DNR_Cadillac_103 Pine.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Cadillac Management Unit Sale Name (or prescription name)

103 Pine

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Blair Tweedale

Email Address

Tweedaleb1@michigan.gov

Telephone

(231) 942-8851

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By:

08/01/2023

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

21N

Range

05W

Section(s)

34 and 36

Description

Section 34 - NESE, Section 36 - NENW, SENW, SWNW, NWSW, NESW

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

Stand Number(s)

75 and 98

Access

Stand 75: Claroskee Rd to Jeffs Rd; Stand 98: Claroskee Rd to Dolph Rd and State Forest Roads

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

119.3 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

75 R6 9.2 171-200 Low Thinning R6

98 R9 110.1 110-140 Low Thinning R9

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 75 - Mark stand to an average residual Basal Area of 110. Focus on removing deformed and suppressed trees first, then co-dominate trees to meet BA specifications.

Stand 98 - Mark stand to an average residual Basal Area of 90. Thin from above. Remove all jack pine via timber sale spec. No marking of jack pine needed. Then focus on releasing well-formed, large pulp and small log size red pine on at least three sides. This can be accomplished by targeting dominate log size red pine first, then remove suppressed and co-dominant trees to reach the target 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:

Standards for marking lines:

Boundary trees should be marked with a chevron visible on 3 sides, facing the interior of the sale area. Interior Payment Unit boundaries should be marked visible from all 4 sides.

BOUNDARY GPS

This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU) Stand 98 - Split into two (2) Payment Units, similar acreages.

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 section on page 1.

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 slash 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood 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 Other:

Special Marking Instructions:

See Prescription on page 1 for direction. Marked to cut trees should have marks visible from all sides, along with a stump mark.

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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stand # / VDU # Stand # / VDU #

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

Stand # / VDU # Stand # / VDU #

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

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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 Blair Tweedale at (231) 942 -8851 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Manton Field Office.

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 each cruise unit.

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

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

Additional Information