Attachment 2 - NFGT Beaver Creek Contract Marking Guide.pdf

Beaver Creek C14 (Deer Hunter/ Hickory Creek) Boundary Marking Guidelines

Boundary Marks will be three diagonal slash marks, 4 inches wide. Slash marks should face into the cutting unit and cover 2/3 of the tree. The middle slash mark should be at breast height or higher. Two stump marks on sawtimber size trees (11”+) and one stump mark on pulpwood size trees (5.0”-10.9”). Stump marks should be placed so that sufficient paint gets into bark crevices and extends into the ground –line ensuring that paint will remain on the stump over time. On sloping ground, the stump mark should be placed on the downhill side.

A combination of Pine and Hardwood can be utilized for boundary trees.

General Boundary tree Guidelines: The healthy large sawtimber size trees are preferred;

however, pulpwood size trees can be marked if that’s all that’s available. Otherwise, no priority will be given to tree selection. Spread out boundary marks as much as possible but close enough that marks from adjacent trees can be seen (min. 20’- max 150”).

National Forests and Grasslands of Texas Beaver Creek Timber Marking RFQ 12363N24Q4028

Beaver Creek C14 (Deer Hunter/Hickory Creek) Leave Tree Marking Guidelines

Leave tree marks will be full wrap breast marks, 4 inches wide. Two stump marks on sawtimber, 11”+, and one stump mark on pulpwood 5.0-10.9”. Stump marks should be placed so that sufficient paint gets into bark crevices and extends into the ground –line ensuring that paint will remain on the stump over time. On sloping ground the stump mark should be placed on the downhill side.

Mark Pine only. No hardwood will be marked.

All units in Compartment 14 will be thinned to a target BA of 60-70 ft2/acre.

All units in Compartment 19 will be thinned to a target BA of 80-100 ft2/acre.

General Leave tree Guidelines: Leave trees will be the best quality pines according to criteria listed below, and they will be uniformly distributed as much as possible, although spacing between leave trees is secondary to tree quality. Priority will be given in the order listed below.

In some stands, it will be common to have more good quality trees available than what is needed to make the leave basal area. In that case, preference will be given to spacing, i.e. leaving trees that are more uniformly spaced.

Leave trees should be:

• Shortleaf over Loblolly when Shortleaf is well formed. Longleaf is not likely to be present. However, if found it should be retained.

• Dominant or codominant crown classes. However, leave tall, well-formed, intermediate pine over limby or diseased pines, even if the more desired pine is much larger.

• Free of Fusiform rust cankers on the main stem of the tree.

• Having a full crown, not broken by wind, ice or snow.

• Single-stemmed trees are preferred, but a forked tree may be retained if it is the best tree available.

• Straight, well-pruned trees are preferred if available. For example, a straight, well-pruned pine that is 14” dbh and codominant would be preferred over an 18” dbh dominant tree with many residual branch stubs of a fading / weak crown.

• No leave trees will be marked if they are within 3 feet of a cut tree.

Beaver Creek C14 (Deer Hunter/Hickory Creek) Cut Tree Marking Guidelines

Cut tree marks will be a particular mark for each marker on one side of the tree at about breast height. Two stump marks on sawtimber, 11”+, and one stump mark on pulpwood 5.0-10.9”.

Stump marks should be placed so that sufficient paint gets into bark crevices and extends into the ground –line ensuring that paint will remain on the stump over time. On sloping ground the stump mark should be placed on the downhill side.

Only Pine will be marked.

Pine will be thinned to a target BA of 60 ft2/acre.

Leave trees should be:

• Shortleaf over Loblolly when Shortleaf is well formed. Longleaf is not likely to be present. However, if found it should be retained.

• Dominant or codominant crown classes. However, leave tall, well-formed, intermediate pine over limby or diseased pines, even if the more desired pine is much larger.

• Free of Fusiform rust cankers on the main stem of the tree.

• Having a full crown, not broken by wind, ice or snow.

• Single-stemmed trees are preferred, but a forked tree may be retained if it is the best tree available.

• Straight, well-pruned trees are preferred if available. For example, a straight, well-pruned pine that is 14” dbh and codominant would be preferred over an 18” dbh dominant tree with many residual branch stubs of a fading / weak crown.

• No trees will be retained if they are within 3 feet of a cut tree.

Cut Tree Cruising

*Cruise all trees to Total Height *Defect to merchantable height

Deer Hunter Cruise

Hickory Creek Cruise

Sample Groups DBH Frequency

Pulp Pine (Zp) 5 -10.9 inches 100 Saw Pine (12) 11-16.9 inches 125 Saw Pine (18) 17-22.9 inches 75 Saw Pine (24) 23-28.9 inches 8 Saw Pine (30) 29+ inches 1

Species Code

Loblolly Pine 131 Shortleaf Pine 110

Hardwood 800

Sample Groups DBH Frequency

Pulp Pine (Zp) 5- 10.9 inches 150 Saw Pine (12) 11- 16.9 inches 175 Saw Pine (18) 17- 22.9 inches 125 Saw Pine (24) 23- 28.9 inches 15 Saw Pine (30) 29 + inches 1