DNR_Baraga_GNA2 Rough Rider.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 Rough Rider

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

12-812-25

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Shaun Sullivan

Email Address

SullivanS4@michigan.com

Telephone

(906) 201-0833

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

07/31/2025

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

47N

Range

44W

Section(s)

1 & 2

Description

Sec. 1: NWNW, S1/2NW, SWNE, SW, SE; Sec. 2: SENE, N1/2SE, SESE

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

7902058 & 7902059

Stand Number(s)

7902058 – 2 7902059 – 3, 4 & 111

Access

West from the town of Bergland on M28 for roughly 5.6 miles to Ethelwood Grade (south off M28). Take Ethelwood Grade south for 6 miles to an old clearing (truck accessible). From here, go west on an old railroad grade 0.8 miles and turn north to access Payment Unit 1 (0.5 miles).

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

161.4 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

PAYMENT UNIT # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

PU 1 Hardwoods 49.4 141-170 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PU 2 Hardwoods 112.0 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

PRESCRIPTION

1) Mark trees to be cut (blue 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 there is 30 sq. ft. or more of hemlock, thin to less than 100 sq. ft. of BA. Around areas of heavy hemlock, open the drip edge to encourage hemlock seedling establishment.

6) Release oak on three sides to a residual BA of 60 sq. ft.

7) Further guidance will be discussed at pre-work 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 the field level by DNR staff.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

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

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU) All cruising will be done by DNR staff.

Payment Unit (PU) All line work has been completed at the field level by DNR staff.

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

Special Instructions:

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

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

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: 1-3 per acre Up to 75 ft. in diameter

Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs Diagonal slash on 2 sides 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood Diagonal slash on 2 sides 4.6” 4.0”

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave Green Other:

Trees marked to cut Blue Other:

Special Marking Instructions:

Put upper marks on two opposite sides of trees 6 feet above the ground. All marked trees must have at least one stump mark. All cruising will be done by DNR staff once a Payment Unit is completed and approved of by DNR staff. Final marking details will be discussed at the pre-work meeting. Avoid marking in wet weather conditions, or when tree boles are damp.

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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 (Nelson Paint).

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 gallons).

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

Additional Information

Access into the west half of Payment Unit 1 and Payment Unit 2 will require minor trail clearing.

0 0

G0

M9

M9

M9

M9

Private Access

Private Access

Construction - RailroadGrade

Re-Construction

Theilers

Ethelwood

27 26 25 30 29

34 35 36 31 32

3 2 1 6 5

10 11 12 7 8

15 14 13 18 17

Payment Unit Number

Acres

1 49.4

2 112 µ

0 0.5 10.25 Miles

Legend Payment Unit (Orange)

Private Line (Red/Orange)

Survey Grade Corners

Construction - non - passable

Reconstrucion - atv passable

Private access

Retention Areas

Use QR Code to open Map in App

161.4 Acres

GNA2 Rough Rider

Sec. 1 NWNW,S1/2NW,SWNE,SW,SE; Sec. 2 SENE,N1/2SE,SESE;

12/05/2024

Locator Map

Sullivan

11Crystal Falls Mgt Unit Gogebic

47N 44W

12-812-25

1:15,840

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

1:200,000

PVT PVT

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