Atch 2 Ph III page 20_amendment_2.doc

Amendment 2

ATCH 2 AG-0355-S-09-0004

May 7, 2009

West Fork Rock Creek Road #2071 Phase 3&4

Beartooth Ranger District, Custer National Forest

A. Grub all embankment areas. Undisturbed stumps may be left in place if they protrude less than 6 inches above the original ground and will be covered with more than 4 feet of embankment.

B. Grub pits, channel changes, and ditches only to the depth necessary for the excavation.

C. Backfill stump holes and other grubbing holes with backfill material to the level of the surrounding ground. Compact backfill with a minimum of 3 passes with whacker or other suitable compaction equipment until visual displacement ceases.

3.1 Disposal.

A. Timber Utilization Standards. Utilization standards for merchantable trees are listed below. Fall and buck material into lengths not to exceed 30 feet. Vary bucking lengths where required to include all suitable material meeting Utilization Standards.

All species: Merchantable species minimum 6” inch diameter 4 ½ feet from the ground to a 4 inch top. Minimum log length is 8 feet.

B. Deck merchantable logs such that logs are piled parallel to the other; can reasonably be removed by standard log loading equipment; will not damage standing trees; will not interfere with drainage, and will not roll. Log decks are to be free of brush and soil. Merchantable timber cut on State Land shall be decked on State Land. All decking areas shall be approved by the COR.

C. Non-merchantable logs (logs which do not meet Timber Utilization Standards) shall be decked for firewood use by the public in areas that provide reasonable access. Decks must be minimum 10’ off the shoulder of the road. Cut material into full tree lengths to a 4” top, and remove all limbs, tops, and stumps. All decking areas shall be approved by the COR. Non-merchantable timber cut on State Land shall be decked on State Land.

D. Pieces of wood less than 3 inches in diameter and 3 feet in length may be PILED within the clearing limits. Construction slash shall not be allowed in lakes, meadows, streams, or streambeds. Immediately remove construction slash that interferes with drainage structures.

E. Pile construction slash not disposed of as described above in areas approved by the COR for burning by the Forest Service. Place and construct piles so future burning will not damage remaining trees. Keep piles reasonably free of dirt from stumps. Cut logs not suitable for firewood into lengths of less than 20 feet prior to placement in the pile.

D. Bury stumps in trenches or pits approved by the COR. Do not bury debris inside the roadway prism limits, beneath drainage ditches, or in any areas subject to free-flowing water. Place debris in alternating layers of 4 feet of debris covered with 2