C04f_5a. BH IRSC_ContractAreaMaps_All Units_12363N26R4012.pdf

This document is a unit map and designation guide for the Buck-Helene Contract, detailing skidding or yarding methods and timber harvest units across multiple geographic areas within what appears to be a National Forest management area.

The contract encompasses 22 timber harvest units distributed across seven distinct geographic areas: Central Poplar/Unaka Mountain West/Unaka Mountain East, Chunky Gal, Davenport, Lost Cove/Whiteoak Top, Low Gap, Lyddies Creek/Pine Root, Ox Creek/Wolf Branch, Pigeonroost Creek/Brandy Gap, Shepherd Knob/Spring Creek, and Vineyard. Units are classified into two primary types: CU (Cure Units) and PU (Processing Units). Cure Units (Units 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) employ helicopter yarding using the Helene method with designation by damage class (C2,353#). Processing Units (Units 15-22) utilize tractor-buck skidding with leave-tree-marked designations (F,8 and C2,355#). Each unit is mapped with scale indicators, contract area boundaries, subdivision unit designations, traffic control points, and payment unit numbers. The maps identify existing National Forest System roads, non-USFS roads, private ownership areas, and subdivision boundaries to facilitate contractor navigation and work implementation.