CLIN9Description.docx

AG-04KK-D-17-_____ South 17PCT/GP Req#848495

DESCRIPTION/STATEMENT OF WORK

New Task Order under Malheur N.F. Fuels Reduction and Slash Treatment IDIQ.

South 17 PCT/GP: Pre-commercial Thin and Grapple Pile 105 acres in the Jane EA.

Unit’s boundaries are marked with Orange Ribbon and/or Yellow Ribbon, White Tags and/or Blue Tags.

LOCATION

This project is located on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest.

Estimated round trip of 80 miles; Starting at Burns, OR – East on Highway 20 to County Road 102, North on County Road 102 to Forrest Road(FR) 28, North on FR 28 to the project area.

COMPLETION

All work must be completed within 80 calendar days of contract start date.

WILDLIFE CLUMPS

Wildlife Clump – A type of treatment where a portion of the unit is left un-thinned for benefit of wildlife. These clumps are to be chosen by the contractor with final approval being made by the COR.

Minimum Size: 1/10 (.1) acre with narrowest part of the clump being not less than 30 feet across Maximum Size: ½ (.5) acre without being more than 150 feet in length, with exception around springs, seeps, bogs, and elk wallows.

Clumps shall be spaced no less than 100 feet apart.

Clumps will be located no closer than 20 feet to fences Clumps are allowed within 200 feet of open roads on a unit by unit basis with COR approval.

Preferred areas for Wildlife Clumps includes (but is not limited to):

Rocky knobs, steep slopes, and areas difficult to grapple pile Active bedding grounds Around springs, seeps, bogs, and elk wallows Adjacent to rim rocks and wildlife trails No more than 20% of a unit’s acreage shall be left untreated as wildlife clumps. The intent is to leave the best available cover for various types of wildlife while improving the overall health of the forest, not to achieve a percentage of ground left un-thinned. An attempt should be made to leave wildlife clumps throughout each unit while avoiding leaving an abundance of wildlife clumps concentrated in only portions of each unit. Contractor performance will not be marked down for not leaving Wildlife Clumps in areas where adequate ‘clump material’ was not available. Inspection and acceptance will be 100% visual.

SPECIAL CONCERNS

IPS Beetle timing restriction – See DUIS and Contract for more information.

17 South #9 – Heritage Stock Driveway runs from East to West in the Southern Half of the unit. Signs marking the driveway are hung on trees, DO NOT cut these trees. DO NOT grapple pile in driveway path.

17 South #83 – More than 4x4 vehicle may be required for access and will require access approval for machinery. Heritage Site overlap on Western edge of the unit, site will be marked with yellow plastic flashers and orange/black striped ribbon, thin but DO NOT grapple pile this area.