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AG-0489-S-10-0090

Eagle Cap Wildnerness Trails Maintenance Attachments

AG-0489-S-10-0090

EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS TRAILS MAINTENANCE

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Eagle Cap Vicinity Map Attachment 2 – Eagle Cap Wilderness Regulations Attachment 3 – Minimum Impact Camping Techniques Attachment 4 – Item 1: Bear Creek Vicinity Map: Trails 1653, 1654, 1671, & 1665

Attachment 5 – Item 2: Lower Minam Vicinity Maps: Trails 1673, 1672, 1685, 1649, 1668, 1901, and 1655 (two pages) Attachment 6 – Item 3: Upper Minam Vicinity Maps: Trails 1673, 1942E, 1905, 1944, 1676, 1656, 1922, and 1947 (two pages) Attachment 7 – Item 4: McCully/Boner Flat Vicinity Map: Trails 1812 and 1801 Attachment 8 – Item 5: Pine Creek Vicinity Maps: Trails 1876, 1874, 1869, 1865, 1896, and 1880 (three pages) Attachment 9 – Item 6: Eagle Creek Vicinity Maps: Trails 1885, 1945, 1910, 1922, 1921, 1921a, 1931, 1937, 1937a, 1934, and 1943 (three pages) Attachment 10 – Item 7: Catherine Creek Vicinity Map: Trails 1924, 1912, 1906, 1951, 1944, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1913, and 1942W Attachment 11 – Trail Specifications

Exhibit 1 – Clearing Limits and Logging Out

Exhibit 2 – Rock Waterbar and Waterbar Cleaning

Exhibit 3 – Outflow Ditch and Cleaning of Log Waterbar

Attachment 12 – Fire Specifications Attachment 13 – Wage Rates (Wage Determination No: 1977-0079 Rev. 39; Dated 12/08/2009)

EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS REGULATIONS

The following acts are prohibited:

· ENTERING THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS WITHOUT A PERMIT

· ENTERANCE INTO THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS WITH A PARTY OF MORE THAN 12 PERSONS AND/OR 18 HEAD OF STOCK

· CAMPING IN THE LAKES BASIN MANAGEMENT AREA WITH A PARTY OF MORE THAN 6 PEOPLE AND/OR 9 HEAD OF STOCK

· CAMPING WITHIN 100 FEET OF LAKES OR POSTED WETLANDS

· CAMPFIRES WITHIN 100 FEET OF LAKES OR POSTED WETLANDS

· CAMPFIRES ARE ALSO PROHIBITED WITHIN ¼ MILE OF THE FOLLOWING LAKES: BEAR (BEAR CREEK), BLUE, CHIMNEY, DOLLAR EAGLE, FRAZIER, LITTLE FRAZIER, GLACIER, HOBO, ICE, JEWETT, LVAERTY MAXWELL, MIRROR, MOCCASIN, PROSPECT, STEAMBOAT, SUNSHINE, SWAMP, TOMBSTONE, TRAVERSE, AND UPPER LAKE.

· GRAZING, HITCHING, OR TETHERING OF STOCK WITHIN 200 FEET OF ALL LAKES

· HITCHING OR TETHERING OF STOCK WITHIN 100 FEET OF ALL STREAMS OR POSTED WETLANDS.

· HITCHING OR TETHERING OF SADDLE OR PACK STOCK TO TREES AT CAMPSITES EXCEPT FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING.

· POSSESSING, STORING, OR TRANSPORTING ANY SUPPLEMENTAL LIVESTOCK FEED THAT IS NOT FREE OF ANY AND ALL NOXIOUS WEED SEEDS.

· POSSESSING OR USING MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT, MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT AND HANG GLIDERS.

· ENTERING OF ANY POSTED RESTORATION SITE.

· STORING, LEAVING OR ABANDONING OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS.

· CUTTING OR DAMAGING ANY TREE

MINIMUM IMPACT CAMPING TECHNIQUES

1. Select campsites in durable (well-drained sand, duff, etc.) areas at least 200 feet from lakes and streams. Use established campsites rather creating a new site. Do not construct lean-tos, bough beds, or drainage ditches around tents. Self-supporting tents and foam pads are alternatives to using native material. Pick sites which drain well naturally to avoid ditching tents.

The camp area shall be maintained to present a clean, neat, and orderly appearance. It should be kept free of litter at all times, e.g. pull tabs, cigarette butts, bread closures, foil. Metal, glass, plastic, and other non-burnable material shall be packed out. Firewood debris and chips shall be raked weekly during camp occupation and wood kept in a stack. If a camp is to be left unoccupied for more than 1 day, all items in camp shall be placed in tents or organized neatly in a central location.

All food and garbage including cooking grease shall be handled, stored, and disposed of in such a manner as to make it unavailable to wildlife.

Nailing to live trees is prohibited. Use rope or twine and shims if you attach tent poles to trees temporarily.

2. Equipment caches are prohibited. All equipment (including stoves, tables, beds, tools, dishes, etc.) and supplies (including camp gear, food, and horse feed) shall be packed out at end of the project.

3. Pit-type toilets are mandatory at all camps if used for more than three days. Pits shall be located at least 200 feet from any water source. They must be at least 12 inches deep before use and have a minimum of 8 inches compacted soil placed over the top at end of use. Plan ahead; length of stay may require several pits. Cat holes may be used at work site and if camps are to be used for less than three days. These are individual-use holes with a minimum of six inches compacted soil placed over the top of waste at end of use that are located at least 200 feet from any water source. Bury, or pack out, all toilet paper or hygiene products.

4. Don't build rock fire rings. Use existing rings when possible. Burn dead and down material only; falling snags for firewood is prohibited. Keep fires small; burn all wood to a fine ash. Do not burn items such as tin foil, plastic, cans, etc. For extended use at one campsite, periodically bury resulting ash but use the same fire pit.

5. Waste water shall be disposed of in a leach pit with the same specifications as the cat hole for human waste (see No. 3 above). Only organic food wastes may be disposed of in this manner.

6. In order to decrease chances for site degradation, the use of saddle and pack stock shall be kept to the minimum necessary to accomplish the project. Stock not in use shall be removed from the National Forest until such time as they are required.

7. Avoid tying stock directly to trees. Stock shall only be tied to trees for short durations of time to allow for loading/unloading. Use hobbles, pickets, high lines, rope hitch rails, or portable electric fences to contain stock and avoid tree damage and soil compaction at the base of trees. Use "tree saver" straps to help avoid scarring when ropes are attached to trees. Limit stock confinement as much as possible to reduce stock impact (ie. loose graze, electric fence, etc.).

Stock handling facilities shall be located at least 200 feet from any water source. Manure shall be scattered to hasten decomposition.

8. Stock salt shall be in block form and secured off of the ground in a waterproof container. Locate the salt away from camps, trails, and live water. Remove salt when livestock are removed.

9. Use weed seed free products for all supplemental feed (certified hay, packer pellets, etc.).

10. All camp areas shall be returned to their natural condition. Carefully return logs, rocks, limbs, etc. displaced during camp set-up.

11. Solitude is an important part of a wilderness visit. Minimize your impact on others by camping away from the other campsites. Keep noise levels to a minimum. Be courteous in sharing the trail with others.

Table of Contents: Trail Specifications Clearing Limits A) 2010 Light to Moderate Logout and Maintenance 1-A: Logging Out (40 trees or less per mile) 2-A: Danger Tree Removal 3-A: Loose Rock Removal 4-A: Slide Maintenance 5-A: Drainage Maintenance

· Culverts

· Waterbars

· Drainage Dips

· Rock Spillways

· Stream Fords and Gully Crossings B) 2010 Heavy Logout and Maintenance 1-B: Logging Out (41 or more trees per mile) 2-B: Danger Tree Removal 3-B: Loose Rock Removal 4-B: Slide Maintenance 5-B: Drainage Maintenance

· Culverts

· Waterbars

· Drainage Dips

· Rock Spillways

· Stream Fords and Gully Crossings C) Brushing D) 2011 Logout and Maintenance (Optional) 1-D: Logging Out (0-40+ trees per mile) 2-D: Danger Tree Removal 3-D: Loose Rock Removal 4-D: Slide Maintenance 5-D: Drainage Maintenance

· Culverts

· Waterbars

· Drainage Dips

· Rock Spillways

· Stream Fords and Gully Crossings

TRAIL SPECIFICATIONS

Clearing Limits

Trail maintenance dimensions are: (See Exhibit 1).

· Clearing Limit - An area 8 feet wide by 10 feet high.

· Trail Treads - A 18 inch width.

· Clearing limit width is that area 4 feet on each side of the trail centerline The clearing limits identify when the contractor is required to complete work. The widths are measured from the trail centerline. Where the trail is an old road, the centerline is measured from the centerline of the existing travelway, not necessarily the centerline of the old road bed.

· Light:

Average 0-20 trees 6” or greater in diameter per mile

· Moderate:

Average 21-40 trees 6” or greater in diameter per mile

· Heavy:

40+ trees 6” or greater in diameter per mile trail.

A)

2010 LIGHT TO MODERATE LOGOUT AND MAINTENANCE

A(1) Logging Out (40 trees or less per mile)

This work consists of removing logs, down trees and woody debris exceeding 4 inches in diameter from the clearing limits. The work described below applies to all trees, or portion of trees, that may be in the clearing limits or trail tread. Tree species may include, but are not limited to: Sub Alpine Fir, Western Larch, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir, etc.

Cut and remove all logs or portion of downed trees that extends across or into the clearing limits (See Exhibit 1). The portions of cut logs that remain on the upper side of the trail shall be either firmly anchored to prevent sliding or rolling onto the trail or moved across the trail to the lower side and scattered outside the clearing limits. Any limbs from downed trees or logs that extend into the clearing limits will be cut flush.

Fell all trees over 4 inches in diameter at the base that are leaning into the clearing limits and that are within 10 feet above the trail bed. Stump height of leaning trees that are cut outside the clearing limits shall not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Disposal and payment for the leaning trees described above will be the same as for down logs and trees.

Remove roots and stumps from trees within the trail way that have been uprooted. Stumps requiring blasting for removal shall be left and the COR notified of the problem.

Rerouting the trail around windfalls, uprooted trees, and other obstacles will not be permitted. Ramp or reroute sections of the trail tread that have been damaged by uprooted stumps as necessary to provide safe passage on the trail. Payment for such work will be incidental to the specified work item, and no extra payment will be made.

Remove sticks or wood chunks exceeding 1 inch in diameter and 18 inches in length that have fallen on to the trail bed. Wood chunks of any size that can be moved or rolled with little effort are considered debris and do not count as logout.

Scatter the down trees on the lower side of the trail way outside the clearing limits. Do not place such materials in stream channels, drainage ways, ditches, culvert catch basins, or other locations where they would prevent the free flow of water away from the trail bed.

A(2) Danger Tree Removal

This work consists of felling, bucking, and limbing trees and scattering slash.

Remove trees and snags that are in a leaning, and/or unstable position extending into the clearing limits. If any portion of such tree is within 10 feet over the trail tread, the entire tree shall be cut at the root collar and removed from the clearing limits. Cut danger trees so that stump heights do not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Do not leave felled trees parallel with the trail unless there are sufficient barriers to keep them from rolling or sliding onto the trail. Lop limbs to reduce slash concentration and scatter the clearing debris outside and below the clearing limits. If the trunk, or a portion thereof, falls within the trail way, remove that portion within 4 feet of either side of the trail centerline and scatter a minimum distance of 4 feet beyond and below the trail centerline.

A(3) Loose Rock Removal This work consists of removal and disposal of loose rock from the trail tread.

Remove loose rocks that are larger than four (4) inches at their greatest dimension. Remove any loose rock in drainage dips or ditches that may impede water flow off the trail. Loose rocks are rocks that are not firmly embedded in the trail and can be removed by hand. Where the trail bed consists predominantly of rock with little or no soil present, remove all loose rock larger than 4 inches.

Fill any holes remaining from rock removal with suitable material and compact. If the rock removed is not needed for other items of maintenance work, scatter the rock by side casting to the lower side of trail way beyond the clearing limits, and distribute rock to ensure that no blockage of drainage or creation of a windrow occurs. Do not dispose of waste materials in watercourses.

The COR shall be notified of any large rocks left for blasting.

A(4) Slide Maintenance Work consists of the removal and disposal of slide material from the trailbed and the restoration of all sections of trail that have been damaged. All soil and debris slides less than 12 inches in height at the trail centerline and covering less than 6 lineal feet of trail tread shall be removed. The location of any slides exceeding these dimensions shall be brought to the attention of the COR as soon as practical. This work does not apply to those sections of trail where the trail tread shoulder has been washed out or has slipped.

If slides exceed an average of 18 lineal feet per mile per trail, notify the COR or Inspector. For example: Butte Creek – 6.7 miles. So 6.7 X 18 = 122.4 (122 feet).

Conserve and use suitable material from the slide on the trailbed for tread surfacing. Spread this material at a maximum depth of 3 inches for a distance not exceeding 50 feet in each direction from the site of the slide.

Place all excess and unsuitable material beyond the downslope edge of the trailbed. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage. In the vicinity of water courses, deposit material outside the high water area.

Reshape the backslope that contributed to the slide to reduce future sloughing and to conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

Regrade sections of trailbed that have been damaged to a width and finish that conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

A(5) Drainage Maintenance This work consists of cleaning culverts, waterbars, drainage dips, ditches, rock spillways, stream fords and gully crossings; directing water from the trail where washing of the trailbed is or has been occurring; and draining low spots in the trailbed that tend to hold water.

Where trail drainage facilities have been plugged and the water has been diverted from the intended channel, remove the debris causing the diversion and return the drainage to the channel. Divert water off and away from the trailbed. If washing or ponding of water has been or is occurring, dig a shallow ditch sloped 2 percent to 5 percent to the downstream side of the trail and 3 inch minimum depth and 12 inches wide across the trail at the point where water enters the trail.

Clean ditches to permit the free flow of water into culverts and away from the trail.

Scatter all unusable or unneeded material that is cleared from the drainage structures 3 feet or more beyond and below the trail or drainage facility and out of high water area of water courses.

Culverts. Remove debris and soil from catch basins and inlet and outlet ditches and inside culverts to permit the unobstructed flow of water into, through, and away from the culvert. Replace any missing or loose rocks or logs in the culvert headwalls. Cover any exposed culvert with minimum 4” compacted dirt and report locations of any culverts needing replacement to the COR.

Waterbars. Clean the upgrade side of all existing waterbars and maintain them as shown on drawings (See Exhibit 3). Remove material accumulated against each waterbar. Use and compact suitable material removed from the upgrade side of all waterbars to bring the trail tread flush with the top of those waterbars on the downgrade side. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of all waterbars that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail.

Rock or "Armored" waterbars (See Exhibit 2) shall be cleaned as if they were grade or drain dips. They are not to be cleaned up to the waterbar, otherwise the upgrade catch basin will be cleaned in accordance with the standard waterbar cleaning specifications.

Drainage Dips. Clean deposited material and restore drainage dip. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of dips that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail. Use suitable material obtained by cleaning dips for fill on the downgrade side, removing rock more than 4 inches at its greatest dimension. Compact all material placed in the trail tread.

Rock Spillways. Maintain rock spillways. Clean all material from the spillway that restricts the flow of water away from the trail.

Stream Fords and Gully Crossings. Maintain stream fords and gully crossings. Remove debris and loose rocks over 4 inches from existing stream crossings to provide the tread width. Maintenance on fords exceeding 15 feet in width shall be limited to the approaches only. Rock removal on these fords is not required under this work item. Notify COR or inspector of missing or rotted log or rock barriers that form the dam at fords and gully crossings.

Do not perform stream ford maintenance when spawning fish or redds (nest of spawning fish) are observed. Contact Inspector/COR with locations that are not maintained.

B)

2010 HEAVY LOGOUT AND MAINTENANCE

B(1) Logging Out (41 or more trees per mile) This work consists of removing logs, down trees and woody debris exceeding 4 inches in diameter from the clearing limits. The work described below applies to all trees, or portion of trees, that may be in the clearing limits or trail tread. Tree species may include, but are not limited to: Sub Alpine Fir, Western Larch, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir, etc.

Cut and remove all logs or portion of downed trees that extends across or into the clearing limits (See Exhibit 1). The portions of cut logs that remain on the upper side of the trail shall be either firmly anchored to prevent sliding or rolling onto the trail or moved across the trail to the lower side and scattered outside the clearing limits. Any limbs from downed trees or logs that extend into the clearing limits will be cut flush.

Fell all trees over 4 inches in diameter at the base that are leaning into the clearing limits and that are within 10 feet above the trail bed. Stump height of leaning trees that are cut outside the clearing limits shall not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Disposal and payment for the leaning trees described above will be the same as for down logs and trees.

Remove roots and stumps from trees within the trail way that have been uprooted. Stumps requiring blasting for removal shall be left and the COR notified of the problem.

Rerouting the trail around windfalls, uprooted trees, and other obstacles will not be permitted. Ramp or reroute sections of the trail tread that have been damaged by uprooted stumps as necessary to provide safe passage on the trail. Payment for such work will be incidental to the specified work item, and no extra payment will be made.

Remove sticks or wood chunks exceeding 1 inch in diameter and 18 inches in length that have fallen on to the trail bed. Wood chunks of any size that can be moved or rolled with little effort are considered debris and do not count as logout.

Scatter the down trees on the lower side of the trail way outside the clearing limits. Do not place such materials in stream channels, drainage ways, ditches, culvert catch basins, or other locations where they would prevent the free flow of water away from the trail bed.

B(2) Danger Tree Removal

This work consists of felling, bucking, and limbing trees and scattering slash.

Remove trees and snags that are in a leaning, and/or unstable position extending into the clearing limits. If any portion of such tree is within 10 feet over the trail tread, the entire tree shall be cut at the root collar and removed from the clearing limits. Cut danger trees so that stump heights do not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Do not leave felled trees parallel with the trail unless there are sufficient barriers to keep them from rolling or sliding onto the trail. Lop limbs to reduce slash concentration and scatter the clearing debris outside and below the clearing limits. If the trunk, or a portion thereof, falls within the trail way, remove that portion within 4 feet of either side of the trail centerline and scatter a minimum distance of 4 feet beyond and below the trail centerline.

B(3) Loose Rock Removal This work consists of removal and disposal of loose rock from the trail tread.

Remove loose rocks that are larger than four (4) inches at their greatest dimension. Remove any loose rock in drainage dips or ditches that may impede water flow off the trail. Loose rocks are rocks that are not firmly embedded in the trail and can be removed by hand. Where the trail bed consists predominantly of rock with little or no soil present, remove all loose rock larger than 4 inches.

Fill any holes remaining from rock removal with suitable material and compact. If the rock removed is not needed for other items of maintenance work, scatter the rock by side casting to the lower side of trail way beyond the clearing limits, and distribute rock to ensure that no blockage of drainage or creation of a windrow occurs. Do not dispose of waste materials in watercourses.

The COR shall be notified of any large rocks left for blasting.

B(4) Slide Maintenance

Work consists of the removal and disposal of slide material from the trailbed and the restoration of all sections of trail that have been damaged. All soil and debris slides less than 12 inches in height at the trail centerline and covering less than 6 lineal feet of trail tread shall be removed. The location of any slides exceeding these dimensions shall be brought to the attention of the COR as soon as practical. This work does not apply to those sections of trail where the trail tread shoulder has been washed out or has slipped.

If slides exceed an average of 18 lineal feet per mile per trail, notify the COR or Inspector. For example: Butte Creek – 6.7 miles. So 6.7 X 18 = 122.4 (122 feet).

Conserve and use suitable material from the slide on the trailbed for tread surfacing. Spread this material at a maximum depth of 3 inches for a distance not exceeding 50 feet in each direction from the site of the slide.

Place all excess and unsuitable material beyond the downslope edge of the trailbed. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage. In the vicinity of water courses, deposit material outside the high water area.

Reshape the backslope that contributed to the slide to reduce future sloughing and to conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

Regrade sections of trailbed that have been damaged to a width and finish that conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

B(5) Drainage Maintenance

This work consists of cleaning culverts, waterbars, drainage dips, ditches, rock spillways, stream fords and gully crossings; directing water from the trail where washing of the trailbed is or has been occurring; and draining low spots in the trailbed that tend to hold water.

Where trail drainage facilities have been plugged and the water has been diverted from the intended channel, remove the debris causing the diversion and return the drainage to the channel. Divert water off and away from the trailbed. If washing or ponding of water has been or is occurring, dig a shallow ditch sloped 2 percent to 5 percent to the downstream side of the trail and 3 inch minimum depth and 12 inches wide across the trail at the point where water enters the trail.

Clean ditches to permit the free flow of water into culverts and away from the trail.

Scatter all unusable or unneeded material that is cleared from the drainage structures 3 feet or more beyond and below the trail or drainage facility and out of high water area of water courses.

Culverts. Remove debris and soil from catch basins and inlet and outlet ditches and inside culverts to permit the unobstructed flow of water into, through, and away from the culvert. Replace any missing or loose rocks or logs in the culvert headwalls. Cover any exposed culvert with minimum 4” compacted dirt and report locations of any culverts needing replacement to the COR.

Waterbars. Clean the upgrade side of all existing waterbars and maintain them as shown on drawings (See Exhibit 3). Remove material accumulated against each waterbar. Use and compact suitable material removed from the upgrade side of all waterbars to bring the trail tread flush with the top of those waterbars on the downgrade side. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of all waterbars that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail.

Rock or "Armored" waterbars (See Exhibit 2) shall be cleaned as if they were grade or drain dips. They are not to be cleaned up to the waterbar, otherwise the upgrade catch basin will be cleaned in accordance with the standard waterbar cleaning specifications.

Drainage Dips. Clean deposited material and restore drainage dip. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of dips that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail. Use suitable material obtained by cleaning dips for fill on the downgrade side, removing rock more than 4 inches at its greatest dimension. Compact all material placed in the trail tread.

Rock Spillways. Maintain rock spillways. Clean all material from the spillway that restricts the flow of water away from the trail.

Stream Fords and Gully Crossings. Maintain stream fords and gully crossings. Remove debris and loose rocks over 4 inches from existing stream crossings to provide the tread width. Maintenance on fords exceeding 15 feet in width shall be limited to the approaches only. Rock removal on these fords is not required under this work item. Notify COR or inspector of missing or rotted log or rock barriers that form the dam at fords and gully crossings.

Do not perform stream ford maintenance when spawning fish or redds (nest of spawning fish) are observed. Contact Inspector/COR with locations that are not maintained.

C)

2010 BRUSHING

This work consists of removing brush, trees and shrubs less than 4 inches in diameter located within the clearing limits.

Remove all limbs of shrubs and trees that extend across or into the clearing limits as shown on the drawings (See Exhibit 1). Saw or cut limbs flush with tree trunks. Make cuts in a manner that will not tear or strip bark from the trees.

Cut and remove from the clearing limits all woody plants exceeding 0.5 inches in stem diameter or 1 foot in height. The maximum size material to be cut under this specification is 4 inches in diameter when measured at a height of 6 inches above the ground on the uphill side of the stump.

Cut all brush and small, woody plants as near flush to the ground surface as possible. When impractical to cut plants flush, the maximum stem length shall be 2 inches.

Remove all woody material for a minimum of 3 inches below the trail tread surface. Fill holes in the trail tread caused by removing woody material with suitable material.

Scatter the clearing debris removed from the clearing limits outside and below the clearing limits. Do not place materials in stream channels, drainage ways, ditches, culvert inlets, or other locations where they would prevent the free flow of water away from the trailbed.

D) 2011 LOGOUT & MAINTENANCE (Optional) D(1) Logging Out (0-40+ trees per mile) This work consists of removing logs, down trees and woody debris exceeding 4 inches in diameter from the clearing limits. The work described below applies to all trees, or portion of trees, that may be in the clearing limits or trail tread. Tree species may include, but are not limited to: Sub Alpine Fir, Western Larch, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir, etc.

Cut and remove all logs or portion of downed trees that extends across or into the clearing limits (See Exhibit 1). The portions of cut logs that remain on the upper side of the trail shall be either firmly anchored to prevent sliding or rolling onto the trail or moved across the trail to the lower side and scattered outside the clearing limits. Any limbs from downed trees or logs that extend into the clearing limits will be cut flush.

Fell all trees over 4 inches in diameter at the base that are leaning into the clearing limits and that are within 10 feet above the trail bed. Stump height of leaning trees that are cut outside the clearing limits shall not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Disposal and payment for the leaning trees described above will be the same as for down logs and trees.

Remove roots and stumps from trees within the trail way that have been uprooted. Stumps requiring blasting for removal shall be left and the COR notified of the problem.

Rerouting the trail around windfalls, uprooted trees, and other obstacles will not be permitted. Ramp or reroute sections of the trail tread that have been damaged by uprooted stumps as necessary to provide safe passage on the trail. Payment for such work will be incidental to the specified work item, and no extra payment will be made.

Remove sticks or wood chunks exceeding 1 inch in diameter and 18 inches in length that have fallen on to the trail bed. Wood chunks of any size that can be moved or rolled with little effort are considered debris and do not count as logout.

Scatter the down trees on the lower side of the trail way outside the clearing limits. Do not place such materials in stream channels, drainage ways, ditches, culvert catch basins, or other locations where they would prevent the free flow of water away from the trail bed.

D(2) Danger Tree Removal This work consists of felling, bucking, and limbing trees and scattering slash.

Remove trees and snags that are in a leaning, and/or unstable position extending into the clearing limits. If any portion of such tree is within 10 feet over the trail tread, the entire tree shall be cut at the root collar and removed from the clearing limits. Cut danger trees so that stump heights do not exceed three (3) inches as measured on the uphill side of the stump. Do not leave felled trees parallel with the trail unless there are sufficient barriers to keep them from rolling or sliding onto the trail. Lop limbs to reduce slash concentration and scatter the clearing debris outside and below the clearing limits. If the trunk, or a portion thereof, falls within the trail way, remove that portion within 4 feet of either side of the trail centerline and scatter a minimum distance of 4 feet beyond and below the trail centerline.

D(3) Loose Rock Removal This work consists of removal and disposal of loose rock from the trail tread.

Remove loose rocks that are larger than four (4) inches at their greatest dimension. Remove any loose rock in drainage dips or ditches that may impede water flow off the trail. Loose rocks are rocks that are not firmly embedded in the trail and can be removed by hand. Where the trail bed consists predominantly of rock with little or no soil present, remove all loose rock larger than 4 inches.

Fill any holes remaining from rock removal with suitable material and compact. If the rock removed is not needed for other items of maintenance work, scatter the rock by side casting to the lower side of trail way beyond the clearing limits, and distribute rock to ensure that no blockage of drainage or creation of a windrow occurs. Do not dispose of waste materials in watercourses.

The COR shall be notified of any large rocks left for blasting.

D(4) Slide Maintenance

Work consists of the removal and disposal of slide material from the trailbed and the restoration of all sections of trail that have been damaged. All soil and debris slides less than 12 inches in height at the trail centerline and covering less than 6 lineal feet of trail tread shall be removed. The location of any slides exceeding these dimensions shall be brought to the attention of the COR as soon as practical. This work does not apply to those sections of trail where the trail tread shoulder has been washed out or has slipped.

If slides exceed an average of 18 lineal feet per mile per trail, notify the COR or Inspector. For example: Butte Creek – 6.7 miles. So 6.7 X 18 = 122.4 (122 feet).

Conserve and use suitable material from the slide on the trailbed for tread surfacing. Spread this material at a maximum depth of 3 inches for a distance not exceeding 50 feet in each direction from the site of the slide.

Place all excess and unsuitable material beyond the downslope edge of the trailbed. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage. In the vicinity of water courses, deposit material outside the high water area.

Reshape the backslope that contributed to the slide to reduce future sloughing and to conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

Regrade sections of trailbed that have been damaged to a width and finish that conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

D(5) Drainage Maintenance

This work consists of cleaning culverts, waterbars, drainage dips, ditches, rock spillways, stream fords and gully crossings; directing water from the trail where washing of the trailbed is or has been occurring; and draining low spots in the trailbed that tend to hold water.

Where trail drainage facilities have been plugged and the water has been diverted from the intended channel, remove the debris causing the diversion and return the drainage to the channel. Divert water off and away from the trailbed. If washing or ponding of water has been or is occurring, dig a shallow ditch sloped 2 percent to 5 percent to the downstream side of the trail and 3 inch minimum depth and 12 inches wide across the trail at the point where water enters the trail.

Clean ditches to permit the free flow of water into culverts and away from the trail.

Scatter all unusable or unneeded material that is cleared from the drainage structures 3 feet or more beyond and below the trail or drainage facility and out of high water area of water courses.

Culverts. Remove debris and soil from catch basins and inlet and outlet ditches and inside culverts to permit the unobstructed flow of water into, through, and away from the culvert. Replace any missing or loose rocks or logs in the culvert headwalls. Cover any exposed culvert with minimum 4” compacted dirt and report locations of any culverts needing replacement to the COR.

Waterbars. Clean the upgrade side of all existing waterbars and maintain them as shown on drawings (See Exhibit 3). Remove material accumulated against each waterbar. Use and compact suitable material removed from the upgrade side of all waterbars to bring the trail tread flush with the top of those waterbars on the downgrade side. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of all waterbars that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail.

Rock or "Armored" waterbars (See Exhibit 2) shall be cleaned as if they were grade or drain dips. They are not to be cleaned up to the waterbar, otherwise the upgrade catch basin will be cleaned in accordance with the standard waterbar cleaning specifications.

Drainage Dips. Clean deposited material and restore drainage dip. Remove all debris from the lead-off area of dips that restricts the free flow of water away from the trail. Use suitable material obtained by cleaning dips for fill on the downgrade side, removing rock more than 4 inches at its greatest dimension. Compact all material placed in the trail tread.

Rock Spillways. Maintain rock spillways. Clean all material from the spillway that restricts the flow of water away from the trail.

Stream Fords and Gully Crossings. Maintain stream fords and gully crossings. Remove debris and loose rocks over 4 inches from existing stream crossings to provide the tread width. Maintenance on fords exceeding 15 feet in width shall be limited to the approaches only. Rock removal on these fords is not required under this work item. Notify COR or inspector of missing or rotted log or rock barriers that form the dam at fords and gully crossings.

Do not perform stream ford maintenance when spawning fish or redds (nest of spawning fish) are observed. Contact Inspector/COR with locations that are not maintained.

R6-FS-6300-52 (5/97)

USDA FOREST SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

Specific fire prevention measures are listed below and shall be effective for the period April 1 to October 31 of each year. The Forest Service may change the dates of said period by advance written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions. Required tools and equipment shall be kept currently in serviceable condition and immediately available for initial attack on fires.

Before starting any operations on the project, the Contractor, Permittee, Licensee, or Purchaser, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor," shall prepare a fire plan in cooperation with the Contracting Officer providing for the prevention and control of fires in the project area.

The Contractor shall certify compliance with fire protection and suppression requirements before beginning operations during the fire period and closed season, and shall update such certification when operations change

The Contracting Officer may by written notice authorize substitute measures or equipment or may waive specific requirements during periods of low fire danger.

The Forest Service may require emergency measures, including the necessary shutting down of equipment or portions of operations in the project area during periods of fire emergency created by hazardous climatic conditions.

The Contractor shall, independently and in cooperation with the Forest Service, take all reasonable action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. Independent initial action shall be prompt and shall include the use of all personnel and equipment available in the project area.

For the purpose of fighting forest fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are not caused by the Contractor's operations, the Contractor shall place employees and equipment temporarily at the disposal of the Forest Service. Any individual hired by the Forest Service will be employed in accordance with the Interagency Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters. The Forest Service will compensate the Contractor for equipment rented at fire fighting equipment rates common in the area, or at prior agreed to rates.

Listing of specific fire precautionary measures herein is not intended to relieve the Contractor in any way from compliance with the State Fire Laws covering fire prevention and suppression equipment, applicable to operations under this contract, permit or license.

Specific fire precautionary measures are as follows:

Smoking and fires shall be permitted only at the option of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not allow open fires on the project area without advance permission in writing from Forest Service.

Unless restricted by State Law or Federal Regulation, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the project area that are free of flammable material. Smokers shall sit down to smoke in such a position that any burning material will fall within a cleared area, and shall extinguish and press out in mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

All power-driven equipment operated by the Contractor on National Forest land, except portable fire pumps, shall be equipped with one fire extinguisher having a UL rating of at least 5 BC, and one "D" handled or long handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. In addition, each motor patrol, truck and passenger-carrying vehicle shall be equipped with a double-bit axe or Pulaski, 3-1/2 pounds or larger.

Equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and shall be readily available.

Each gasoline power saw operator shall be equipped with a pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and one long-handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. The extinguisher shall be kept in possession of the saw operator at all times. The shovel shall be accessible to the operator within 1 minute.

One refill for each type or one extra extinguisher sufficient to replace each size extinguisher required on equipment shall be safely stored in the fire tool box or other agreed upon place on the project area that is protected and readily available.

Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester meeting either (1) USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a, or (2) appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) as now or hereafter amended unless it is:

Exhaust equipment described in this subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers, shall be properly installed and constantly maintained in serviceable condition.

The Contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels listed below. The Forest Service may change the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System and may change the specific Industrial Fire Precaution Levels when such changes are necessary for the protection of the National Forest. When sent to the Contractor, the revised Industrial Fire Precaution Levels will supersede the attached levels

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTIONS SCHEDULE

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION (IFPL)

LEVEL

a. power saws, except at loading sites;

b. cable yarding;

c. blasting;

d. welding or cutting of metal.

Cable yarding - except that gravity operated logging systems employing non-motorized carriages may be operated between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time, when all block and moving lines, except the line between the carriage and the chokers, are suspended 10 feet above the ground;

Power saws - except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time.

In addition, the following are permitted between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

a. tractor/skidder operations;

b. mechanized loading and hauling of any product or material;

c. blasting;

d. welding or cutting of metal;

e. any other spark-emitting operation not specifically mentioned.

The following definitions shall apply to these Industrial Fire Precaution Levels:

Cable yarding systems: A yarding system employing cables and winches in a fixed position.

Closed season (Fire Precautionary Period): That season of the year when a fire hazard exists as declared by the responsible agency official.

Contracting Officer: The person executing the contract, permit or license on behalf of the Government and includes that person's designated representative, acting within the limits of their authority or the duly appointed successor to the individuals.

Loading sites/woods site/project area: A place where any product or material (including but not limited to logs, firewood, slash, soil, rock, poles, posts, etc.) is placed in or upon a truck or other vehicle

Low hazard area: Means any area where the responsible agency representative (WDNR, ORF, BIA, BLM) determines the combination of elements reduces the probability of fire starting and/or spreading.

Tractor/skidder operations: include a harvesting operation, or portion of a harvesting operation, where tractors, skidders, or other harvesting equipment capable of constructing fireline, are actively yarding forest products and can quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start.

Waivers, written in advance, may be used for any and all activities. Activities for which waivers may be issued include, but are not limited to:

Such waiver, or substitute precautions will prescribe measures to be taken by the Contractor to reduce the risk of ignition, and/or the spread of fire. The Contracting Officer shall consider site specific weather factors, fuel conditions, and specific operations that result in less risk of fire ignition and/or spread than contemplated when precaution level was predicted. Consideration shall also be given to measures that reduce the precaution levels above. The Contractor shall assure that all conditions of such waivers or substitute precautions are met.

The Contractor shall obtain the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Level daily, prior to the start of work, from the appropriate Ranger District headquarters. If predictions made after 6:00 p.m., local time, are significantly different than the original prediction, the Forest Service will inform the Contractor when changes in restrictions or industrial precautions are made.

Where hauling involves transit through more than one shutdown/regulated use area, the precaution level at the woods loading site shall govern the level of haul restriction, unless otherwise prohibited by other than industrial precaution level system.

The Contractor shall furnish serviceable fire fighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment of sound construction with a hinged lid and hasp so arranged that the box can be secured or sealed. The box shall be red and marked "Fire Tools" in letters one inch high. It shall contain a minimum of:

When the Industrial Fire Precautions Level is "I" or higher, unless a waiver is granted, the Contractor shall designate a person who shall perform fire security services listed below on the project area and vicinity. The designated person shall be capable of operating the Contractor's communications and fire fighting equipment specified in the contract, excluding helicopters, and of directing the activities of the Contractor's personnel on forest fires. In lieu of having the designated person perform the required supervisory duties, the Contractor may provide another person meeting the qualifications stated above to direct the activities of Contractor's personnel and equipment during all fire fighting activities.

Services described shall be for at least 1 hour from the time the Contractor's operations are shut down. For the purposes of this provision, personnel servicing equipment, and their vehicles, who are not engaged in cutting or welding metal are excluded.

Fire security services shall consist of moving throughout the operation area or areas constantly looking, reporting, and taking suppression action on any fires detected. Where possible, the designated person shall observe inaccessible portions of helicopter operating areas from vantage points within or adjacent to project area.

Whenever the Industrial Fire Precaution Level is "II" or greater, a fire security person equipped with a long-handled, round point, No. "0" or larger, shovel, and a five-gallon backpack pump can filled with water will stay at location of blast for 1 hour after blasting is done. Blasting may be suspended by Forest Service in writing, in an area of high rate of spread and resistance to control.

Fuses shall not be used for blasting. Explosive cords shall not be used without written permission of Forest Service, which may specify conditions under which such explosives may be used and precautions to be taken.

WD 77-0079 (Rev.-39) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 12/08/2009

Forestry and Land Management Services

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of Wage | Wage Determination No: 1977-0079

Director Determinations | Revision No: 39

| Date Of Revision: 11/30/2009

State: Oregon

Area: Oregon Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contract(s) for Forestry and Logging Services.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

08010 - Brush/Precommercial Thinner 14.23

08040 - Choker Setter 14.33

08070 - Faller/Bucker 25.30

08100 - Fire Lookout 13.76

08130 - Forestry Equipment Operator 16.62

08160 -…