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Appendix A – Work Activity Items Malo East Lake Stewardship

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Appendix A – Work Activity Items Malheur NF 10-year Stewardship AG-04KK-S-13-9000

Appendix A – Malheur NF 10 year Stewardship-Technical Specifications for Service Work Activities Mandatory Stewardship Project Number 1.0 – Pre-commercial Thinning (PCT) Acres: 8,505 The end result is to have average tree spacing of 18 to 20 feet apart, consisting of the largest, most fire resistant conifer species with the most desirable characteristics.

Units: units listed in the following subdivisions -

Sub Item1.1 MD subdivision: units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 58A, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 116, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 155, 156, 157, 159 Sub Item 1.2 Calamity subdivision: units 26, 89, 90, 91, & 123 Sub Item 1.3 Dairy Subdivision: units 8, 10, 15, 39, 40, & 53

· Thin all conifers from 12” tall to 10” DBH, with the exception of Western Larch.

· Space leave trees 8 to 10 feet from the outside of the crowns (crown spacing).

· Spacing may vary 25%.

· Species preference shall be WL, PP, and DF, LP, WF, GF

· No Western Larch shall be cut.

· Western Juniper from 2 feet tall to 18” DBH shall be felled and left in place unless needed for a leave tree. (Incidental amounts)

· Leave all hardwoods.

· Leave one 60 feet X 60 feet clump of un-thinned trees per acre.

· Prefer trees with the largest diameter and the most crown ratio.

· Leave trees with less than 100 ht/dia ratio and no physical defects or insect damage or disease presence.

· Leave snags standing.

· Stump height shall not exceed 6”

· Trees 16 feet and longer shall be bucked in half or as many times as needed so that pieces are not longer than 16 feet

· See Definitions for thinning around Mountain Mahogany.

· Roads, stock trails, and fences shall be clear of debris from PCT operations.

· All range improvements shall be protected or repaired if damaged.

· Stumps contain no lower live limbs.

· Leave all trees within 150 feet of springs, bogs, seeps or elk wallows.

· Leave all trees exhibiting visible wildlife nesting use. Hawks, eagles, owls, woodpeckers, and squirrels are of primary concern.

· “Wolfy” trees, trees with poor form, broken tops or numerous large limbs shall not be cut. Typically these trees are not of commercial value.

· No thinning shall occur within the buffers of any Category 1, 2, 3 or 4 stream course unless otherwise described in the task order.

· Trees shall be felled away from unit boundaries and other physical improvements. If a tree is felled on a boundary or improvement, it shall promptly be removed. If damage to improvements, the C.O. shall be immediately notified and the contractor shall pay the cost of restoration and repair.

Mandatory Stewardship Project Number 2.0– Grapple Piling of Activity Slash Acres: 8,505

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