Attachment B_Supporting BPA Call Attachments for Chequamegon_Nicolet NF.pdf

TIMBER MARKING & VOLUME ESTIMATING

CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

(Note: All attachments listed in the original BOA remain applicable)

TITLE NUMBER

OF

PAGES

LOCATION

VICINITY MAP 1

ATTACHMENT B

DEFINITIONS 1

ATTACHMENT B

SPECIES CODE GUIDE 1

ATTACHMENT B

VOLUME DISTRIBUTION GUIDE 1

ATTACHMENT B

SAWLOG SCALE DEDUCTION FOR SWEEP 1

ATTACHMENT B

MINIMUM TREE AND PIECE SPECFICATIONS 1

ATTACHMENT B

POINT SAMPLING GUIDE 1

ATTACHMENT B

CRUISE DESIGN EXAMPLE 1

ATTACHMENT B

PAYMENT UNIT SUMMARY 1

ATTACHMENT B

HARDWOOD LOG GRADING 1

ATTACHMENT B

CONTRACT DAILY LOG 1

ATTACHMENT B

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TRAVERSE STANDARDS 1

ATTACHMENT B

QUICK GUIDE TO NEW CRUISING PRACTICES 1

ATTACHMENT B

R9 TIMBER SALE CRUISE TALLY CARD 1

ATTACHMENT B

CHECK CRUISE EVALUATION REPORT

1 ATTACHMENT B

TECHNICAL PROPOPOSAL QUESTIONNAIRE

3 ATTACHMENT A

TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK, CHAPTER 10 27

ATTACHMENT D

FORMS 9

ATTACHMENT C

TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK, CHAPTER 50 63

ATTACHMENT E

WAGE DETERMINATION 3 ATTACHMENT F

VICINITY MAP

DEFINITIONS

UNIT (or sometimes Stand(s)) - Individual areas to be marked for timber harvest, comprised of one or more stands of timber with a specific silvicultural prescription.

TIMBER CRUISER - An individual certified by the Government to have sufficient knowledge and skill capable of applying a silvicultural prescription to a stand of trees and making accurate measurements necessary to estimate volume within an acceptable range of variation.

TIMBER SALE CRUISE PROGRAM TALLY SHEET - Used to record sample tree measurement data which is used to estimate individual unit volume and total timber sale volume.

INTERMEDIATE HARVEST - A harvest method whereby a portion of trees are removed leaving a residual, merchantable stand for harvest consideration within ten to twenty years.

For this contract, a thinning, selection cut, and shelterwood seed tree cut shall be considered intermediate harvest.

DESIGNATED SPECIES - A term used to denote the cutting of all merchantable trees of a species, without having the trees marked with paint. All of these trees are counted along with the measurement of sample trees. There are often marked trees of other species in the same unit.

MULTI-PRODUCT TREE - A tree containing two different wood products, i.e. sawtimber and pulpwood (referred to as topwood) within the same bole.

SAMPLE TREE - A tree randomly selected for measurement to represent a portion of the tree population being sampled.

RESERVE TREE - A tree selected to remain undesignated for marking or harvest within a unit.

RESERVE AREA - An area of trees selected to remain undesignated for marking or harvest within a unit.

VOLUME DISTRIBUTION CHART - A graphic representation of tree volume based upon number of eight (8) foot logs per tree and their relative position, displayed in four (4) foot increments. Used for estimating percentage of volume lost to defect.

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE (also Cultural Resource site, or Heritage Resource site) - Any cultural, historic, or prehistoric site of significance so determined by an archaeologist and requiring protection under Federal law. In the Forest locality, those can include but are not limited to shelters, old logging camps, old railroad grades, cemeteries, graves, homesteads, buildings, and so one.

10 BAF CHECK PLOT - A plot located in a unit, employed to check designated basal area against the desired basal area indicated by the silvicultural prescription, using a 10 Basal Area

Factor wedge prism or equivalent instrument.

Species Code Guide

Numeric Plants Scientific Name Common Name 012 ABBA Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 068 JUVI Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red-Cedar 071 LALA Larix laricina Tamarack 091 PIAB Picea abies Norway Spruce 094 PIGL Picea glauca White Spruce 095 PIMA Picea mariana Black Spruce 097 PIRU Picea rubens Red Spruce 105 PIBA2 Pinus banksiana Jack Pine 125 PIRE Pinus resinosa Red Pine 129 PIST Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine 130 PISY Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 241 THOC2 Thuja occidentalis Northern White-Cedar 261 TSCA Tsuga Canadensis Eastern Hemlock 313 ACNE2 Acer negundo Boxelder 316 ACRU Acer rubrum Red Maple 317 ACSA2 Acer saccharinum Silver Maple 318 ACSA3 Acer saccharum Sugar Maple 319 ACSP2 Acer spicatum Mountain Maple 371 BEAL2 Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch 373 BENI Betula nigra River Birch 375 BEPA Betula papyrifera Paper Birch 400 CARYA Carya Hickory Spp.

402 CACO15 Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory 460 CELTI Celtis Hackberry Spp.

462 CEOC Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry 531 FAGR Fagus grandifolia American Beech 541 FRAM2 Fraxinus americana White Ash 543 FRNI Fraxinus nigra Black Ash 544 FRPE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash 601 JUCI Juglans cinerea Butternut 602 JUNI Juglans nigra Black Walnut 701 OSVI Ostrya virginiana Ironwood/Hophornbeam 741 POBA2 Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 742 PODE3 Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood 743 POGR4 Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen 746 POTR5 Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen 761 PRPE2 Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry 762 PRSE2 Prunus serotina Black Cherry 800 QUERC Quercus Oak Spp.

802 QUAL Quercus alba White Oak 809 QUEL Quercus ellipsoidalis Northern Pin Oak 823 QUMA2 Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak 830 QUPA2 Quercus palustris Pin Oak 833 QURU Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 901 ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 920 SALIX Salix Willow Spp.

951 TIAM Tilia americana American Basswood 970 ULMUS Ulmus Elm Spp.

972 ULAM Ulmus americana American Elm 975 ULRU Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm 977 ULTH Ulmus thomasii Rock Elm

VOLUME DISTRIBUTION GUIDE

(Percent)

Bolt # 60-64 2-100 8 56-60 3-100 52-56 3-100 4-90 7 48-52 3-100 4-90 44-48 5-100 4-90 4-90 6 40-44 5-90 5-90 5-80 36-40 7-100 6-90 6-80 6-80 5 32-36 7-90 7-80 7-80 6-70 28-32 9-100 8-90 7-80 7-70 6-70 4 24-28 10-90 9-80 8-70 7-60 7-60 20-24 13-100 11-80 9-70 9-60 8-60 8-50 3 16-20 14-90 11-70 10-60 9-50 9-50 8-40 12-16 21-100 15-70 12-60 11-50 9-40 9-40 8-40 2 8-12 *** 23-80 17-60 14-50 12-40 11-30 10-30 9-30 4-8 39-100 26-60 19-40 16-30 13-30 12-20 11-20 10-10 1 0-4 61-60 30-30 22-20 17-20 14-10 12-10 11-10 10-10

8'6" 12'6" 21'0" 29'0" 37'6" 45'6" 54'0" 62'0" Min Merch Height

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

*** (39-100) 39 = Actual % of Volume by 4 foot bolts 100 = Cumulative % Volume (Rounded)

Merchantable Height must exceed this figure to qualify (Exception 1 bolt heights)

SAWLOG SCALE DEDUCTION FOR SWEEP

PERCENT OF GROSS SCALE

Absolute Scale Diameter - Inches Sweep 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 Inches 8-Foot Logs

2 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 25 22 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 4 38 33 30 27 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 5 50 44 40 36 33 31 29 27 25 24 22 21 20 18 6 c 56 50 45 42 38 36 33 31 29 28 26 25 23 7 c c 60 54 50 46 43 40 38 35 33 32 30 27 8 c c c 64 58 54 50 47 44 41 39 37 35 32

MINIMUM TREE AND PIECE SPECIFICATIONS

MINIMUM TREE SPECIFICATION

MINIMUM PIECE SPECIFICATION

SPECIES

PRODUCT

DIAMETER

BREAST HEIGHT

INCHES

LENGTH

FEET

DIB 2/

INCHES

MINIMUM NET

SCALE IN PERCENT

OF GROSS

Hardwoods

Sawlogs 1/6/

11.0 8 9.6 – 11.5 95 percent

Hardwoods Sawlogs 1/6/

11.0 8 11.6 50 percent

Softwoods Sawlogs 4/6/

9.0 8 7.6 50 percent

Hardwoods Pulpwood

5.0 8 4.0 70 percent sound 4/ and reasonably straight

5/ Softwoods and Aspen Pulpwood

5.0 8 4.0 70 percent sound 4/ and reasonably straight

5/

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

1/ only logs which meet grade 3 or better factory logs are considered sawlogs.

2/ Diameter inside Bark (DIB)

3/ On softwoods, sawlog height may be terminated because of limb size when the sum of the diameter of limbs 2 inches or larger within a 1-foot span exceeds Diameter Outside Bark (DOB) of the main stem at that point.

4/ 70 percent applies to rot, voids, and char. Mechanical type defects, such as sweep, crook, spider heart and ring shake shall not be considered.

5/ Reasonably straight: To be considered reasonably straight, hardwood pulp stick must slide through an 8-foot-long, 30-inch-diameter cylinder. Aspen and all softwoods need to slide through an 8-foot-long, 20-inch-diameter cylinder. When the true centerline of a minimum length piece does not deviate more than one-half the inside diameter of the small end, plus 2 inches from a straight line drawn between the centers of the ends of the piece it is to be considered reasonably straight.

6/ Defect will not be considered for topwood. However, merchantable height is still terminated at the last pulpwood product that meets all specifications for a single piece.

POINT SAMPLING GUIDE

Point Sampling Limiting Distance in Feet Basal Area Factor 10

Horizontal Distance in Feet from Plot Center to Tree Center

For Trees of Indicated DBH Radius Factor 2.750

.0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9

0 0.00 0.28 0.55 0.82 1.10 1.38 1.65 1.92 2.20 2.47 1 2.75 3.02 3.30 3.57 3.85 4.12 4.40 4.67 4.95 5.22 2 5.50 5.77 6.05 6.32 6.60 6.87 7.15 7.42 7.70 7.97 3 8.25 8.52 8.80 9.07 9.35 9.62 9.90 10.17 10.45 10.72 4 11.00 11.27 11.55 11.82 12.10 12.37 12.65 12.92 13.20 13.47 5 13.75 14.02 14.30 14.57 14.85 15.12 15.40 15.67 15.95 16.22

6 16.50 16.77 17.05 17.32 17.60 17.87 18.15 18.42 18.70 18.97 7 19.25 19.52 19.80 20.07 20.35 20.62 20.90 21.17 21.45 21.72 8 22.00 22.27 22.55 22.82 23.10 23.37 23.65 23.92 24.20 24.47 9 24.75 25.02 25.30 25.57 26.85 26.12 26.40 26.67 26.95 27.22 10 27.50 27.77 28.05 28.32 28.60 28.87 29.15 29.42 29.70 29.97

11 30.25 30.52 30.80 31.07 31.35 31.62 31.90 32.17 32.45 32.72 12 33.00 33.27 33.55 33.82 34.10 34.37 34.65 34.92 35.20 35.47 13 35.75 36.02 36.30 36.57 36.85 37.12 37.40 37.67 37.95 38.22 14 38.50 38.77 39.05 39.32 39.60 39.87 40.15 40.42 40.70 40.97 15 41.25 41.52 41.80 42.07 42.35 42.62 42.90 43.17 43.45 43.72

16 44.00 44.27 44.55 44.82 45.10 45.37 45.65 45.92 46.20 46.47 17 46.75 47.02 47.30 47.57 47.85 48.12 48.40 48.67 48.95 49.22 18 49.50 49.77 50.05 50.32 50.60 50.87 51.15 51.24 51.70 51.97 19 52.25 52.52 52.80 53.07 53.35 53.62 53.90 54.17 54.45 54.72 20 55.00 55.27 55.55 55.82 56.10 56.37 56.65 56.92 57.20 57.47

21 57.75 58.02 58.30 58.57 58.85 59.12 59.40 59.67 59.95 60.22 22 60.50 60.77 61.05 61.32 61.60 61.87 62.15 62.42 62.70 62.97 23 63.25 63.52 63.80 64.07 64.35 64.62 64.90 65.17 65.45 65.72 24 66.00 66.27 66.55 66.82 67.10 67.37 67.65 67.92 68.20 68.47 25 68.75 69.02 69.30 69.57 69.85 70.12 70.40 70.67 70.95 71.22

26 71.50 71.77 72.05 72.32 72.60 72.87 73.15 73.42 73.70 73.97 27 74.25 74.52 74.80 75.07 75.35 75.62 75.90 76.17 76.45 76.72 28 77.00 77.27 77.55 77.82 78.10 78.37 78.65 78.92 79.20 79.47 29 79.75 80.02 80.30 80.57 80.85 81.12 81.40 81.67 81.95 82.22 30 82.50 82.77 83.05 83.32 83.60 83.87 84.15 84.42 84.70 84.97

31 85.25 85.52 85.80 86.07 86.35 86.62 86.90 87.17 87.45 87.72 32 88.00 88.27 88.55 88.82 89.10 89.37 89.65 89.92 90.20 90.47 33 90.75 91.02 91.30 91.57 91.85 92.12 92.40 92.67 92.95 93.22 34 93.50 93.77 94.05 94.32 94.60 94.87 95.15 95.42 95.70 95.97 35 96.25 96.52 96.80 97.07 97.35 97.62 97.90 98.18 98.45 98.72

CRUISE DESIGN EXAMPLE

SPECIES--PRODUCT

DBH RANGE

SAMPLE GROUP

INTERVAL

MH PULP 1/

5" - 11"

MH SAW 2/

11" - 17"

MH SAW 2/ 17"+ 3 10

ASPEN 3/

ASPEN 3/ 11" - 17" 5 20

ASPEN 3/ 17"+ 6 10

BASSWOOD PULP

BALSAM FIR PULP 5" - 11" 8 100

BALSAM FIR PULP 11" - 17" 9 20

BALSAM FIR PULP 17"+ 10 10

MIXED CONIFIR PULP 4/

5" - 9"

MIXED CONIFIR SAW 4/ 9" - 17" 12 10

MIXED CONIFIR SAW 4/ 17"+ 13 5

1/ Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, Paper Birch, Hickory, White Ash, Black Ash, Butternut, Ironwood, Black Cherry, White Oak, Red Oak, Elm.

2/ Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, Paper Birch, Hickory, White Ash, Black Ash, Butternut, Ironwood, Black Cherry, White Oak, Red Oak, Basswood, Elm.

3/ Bigtooth Aspen, Quaking Aspen.

4/ Tamarack, White Spruce, Black Spruce, Red Pine, White Pine, White Cedar.

EXAMPLE – PAYMENT UNIT SUMMARY

Sale Name: Stars Number P.U.

Forest District Compartment Stand

Cruisers No. of T-Cards

Date Started Acres

Date Completed

Location/Access Info:

Layout By Photo #

Paint Used (color/manuf./#)

Type of Cut (target resid. B.A.)

Paint Used (color/Manuf./#)

Marked Species:

# Ref. /TSI Prescription Trees

Designated Species:

Reserve Trees (Indiv. marked &/or by species)

Reserve Areas-Location indicated on map (number size, why)

Equipment or Prod. Length Restrictions? (reason)

Seasonal Logging Restrictions? (reason)

Special Interests (circle one and comments): Power lines, Gates, Survey Monuments, Heritage Resources, Wildlife Openings, Old Growth Characteristics:

Final Comments

Hardwood Log Grading

A hardwood log must meet three specifications. It must have at least the minimum specified diameter inside bark (DIB) at the small end, must meet the minimum specified net scale, and be at least grade 3 quality. Grade is determined by the amount of clear cuttings on the 2nd worst face. A clearcutting is the length between grading defects. A grading defect is an abnormality or irregularity that lowers strength, takes away appearance, or otherwise limits utility of the quality zone.

The 2nd worst face is determined by dividing the log surface in to 4 equal quarters or faces. Place as many grading defects into one face as possible. The face with the next most defects is the 2nd worst or grading face.

A log must have at least 50% clearcutting to meet grade 3 quality. A clearcutting has to be at least 2’ in length to be considered. Therefore, an 8’ log would need to have a minimum of 4’ of clearcutting that could be achieved with two 2’ clearcuttings. Refer to Technical Report NE-1, a Guide to Hardwood Log Grading for more information.

Common Grading Defects

Bulges & bumps Burls Butt scars Cankers Conks Limbs Knots Deep holes Heavy bark distortions

Defects not to be considered

-Straight seams that can be placed between faces -Frost cracks, seams, and splits that are not deeper than 15% of the log diameter -Bird peck

CONTRACTOR DAILY LOG

(Example)

Sale Name Contractor

Date Payment

Unit Paint Color Paint Used

Quick Guide to New Cruising Practices

HEIGHTS

• All heights are measured in feet from the ground.

The cruise software accounts for the stump height when calculating tree volumes.

• On all sawtimber trees, record the sawtimber height in feet.

Warning - If you leave sawtimber height blank for a sawtimber tree the cruise software will try to figure out a sawtimber height based on tree taper. If a tree was called sawtimber but it turns out to have no sawtimber volume, then record a sawtimber height of 1 foot. This will result in zero sawtimber volume.

• On all trees, record the height to a 4” top or record total height to the very tip.

For conifers and possibly other species with fairly uniform taper, you can measure the height to the very tip of the tree. For all other species (including most hardwoods) measure the height to the 4-inch diameter. Be sure to record the height in the correct column.

• 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.

DEFECT

• Defect calculations are still recorded as the percent of the volume of the product.

Sawtimber defect is for the sawtimber portion only. Non-saw defect is for the non-saw portion only. Non-saw defect does not affect the sawtimber portion of the tree at all.

• Trees still need to be mentally divided into logs for defect calculation.

Use the same tables and calculations you have been using all along. The tables are typically calibrated for both logs and feet.

• Record Recoverable Product percent for material that is defect from the standpoint of sawtimber, but which could be recovered as pulpwood volume. This is recorded only for sawtimber trees.

An example is a sawtimber tree with a bad spiral seem affecting an entire log. Even though that log might not be sawtimber, the volume could be recovered as pulpwood (assuming it meets pulpwood specs).

Sawtimber defect is the total percentage of the gross sawtimber volume that does not meet the specifications for sawtimber. Recoverable product is the percentage of the gross sawtimber volume that can be recovered as another product. For example, if 20% of the sawtimber volume of a tree is recoverable as pulpwood, and 10% is not recoverable, then the sawtimber defect is recorded as 30% and the recoverable product is recorded as 20%.

Plot/ Tree/ Sample Count/ Tree Sawlogs Non-Saw Live/ Cut/ Tree Cruiser Card No. Line No. Stratum Group Measure Count Species DBH Height %Defect %Recov. 4” Ht. Tot. Ht. %Defect Dead Leave Grade ID

1 1 1 HS 10 318 18.3 42 30 20 68 JP

2 2 1 HP 50 316 8.5 42 GR

3 3 1 HP 50 802 9.5 48 D JP

4 4 1 HS 10 316 21.6 56 10 85 GR

5 5 2 PS 15 125 13.8 36 75 GR

6 6 1 HP 50 833 10.1 51 20 JP

7 7 1 HS 6 316 12.3 20 48 JP

8 8 2 PS 9 105 11.9 22 67 GR

9 9 1 HP 50 318 9.5 52 GR

10 10 1 HP 36 318 8.7 46 JP

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In the example above, a sample tree cruise was completed by for Payment Unit 1 of the Example Sale. Stratum 1 contains all hardwoods and stratum 2 contains all pines. Sample group HS is for hardwood sawtimber, HP is for hardwood pulpwood, and PS is for pine sawtimber.

The majority of the trees in the cruise were expected to be live cut trees, so the sale was set up in the software with that as the default. All trees are considered alive and marked for cutting unless otherwise specified in the columns labeled “Live/Dead” and “Cut/Leave”. Tree 3 in the example above was dead.

The process for correctly filling out a cruise card has not changed, however heights are now measured to the nearest whole foot. There are also several new columns.

The column labeled (Tot. Ht.) is used to record tree height to the very tip of the tree. This can be recorded instead of the height to a 4-inch top. One of these two heights is required. In the example above, pines were measured to the tip and hardwoods were measured to the 4-inch top.

The column labeled “%Recov” is for material that is defect from the standpoint of sawtimber, but which could be recovered as pulpwood volume. This is recorded only for sawtimber trees. For tree 1 in the example above, 30% of the sawtimber portion of the tree does not meet sawtimber quality, but one defected log (20% of the entire sawtimber portion) meets pulpwood specifications.

R9 TIMBER SALE CRUISE TALLY CARD

FOREST 99 DISTRICT 1 SALE NO. 12345 P.U. NO. 1 DATE 01/01/08 SHEET 1 OF 1

SALE NAME Example Sale CRUISERS John Paul, George Ringo PAINT BRAND NCP BATCH NO. Z9999 COLOR Blue

CHECK CRUISE EVALUATION REPORT

Sale Name: EXAMPLE Marker ID: SB Marker Name: Smokey Bear

Tree Measurements

Check Cruise Total Number Error Total Accuracy Element Tolerance Possible Incorrect Weight Error Score (%)

A B C D E F G In/Out Trees 0 0 0 5 0 100 Species 0 17 0 5 0 100 Product 0 17 0 3 0 100

DBH 0.2 17 0 1 0 100

Saw Height 8 12 0 1 0 100 4-in Height 8 0 0 1 0 100 Total Height 8 17 0 1 0 100 Saw Defect 10 12 0 1 0 100 Totals 92 0 100

Volume for Measured Trees

Element Tolerance Marker Check % Difference Total Cubic Volume 5 231 226 2 Sawtimber Cubic Volume 10 231 226 2

Evaluation Result: ********** PASS **********

The 'Total Possible' column (C) represents the number of trees that potentially have that element (A).

Non-sawtimber trees do not have the elements that pertain only to sawtimber trees (for example, sawtimber height). In/out trees are only counted for plot or point cruises.

A measurement is incorrect if it is not within the specified tolerance (B) of the same measurement made by the check cruiser. The number incorrect (D) is multiplied by an error weight (E) to get the total error (F). The total error is compared to the total possible to get an accuracy score (G).

To pass this check, each element checked must have an accuracy score of at least 80 percent and the overall accuracy score must be at least 85 percent. In addition, the calculated volumes must be within the specified tolerance.

Recommendation/Comments:

Signature of Certified Check Cruiser

Date