOT include planted trees, only natural regeneration.
As far as DBH, all but three of the sites are in open plantings, so any trees over the 5” cut maximum would be reserved as keep trees, and there is very little BA left in these sites. The three underplant sites will have larger trees, but the 5” maximum still applies so DBH should not matter much for TSI.
3) Question: Since it looks like this work is mostly in plantations do you think a small skid steer forestry mulcher could be used on this project to thin between the rows and then saws could be used where it was inaccessible by the machine?
Answer: No for this, some of the sites are in underplantings where there may be rocks and other tree species we want to keep, and the rest of the sites also have species we would like to keep in between rows. Most of these sites were planted on storm damaged sites, and even though they were site prepped before, there is still slash and holes throughout the site that may make using a skidsteer harder.
4) Question: In your experience what is the avg daily production rate of handcrews thinning in those areas?
Answer: It depends on quite a few things, but I would guess about 1-2 acres per person per day.
No further questions will be allowed under this solicitation; effective immediately.
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