DNR Cadillac 129 Manton Contract.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Date

06/03/2019

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Cadillac

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

N/A

Sale Name (or prescription name)

129 Manton Contract

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Joe Ventimiglia

Telephone

(231) 824 –3591

Email Address

VentimigliaJ@michigan.gov

FAX

N/A

Map of Project Area Attached

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

T24N R11W Section(s) 18 Description Map attached

Year of Entry: 2020 Compartment(s): 129 Stand Number(s): 21, 11, 5, & 41

THIS TIMBER SALE CONTRACT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ACREAGE

Estimated Acres: 79.6 Source: OI GPS Other

Payment will be made on the basis of these estimated acres.

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # COVER TYPE ACRES BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

5 R9 11.2 111-140 Seed Tree Natural White Pine Mixed deciduous

11 M9 39.9 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern hardwood.

41 A9 7.5 N/A Clear-cut Aspen

21 R9 21 140-170 Thinning Red Pine

PRESCRIPTION

STAND 5 - Seed tree stand. Leave 10 to 20 BA of residual red pine. (Green mark leave red pine)

STAND 11 - Thin stand to promote growth on best stems in place. Refer to “Compleat marker" guidelines for tree selection. Maintain residual BA of around 70 to 80. Leave and protect any hemlock. Cut any aspen by spec.

STAND 41 – Clearcut stand. Leave all hemlock and white pine.

STAND 21 - Second thin red pine planation. Traditional second thinning focus on doubles and suppressed red pine to clean up plantation and focus grow on best quality stems. 110 to 120 residual BA.

Access Map Attached

DNR PREPARATION WORK TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CONTRACT WORK ESTIMATED DATE

N/A

CONTRACT WORK CAN BEGIN

Immediately Date:

PREWORK MEETING REQUIREMENT: A pre-work meeting must be held by 9/30/2019.

CONTRACT WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY: 08/01/2020

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PAINT LINE WORK

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

TYPE OF LINE WORK TO BE DONE NOT APPLICABLE PAINT COLOR

Private boundary Blue Other:

Sale boundary Red Other:

Sale cutting unit Yellow Other:

Stand type line Other:

Exclusions to mark and why: where sale buts up to adjacent sale put paint on backside of other sales red line trees.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

NA

AREA CALCULATION

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UNIT METHOD STANDARD

Sale GPS String Chain Other

Payment Unit GPS String Chain Other

Stand GPS String Chain Other Special Instructions:

Shape file needs to be provided for red line.

TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

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Required Basal Area Factor: 10 20 Other:

Cruise Line Directions:

CRUISING UNITS NUMBER OF PLOTS SPACING (CHAINS)

Stand 21 21 3 X 3.33

Stand 11 40 3 X 3.33

Stand 5 11 3 X 3.33

Stand 41 7 3 X 3.33

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS 79

Cruise Special Instructions:

All cruise data must be provided in a digital format as a final product. CRL file for Tsale would be best, although cruise data in excel format would also work. Exact details of excel format can be worked out in pre work meeting with DNR forester.

Stands 5, 11, and 21 need to be V-bar cruised.

Unless otherwise specified, the tally sheets used must be those supplied by the Forest Resources Division Management Unit.

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TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

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Precise specifications to be delineated at pre-work meeting with DNR staff

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): Stand 5 10 (Minimum 0 to Maximum 20)

Stand 11 70 (Minimum 60 to Maximum 80)

Stand 21 110 (Minimum 100 to Maximum 120)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: NA NA Girdled Trees Per Acre:

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DIB

Sawlogs 9.1" 10.0" Sawbolts Pulpwood 4.6" 4.0"

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE NOT APPLICABLE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave

Green Other

Trees marked to cut

Orange Other

TALLY INTENSITIES

SPECIES / PRODUCT RATIO

N/A

SPECIAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Paint will be provided. Stands can be accessed by road from the east.

Unless otherwise specified, the tally sheets used must be those provided by the Forest Resources Division Management Unit.

RESTRICTIONS

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

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

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

PAINT

1. Call Joe Ventimiglia at (231) 824-3591 to make arrangements for paint.

2. Paint will be supplied from the Manton Field Office.

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

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

DELIVERABLES

1. A list of names that marked or cruised each payment unit.

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

3. Tally summaries for each payment unit (one summary, regardless of the number of markers) and all of the original tally sheets.

4. GPS files for any GPS work.

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