4C South C92_Proposed_Schedule_of_Items.docx

Proposed Schedule of Items

National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Davy Crockett Ranger District

Leave Tree Marking

Acres

Cut Tree Marking

Acres

Timber Marking

Leave Tree Marking The project area is located on the Davy Crockett Ranger District. The treatment area is in the south group thinning project area consisting of 545 acres of first thinning plantations within compartments 92-94 and 100. Units in the south group thinning project are to be determined and maps will be provided when work begins on the contract. Units will be marked in orange tracer paint with full wrap breast mark and 2 stump marks. Some units will have visual quality requirements where directional marking and increases in basal area retained is necessary.

Cut Tree Marking The project area is located on the Davy Crockett Ranger District. The treatment area consists of compartments 30 and 31 in mixed pine/hardwood stands totaling 750 acres. Only pine will be marked in compartment 30. Pine and hardwood will be marked in compartment 31. Units will be marked in blue or yellow tracer paint and sample tree tally cruised. Crew must be cruiser qualified to mark. Some units will have visual quality requirements where directional marking and increases in basal area retained is necessary. These areas will be laid out and marked on the ground with 3 diagonal stripes and two stump marks orange paint with acres determined by GPS.

Trees will be selected and marked based on the description in each individual cruise plan so that the desired basal area/acre (BA) and spacing would result after harvest.

Project Area: All of these areas are accessible by vehicle or by foot and are generally level slope with an elevation of about 240 feet.