DNR_Baraga_GNA2 North Ketchum Lake.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 North Ketchum Lake

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

12-801-26

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Tyler Ritchie

Email Address

RitchieT1@michigan.gov

Telephone

(906) 221-0318

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

10/31/2025

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

45N

Range

36W

Section(s)

26 & 27

Description

TS located on USFS 3350, Bush Creek Rd

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

7903051

Stand Number(s)

N/A

Access

USFS

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

224.4 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

VDU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

1 M9 224.4 111-140 Single Tree Timber Improvement

PRESCRIPTION

Name of Treatment – Single-Tree Selection (4151) Desired Residual BA: 70-90 ft2/ac VDU 1 – 224.4 acres

MARKING GUIDE STANDARDS:

• Do not mark below 60 ft2/ac and no more than 40% of the initial BA, regardless of risk or quality.

• GENERALLY RETAIN: Black cherry, hemlock, spruce, aspen, white pine, red pine, elm, oak and cedar, unless removal is needed for logging operability.

• GENERALLY FAVOR ALL SPECIES OTHER THAN MAPLE AND IRONWOOD: Favor less common species, but not at the expense of the best quality trees - This is usually addressed in Step #3 below, where if most conditions are relatively equal, continue to improve the relative spacing by marking ironwood, red and sugar maple to meet the desired BA.

MARK BY ORDER OF REMOVAL

1. HIGH RISK: Mark diseased/structurally damaged trees of any size class (die within next 15 years) that still contain merchantable products, unless needed for other resource values (cavity trees). Consider most mature aspen, black ash, red maple >15” DBH, fir and spruce as high risk. However, avoid marking large aspen (>16” DBH), especially if a large drop zone is needed to fell the tree. This effort will contribute to the 2-3 wildlife tree objectives.

2. QUALITY DEVELOPMENT: Identify the best crop trees in the stand and provide a release by marking two main crown competing trees of lesser quality. Generally allow competition among closely spaced crop trees to preserve as much quality as possible, while adhering to the desired BA. Oak should be released on 3 sides to an average BA of 60 ft2.

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PRESCRIPTION

3. DENSITY/MATURITY/SPACING: If BA is still above the target, continue to improve stand quality and growing space by marking fair and marginal quality trees (mostly 6-10” DBH class). First identify trees that are:

3a – Unacceptable Growing Stock: Trees of any size that are likely to survive for decades but have structural/growth/disease issues; and/or exhibit signs of marginal improvement or significant volume loss; and/or trees that exhibit signs of suppression and are less likely to develop sawlog potential. If the BA is still above the target after addressing this step, then look at:

3b – Acceptable Growing Stock: Trees that have sawlog potential but possess slight quality issues specific to form, structure, soundness. Examples are sweep, low branching, old branch stubs or epicormic sprouting. This category can also include hardwood trees that are arriving at biological maturity and includes: black cherry >15” DBH; sugar maple and yellow birch >19” DBH;

white ash and basswood >21” DBH. (Note: This step can come first in Step #3 if these large sawtimber sized trees form closely spaced groups.)

If BA is still above the target, continue marking additional trees to improve the relative spacing and achieve the desired BA.

4. REGENERATION GAPS: Install approximately one 66’ x 66’ gap every three acres. Utilize the removal of large sawtimber trees and/or groups of poor-quality trees. It is recommended to do this first and then mark remainder of the stand to 70-90 ft2/ac to achieve the desired residual BA.

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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:

N/A

Standards for marking lines against private land:

N/A

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU)

Exclusions Special Instructions:

N/A

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

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

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): See Prescription section on pages 1 & 2

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: N/A N/A

Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs Single Blue Slash 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood Single Blue Slash 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

Special Marking Instructions:

• See Prescriptions section for marking specifications.

• Do not mark conifers unless it is necessary for operability.

• Follow riparian management criteria and buffers provided by DNR Staff for riparian areas and vernal ponds.

• If any stick nests are found, the local contact should be consulted.

• Reserve snags and den trees.

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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 Tyler Ritchie at (906) 221-0318 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Crystal Falls.

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. Approximate GPS locations for all regeneration gaps. A KML file with the locations must be provided to the local contact.

Additional Information

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