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APPENDIX B

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR TIMBER REMOVAL AND MANDATORY WORK ITEMS

*BT.0 CONTRACT AREA

*BT.2 Claims

*CT.0 TIMBER SPECIFICATIONS

*CT.1 Included Timber *CT.1.1 Standard Timber *CT.1.2 Substandard Timber *CT.1.3 Damaged Timber *CT.1.3.1 Damaged by Contractor *CT.1.3.2 Negligent or Willful Damage *CT.1.3.4 Minor Damage by Natural Causes *CT.1.4 Unintentionally Cut Timber *CT.1.6 Other Material *CT.2 Utilization and Removal of Included Timber *CT.3 Timber Designations *CT 3.2.2 Other Authorized Clearings CT.3.4 Understory Removal Units CT.3.5 Individual Trees *CT.3.7 Minor Changes *CT.4 Volume Estimate

*DT.0 RATES OF PAYMENT

*DT.1 Current Contract Rates *DT.4 Other Payment Rates *DT.4.1 Material and Quantities Not in Division AT *DT.4.2 Timber Cut Through Mistake *DT.4.2.1 Designated Timber Cut But Not Removed *DT.4.3 Undesignated Timber Damaged Without Negligence *DT.4.4 Undesignated Timber Unnecessarily Damaged or Negligently or Willfully Cut

ET.0 PAYMENTS

*ET.1 Amount Payable for Timber *ET.2 Integrated Resource Account *ET.3 Deposits When Payment Guaranteed

GT.0 OPERATIONS

*GT.4 Conduct of Logging *GT.4.1 Felling and Bucking *GT.4.1.1 Felling in Clearings *GT.4.1.2 Stump Heights *GT.4.1.3 Limbing *GT.4.2 Skidding and Yarding GT.4.2.1 Rigging *GT.4.2.2 Landings and Skid Trails *GT.4.2.3 Skidding on Roads GT.4.2.4 Arches and Dozer Blades *GT.6.3 Temporary Roads *GT.6.4 Landings *GT.6.5 Skid Trails and Fire Lines *GT.6.6 Current Operating Areas *GT.6.7 Erosion Control Structure Maintenance *GT.7 Slash Disposal *GT 8 Measuring **GT.8.1 Product Identification

IT.0 OTHER CONDITIONS

*IT.1 Title and Liability *IT.1.1 Title Passage *IT.1.2 Liability for Loss *IT.5 Sale of Other Materials

*DT.4.5 Liquidated Damages

KT.0 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

KT-CT.3.5# - DESIGNATION OF TIMBER, CUTTING UNIT

BOUNDARIES, AND SUBDIVISION/PAYMENT UNIT

BOUNDARIES (6/2012)

KT-CT.3.5.1# – DESIGNATION BY SPACING. (9/04)

KT-FT.3.5# – ROAD AND WATER SUPPLY USE. (5/2008)

KT-GT.2.2# - PROTECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. (5/2008)

KT-GT.3.1.4 - RELEASE OF PAYMENT UNITS.

KT-GT.3.5#-PROJECT OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (12/2006)

KT-GT.3.3.1 - LOG TRUCKING. (2/2005)

KT-GT.3.7 - SUBSTITUTE METHODS. (2/2005)

KT-GT.4.1# - FELLING, BUCKING, AND LIMBING. (8/2007)

KT-GT.4.2# - GROUND BASED SKIDDING. (12/2006)

KT-GT.7# - SLASH TREATMENT. (12/2006)

KT-GT.8-2# – MEASURING – Option 2. (2/2005)

KT-GT.8.3 - ACCOUNTABILITY. (2/2005)

KT-HT.2 SPECIFIED FIRE PRECAUTIONS (06/2012)

KT-HT2.2# EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS (07/2016)

KT-IT.2.1- CONTRACT TERM ADJUSTMENT (07/2016)

KT-IT.6.8# – USE OF TIMBER. (9/04)

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Division AT

Location and Area:

This Contract Area of 536 total acres is located in: T25N, R8E, Sec 24, 25, 26, 35 and 36; T25N, R9E, Sec 19 and 30, MDBM.

AT.2 Included Timber Volume Estimate and Utilization Standards, applicable to CT.1, CT.2, CT.4, and GT.4

Species Group

Product

Estimated Quantity*

Unit of Measure

Minimum Specifications Merchantable Tree Piece Required to be

Removed Diameter Breast High (d.b.h.)

(inches)

Number of Minimum Pieces per Tree

Length (feet)

Diameter Inside Bark at Small End (inches)

1/

Douglas Fir

Sawtimber 668.60

CCF 10 1 10 6 12

Incense Cedar

Sawtimber 126.92

CCF 10 1 10 6 12

Ponderosa Pine/Jeff rey Pine

Sawtimber 79.77

CCF 10 1 10 6 12

Sugar Pine/West ern White Pine

Sawtimber 4.35

CCF 10 1 10 6 12

White Fir/Red Fir

Sawtimber 1,081.05 CCF 10 1 10 6 12

Combined Softwood

Grn Bio Cv

2,063.09 CCF 3 1 6 0 16

Total Quantity

4,023.78

Timber Subject to Agreement - N/A 1/ Enter Merchantability Factor (Merch. Factor) or Net Scale in % of Gross Scale, whichever is appropriate.

Timber Designations, acres are approximate:

Number Acres Clearcutting Units (CT.3.1) ________ _______ Overstory Removal Units (CT.3.3) ________ _______ Understory Removal Units (CT.3.4) ________ _______ Individual Trees (CT.3.5) 419.5 ________ __247.2 Designation by Description or Prescription(KT-CT.3)________ _______

AT.6 - High Stumps, applicable to GT.4.1.2

Species Product Maximum Stump Height (inches) All

All

Sawtimber

Non-saw (Combined Softwood)

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

TIMBER REMOVAL SPECIFICATIONS

CLAUSES FOR TREE MEASUREMENT TIMBER REMOVAL CONTRACTS

(Applicable to Contracts to be Measured Before Felling)

This Division is organized into Parts, Sections, Subsections, and Items.

These are numbered in accordance with the following scheme: Part BTl.0, Section BTl.1, Subsection BTl.11, and Item BTl.111. References to a Part include all Sections, Subsections, and Items within that Part; references to a Section include all Subsections and Items within that Section; and references to a Subsection include all Items within that Subsection. Cross references within this contract cite the reference number of the applicable Division, Part, Section, Subsection, and Item. Descriptive headings used are not to be considered in determining the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder. The Standard Clauses in this Division are subject to Specific Conditions of the contract stated in Division AT. Wherever appropriate, Specific Conditions established in Division AT are herein cited by reference number. References to Standard Clauses also apply to Special KT Clauses with the same numbers. These clauses are applicable only to the timber removal portion of the Twain West IRSC Contract except where otherwise specifically referenced. “Timber” when used in this appendix includes timber and other products.

BT.0—CONTRACT AREA

BT.2 Claims. Valid claims are excluded from Contract Area, except those on which timber cutting is authorized in writing by the claimant and except mining claims on which cutting is authorized by the Act of July 23, 1955 (30 USC 614). Claims that limit Contractor’s rights to operate under this contract and that Forest Service has been able to identify are shown on Contract Area Map. Contractor is not obligated to operate contrary to existing claim limitations. Forest Service shall designate boundaries of claims on the ground to the extent necessary to identify Included Timber.

CT.0—TIMBER SPECIFICATIONS

CT.1 Included Timber. “Included Timber” consists of:

CT.1.1 Standard Timber. Live and dead trees and portions thereof that meet Utilization Standards and are designated for cutting.

CT.1.2 Substandard Timber. Live and dead trees that:

(a) Do not meet Utilization Standards and

(b) Are located in Clearcutting Units or construction clearings or are otherwise designated for cutting.

CT.1.3 Damaged Timber.

CT.1.3.1 Damaged by Contractor. Undesignated live trees meeting Utilization Standards (a) within 200 feet slope distance from centerline of roads constructed hereunder which are damaged by Contractor's construction to the extent that considerable

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By agreement, such trees may be left without charge if their removal would cause undue damage or be grossly uneconomic.

CT.1.3.2 Negligent or Willful Damage. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards and unnecessarily damaged or negligently or willfully cut by Contractor, if included by Forest Service.

CT.1.3.4 Minor Damage by Natural Causes. Undesignated trees within Contract Area and meeting Utilization Standards, that become insect infested, wind thrown, suffer serious damage, or die, as designated by agreement.

CT.1.4 Unintentionally Cut Timber. Trees within or immediately adjacent to Contract Area or to road construction or other authorized clearing outside Contract Area, not designated for cutting but that are cut through mistake by Contractor, when included by Forest Service.

CT.1.6 Other Material. Species or products not listed in the contract, upon written approval of Forest Service.

CT.2 Utilization and Removal of Included Timber. “Utilization Standards” for trees and minimum pieces are stated in Division AT. To meet minimum tree specifications, trees must equal or exceed tree diameters listed in Division AT and contain at least one minimum piece. Except for timber required or authorized to be left, Contractor shall fell and buck such trees and shall remove from Contract Area all pieces that:

(a) Meet minimum piece standards in Division AT or

(b) Do not meet such standards, but would have qualified as part of minimum pieces if bucking lengths were varied to include such material.

CT.3 Timber Designations. Timber designated for cutting shall be confined to Contract Area, except as otherwise provided. Contract Area Map indicates Payment Units, if any, where Marking is to be done after solicitation, except for construction clearing, minor changes, and damaged timber. The boundaries of cutting units were plainly marked on ground before solicitation and are shown on Contract Area Map. The number of units and approximate acreage of timber designations are stated in Division AT.

CT.3.2.2 Other Authorized Clearings. Timber within authorized clearings for Temporary Roads, landings, or other construction clearings is designated for cutting. Quantities of such timber are not included in Division AT.

CT.3.4 Understory Removal Units. All trees within “Understory Removal Units” are designated for cutting when they meet Utilization Standards and are smaller than the diameter limits shown on Contract Area Map.

CT.3.5 Individual Trees. All trees to be cut, other than in the units described in CT.3.1, CT.3.2, CT.3.3, and CT.3.4, are Marked or designated by description. Trees are “Marked” when individually designated by Forest Service with paint marks above and below stump

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CT.3.7 Minor Changes. Within Contract Area, minor adjustments may be made in boundaries of cutting units or in the timber individually Marked for cutting when acceptable to Contractor and Forest Service.

CT.4 Volume Estimate. The estimated volumes of timber by species designated for cutting and expected to be cut under Utilization Standards are listed in Division AT. The estimated volumes stated are not to be construed as guarantees or limitations of the timber volumes to be designated for cutting under the terms of this contract.

DT.0—RATES OF PAYMENT

DT.1 Current Contract Rates. Included Timber that is Released for Cutting shall be paid for at Current Contract Rates determined under this Section.

“Current Contract Rates” shall be Flat Rates. Flat Rates shall be those listed in Division AT or B2 of the Schedule of Items. In the event contract time is adjusted, Current Contract Rates shall be continued in the same manner as immediately prior to the adjustment period.

DT.4 Other Payment Rates.

DT.4.1 Material and Quantities Not in Division AT. Incidental amounts of products or portions of trees of species that do not meet Utilization Standards may be removed without charge. Such material from Clearcutting Units and construction clearings may be purposely removed in more than incidental amounts without charge subject to agreement on deposits for road maintenance and use. Such material from other than Clearcutting Units and construction clearings may be purposely removed in more than incidental amounts without charge upon written approval of Contracting Officer, and subject to agreement on deposits if needed for road maintenance and use. Other species or products not listed may, upon written approval of Contracting Officer, be cut and removed without charge other than Required Deposits established by agreement. Timber for which the quantity is not included in the estimate, shall be paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits.

DT.4.2 Timber Cut Through Mistake. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards, cut by Contractor through mistake and included by the Forest Service, shall be removed and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits, unless such material is not listed. In such event, Forest Service, in accord with standard Forest Service methods, shall establish rates to be paid.

DT.4.2.1 Designated Timber Cut But Not Removed. Standard timber shall be removed prior to acceptance of a Subdivision for completion of logging. There shall be no charge when (a) leaving the incidental material is justified under existing conditions, or (b) Cut timber is left by option or requirement.

DT.4.3 Undesignated Timber Damaged Without Negligence. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards, damaged without negligence by Contractor and designated by Forest Service, shall be cut, removed, and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits.

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DT.4.4 Undesignated Timber Unnecessarily Damaged or Negligently or Willfully Cut. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards and unnecessarily damaged or negligently or willfully cut by Contractor, if included by Forest Service shall be cut, removed, and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits that are in addition to liquidated damages. If such timber is of a species or size not listed in Division AT or is of a quality different from designated timber, Contracting Officer shall establish payment rates in accord with standard Forest Service methods.

DT.4.5 Liquidated Damages. Unnecessary damage to or negligent or willful cutting of undesignated timber, on portions of Contract Area cut over under this contract is likely to cause substantial silvicultural or other damage to the National Forest. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to determine the amount of such damage.

Therefore, Contractor shall pay as fixed, agreed, and liquidated damages an amount equivalent to the amount payable at Current Contract Rates. If designated by the Forest Service, Contractor shall remove such damaged timber.

ET.0—PAYMENTS

ET.1 Amount Payable for Timber. Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits in effect when a Payment Unit is Released for cutting shall be applied to the timber quantities to determine the amount Contractor shall pay. Payment shall be in the form of Stewardship Credits or cash.

ET.2 Stewardship Account “Stewardship Account” is an account of all Contractor’s deposits, credits, Payment Guarantees, and the charges for:

a. Timber, or other Products at rates specified in contract

b. Slash disposal and road maintenance at Required Deposit rates,

c. Stewardship Credits established,

d. Contract Scaling Deposits, and

e. Other Charges provided in this contract.

Cash deposits and Stewardship Credits earned shall be recorded currently in such account. Charges for timber cut shall be made when Forest Service prepares and furnishes to Contractor periodic statements of volume and value of such timber cut and scaled. Charges against Stewardship Credits shall be limited to timber value in excess of Required Deposits. Required Deposits and Other Charges shall be paid in cash.

Contractor shall make cash deposits to meet Contractor’s obligations within 15 days of billing by the Forest Service. Deposits shall be made to Forest Service, USDA, by mail or delivery to the address shown on the bill for collection.

ET.3 - Deposits When Payment Guaranteed. (05/10) To the extent payment guarantee is provided under Clause entitled, “PRODUCT PAYMENT GUARANTEE” requirements for advance cash deposits shall be waived for the value of Product on contract area that is cut, but not removed, and for the value of Products removed from contract area, up to limit of remaining stewardship credits to be earned and exchanged for value of included product except for Required Deposits and Associated Charges. Associated charges shall be waived for not more than one monthly billing period.

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GT.0—OPERATIONS

GT.4 Conduct of Logging. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, Contractor shall fell trees designated for cutting and shall remove the portions which meet Utilization Standards, except for occasional trees inadvertently not cut or trees or pieces not removed for good reason, including possible damage to forest resources or gross economic impracticability at the time of removal of other timber. Logging shall be conducted in accordance with the following, unless other clauses set forth requirements to meet special or unusual logging conditions:

GT.4.1 Felling and Bucking. Felling shall be done to minimize breakage of Included Timber and damage to residual timber. Unless agreed otherwise, felling shall be done by saws or shears. Bucking shall be done to permit removal of all minimum pieces set forth in Division AT.

Contractor may buck out cull material when necessary to produce pieces meeting Utilization Standards. Such bucked out material shall contain a minimum amount of sound wood, not in excess of the net Measure in percentage of gross Measure, or based on the merchantability factor, whichever is stated in Division AT. If necessary to assess extent of defect, Contractor shall make sample saw cuts or wedges.

GT.4.1.1 Felling in Clearings. Insofar as ground conditions, tree lean and shape of clearings permit, trees shall be felled so that their tops do not extend outside construction clearings and areas of regeneration cutting.

GT.4.1.2 Stump Heights. Stumps shall not exceed, on the side adjacent to the highest ground, the maximum heights set forth in Division AT, except that occasional stumps of greater heights shall be acceptable when necessary for safe and efficient conduct of logging. Except for acceptable high stumps stated above, Contractor shall re-cut high stumps so they will not exceed heights specified in Division AT and shall dispose of severed portions in the same manner as other logging debris or as otherwise agreed. The stump heights shown in Division AT were selected with the objective of maximum reasonable utilization of the timber unless Contract Area Map shows special areas where stump heights are lower for aesthetic, land treatment or silvicultural reasons.

GT.4.1.3 Limbing. When Forest Service determines it is necessary to minimize damage to the residual stand during skidding, Contractor shall cut exposed limbs from products prior to skidding. Contractor may leave uncut those limbs that cannot be cut with reasonable safety.

GT.4.2 Skidding and Yarding. Methods of skidding or yarding specified for particular areas, if any, are indicated on Contract Area Map.

Outside Clearcutting Units and construction clearings, insofar as ground conditions permit, products shall not be skidded against reserve trees or groups of reproduction and tractors shall be equipped with a winch to facilitate skidding.

GT.4.2.1 Rigging. Insofar as practicable, needed rigging shall be slung on stumps or trees designated for cutting.

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GT.4.2.2 Landings and Skid Trails. Location of all landings, tractor roads, and skid trails shall be agreed upon prior to their construction. The cleared or excavated size of landings shall not exceed that needed for efficient skidding and loading operations.

GT.4.2.3 Skidding on Roads. Products may be skidded on permanent roads authorized for hauling only by prior written agreement.

GT.4.2.4 Arches and Dozer Blades. Skidding tractors equipped with pull-type arches or dozer blades wider than tractor width or C-frame width, whichever is greater, shall not be used in residual timber outside Clearcutting Units and other authorized clearings, except on constructed tractor roads or landings, unless there is written agreement that residual timber will not be damaged materially by such use.

GT.6.3 Temporary Roads. As necessary to attain stabilization of roadbed and fill slopes of Temporary Roads, Contractor shall employ such measures as outsloping, drainage dips, and water-spreading ditches.

After a Temporary Road has served Contractor’s purpose, Contractor shall give notice to Forest Service and shall remove bridges and culverts, eliminate ditches, outslope roadbed, remove ruts and berms, effectively block the road to normal vehicular traffic where feasible under existing terrain conditions, and build cross ditches and water bars, as staked or otherwise marked on the ground by Forest Service.

When bridges and culverts are removed, associated fills shall also be removed to the extent necessary to permit normal maximum flow of water.

GT.6.4 Landings. After landings have served Contractor’s purpose, Contractor shall ditch and slope them to permit water to drain or spread. Unless agreed otherwise, cut and fill banks around landings shall be sloped to remove overhangs and otherwise minimize erosion.

GT.6.5 Skid Trails and Fire Lines. Contractor shall construct cross ditches and water-spreading ditches on tractor roads and skid trails, where staked or otherwise marked on the ground by Forest Service.

Forest Service shall designate cross ditching on Contractor built fire lines prior to or during construction. By agreement, Contractor may use other comparable erosion control measures, such as backblading skid trails, in lieu of cross ditching.

GT.6.6 Current Operating Areas. Where logging, road construction, or other stewardship project work is in progress but not completed, unless agreed otherwise, Contractor shall, before operations cease annually, remove all temporary log culverts and construct temporary cross drains, drainage ditches, dips, berms, culverts, or other facilities needed to control erosion. Such protection shall be provided, prior to end of September 15th, for all disturbed, unprotected ground that is not to be disturbed further prior to end of operations each year, including roads and associated fills, tractor roads, skid trails, and fire lines. When weather permits operations during September 16th – March 30, Contractor shall keep such work on any additional disturbed areas as up to date as practicable.

GT.6.7 Erosion Control Structure Maintenance. During the period of this contract, Contractor shall provide maintenance of soil erosion control

Twain West IRSC 9 structures constructed by Contractor until they become stabilized, but not for more than 1 year after their construction. Contractor shall not be responsible for repair of such structures damaged by other National Forest users whose activities are not a part of Contractor’s Operations.

GT.7 Slash Disposal. Contractor’s timing of product removal and preparatory work shall not unnecessarily delay slash disposal. Specific slash disposal measures to be employed by Contractor are stated in elsewhere herein and are in addition to Required Deposits for slash disposal.

GT.8 Measuring. “Measuring” is the estimation of timber quantities using certain dimensions and applicable volume tables or formulae to determine the contents of trees or stands in a standard manner. Sampling may be on an individual tree or area basis. Examples of standard procedures are tree measurement, sample tree measurement, and area estimate. The quantity of timber designated or to be designated for cutting has been or shall be Measured, as specified in this contract.

GT.8.1 Product Identification. For contracts west of the 100th meridian, before removal from Contract Area, unless Contracting Officer determines that circumstances warrant a written waiver or adjustment, Contractor shall:

(a) Hammer brand all products that are eight (8) feet or more in length and one-third (1/3) or more sound, on each end that is seven (7) inches or more in diameter

(b) Paint with a spot of highway-yellow paint all domestic processing products that are eight (8) feet or more in length and one-third (1/3) or more sound, on each end that is seven (7) inches or more in diameter. Each paint spot must be not less than three (3) square inches in size.

Contracting Officer shall assign brands and, if Contract Area is within a State that maintains a log brand register, brands shall be registered with the State. Contractor shall use assigned brand exclusively on logs from this contract until Contracting Officer releases brand. Contractor will furnish and apply highway-yellow paint of a lasting quality (oil-base or equivalent).

All hammer brands and/or highway-yellow paint must remain on logs until they are domestically processed. Contractor shall replace identifying marks if they are lost, removed, or become unreadable. Contractor may remanufacture products into different log lengths. Except for logs remanufactured as part of the mill in-feed process immediately before processing, remanufactured products must be rebranded with the assigned contract brand and repainted with highway-yellow paint, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Contracting Officer. For such remanufactured products, Contracting Officer may approve use of a brand to be used exclusively as a catch brand, in lieu of the assigned contract brand.

IT.0—OTHER CONDITIONS

IT.1 Title and Liability.

IT.1.1 Title Passage. All right, title, and interest in and to any Included Timber shall remain in Forest Service until it has been cut, removed from Contract Area or other authorized cutting area, and paid for, at which time title shall vest in Contractor. Timber cut under the

Twain West IRSC 10 terms of clause Product Payment Guarantee, shall be considered to be paid for. Title to any Included Timber that has been cut and paid for, but not removed from Contract Area or other authorized cutting area by Contractor on or prior to contract termination, shall remain in Forest Service.

IT.1.2 Liability for Loss. If Included Timber is destroyed or damaged by an unexpected event that significantly changes the nature of the Included Timber, such as fire, wind, flood, insects, disease, or similar cause, the party holding title shall bear the timber value loss resulting from such destruction or damage; except that such losses caused by insect or disease after felling of timber shall be borne by Contractor, unless Contractor is prevented from removing such timber by the Forest Service. Deterioration or loss of value of salvage timber is not an unexpected event. In the event Included Timber to which Forest Service holds title is destroyed, Contractor will not be obligated to remove and pay for such timber. In the event Included Timber to which Forest Service holds title is damaged, Contracting Officer shall make an appraisal to determine for each species the difference between the appraised unit value of Included Timber immediately prior to the value loss and the appraised unit value of timber after the loss. Current Contract Rates in effect at the time of the value loss shall be adjusted by said differences to become the redetermined rates.

There shall be no obligation for Forest Service to supply, or for Contractor to accept and pay for, other timber in lieu of that destroyed or damaged. This Subsection shall not be construed to relieve either party of liability for negligence.

IT.5 Sale of Other Materials. Forest Service reserves the right to sell from Contract Area during the period of this contract any materials or products not subject to its terms, but shall not permit removal, possession or use thereof which will materially interfere with Contractor's Operations.

Contractor shall not be obligated to do any work made necessary by the action of others.

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KT-CT.3.5# - DESIGNATION OF TIMBER, CUTTING UNIT BOUNDARIES, AND

SUBDIVISION/PAYMENT UNIT BOUNDARIES (6/2012) Trees are designated for cutting under BT.3.5# only if designated as shown in the Timber Designation table below.

The boundaries of Subdivisions/Payment Units and Cutting Units are designated as shown in the Boundary Designation table below. Trees used for boundary designation are not to be cut.

SPECIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO KT-CT.3.5# - DESIGNATION OF TIMBER, CUTTING

UNIT BOUNDARIES, AND SUBDIVISION/PAYMENT UNIT BOUNDARIES

Timber Designation Table

Cutting Unit/Subdivision/ Area/Payment Unit

Tree Paint Color

Designation or Specification

Contract Area

BLUE

Hazard Tree. Notwithstanding BT.3.2 all dead and unstable live trees which are leaning towards a road or are otherwise hazardous to a road, and are sufficiently tall to reach Contractor's landings or the roadbed of National Forest System roads within Contract Area, shall be felled by Contractor when Marked in the specified paint color above and below stump height by Forest Service in advance of felling any other timber in the vicinity. Pieces meeting Utilization Standards from such dead and unstable live trees shall be removed unless Contractor is notified in writing that removal would cause unacceptable damage to areas requiring special protection such as residual timber, roads, administrative sites, streamside management zones, and areas identified on Contract Area Map or on the ground.

Payment Units 53,54,55,56,58,61

BLUE

Individual Tree Mark. Individual trees are designated for cutting only if Marked above and below stump height with the specified paint color.

N/A

Leave Tree Mark. All live <NA> are designated for cutting unless Marked as leave trees. Leave trees are Marked above and below stump height with the specified paint color. Contract Area Map indicates areas plainly identified on the ground where leave trees are Marked to be left uncut.

Wildlife Trees. Notwithstanding the designation for cutting under BT.3.l, BT.3.3, BT.3.4, or BT.3.5, trees which are identified by standard Forest Service metal wildlife tree sign or painted with the specified paint color on the uphill and downhill side, shall be left uncut. In event such trees are destroyed in Contractor's Operations, Forest Service may designate alternate trees to be saved.

Marked Out Trees. When it is necessary to delete previously marked trees, an unique tree marking

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BLACK

paint color will be Marked over or adjacent to the original mark, but will not obscure the original marking. Trees Marked with the original marking paint color and the unique tree marking paint color are not Included Timber.

Payment Units 53,54,55,56,58,61

Designation by Spacing KT-CT.3.5.1#

N/A Designation by Species and Diameter, KT-CT.3.5.2#

N/A Designation by Damage Class, KT-CT.3.5.3#

N/A Designation by Row Spacing, KT-CT.3.5.4#

Subdivision/Payment Unit and Cutting Unit Boundary Designation Table

Subdivision/Payment Unit

Boundary Paint Color

Boundary Designation

ORANGE

Boundary trees are painted with three horizontal stripes at eye level facing into the harvest units with a vertical stripe on each side of the tree in line with the boundary. Boundary trees too small to have three horizontal stripes are painted with one vertical stripe.

Boundaries are not painted along existing roads.

No Treatment Wildlife Clumps

Boundary Paint Color

Boundary Designation

WHITE

Wildlife clump boundary trees are painted with a single horizontal dot at eye level facing away from the clump into the treatment area of the payment unit.

Smaller boundary trees will have one dot.

Clump boundaries are also indicated by yellow “SILVICULTURE” flagging.

Boundaries are not painted along existing roads.

KT-CT.3.5.1# – DESIGNATION BY SPACING. (9/04)

Within all Payment Unit(s, as shown on Contract Area Map, all live biomass conifer trees (3” DBH to 9.9” DBH), with species preference for cutting being lodgepole pine, white fir, Douglas fir, incense cedar, ponderosa/Jeffrey pine, and sugar pine trees, except trees marked with WHITE paint or described to be left uncut, that meet Utilization Standards and one or more of the following criteria are designated for cutting.

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(a) The required spacing is a maximum average of 20 (15 to 25) feet. The tree is within 15 feet of a live hardwood 6” DBH or greater, or a live conifer tree that has a larger stump diameter than it; and the larger tree is not designated for cutting.

(b) The tree is within N/A feet of a N/A tree greater than or equal to N/A inches stump diameter; and this tree is not designated for cutting.

(c) The tree is marked with BLUE paint.

Distances are measured horizontal distance, outside bark stump height to outside bark stump height. Stump diameter is measured outside bark at stump height in a horizontal plane and is the average of a measurement across the short axis through the true center of the stump and a second measurement at right angles to the short axis.

All hardwood trees shall be left as leave trees, unless marked with BLUE paint.

No tree greater than or equal to N/A inches stump diameter shall be cut, unless marked with N/A paint. Payment unit boundaries and other trees that shall be left uncut are marked with ORANGE or WHITE paint.

Contractor and Forest Service shall agree to skid trail location under GT.4.2.2.

Skid trails shall be no greater than 14 feet wide with a 100 foot spacing.

Quantities of trees located in skid trails are not Included Timber under AT.2.

KT-F(T)3.1# – ROAD MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS (7/01) – see APPENDIX C

KT-FT.3.5# – ROAD AND WATER SUPPLY USE. (5/2008) National Forest water supply locations, access, method of filling trucks, period of water availability and procedures designed to maintain water quality at each location shall be agreed in advance of use. Such use shall at no time reduce water supplies to the level that further use may be detrimental to aquatic resources or other established use. Waterholes and other improvements relating to said water supplies shall be put into condition, prior to expected seasonal periods of precipitation or runoff, to avoid resource damage.

Damage to resources at such locations caused by Contractor's Operations, other than fire suppression activities, shall be repaired by Contractor in a timely and agreed manner to the extent practicable to restore and prevent further resource damage.

Unless otherwise agreed, Contractor’s use of roads and other water supply requirements shall conform to the following table.

SPECIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO K-F(T)3.5# - REQUIREMENTS OF ROAD AND WATER SUPPLY

USE

Load Limitations

Contractor shall notify Forest Service in writing of the planned size and load distribution for equipment which exceeds the State of California Vehicle Code legal size and weight, and the National Forest System roads to be used. Such notice may be part of plan of operation under G.3.1.1. Within l5 days after receipt of the written

Twain West IRSC 14 notice Forest Service shall notify Contractor in writing of any regulations or restrictions that may be needed to protect National Forest Transportation Facilities.

A written permit shall be required for moving any vehicle which is in excess of the established legal size and weight which is not listed in the above plan, except as may be authorized in prior written agreements.

Existing Non-National Forest System Roads

Roads not shown on Contract Area Map may be used as Temporary Roads if there is agreement before use is started.

Snow Removal If Contractor removes snow from roads, such work shall be done with Forest Service approval and in a manner that will protect roads and adjacent resources.

Snow berms shall be removed or placed to avoid accumulation of melt water on the road and prevent water concentration on erosive slopes or soils.

Snow must not be removed to the road surface. A minimum 6 inch snow depth must be left to protect the roadway. If the road surface is damaged, Contractor shall replace lost surface material and repair structures damaged in blading operations prior to hauling, unless climatic conditions prevent necessary work from being accomplished or as otherwise agreed in writing.

Single lane roads shall be plowed full width including turnouts. In event double lane roads are not plowed to full width, warning signs shall be required and plowing shall be no less than single lane (12 feet) with intervisible turnouts.

Water Supply Deposits

Surface Replacement Deposits

KT-GT.2.2# - PROTECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. (5/2008) Contractor shall notify Forest Service at least 14 days prior to any operations in the vicinity of improvements identified on Contract Area Map. Contractor shall protect such improvements from damage and shall be responsible for their timely restoration if damaged by Contractor's Operations. If relocation or removal of said improvements is necessary to avoid foreseeable damage by Contractor's Operations, work and cost shall be borne by the party listed in the table below. If Contractor is required to move or relocate the improvements, they shall move or relocate the improvements listed in the following table to locations and in a manner as specified in drawings or in specifications attached hereto. Improvements shall be returned to their original locations following Contractor’s Operations.

See table below for improvements to be protected.

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SPECIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO KT-GT.2.2# – PROTECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.

Improvement Owner’s or Permittee’s

Name

Timing Specifications Work and Cost of

Removal or Relocation Borne by

AT&T

Underground Telephone Line crossing Payment Units 55, 56, 58, and

(see CAM)

AT&T

Primary Contact:

Gail Welch, Engineer at 530-891-2273, gw1716@att.com and/or Cort Schreiber at 530-891-2392, cs2345@att.com

Buried utility has occasional witness trees designated with a pale offcolored white paint. Submit a “Mark and Locate” request at 811EXPRESS.com or by calling 811 or 800-642-2444 no sooner than 14 days and no later than 2 days prior any operations in vicinity of utility.

Notify AT&T when crossings are to take place. Notify AT&T and Forest Service if “Mark and Locate” identifies conditions of increased cable exposure, or immediately upon any noticable damage to the line or its cover material.

Provide protective cover, i.e.: cull logs covered with dirt at approved crossing. Line is about 2 feet below ground. See the CAM for the location.

NOTE: Utility location is NOT consistently indicated on the ground. Contractor shall request “Mark and Locate” prior any operations in areas where cable location is not discernable.

Contractor

PG&E

Overhead Dual Transmission Lines Adjacent to Payment Units 56 and

(see CAM)

Pacific Gas and Electric

(PG&E)

Primary Contact:

Brent Larsen, Utility Forester at 916-633-9253, BMLJ@pge.com and Mark Steward at M9S5@pge.com

Notify PG&E 14 days prior any operations adjacent to line.

Notify PG&E to arrange for PG&E felling of marked utility hazard trees that Contractor determines is beyond their capability.

Pay for repair of any damage should damage occur as a result of Contractor actions or operations.

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Survey Monuments, Culverts, FS Roads, and Other Ownership and Roads

USDA Forest Service

District Ranger at 530- 283-0555 x7610 And USDA FS/Plumas Co.

Contract duration.

Purchaser will directionally fall timber and skid appropriately to avoid damage throughout area.

KT-GT.2.4# – SITE SPECIFIC SPECIAL PROTECTION MEASURES (9/04)

Special protection measures needed to protect known areas identified on Contract Area Map or on the ground include:

Cultural Resource Protection Measures:

After Timber Sale award, Contract Area Map (CAM 3 of 3) will be available to the Purchaser, indicating known locations of Cultural Resources that are to be avoided and protected. Known sites are indicated on the ground by red and black striped flagging. Operations may require crossing certain sites which can be done only upon approval of the District Archaeologist, or if indicated on CAM 3 of 3.

Wildlife and Botanical Protection Measures:

The CAM indicates NO known noxious weed site(s). Any discovered site is to be avoided and the Ranger District Botanist notified. Site(s) will be identified on the ground with orange flagging with ‘NOXIOUS WEEDS’ printed in black. No sensitive plants are known to be located within the Contract Area.

Cave Resource Protection Measures: N/A

Water Drafting Plan

For protection of the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog and habitat the following plan will be followed:

1. New or existing water draft sites would be evaluated with the Mt. Hough district biologist prior to changes or use. Drafting sites shall be visually surveyed for amphibians and their eggs before drafting begins.

2. “Mucked out” debris, bedload sediment, etc. shall be transported to an appropriate disposal site (to be designated) if no apparent site is feasible.

3. Maximum draw-down volumes would be estimated prior to use of the draft site. Minimum pool sites would be maintained during drafting using measurements such as staff gauges, stadia rods, tape measures, etc.

4. Back down ramps would be constructed and or maintained to ensure the streambank stability is maintained and sedimentation is minimized.

Rocking, chipping, mulching, or other effective methods are acceptable in achieving this objective. As necessary, earthen or log berm, straw waffle, certified hay or rice straw bale berms, or other containment structures would be constructed at the bank full water line to protect the stream bank.

5. Forest personnel and Contractor shall use the Forest Service approved suction strainer (FGM 5161) or other foot valves with screens having openings less than 2mm in size at the end of drafting hoses. The

Twain West IRSC 17 suction strainer shall be inserted close to the substrate in the deepest water available; the suction strainer shall be placed on a shovel, over plastic sheeting, or in a canvas bucket to avoid substrate and amphibian.

Limited Operating Period (LOP)

There are no currently existing limited operating periods.

KT-GT.3.1.4 - RELEASE OF PAYMENT UNITS. (2/2005) Except for Specified Road Payment Units, Forest Service shall not Release for Cutting more Payment Units than can be logged within 60 calendar days at Contractor's normal rate of logging. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, upon completion of all contract requirements in a Payment Unit, additional Payment Units may be Released for Cutting.

KT-GT.3.1.5# - PROJECT OPERATIONS SCHEDULE. (12/2006)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Contractor’s Operations shall be performed in accordance with the following schedule:

SCHEDULE PURSUANT TO KT-GT.3.1.5# - PROJECT OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (12/2006)

Area Payment Units Conditions of Operation Purpose

Haul Route

Plumas County has construction scheduled for Snake Lake Road Bridge (over Spanish Creek) from April- November 2020. Plumas County Department of Public Works, Assistant Director John Mannle, P.E.,(530) 283- 6498, is the contact to arrange any coordination with Forest Service and Contractors for purposes of contract implementation.

Protection of Improvements and

Control of Operations

Contract Area

Operations may occur when soil is dry;

that is, in the spring when soil moisture in the upper 8 inches is not sufficient to allow a soil sample to be squeezed and hold its shape, or will crumble when the hand is tapped.

In the summer and early fall after storm event(s) when soil moisture between 2-8 inches in depth is not sufficient to allow a soil sample to be squeezed and hold its shape, or will crumble when the hand is tapped.

Winter operations may occur only when the ground is frozen to a depth of 5 inches or over 8 inches of well packed snow.

Protection of Soil

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Within a given Payment Unit, the Contractor has up to 30 days after saw logs are cut and skidded to landings to complete the cutting and skidding of biomass. Biomass chip and haul must be completed prior to Contract Officer considering Contract Term Extension or adjustment.

Control of Operations

Contract Area

Tillage of landings and skid trail approaches to 200 feet from the landings at slopes less than 25% will be required prior to the closing of normal operating season or a season ending storm event. This includes all NEW construction temporary roads. To achieve the best results and prevent additional soil damage, a winged subsoiler should be used. See KT-

GT.6# EROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

Restoration of Disturbed Soil Areas

Payment Units 55, 56, 58 and

Submit any “Mark and Locate” requests at 811EXPRESS.com or by calling 811 or 800-642-2444 no sooner than 14 days and no later than 2 days prior any operations in area of utility.

See KT-GT.2.2# PROTECTION OF

IMPROVEMENTS.

Protection of Improvements, AT&T

Payment Units 56 and 58

Notify PG&E 14 days prior any operations adjacent to line. Notify PG&E to arrange for PG&E felling of marked utility hazard trees that Contractor determines is beyond their capability. See KT-GT.2.2# PROTECTION

OF IMPROVEMENTS.

Protection of Improvements, PG&E

Contract Area

The table below shall apply to any wetland and/or streams discovered during harvest operations and shall be followed accordingly. The CAM indicates where wetland features are located, primarily adjacent to Payment Unit boundaries and Stewardship Work Item boundaries.

Watercourse and Wet Area Protection

KT-GT.3.3.1 - LOG TRUCKING. (2/2005) To promote safe operations on National Forest roads and on Specified Roads, loads shall be safely secured before trucks move from the landing or loading location.

KT-GT.3.7 - SUBSTITUTE METHODS. (2/2005) Notwithstanding other provisions herein, for minor changes such as changes in logging systems for areas smaller than 5 acres, Contractor and Forest Service may agree in writing that use of substitute methods or equipment will achieve Forest Service objectives under this contract and may be used in lieu of those specified for Contractor's Operations.

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KT-GT.4.1# - FELLING, BUCKING, AND LIMBING. (8/2007) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Contractor’s felling, bucking, and limbing operations shall be conducted as specified in the table below.

SPECIFICATIONS AND TREATMENTS PURSUANT TO KT-GT.4.1# - FELLING, BUCKING

AND LIMBING

Treatment Method Felling, Bucking and Limbing Specifications

Limbing

No Lop

“No Lop”

N/A

Whole Tree Yarding

“Whole”

Notwithstanding the requirements above, within units or subdivisions designated “Whole” on Contract Area Map, trees smaller than 22 inches DBH shall be skidded/yarded to agreed landing locations prior to limbing, bucking, and lopping. Trees larger than or equal to 22 inches DBH shall be bucked into two or more pieces with the butt portion being no longer than 41 feet prior to skidding/yarding. The butt log shall be limbed prior to skidding/yarding.

Directional Felling Within areas designated DF on Contract Area Map, Included Timber shall be directionally felled away from improvements, structures, non-federal lands, overhead transmission lines, underground phone lines, roads, stream courses, wetlands, cultural resource sites, noxious weed sites, other control areas and survey monuments (if encountered) with the use of specialized equipment. Such directional felling shall not be required when in the faller’s judgment it is unsafe to do so, and shall be left standing.

Treatment of Stumps Treatment of stumps 14 inches in diameter (inside bark) and greater for all live conifer species will be required within 8 hours after cutting, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Treatment shall be with a borate compound registered with the State of California for the prevention of Heterobasidion root disease, i.e.: Sporax or Cellutreat.

Treatment shall consist of removal of sawdust and other loose debris from the cut surface of the stump and application of a thin layer of the borate compound uniformly over the entire cut surface, including exposed wood surfaces on the stump sides, at the rate specified on the product label. Any surface irregularities on the stump preventing application of a uniform layer of borate compound shall be cut

Twain West IRSC 20 level prior to treatment. Unless waived in writing, Contractor shall also apply an approved colorant mixed with the borax to insure complete coverage. Treatment should be done as soon as possible but shall be completed no later than 8 hours after felling, otherwise stumps shall be re-cut and treated.

Contractor shall not apply borate compound during heavy rain fall or when such precipiation rate is predicted within 4 hours of application to cause borate compound to be flushed off the stump and become ineffective, in that case treatment shall be reapplied. Application shall be completed within 24 hours of the precipitation having ceased. Borate compound also shall not be applied to stumps located within 25 feet of live streamcourses and meadows/wetlands shown on Contract Area Map and/or N/A feet of sensitive plant location boundaries as flagged on the ground.

Contractor shall provide the borate compound and colorant and apply it in compliance with the State of California laws and regulations pertaining to pesticides and pest control operations. Borate compound storage shall be located such that any spillage will not contaminate water. All spills shall be promptly cleaned up and spilled material disposed of according to the product label. All spills occuring in water or over 25 pounds shall be reported to Forest Service within 24 hours.

Contractor shall submit at the end of each month a “Monthly Summary of Pesticide Use Reports” to the appropriate County Agricultural Commissioner with a copy to the District Ranger.

Maximum Log Length 41 feet

Minimum Stump Height

Payment Unit Minimum Stump Height (inches)

Purpose or Reason

ALL 3 Timber Accountability

KT-GT.4.2# - GROUND BASED SKIDDING. (12/2006) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the method of skidding Included Timber shall be as shown on the Contract Area Map, by areas, with symbols defined in the following table:

Ground-Based Skidding Table - KT-GT.4.2#

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Map Symbol Requirements

TRAC

Skid road pattern shall be agreed in advance of felling and main skid roads shall be flagged on the ground in advance of felling. Contractor shall stage-log by felling and skidding Included Timber in two or more separate operations when necessary to prevent undue damage to the resources or residual stand. Needed tractor trails shall be constructed in advance of skidding.

Products shall be end-lined as needed to protect resources or residual timber from unnecessary damage. The number of chokers shall be limited as necessary to avoid unnecessary damage to resources or residual timber. By agreement, tractors may be used to separate products to prevent stain.

SUSP

Products shall be skidded with leading end clear…