Attachment B-ONF North Zone Marking Instructions.pdf

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 2-9 & 12 Hardwood Selection 234 10 & 11 Aspen Clearcut 21

1 Commerical Thinning 11 Total Approximate Acres: 266

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 13 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Unit 2-9 & 12– Hardwood Selection/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) – ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units 10 & 11- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Designated leave species (hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. As stated in the “REMARKS” and “MARKING GUIDE” section, no lone Elm or Oak are too be left. LT’s will need to be marked around the lone oak or elm, if not a designated leave species. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST NORTH ZONE MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

CRUISE DESIGN - STRATA 1 - Sample Tree Measure (STR)

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $146796.46 Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit

01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

Bullhead Stew Timber Sale (#41358) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Ottawa National Forest North Zone Marking & Cruising RFQ 12363N23Q4244

Payment Units 1: Red Pine Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 13: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 13 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. BLUE paint has been designated for this sale.

Bullhead Stew Timber Sale (#41358) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Bullhead Stew Timber Sale - #41358 Cruise Design-Strata 1 (Sample Tree Measure)

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” – 10.9” 1:25 AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:25 CS Small Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 5.0” – 8.9” 1:100

CL Large Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

9.0” + 1:50

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:400

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:100

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:5 XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0 + 1:5 OS Other Small Hardwood Sawtimber (Red

Maple, Birch, Ash, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 11.0” – 17.9” 1:50

OL Other Large Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Ash, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

18.0 + 1:20

SS Small Maple Sawtimber 11.0” – 17.9” 1:50 SL Large Maple Sawtimber 18.0” + 1:20 PP Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:10 RW Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:50 WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5

MINIMUM TREE AND PIECE UTILIZATION STANDARDS

Minimum Tree Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/

Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Bullhead Stew Timber Sale (#41358) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

CRUISE DESIGN - STRATA 1 - Sample Tree Measure (STR)

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $273558.4975

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 1 & 2 Hardwood Selection 11

3 Shelterwood 55 4-13 Commerical Thinning 291

Total Approximate Acres: 357

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 14 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Unit 1 & 2– Hardwood Selection/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) – ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units - Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Designated leave species (hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. As stated in the “REMARKS” and “MARKING GUIDE” section, no lone Elm or Oak are too be left. LT’s will need to be marked around the lone oak or elm, if not a designated leave species. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Flashback Stew Timber Sale (#51184) – Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Payment Units 3 & 4-13 : Shelterwood/Red Pine Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 14: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 14 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. GREEN paint has been designated for this sale.

Flashback Stew Timber Sale (#51184) – Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Flashback Stew Timber Sale - #51184

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample

Interval AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:10 AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” – 10.9” 1:100 CL Large Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:20

CS Small Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:150

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:5 HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 11.0” + 1:10

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:250

JP Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:5 OW Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 11.0” + 1:25

PL Large Red Pine Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:10 PS Small Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” – 10.9” 1:500 RL Large Red Pine Sawtimber 15.0 + 1:25 RS Small Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” – 14.9” 1:300 SW Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0” + 1:5 WL Large White Pine Sawtimber 15.0” + 1:50 WS Small White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” – 14.9” 1:25 XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0” + 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/

Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Flashback Stew Timber Sale (#51184) – Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $136,672.16

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 1, 3 6-9 Aspen Clearcut 217 2, 4, 5 Commerical Thinning 67

Total Approximate Acres: 284

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 10 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Units 1, 3 6-9- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Oak and birch will need to be thinned to meet basal area required in the marking guides. Designated leave species (oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units 2, 4, 5 : Red Pine Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Funky Fig Timber Sale (#41349) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Payment Unit 10: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 10 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. GREEN paint has been designated for this sale.

Funky Fig Timber Sale (#41349) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Funky Fig Timber Sale - #41349

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:200 AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” – 10.9” 1:300 CL Large Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White

Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:10

CS Small Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:50

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:10

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:50

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:400

JL Small Jack Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:300 JS Large Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0” – 8.9” 1:100

OW Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:25

SW Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0” + 1:5 PL Large Red Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:10 PS Small Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” -8.9” 1:50 RL Large Red Pine Sawtimber 16.0” + 1:25 RS Small Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” – 15.9” 1:50

WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5 XW Large Ash Sawtimber 11.0” + 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/ Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Funky Fig Timber Sale (#41349) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $89,993.55

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 14% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 1 & 3-5 Hardwood Selection 191

2 1st Commerical Thinning 6 Total Approximate Acres: 197

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 6 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Unit 1 & 3-5– Hardwood Selection/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) – ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 2 : White Spruce Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 6: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 6 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. BLUE paint has been designated for this sale.

Grand Torino Timber Sale (#51157) – Prickett VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Grand Torino Timber Sale - #51157

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

A Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:10 CL Large Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White

Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:50

CS Small Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:100

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:25

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:50

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:300

JP Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:5 OL Large Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red

Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 18.0” + 1:50

OS Small Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” – 17.9” 1:100

SL Large Sugar Maple Sawtimber 18.0”+ 1:50 SS Small Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0” – 17.9” 1:25 PL Large Red Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:5 PS Small Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” -8.9” 1:5 RW Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5 WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5 XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0”+ 1:10

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/ Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Grand Torino Timber Sale (#51157) – Prickett VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $77,112.38 Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 14% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 8 & 9 Aspen Clearcut 69

10 Commerical Thinning 30 Total Approximate Acres: 99

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 11 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Units 8 & 9- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Designated leave species (hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Contractor will mark Leave Trees in PU 8 & 9 at the rate of 2-3 healthy trees per acre of either paper birch and/or northern red oak, depending on availability. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. As stated in the “REMARKS” and “MARKING GUIDE” section, no lone Elm or Oak are too be left. LT’s will need to be marked around the lone oak or elm, if not a designated leave species.

LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units 10 : Red Pine Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Kumquat Contract 2 Timber Sale (#41348) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Payment Unit 11: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 9 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. GREEN paint has been designated for this sale.

Kumquat Contract 2 Timber Sale (#41348) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Kumquat Contract 2 Timber Sale - #41348

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample

Interval AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 13.0” + 1:20 AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” – 12.9” 1:200 CL Large Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White

Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:20

CS Small Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:200

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:20

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:400

OW Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Ash, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0”+ 1:20

SW Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0”+ 1:5 JL Large Jack Pine Pulpwood 9.0”+ 1:100 JS Small Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0”-8.9” 1:300 PL Large Red Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:10 PS Small Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0”- 8.9” 1:400

WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0”+ 1:10 RL Large Red Pine Sawtimber 13.0” + 1:10 RS Small Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0”-12.9” 1:50 FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:5

XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0”+ 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/

Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Kumquat Contract 2 Timber Sale (#41348) – Red Pine/Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $21,9537.57

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 5-8 Hardwood Selection 148

Total Approximate Acres: 148

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 9 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Unit 5-8– Hardwood Selection/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) – ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 9: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 9 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. BLUE paint has been designated for this sale.

Ottawa National Forest North Zone Marking & Cruising RFQ 12363N23Q4244

Model T Contract 2 Timber Sale (#51160) – Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Model T Contract 2 Timber Sale - #51160

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

AP Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:20 CL Large Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:20

CS Small Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:200

CW Mixed Conifer Sawtimber (Fir, Spruce, Cedar & Hemlock)

9.0” + 1:20

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:200

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:500

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:20 XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0” + 1:20 JP Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:5 OL Large Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red

Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 16.0”+ 1:25

OS Small Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” – 15.9” 1:50

SL Large Sugar Maple Sawtimber 16.0”+ 1:25 SS Small Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0” – 15.9” 1:50 PP Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:5 RW Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0”+ 1:5 WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/

Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Model T Contract 2 Timber Sale (#51160) – Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $196,460.81

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 1, 3, 6, 8-19 Aspen Clearcut 348

2, 4, 5, 7 Commerical Thinning 85 Total Approximate Acres: 433

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 20 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Units 1, 3, 6, 8-19- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Oak and birch will need to be thinned to meet basal area required in the marking guides. Designated leave species (oak, birch, hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units 2, 4, 5, 7: Red Pine Thinning/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Pomegranate Timber Sale (#41357) – Red Pine/Aspen/Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Payment Unit 20: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 20 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. GREEN paint has been designated for this sale.

Pomegranate Timber Sale (#41357) – Red Pine/Aspen/Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Pomegranate Timber Sale - #41357

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:200 AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” - 10.9” 1:300 CL Large Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:20

CS Small Mixed Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” - 8.9” 1:100

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:100

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ash, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:400

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:5 XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0 + 1:5 OW Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Ash, Oak, Basswood, Elm) 11.0”+ 1:25

SW Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0”+ 1:5 JL Large Jack Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:300 JS Small Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0” – 8.9” 1:200 PL Large Red Pine Pulpwood 9.0” + 1:25 PS Small Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” – 8.9” 1:200 RL Large Red Pine Sawtimber 17.0” + 1:10 RS Small Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” - 16.9” 1:200

WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/ Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Pomegranate Timber Sale (#41357) – Red Pine/Aspen/Baraga II VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $98,585.52

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 12% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 1, 3-6 Hardwood Selection 151

2 Aspen Clearcut 19 Total Approximate Acres: 170

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 7 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Unit 1, 3-6– Hardwood Selection/Sample Tree Cruising (STR) – ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require two paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark (see specific Marking Instructions for this Payment Unit). Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Units 2- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Designated leave species (hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. As stated in the “REMARKS” and “MARKING GUIDE” section, no lone Elm or Oak are too be left. LT’s will need to be marked around the lone oak or elm, if not a designated leave species. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Pumpkinseed Stewardship Timber Sale (#30521) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Payment Unit 7: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for these Payment Units.

* USFS personnel will be marking Payment Unit 7 - road ROW at a later date.

NOTE: Government furnished tree marking paint (TMP) will be issued, or returned, by appointment only at the TBD RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE. The primary point of contact for all TMP transactions will be the paint custodian. This person will be identified at the pre-work meeting. BLUE paint has been designated for this sale.

Pumpkinseed Stewardship Timber Sale (#30521) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Pumpkinseed Stewardship Timber Sale - #30521

Sample Group Description DBH Range Sample Interval

AL Large Aspen Pulpwood 11.0” + 1:100 AS Small Aspen Pulpwood 5.0” – 10.9” 1:200 CL Large Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White

Pine, Cedar, Hemlock) 9.0” + 1:50

CS Small Conifer Pulpwood (Fir, Spruce, White Pine, Cedar, Hemlock)

5.0” – 8.9” 1:100

FP Ash Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:10

HL Large Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” + 1:50

HS Small Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood (Maple, Birch, Ironwood, Cherry, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

5.0” – 10.9” 1:400

OL Large Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

17.0” + 1:10

OS Small Other Hardwood Sawtimber (Red Maple, Birch, Oak, Basswood, Elm)

11.0” -16.9” 1:20

SL Large Sugar Maple Sawtimber 17.0”+ 1:25

SS Small Sugar Maple Sawtimber 11.0” -16.9” 1:50 PP Red Pine Pulpwood 5.0” + 1:5 RW Red Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:5 WW White Pine Sawtimber 9.0” + 1:20 JP Jack Pine Pulpwood 5.0”+ 1:5

XW Ash Sawtimber 11.0”+ 1:5

Specifications

Minimum Piece Specifications

SPECIES PRODUCT DBH (inches) Length (feet)

DIB

(inches)

Minimum Net Scale in % of Gross

Hardwoods (except aspen)

Sawlogs 11.0 8 9.6-11.5 95% 1/

Hardwoods Sawlogs 11.0 8 11.6+ 50% 1/

Softwood Sawlogs 9.0 8 7.6 40 All Species Pulpwood 5.0 8 4.0 70 and reasonably straight 2/

1/ In Timber Sale Contracts, all hardwood sawlogs will use 50% minimum net scale in gross %, due to limitations in TIM. Cruising will use 95% minimum net scale for small diameter logs (9.6 – 11.5 DIB).

2/ Seventy percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects such as sweep, crook, spider heart, and ring shake will not be considered.

Reasonably straight - When the true line of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than ½ the inside diameter of the small and plus two inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of a piece.

The maximum deflection allowed is what will fit in a 20-inch cylinder.

A minimum tree must include at least one piece that meets minimum specifications.

** Product heights are now measured to the nearest foot. All heights are measured in feet from the ground on the high side of the stump.

1. Conifers – measure total height (to the tip) in feet and the cruise program will calculate the 4” cut-off.

2. Hardwoods (includes Aspen) – measure the height in feet to the 4” top.

3. Sawtimber – cut-off point or “stoppers” will follow our regular practices. Measure sawtimber height in feet. Secondary product height will be measured as described in item 1 or 2 depending on the species.

4. Default dib’s are already built into the equations;

Pulpwood = 4.0” Sawtimber = 9.6” (hardwood)

= 7.6” (mixed conifers, pine)

5. On trees with a broken, dead, or deformed top, record the height to the point where the 4” top or the tip would have been if the tree were still growing normally, then record defect to account for the missing volume.

Pumpkinseed Stewardship Timber Sale (#30521) – Tepee Lake VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Estimated Gross Sale Value: ~ $120,513.62

Maximum Sampling Error (Sale): +/- 10% (per FSH 2409.12, Chapter 40, 41.1 – Exhibit 01) Maximum Sampling Error (Stratum): +/- 40% for tree measurement sales

******** Marking Contract Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 6-8 Aspen Clearcut 77

Total Approximate Acres: 77

******** USFS Marking Acres ********

Payment Unit Treatment Approx. Acres 10 ROW Right-of-way clearing – USFS will mark (1)

Instructions

Payment Units 6-8- Aspen Clearcut/Sample Tree Cruising (STR)

ALL merchantable trees within these Payment Units are designated for removal EXCEPT hemlock, cedar, white and red pine (which are designated leave tree species) AND Leave Trees (LTs).

Merchantable trees (except hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) to be removed from these Payment Units only require a paint mark at DBH to verify the tree has been counted; a stump mark is not required. Designated leave species (hemlock, cedar, white and red pine) require a paint mark at DBH AND at the stump only when chosen for removal (operability, disease/insect, or other conditions that may be described in the Marking Guides). Any and all LT’s will be marked by USFS. LT’s are to be marked with a single orange band at DBH, and a corresponding orange stump mark. As stated in the “REMARKS” and “MARKING GUIDE” section, no lone Elm or Oak are too be left. LT’s will need to be marked around the lone oak or elm, if not a designated leave species. LT’s may also include healthy groups of hardwoods as stated in the Marking Guides. All banded LT’s are to be counted and recorded by species and by payment unit during the cruise, preferably with provided Leave Tree Form and turned in with Tally Cards for each payment unit. (see specific Marking Instructions for these Payment Units) Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Payment Unit 10: Right-of-way Clearing (USFS mark) - Sample Tree Cruising (STR) ALL merchantable trees to be removed from this Payment Unit require paint marks at DBH on opposite sides of the tree AND a corresponding stump mark. Cruise marked trees using the Sample Groups and Sample Intervals below.

Stone Fly Stewardship 2 Timber Sale (#10125) – Aspen VMP Marking Guides/Cruise Design

Stone Fly Stewardship 2 Timber Sale (#10125) – Aspen VMP

Marking Guides/Cruise Design

NOTE: Refer to Marking Guides for specific marking instructions for…