Attachment 3 - Bid Item 3 Schedule of Items and Specifications Frying Pan.pdf

Attachment 3 – Bid Item #3 Schedule of Items & Specifications Hiawatha National Forest Timber Marking – Frying Pan Marking Contract

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS – Bid Item #3 HIAWATHA National Forest

Rapid River Ranger District Rapid River, MI

Frying Pan Marking Contract

Item Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total (Unit x Unit Price)

1 Marking Unit 1 31 Acre $ $ 2 Marking Unit 2 58 Acre $ $ 3 Marking Unit 3 13 Acre $ $ 4 Marking Unit 4 18 Acre $ $ 5 Marking Unit 5 28 Acre $ $ 6 Cruising Unit 1 31 Acre $ $ 7 Cruising Unit 2 58 Acre $ $ 8 Cruising Unit 3 13 Acre $ $ 9 Cruising Unit 4 18 Acre $ $ 10 Cruising Unit 5 28 Acre $ $

Grand Total $

Note: It is the Government’s intent to award one contract for Bid Item #3. Accordingly, offeror’s shall submit pricing for all line items. It is the Government’s intent to award a firm fixed priced contract resulting from this solicitation.

CONTRACT TIME: Award date to 9/2/2023 .

Contractor UEI (formerly DUNS)

Signature Date

Hiawatha National Forest, Rapid River Ranger District Frying Pan Stewardship Sale Timber Marking Contract

HIAWATHA National Forest

Rapid River Munising Ranger District Delta County, MI

Frying Pan Stewardship Sale Marking Contract

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

This contract calls for the marking and volume estimation of managed forest stands that will become part of one timber sale on the Hiawatha National Forest.

The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, instruments, supplies, transportation, professional services and supervision except that which is designated in the Government Furnished Property clause (see Section G).

All timber cruising done on behalf of the contractor will need to be done by a Forest Service certified cruiser.

Contractor shall establish an operating plan that outlines the timing of the work to be completed by the termination date set within the contract.

LOCATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS

The Frying Pan Stewardship sale is located in Delta County MI and is approximately 3 miles east of Forest Highway 13 and 9 miles north of US Highway 2 Nahma junction.

Primary access into this sale will be from CR 442 and FR 2223 spur roads.

Contractor needs to comply with Hiawatha NF Motor Vehicle Use Map when using a vehicle, including off-road vehicles, while carrying out contract activities.

Payment Unit boundaries are designated with three vertical spots facing into the unit, a vertical line on each side of the bole facing the direction of the boundary and a stump mark with ORANGE paint (where the road is the Payment Unit boundary only the corners are painted at the road).

PRE-WORK CONFERENCE

A conference will be held prior to the start of work on any contract awarded under this BOA. The Contracting Officer (CO) and/or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will meet with contractor to discuss contract items, work performance requirements, government furnished materials and work conditions pertaining to the contract. The

Hiawatha National Forest, Rapid River Ranger District Frying Pan Stewardship Sale Timber Marking Contract contractor’s operating plan outlining the schedule of performance, inspection system, and any other submittals required will be due at this time. Location of conference will be determined by the Forest Service, in consultation with the contractor. The CO will contact the contractor to schedule the pre-work conference to take place within 15 days of award.

MARKING AND CRUISING DESCRIPTIONS

CUT-TREE-MARKING - Bid Item(s) #1-5

Contractor will mark every tree designated for harvest, as described in the silvicultural prescription and cruise plan, with a slash of paint at breast-height on two opposite sides of the bole and one stump mark.

VOLUME DETERMINATION: CUT TREE MARKING - Bid Item(s) # 6-10 Contractor will tally every tree designated for harvest, as described in the silvicultural prescription. Trees tallied will be designated for harvest with a slash of paint at breast-height on two opposite sides of the bole and one stump mark. Cruising will be accomplished as indicated in the cruise plan.

VOLUME ESTIMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TYPES OF CRUISING

Cruising of federal timber shall only be done by individuals that meet Region 9 Forest Service Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12) and Qualified Cruiser Reference Guide Standards.

Contractors that have not previously provided documentation of R9 certified cruisers must submit that as part of their bid package for their bid to be considered.

The Hiawatha National Forest will accept proof of certification from any of the other five Lake States National Forests. To maintain certification, cruiser must have actively cruised federal timber within the previous calendar year.

Hiawatha National Forest – Manistique District - Silvicultural Stand Prescription Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 4

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00073 1 18 4.2 81 9 1936 500 67 ACRU 132

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 40, 50, 90 Soils Karlin sandy loam, 6-18% slope

STAND DESCRIPTION

Well stocked sugar/red maple stand with a component of hemlock and small amounts of paper/yellow birch.

Beech has mostly died out. Stocking is heavy in the 12 inch and larger size classes.

Dense beech/balsam fir regen in much of the stand.

FR 2223 borders the west side of the stand with FR 2223K in a loop through the center of the stand. The loop road is not drivable except at the two ends on 2223.

No identified raptor nest locations on or near the treatment area.

Rpt 26, stand condition, displays the stocking, species and diameter distribution for the stand from 2005.

Cpt 73 Std 1 - EXISTING STAND CONDITION (2005) - Basal area & trees per acre by diameter class & species

DESIRED CONDITION

Forest plan direction for MA 4.2: To provide conifer timber products to the regional economy and to manage conifer for wildlife habitat for species such as red squirrel, American marten, Kirtland's warbler and pine warbler.

Species Composition: Red pine with a mixture of jack pine, oak, aspen, white pine and northern hardwoods. A mixture of conifers and hardwoods are evident along lakes and streams.

SHORT- AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES

Long term objective: Maintain or improve the desired amount, age classes and species composition of hardwood dominated stands in MA 4.2.

Short term objective: Thin to improve the growing conditions for selected trees and provide the conditions necessary for the regeneration of tolerant and mid-tolerant northern hardwood trees.

Other activities needed to achieve silvicultural objective: None

DESIGN CRITERIA and MITIGATION MEASURES Soil/Watershed: Preferred operating season is spring, fall, winter; if dry conditions create excessive disturbance use slash to support machinery or delay operations.

Timber

• Seasonal Restrictions: None but note soils guidance above.

• Logging Analysis:

SKIDDING AND YARDING RESTRICTIONS – Log decks should not be located adjacent to system roads.

Wildlife

• Not within a known raptor nesting area; contact the district wildlife biologist if goshawk or other raptor activity is noted.

Leave a minimum of 2, and up to 5, live den trees/acre unless they present a safety concern. Two of these should be large maple if possible. If felled for safety reasons they should be left as coarse woody debris.

• Two to 10 snags/acre should be retained with average dbh of 11". Leave all unless an immediate safety concern.

VQO, Scenery and Slash Disposal

• Modification Visual Quality Objective for stand. No slash allowed remaining in roadways except if the roadway is to be obliterated.

Recreation: None Botany: Equipment cleaning clauses will be enforced to limit the spread of NNIS.

LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER REMARKS

Roads/Trails: Access is FH-13, FR 2223 and 2223K in a loop through the center of the treatment area.

Stand Boundaries: No special needs for boundary placement.

Old Growth: There is no old growth around the sale area.

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 4

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00073 1 18 4.2 81 9 1936 500 67 ACRU 132

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 40, 50, 90 Soils Karlin sandy loam, 6-18% slope

MARKING GUIDE:

Silvicultural Objective this entry: TSD: 819 Avg. DBH: 13-15 Seral: Late BA: 80 Harvest method & code: 4151 – Single tree selection Est. Volume: 90 cds Vol/acre: 5 cds Percent of stand salvage – 10%; some dying beech that might still be available.

Detailed Marking Instructions: This is a well-stocked maple stand that is deficient in the smaller size classes, 6-10 inches, and over-abundant in the 12 through 20-inch size classes.

The priority of marking will be improving the size class distribution. Mark to 80 BA in the 12 through 20-inch sizes. The remaining size classes are at or below the desired level. Maintain any yellow birch if it looks like it will survive for the next 15 years. Use the chart as a guideline but If there is a question between diameter distribution and better-quality trees; Quality trees are always more important than diameter distribution.

Note the wildlife requirements for live den trees and snags. Also notify the district wildlife biologist if you find any raptor nests or (especially) goshawk activity.

Mark to create 2 to 4 canopy gaps per acre (larger gaps = fewer/acre, smaller gaps=more/acre). Gaps should range from 30 to 55’ in diameter (in the canopy), with larger gaps located adjacent to hemlock or yellow birch.

Roughly 8% of the stand should be in new gaps.

Third priority is to improve stand quality by removing trees (in order of precedence): 1) that won’t make it to the next entry; 2) defective trees that won’t increase in value any longer unless left for wildlife; and 3) trees with poor form. Most of this priority can be achieved when selecting for diameter distribution or canopy gap locations.

Residual BA should be 75-85 sq. feet (depending on initial stocking) in trees greater than 5” DBH (BA will be lower in and around canopy gaps and higher away from gaps).

BA and TPA guidance based on stand data 2005 data has not been “grown”

Residual BA/Ac – 80 average

Q-Factor – 1.5, Max D BH – 24”

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE and FACTS Activity codes

Year Code Name of Treatment Prescription 0 4151 Single Tree Selection Uneven-aged regeneration method

1 4495 Site Preparation natural, canopy gap cleaning

Clean all canopy gaps by cutting hardwoods 0.5 to 5 inches DBH except for oak, if any found. Thin any cherry stump sprouts found in/adjacent to gaps, favoring sprouts originating low on the stump.

4 4341 3rd Year Stocking Survey

Gap regeneration assessment – fixed radius understory plots (1/1,000-acre plots).

1.21.82.74.06.0 8.9

13.4

20.1

30.2

45.3

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Tr ee s pe r a cr e

DBH of trees 5.0" DBH and larger

Q Factor Chart

Current Trees per acre (TPA)

Desired trees per acre (TPA)

6 4341 5th Year Stocking Survey

Full stand exam with emphasis on gaps (10 BAF & 1/1,000-acre plots) 1% sample understory and 3 plots with 10BAF for overstory per stand.

6 4381 Certification - Natural Certify when 70% of gaps are fully stocked (750 TPA of commercial species).

Note that a release is needed for yellow birch or hemlock in gaps IF 40% of gaps visited have undesirable competition at least ½ their height and within 5’ of the stem.

Prepared by: Charles W. Cutter Approved by: Charles W. Cutter

Title: Certified Silviculturist Title: Certified Silviculturist

Date: March 12, 2020

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 5

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 14 33 4.2 2 6 1968 500 52 ACRU 143

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 10, 20 Soils Blue Lake sand, 0-6% slope

Well stocked red pine and maple/confers. Red pine is dominate on the west side (map) with BA of up to 200 in many areas. Maple with varying amounts of red/white pine, balsam fir and aspen/paper birch at 120 -130 BA dominates the rest of the stand. Stand has not been thinned previously.

Good access to the stand on FR 2678.

Small wetland on the east half of the stand (map).

No identified raptor nest locations on or near the treatment area.

Rpt 26, stand condition, displays the stocking, species and diameter distribution for the stand from 2011.

Cpt 78 Std 14 - EXISTING STAND CONDITION (2011) - Basal area & trees per acre by diameter class & species

Forest plan direction for MA 4.2: To provide conifer timber products to the regional economy and to manage conifer for wildlife habitat for species such as red squirrel, American marten, Kirtland's warbler and pine warbler.

Species Composition: Red pine with a mixture of jack pine, oak, aspen, white pine and northern hardwoods. A

Long term objective: Maintain or improve the desired amount, age classes and species composition of red pine dominated stands in MA 8.3.

Short term objective: Thin red pine to concentrate future growth on the best quality red pine and provide products to the local economy.

Other activities needed to achieve silvicultural objective: Stand exam after treatment and look at possibility of splitting the red pine out as a separate stand.

Soil/Watershed: Preferred operating season is spring, fall, winter; if dry conditions create excessive disturbance use slash to support machinery or delay operations.

Timber

• Seasonal Restrictions: None but note restrictions for very dry periods.

• Logging Analysis:

SKIDDING AND YARDING RESTRICTIONS – Log decks should not be located adjacent to system roads.

Wildlife

• Not within a known raptor nesting area; contact the district wildlife biologist if goshawk or other raptor activity is noted.

• Leave a minimum of 2, and up to 5, live den trees/acre unless they present a safety concern. Two of these should be large maple if possible. If felled for safety reasons they should be left as coarse woody debris.

• Two to 10 snags/acre should be retained with average dbh of 11". Leave all unless an immediate safety concern.

VQO, Scenery and Slash Disposal

• Modification Visual Quality Objective for stand. No slash allowed remaining in roadways except if the roadway is to be obliterated.

Recreation: None Botany: Equipment cleaning clauses will be enforced to limit the spread of NNIS.

LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER REMARKS

Roads/Trails: Access is FH-13, FR’s 2223, 2226, 2410 and 2678 to the treatment area.

Stand Boundaries: Use the boundary line to exclude the small wetland noted on the map. Also include the finger of stand 56 noted on the map with this treatment.

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 5

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 14 33 4.2 2 6 1968 500 52 ACRU 143

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 10, 20 Soils Blue Lake sand, 0-6% slope

MARKING GUIDE

Silvicultural Objective this entry: TSD: 029/899 Avg. DBH: 10-12 Seral: Late BA: 80/130 Harvest method & code: 4220 Commercial thin Est. Volume: 150 cd Vol/acre: 5 cd/ac Percent of stand salvage – 0 Detailed Marking Instructions: Thinning in red pine and mixed conifer/hardwoods. For most of the stand thin from below to a residual BA of 80 to release, in order of preference, the best quality red/white pine, paper birch, maple and spruce.

In the red pine dominated area (map) on the west side of the stand mark from below to a residual BA of 130. Mark to remove poor quality and suppressed trees first and then for spacing of the best quality trees to the target BA.

0 4220

Commercial thinning Thinning in conifer and hardwood/conifers stand.

Prepared by: Charles W. Cutter Approved by: Charles W. Cutter

Title: Silviculturist Title: Silviculturist

Date: March 19, 2020 Date: March 19, 2020

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 3

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 20 18 4.2 84 9 1925 500 59.6 ACRU 140

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 60 Soils Blue Lake sand, 0-6% slope

Well stocked red maple stand. The east 1/3rd (map) has about 80-90 BA of red maple/paper birch with dense balsam fir regeneration 1-4” DBH in the understory.

The east 2/3rd’s is red maple at 120-140 BA with little understory regeneration. Over-all quality is low but with some better-quality material interspersed throughout.

FR 2678 runs to within a hundred ft of the SW corner of the stand (map).

No identified raptor nest locations on or near the treatment area.

Rpt 26, stand condition, displays the stocking, species and diameter distribution for the stand from 2011.

Cpt 78 Std 20 - EXISTING STAND CONDITION (2011) - Basal area & trees per acre by diameter class & species

Forest plan direction for MA 4.2: To provide conifer timber products to the regional economy and to manage conifer for wildlife habitat for species such as red squirrel, American marten, Kirtland's warbler and pine warbler.

Species Composition: Red pine with a mixture of jack pine, oak, aspen, white pine and northern hardwoods. A

Long term objective: Maintain or improve the desired amount, age classes and species composition of red maple dominated stands in MA 4.2.

Short term objective: Thin to improve the growing conditions for selected trees and improve the over-all quality of the residual stand.

Other activities needed to achieve silvicultural objective: None; keep the dropped area with the rest of the stand for the next entry.

Soil/Watershed: Preferred operating season is spring, fall, winter; if dry conditions create excessive disturbance use slash to support machinery or delay operations.

Timber

• Seasonal Restrictions: None but note restrictions if a very dry period during the summer season.

• Logging Analysis:

SKIDDING AND YARDING RESTRICTIONS – Log decks should not be located adjacent to system roads.

Wildlife

• Not within a known raptor nesting area; contact the district wildlife biologist if goshawk or other raptor activity is noted.

• Leave a minimum of 2, and up to 5, live den trees/acre unless they present a safety concern. Two of these should be large maple if possible. If felled for safety reasons they should be left as coarse woody debris.

• Two to 10 snags/acre should be retained with average dbh of 11". Leave all unless an immediate safety concern.

VQO, Scenery and Slash Disposal

• Modification Visual Quality Objective for stand. No slash allowed remaining in roadways except if the roadway is to be obliterated.

Recreation: None Botany: Equipment cleaning clauses will be enforced to limit the spread of NNIS.

LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER REMARKS

Roads/Trails: FH-13, FR 2223, 2226, 2410 and 2648 to the SW corner of the treatment area.

Stand Boundaries: Use the boundary line to exclude the area of lighter maple stocking on the east side of the stand (map) from this treatment.

Silvicultural Objective this entry: TSD: 849 Avg. DBH: 11-12 Seral: Late BA: 80 Harvest method & code: 4210 – Improvement Est. Volume: 55 cds Vol/acre: 5 cds Percent of stand salvage – 0

Detailed Marking Instructions: The west 2/3rd’s of the stand is stocked at 120-140 BA of mostly red maple. The east 1/3rd is already at the desired stocking of 80-90 BA. Note the wildlife requirements for live den trees and snags. Also notify the district wildlife biologist if you find any raptor nests or (especially) goshawk activity.

The priority of marking will be improving the residual stand. Mark to a residual BA of 80 of the best quality trees of any species. Do not just mark from below, the best healthy, well-formed trees are more important than even spacing.

Canopy gaps will not be needed for this entry.

0 4210 Improvement cut Improve the quality and composition of the residual stand.

Prepared by: Charles W. Cutter Approved by: Charles W. Cutter

Title: Silviculturist Title: Silviculturist

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 3

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 20 18 4.2 84 9 1925 500 59.6 ACRU 140

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 60 Soils Blue Lake sand, 0-6% slope

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 1&2

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 24 83 4.2 84 9 1916 500 60.6 ACRU 133

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 30 – 40, 50, 90 Soils Kalkaska sand, 0-6% slope

Well stocked sugar/red maple stand. Some black cherry (10-70BA) in the west half of the stand and some (less than 10 BA) of paper birch/hemlock on the east half. Beech is mostly gone with light to moderate beech regen in some areas.

The walk-through indicated more sugar maple stocking that is shown in the cse Rpt 26 data. Over-all this is more of a typical sugar maple stand than a red maple stand.

FR 2223 borders the west end of the stand with FR 2223O through the center of the stand and FR 2223P through the south side.

No identified raptor nest locations on or near the treatment area.

Rpt 26, stand condition, displays the stocking, species and diameter distribution for the stand from 2011.

Cpt 78 Std 24 - EXISTING STAND CONDITION (2011) - Basal area & trees per acre by diameter class & species

Forest plan direction for MA 4.2: To provide conifer timber products to the regional economy and to manage conifer for wildlife habitat for species such as red squirrel, American marten, Kirtland's warbler and pine warbler.

Species Composition: Red pine with a mixture of jack pine, oak, aspen, white pine and northern hardwoods. A

Long term objective: Maintain or improve the desired amount, age classes and species composition of sugar maple dominated stands in MA 4.2.

Short term objective: Thin to improve the growing conditions for selected trees and provide the conditions necessary for the regeneration of tolerant and mid-tolerant northern hardwood trees.

Other activities needed to achieve silvicultural objective: Redraw stand boundary if the area noted on the map is added to stand 35 for a shelterwood treatment. Change EV/Type Size Density to 819.

Soil/Watershed: Preferred operating season is spring, fall, winter; if dry conditions create excessive disturbance use slash to support machinery or delay operations.

Timber

• Seasonal Restrictions: None but note soils guidance above.

• Logging Analysis:

SKIDDING AND YARDING RESTRICTIONS – Log decks should not be located adjacent to system roads.

Wildlife

• Not within a known raptor nesting area; contact the district wildlife biologist if goshawk or other raptor activity is noted.•

Leave a minimum of 2, and up to 5, live den trees/acre unless they present a safety concern. Two of these should be large maple if possible. If felled for safety reasons they should be left as coarse woody debris.

• Two to 10 snags/acre should be retained with average dbh of 11". Leave all unless an immediate safety concern.

VQO, Scenery and Slash Disposal

• Modification Visual Quality Objective for stand. No slash allowed remaining in roadways except if the roadway is to be obliterated.

Recreation: None Botany: Equipment cleaning clauses will be enforced to limit the spread of NNIS.

LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER REMARKS

Roads/Trails: Access is FH-13, FR 2223 and 2223O and 2223P through the center and south side of the treatment area.

Decision Document: Camp Cooks - TIMBER SALE: Frying Pan PU: 1&2

Comp Stand Acres Acres to Treat MA Forest Type Size/

Density Year of Origin TLSC SI SI sp. BA

(5.0+)

BA

(Residual)

00078 24 83 4.2 84 9 1916 500 60.6 ACRU 133

LTA Steuben outwash/moraine ELTP 30 – 40, 50, 90 Soils Kalkaska sand, 0-6% slope

Stand Boundaries: Look at the area noted on the map and add it to stand 35 for treatment if it is more red maple than sugar maple.

Silvicultural Objective this entry: TSD: 819 Avg. DBH: 13-15 Seral: Late BA: 80 Harvest method & code: 4151 – Single tree selection Est. Volume: 400 cds Vol/acre: 5 cds Percent of stand salvage – 10; some dying beech that might still be available.

Detailed Marking Instructions: This is a well-stocked maple stand that is deficient in the smaller size classes, 6-10 inches, and over-abundant in the 12 through 22-inch size classes.

The priority of marking will be improving the size class distribution. Mark to 80 BA in the 12 through 20-inch sizes and 1 or 2 trees an acre in the 22 inch size. The remaining size classes are at or below the desired level.

Use the chart as a guideline but If there is a question between diameter distribution and better-quality trees;

Quality trees are always more important than diameter distribution.

Note the wildlife requirements for live den trees and snags. Also notify the district wildlife biologist if you find any raptor nests or (especially) goshawk activity.

Mark to create 2 to 4 canopy gaps per acre (larger gaps = fewer/acre, smaller gaps=more/acre). Gaps should range from 30 to 55’ in diameter (in the canopy), with larger gaps located adjacent to black cherry or hemlock.

Roughly 8% of the stand should be in new gaps.

Third priority is to improve stand quality by removing trees (in order of precedence): 1) that won’t make it to the next entry; 2) defective trees that won’t increase in value any longer unless left for wildlife; and 3) trees with poor form. Most of this priority can be achieved when selecting for diameter distribution or canopy gap locations.

Residual BA should be 75-85 sq. feet (depending on initial stocking) in trees greater than 5” DBH (BA will be lower in and around canopy gaps and higher away from gaps).

BA and TPA guidance based on stand data 2011 data has not been “grown”

Residual BA/Ac – 80 average

Q-Factor – 1.5, Max D BH – 24”

0 4151 Single Tree Selection Uneven-aged regeneration method

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10.1

15.1

22.6

34.0

50.9

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DBH of trees 5.0" DBH and larger

Q Factor Chart

Current Trees per acre

(TPA)

Desired trees per acre

(TPA)

1 4495 Site Preparation natural, canopy gap cleaning

Clean all canopy gaps by cutting hardwoods 0.5 to 5 inches DBH except for oak, if any found. Thin any cherry stump sprouts found in/adjacent to gaps, favoring sprouts originating low on the stump.

4 4341 3rd Year Stocking Survey

Gap regeneration assessment – fixed radius understory plots (1/1,000-acre plots).

6 4341 5th Year Stocking Survey

Full stand exam with emphasis on gaps (10 BAF & 1/1,000-acre plots) 1% sample understory and 3 plots with 10BAF for overstory per stand.

6 4381 Certification - Natural Certify when 70% of gaps are fully stocked (750 TPA of commercial species).

Note that a release is needed for black cherry or hemlock in gaps IF 40% of gaps visited have undesirable competition at least ½ their height and within 5’ of the stem.

Prepared by: Charles W. Cutter Approved by: Charles W. Cutter

Title: Certified Silviculturist Title: Certified Silviculturist

Frying Pan

CRUISE PLAN

Sale Name: Frying Pan Stewardship Sale Number: 21068

NEPA Document:

Prepared by: Joe Discher Signature: Date:

Reviewed by: Signature: Date:

Reviewed by: Signature: Date:

1. Project Description

A. Objectives The purpose of the Frying Pan Stewardship sale is to:

Camp Cooks EA

• Aspen management for fiber production

• Conifer management for sawlog production and non-game wildlife

• Even and uneven-aged Timber management, wetland plant communities, secluded wildlife habitat and dispersed recreation.

• Research natural areas and candidate RNAs; protected areas of significant biological, geological, or cultural features

More information regarding the treatment in the sale area can be found in the Camps Cooks EA.

B. Location

The Frying Pan Stewardship sale is located in Delta County MI and is approximately 3 miles east of Forest Highway 13 and 9 miles north of US Highway 2 Nahma junction. Primary access into this sale will be from CR 442 and FR 2223 spur roads.

C. Cutting Unit Info

Payment Unit Comp. / Stand (from EA)

Working Group Rx

Est. Acres (from

EA)

Actual Acres (from GPS)

1 78/24 HWD 4151 33 30.99

2 78/24 HWD 4151 50 57.5

3 78/20 HWD 4210 18 13.0

4 73/1 HWD 4151 18 17.8

5 78/14 RWP 4220 33 28.1

6 78/29 HWD 4151 23

7 78/31 ASP 4117 12

8 78/35 HWD 4131 25

9 78/30-51 ASP/HWD 4131 81

10 78/23-33 ASP/RWP 4131 50

11 100/23-33 ASP/RWP 4131 29

12 78/29 HWD 4151 24

13 78/35 HWD 4117 14

14 78/56 RWP 4131 13

50 Row- Roads N/A 4270 1.0 1.0

Total Acres 423

Dropped Unit: Yes* x No

Protected Area: x Yes* No

• PU 1/12 heritage site 02-638

• PU1/2 heritage site 02-203

• PU 7 heritage site 02-393

• PU 9 heritage site 02-396

No – Cut Area: Yes* No

Reserve Trees: Yes* No

2. Product Merchantability.

SPECIES

PRODUCT

MIN. TREE SPECS.

Includes at least one piece with diameter of…

D.B.H. (inches)

MIN. PIECE SPECIFICATIONS

Length (ft)

D.I.B.

small end (inches)

Net Measure in

% gross

Aspen Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70*

Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70*

Mixed Softwood Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70*

Mixed Hardwood Sawtimber 11.0 8 9.6 50

Mixed Softwood Sawtimber 9.0 8 7.6 50

Aspen Sawtimber1 11.0 8 9.6 70

*and reasonably straight & sound. Reasonably straight: When the true centerline of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than one ½ the inside diameter of the small end, plus one inch from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of the piece.

1Aspen is not being cruised as sawtimber at this time.

Product Merchantability Continued.

The following tree species will be tallied, measured and calculated as pulpwood only.

Common Species name:

1. Balsam Fir (12)

2. All Spruce species (91, 94, 95)

3. Scotch Pine (130)

4. All Aspen species (741, 743, 746)

3. Silvicultural / Marking Guides.

*Review individual stand prescriptions in the sale prep folder before marking/cruising the stand.

If there are questions regarding the prescription or marking guides of a stand, get clarification from the sale prep forester before marking the stand.

(A) Method of Timber Designation:

x Cut Tree Mark: (PU: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14 ) x Leave Tree Mark: (PU: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, ) Designation by Species: (PU:)

Designation by Species With Reserve Trees Painted: (PU: ) x Designation by Species With Leave Trees Painted: (PU: 13 ) Designation by Species With Additional Cut Trees Painted: (PU: )

(B) Paint Colors Used:

Orange – Boundary and Reserve Trees

Yellow – ROW

Blue – Cut Tree Marking & Cruise Tree/Plot Identification

Green – Sale Administration

(C) Cruising/Marking Standards All cruise trees on this sale will be cruised by a region 9 certified cruiser. All timber marking and cruising on this sale will be expected to meet the standards outlined in the Timber Sale Prep Users Guide for the West Zone of the Hiawatha National Forest. Review the standard procedures for variable plot cruising and sample tree cruising before beginning. See above product merchantability chart for minimum piece specifications.

(D) Individual Payment Unit Guides (supplements the prescription, does not replace. If there are questions, ask before marking.)

ALL Payment Units

• Walk through the PU before marking to familiarize yourself with the unit and to see if there is any questions about the marking guides and sample group frequency.

• Record on the GPS map of the PU anything of note found in the unit (corner monuments, trails, low BA areas, slope, etc.) that were not identified during layout. Shade in the area that was marked at the end of each day.

• Touch up any riparian management zone (RMZ) boundary flagging and follow BMP guides (attached) while marking in the zone.

• After the unit is marked (CTM & LTM), the sale lead will direct quality assurance plots (minimum one for every 3 acres) to be measured throughout the unit to assure Rx intent and BA target is met. This information will be recorded and available in the sale prep folder.

4. Definition of Sample Population.

Species Cruised By Sample Group

02: 125 12: 125

07: 12, 91, 94, 95, 71, 105, 129, 130, 241, 261 08: 741, 743, 746

17: 71, 105, 129, 241, 261 10: 315, 316, 318, 319, 371, 375, 531, 541, 543, 544, 701, 762, 833, 20: 315, 316, 319, 371, 375, 531, 541, 543, 544, 762 833, 21: 318

38: 741, 743, 746

Strata Description

PU#, (Cruise Method, Forest Type, Rx)

PU# 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 50

STR (5, 81, 84, 95) RX (4117, 4151, 4210, 4270)

PU# 5, 14

STR (2) RX (4131, 4220)

03 PU# 8, 9, 10, 11, 13

PCM (2, 84, 89, 93, 95) RX (4117, 4131)

Forest Type Description

02 Red Pine

05 Hemlock

81 Sugar Maple – Beech/Yellow Birch

84 Red Maple (dry site)

89 Mixed Upland Hardwoods

93 Bigtooth Aspen

95 Aspen-White Spruce/Balsam Fir

Sample Group

Hotkey Description

02 R Red Pine Pulpwood

07 C Mixed Conifer Pulpwood

08 S Small Aspen Pulpwood (5.0-10.9)

38 L Large Aspen Pulpwood (11.0+)

10 H Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood

12 K Red Pine Sawtimber

17 M Mixed Conifer Sawtimber

20 V Mixed Hardwood Sawtimber

21 Z Sugar Maple Sawtimber

Rx Harvest Method

4117 Clear Cut with Reserve Trees 4131 Shelterwood Establishment 4151 Single Tree Selection Cut 4210 Improvement Cut 4220 Commercial Thinning 4270 Permanent Land Clearing

5. Sampling Method & Intensity.

STRATA

PAYMENT

UNITS(S)

SAMPLING

METHOD

PLOT

SPACING

BAF

OR

PLOT

SIZE

(FIX)

SAMPLE

GROUP

PRODUCT

FREQUENCY

(STR & PCMTRE)

1 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 50 STR N/A

02 Red Pine Pulpwood

07 Mixed Conifer Pulpwood

08 Small Aspen Pulpwood (5.0-10.9)

38 Large Aspen Pulpwood (11.0+)

10 Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood

12 Red Pine Sawtimber

17 Mixed Conifer Sawtimber

20 Mixed Hardwood Sawtimber

21 Sugar Maple Sawtimber

2 5, 14 STR

N/A 01 Red Pine Pulpwood

STRATA

PAYMENT

UNITS(S)

SAMPLING

METHOD

PLOT

SPACING

BAF

OR

PLOT

SIZE

(FIX)

GROUP

PRODUCT

FREQUENCY

(STR & PCMTRE)

3 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 PCM

20 01 Red Pine Pulpwood

6. Area Determination Payment Unit Area will be determined with GPS in accordance with agency standards (FSM 2409.12 sec 50). For this timber sale, Avenza maps and GeoXT 7 Trimble GPS units were used to GPS the cutting unit boundaries, reserve sites and other pertinent areas. Error based on MTDC Horizontal Accuracy Report for closed canopy unless otherwise noted. See Frying Pan unit closure worksheet for more details. Area based Payment Units are highlighted in GREY.

PU Area (acres)

Perimeter (feet)

Average Unit Error

1 30.99 7619.9 4.2% 2 57.5 10854.8 3.3% 3 13.0 3404.1 4.5% 4 17.8 3637.4 3.5% 5 28.1 7259.5 4.5%

*Actual error calculated.

7. SAFETY (FSH 6709.11)

Cruisers and all other personnel will review the Job Hazard Analysis that pertain to the sale. As well as conduct tailgate safety sessions prior to cruising. Keep an open mind, focused on safety while working.

Exercise additional caution while working on steeper terrain and during more hazardous weather. Do not rush and always proceed at a pace that is comfortable and safe.

Any suspicious or illegal activity will be documented accordingly and reported to the LEO and local law enforcement. Special care will be taken to ensure crew safety in the event extra measures are required.

8. Estimated Volume and Error

Maximum Sampling Errors for the Sale-as-a-Whole Volume Error Standard

(95 Percent Confidence Level)

Estimated Sale Value

Scaled Sales

Tree Measurement Sales

> 5,000 < 10,000 ± 35 ± 25 > 10,000 < 20,000 ± 30 ± 20 > 20,000 < 45,000 ± 30 ± 18 > 45,000 < 70,000 ± 30 ± 16 > 70,000 < 95,000 ± 30 ± 14

> 95,000 < 120,000 ± 30 ± 12 > 120,000 ±20 ± 10

Sale is: Scaled X Tree Measured

Estimated Timber Sale Volume 3838 ccf 2264 MBF Estimated Timber Sale Value $136,483 (prices reflect time when cruise fieldwork began)

Maximum Allowable Sale Error 10 % Estimated Sale Error from Cruise Design Program N/A %

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REMINGTON

LAKE

MAHSKEEKEE

LAKE

BILLY

GOOD

LAKE

FRYING

PAN LAKE

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FS

NON_USFS

NON_USFS

PA

NON_USFS

NON_USFS

NO

N_

US

FS

NON_USFS

2768D

A77E

A75EE

2768C

2226A

A78A

27692223K

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3M

2768B

A74A

A79A

2223P

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Frying Pan Stewardship

L.Holfeld: 3/17/2022

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.80.1 Miles-

Legend Heritage Ecology_NatlWetlandInv Non Marking Contract Marking Contract Lakes stream_modified

CLASS

Other Ownership

VOLUME ESTIMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TYPES OF CRUISING

7. Safety (FSH 6709.11)

MAP Frying Pan