DNR_Baraga_GNA2 Gold Rush.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Baraga

Sale Name (or prescription name)

GNA2 Gold Rush

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

11-812-25

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Shaun Sullivan

Email Address

SullivanS4@Michigan.gov

Telephone

(906) 201-0833

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

06/30/2025

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

49N

Range

42W & 43W

Section(s)

30, 31, 32 & 36

Description

Sec 32 - NW, NE, N1/2, SW, N1/2; Sec. 36 - W1/2 NW; Sec 19 - NW, NE, NESE; Sec 25 - SWSE; Sec 30 - SESW, S1/2E;

Sec 31 - E1/2 NW, NE, NESW, S1/2 SW, NWSE

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

7901132 & 7901133

Stand Number(s) 7901132: 1-5, 9-13, 16 & 17 7901133: 1, 2, 6, 13-15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26-30, 33-35, 39, 47 & 99

Access

Turn north on M64 at Bergland of M28 for 1 mile. Turn left onto Bergland Road for 1 mile to Bergland Road intersection. Go straight for 0.1 miles and turn south entering PU’s 6 & 7. At Bergland Road intersection turn north for 0.5 miles to PU 1. Private access road leads to west edge of PU 1 (USFS road) and for best access into PU’s 2-5.

ACREAGE (Payment will be made based on these estimated acres) Estimated Acres

480.8 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # / VDU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

PU 1 Hardwoods 24.1 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 2 Hardwoods 47.1 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 3 Hardwoods 38.6 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 4 Hardwoods 42.0 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 5 Hardwoods 48.9 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 6 Hardwoods 65.0 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 7 Hardwoods 66.5 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 8 Hardwoods 51.8 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 9 Hardwoods 45.9 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PRESCRIPTION

Selectively thin hardwoods to 70-90 BA. Favor oak, hemlock, white pine, and cedar where present. Oak should be released on three sides to an average BA of 60. Where 30 sq. ft. or more of hemlock occurs, thin to less than 100 BA. Around areas of heavy hemlock, open up the drip edge to encourage hemlock seedling establishment.

1) Mark trees to be cut (blue/teal paint). Favor the best future crop trees in place, regardless of species.

2) Leave den and nest trees.

3) The objective is an all-age stand structure with a max diameter of 18” at DBH in hardwood stands.

4) Retain all hemlock, oak, cedar and pine, unless removal is needed for operability.

5) Where 30 sq. ft. or more of hemlock, thin to less than 100 BA. Around areas of heavy hemlock, open the drip edge to encourage hemlock seedling establishment.

6) Release oak on three sides to a residual of 60 BA. Favor mast producing black cherry.

7) Further guidance will be discussed at the pre-sale meeting.

8) Selectively thin hardwoods to 70-90 sq. ft. of BA. Favor to leave: Oak, hemlock, mast producing black cherry, white pine, red pine, and cedar. Follow the guidelines set forth in “The Complete Marker”.

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PAINT LINES

This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid

Paint line work to be performed: (See attached map for locations)

TYPE OF LINE WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Exterior line against private Blue Other:

Exterior line against state Red Other:

Interior payment unit Yellow Other:

Other: Green Other:

Exclusions to mark and why:

All line work has been completed at field level by DNR staff.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

All line work has been completed at field level by DNR staff.

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU)

Exclusions Special Instructions:

All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the tracks delivered to the DNR.

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): See Prescription on page 1

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: 1-3 Up to 75’ in diameter

Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs Slash on two opposite sides 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood Slash on two opposite sides 4.6” 4.0”

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave Green Other:

Trees marked to cut Orange Blue / Teal (See Marking Instructions below)

Special Marking Instructions:

Put upper marks on two opposite sides of trees 6' above the ground; all marked trees must have stump marks. All cruising will be done by DNR staff once a PU is completed and approved of by DNR staff. Final marking details are to be discussed at the presale meeting. Avoid marking in wet weather conditions, or when tree boles are damp. Sale will be marked with blue nelson paint, supplied by DNR staff. A buffer along the west side of PU 6 and south sides of PU’s 6, 8 and 10 will be marked with teal (nelson paint) extending 50’ in for the length of the units. This is due to adjacent sales marked in blue paint that had not been harvested at the date of the GNA2 Gold Rush sale prep contract.

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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~N/A NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

N/A N/A

Plots per acre Plots per acre

Management type Management type

District District

FMU FMU

Compartment Compartment

VDU Number VDU Number

FCS Key FCS Key

Contract or State Contract or State

Purpose Purpose

Plot Type Plot Type

BAF or Plot Size BAF or Plot Size

Sample Type Sample Type

Sample Tree Ratios Sample Tree Ratios

Status Status

Residual Plot Density Residual Plot Density

Residual BAF Residual BAF

Stump Height Stump Height

RESTRICTIONS

1. Forest Resources Division must be able to identify who did what on the timber sale.

2. The contractor may not have more than two markers in one cruise unit without prior approval.

3. Each marker should have an assigned area to mark (not strips).

PAINT

4. Call Shaun Sullivan at (906) 201-0833 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Baraga DNR Staff.

6. Contractor’s work schedule must coincide with the DNR work schedule for paint supply.

7. The DNR will not be available on weekends or evenings.

DELIVERABLES

8. A list of names that marked or cruised each cruise unit.

9. A summary of paint used (in quarts).

10. All data, cruise and GPS, must be uploaded from MobileMap to InventoryManager.

Additional Information

Pre-work Meeting: The contractor must schedule and attend a prework meeting with the Baraga DNR staff.

When Registered Corners or Witness Trees are discovered:

- Any wooden posts encountered at corners must also be painted/protected (completed by DNR staff)

- Bearing and/or witness trees discovered during the course of sale preparation must be protected. This can be accomplished by painting a ring completely around the tree at 4-6 feet above ground level with either red paint (corner surrounded by state lands). In addition, tying ribbon on these trees helps alert loggers to their presence. Do not mark any trees for harvest if cutting them is likely to result in damage to corner monuments and/or bearing trees. See map for location of known corners.

- Please report the condition of all corners, posts and bearing trees to the local contact.

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Legend Unit Boundary (Orange)

Payment Unit (Orange)

Private Line (Orange)

Private Road (Access Granted)

Private Road (No Access)

Interior Routes (ATV)

Proposed Road (Approved)

Hiking Trail

Paved Road

Survey Grade Corners

Retention Areas

Nearby Timber Sale

Use QR Code to open Map in App

GNA 2 Gold Rush

Sec. 19 SWSE; Sec. 25 SESW,S1/2SE; Sec. 30 E1/2NW,NE,NESW,S1/2SW,NWSE; Sec. 31 NW,NE,N1/2SW,N1/2SE; Sec. 32 W1/2NW; Sec. 36 NW,NE,NESE;

10/22/2024

(1:200,000) Locator Map

Sullivan

11Baraga Mgt Unit Ontonagon

49N 42W /

11-801-25

1:15,386

A = Aspen B = Paper Birch C = Cedar D = Treed Bog E = Swamp Hardwoods F = Spruce/Fir G = Grass H = Hemlock

J = Jack Pine K = Rock L = Lowland Brush LM = Lowland Mix Forest M = Maple, Beech, Birch MC = Mixed Conifer MD = Mixed Deciduous N = Marsh

O = Oak P = Lowland Poplar Q = Mixed Swamp Conifer R = Red Pine S = Black Spruce T = Tamarack

U = Upland Brush UM = Upland Mix Forest V = Bog or Marsh W = White Pine X = Non Stocked Y = Sand Z = Water

Cover Type Density 0 = Non Stocked 1 = Seedling Sapling Poor 2 = Seedling Sapling Medium 3 = Seedling Sapling Well 4 = Pole Timber Poor

5 = Pole Timber Medium 6 = Pole Timber Well 7 = Saw Timber Poor 8 = Saw Timber Medium 9 = Saw Timber Well

Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE MAP

This information provided by authority of Part 525, 1994 PA 451, as amended.

Sale Number Date

Forest Management Unit County Mapped By:

Cruised By:

Page Of

Township Range Section(s) and Subdivision(s)

Scale

PU 1 - 24.1 PU 2 - 47.1

PU 3 - 38.6 PU 4 - 42.0

PU 5 - 48.9 PU 6 - 65.0

PU 7 - 66.5 PU 8 - 51.8

PU 9 - 45.9 PU 10 - 50.9

TOTAL ACRES - 480.8

Public Road to Yellow Road Segment

Public Road to Red Road Segment