A04_SOW_Tree_Planting_Project_2024.docx
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- DOIFFBO240050
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This document outlines a statement of work for a tree planting project on Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge in spring 2024. The project involves planting 130,800 bare-root seedlings of Nuttall Oak, Pin Oak, Overcup Oak, Persimmon, and Pecan in equal proportions across 300 acres using a tractor-mounted planting machine with a 36-inch coulter wheel. The contractor will be responsible for reserving, transporting, and refrigerating the seedlings while on site; and planting them on a 10-foot by 10-foot spacing. The related federal contract opportunity is solicitation number DOIFFBO240050 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service for the KS-FLINT HILLS NWR tree planting project.
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Proposed Tree Planting (Flint Hills NWR – Spring 2024) Project Summary:
Flint Hills NWR proposes to convert 300 acres of old fields into a forest restoration planting as part of the Refuge Habitat Management Plan.
Specifications:
130,800 bare-root seedlings of the following species: Nuttall Oak, Pin Oak, Overcup Oak, Persimmon, & Pecan. Equal proportions of each species.
In order to prevent getting stuck in the Osage Clay soils, the contractor must have a planting machine mounted on the 3-point hitch of a tractor with front wheel assist and dual rear wheels. The planting machine must have a 36-in coulter wheel to cut through the soil plow pan and ensure greater seedling survival. Packing wheels or down-pressure must be adjustable in order to close the kerf on the seedlings to ensure good root-to-soil contact. (Otherwise, they dry out and everything is for naught.)
While on site at the refuge, the contractor will need to store seedlings in a refrigerated semi-truck (reefer unit). This prevents root drying and maintains proper temperature.
The contractor is responsible to reserve the seedlings, pick them up from the nursery, transport them to the refuge, keep them refrigerated while on site, and then plant the trees on 10-foot by 10-foot spacing.
Figure 1. Tree planting sites outlined in yellow (300 acres).
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