DNR_Cadillac_KF Tree Mix.pdf
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- DNR - TSP Cadillac - KF Tree Mix; 297. 8 acres
- Solicitation number
- RFP-751-250000002988-2
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- Washtenaw County, Michigan
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This is a Timber Sale Prescription document from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Resources Division for the KF Tree Mix timber sale located in the Cadillac Management Unit in Wexford County. The timber sale covers 297.8 estimated acres across sections 6 and 1-2 in Township 24N, Range 10/11W, with contract work to begin immediately and be completed by 07/01/2026. The sale involves systematic thinning and clearcut treatments across multiple forest stands, including planted red pine, maple/beech, aspen, white pine, and mixed upland deciduous areas.
The prescription details specific marking and cutting requirements for each stand, such as thinning red pine stands to 100 basal area, leaving 20 basal area of quality sugar maple in some areas, and cutting trees down to 2" diameter at breast height (DBH) with varying retention requirements. The timber sale includes GPS boundary work, paint line marking in red and yellow, and specifications for sawlog and pulpwood products with minimum diameter requirements. The sale will be executed from the Manton Field Office, with contractors required to follow detailed restrictions on marking, paint usage, and deliverable documentation.
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1 of 6 R4038 (Rev. 03/16/2022)
Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division
TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION
GENERAL
Forest Resources Division Management Unit Sale Name (or prescription name) Timber Sale Number (if applicable)
LOCAL CONTACT
Name Email Address Telephone
TIMELINE
Contract Work Can Begin:
Immediately Date:
Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Town Range Section(s)
Description
Year of Entry Compartment(s) Stand Number(s)
Access
ACREAGE (Payment will be made based on these estimated acres) Estimated Acres Source
Inventory GPS Other:
TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE
STAND # / VDU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
PRESCRIPTION
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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 against private land:
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) Exclusions Special Instructions:
TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS
This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid
Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): _________ (Minimum: _________ to Maximum: _________)
TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE
Regeneration Gaps Per Acre:
Girdled Trees Per Acre:
PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB
Sawlogs 10.6” 10.0” Pulpwood 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:
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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. To make arrangements for paint contact:
Name:
Telephone:
5. Paint will be supplied from: _____________________________
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 recorded and synced with the Field Maps application.
Additional Information
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Legend Against State (Red)
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Acres 297.8
10 Sec 6:N1/2NW 11 Sec 1 NE, NW, NWSE 2 NE, NESW
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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
Cadillac Wexford
24N 10/11w
| KF Tree Mix Map |
| KF Tree Mix |
| Forest Resources Division Management Unit: Cadillac |
| Sale Name or prescription name: KF Tree Mix |
| Timber Sale Number if applicable: |
| Local Contact Name: Ben Lachman |
| Local Contact Email Address: LachmanB@michigan.com |
| Local Contact Telephone: 231-340-3607 |
| Contract Work Can Begin Immediately: On |
| Contract Work Can Begin on this Date: Off |
| Date Contract Work Can Begin: (Pre-work meeting before 10/1/25) |
| Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date: 07/01/2026 |
| Town: 24N |
| Range: 10W / 11W |
| Sections: 6 / 1 & 2 |
| Description: See maps |
| Year of Entry: 2026 |
| Compartments: 63128 |
| Stand Numbers: 63, 66, 76, 77, 78, 81, 88 |
| Access: Access state forest roads north of W 4 Road. Nearest intersection N. 21 1/2 Rd. and W. 4 Rd. Buckley, MI 49620 |
| Estimated Acres: 297.8 |
| Inventory: On |
| GPS: Off |
| Other Type of Source: Off |
| Specify other type of source: |
| Stand Number/ VDU Number: |
| 0: 63 / 63 |
| 1: 66 / 66 |
| 2: 76 / 76 |
| 3: 77 / 77 |
| 4: 78 / 78 |
| 5: 81 / 81 |
| 6: 88 / 88 |
| COVER TYPERow1: |
| 0: Planted Red Pine |
| 1: Maple, Beech |
| 2: Aspen |
| 3: Plnt. White Pine |
| 4: Mx Upland Decid |
| 5: Plnt White Pine |
| 6: Aspen |
| ACRESRow1: |
| 0: 163.3 |
| 1: 28.3 |
| 2: 4.3 |
| 3: 3.4 |
| 4: 5.1 |
| 5: 69.8 |
| 6: 23.6 |
| INITIAL BARow1: |
| 0: 171-200 |
| 1: 111-140 |
| 2: 81-110 |
| 3: 111-140 |
| 4: 81-110 |
| 5: 171-200 |
| 6: 111-140 |
| TREATMENTRow1: |
| 0: Systematic Thinning |
| 1: Clearcut with Retention |
| 2: Clearcut |
| 3: Low Thinning |
| 4: Clearcut with Retention |
| 5: Low Thinning |
| 6: Clearcut with Retention |
| MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVERow1: |
| 0: Planted Red Pine |
| 1: Northern Hardwood |
| 2: Aspen |
| 3: Mixed Upland Conifers |
| 4: Aspen |
| 5: Natural White Pine |
| 6: Aspen |
PRESCRIPTIONRow1: Stand 63: Thin stand down to 100 BA. Leave larger aspen pockets.
Stand 66: Mark to leave 20 BA of quality sugar maple for retention.
Stand 76: Cut all trees down to 2” at DBH. No retention due to small stand size.
Stand 77: Mark stand to 70-80 BA, favoring quality crop trees.
Stand 78: Cut all trees down to 2” at DBH. Mark to leave no more than 10-20 BA of sugar maple or red maple.
Stand 81: Mark to 80 BA, favoring to leave high quality white pine, red pine, and oak.
Stand 88: Cut all trees down to 2” at DBH. Multiple retention pockets will be left; retain 3-10% of the total stand acreage. Retention islands need to be greater than 0.25 acres.
| This is included in the bid: On |
| This is not included in the bid: Off |
| Check for Work to be Done: |
| 0: Off |
| 1: Yes |
| 2: Yes |
| 3: |
| 0: Off |
| 1: Yes |
| 2: Yes |
| 3: |
| 0: Off |
| 1: Yes |
| 2: Yes |
| Paint Color Blue: Off |
| Other Paint Color: |
| 0: Off |
| 1: Off |
| 2: Off |
| 3: Off |
| Other Paint Color, specify: |
| 0: |
| 1: |
| 2: |
| 3: |
| 0: |
| 1: |
| 2: |
| Paint Color Red: On |
| Paint Color Yellow: On |
| Other Type of Line: |
| Paint Color Green: |
| 0: Off |
| 1: On |
| Exclusions to mark and why: Interior retention pockets will be marked in red paint. |
| Standards for marking lines against private land: |
| This is included in the bid1: On |
| This is not included in the bid1: Off |
| GPS data files will be provided: On |
| NOTES: |
| NOTES_2: |
| NOTES_3: |
| Special Instructions: All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in the Field Maps application and the tracks delivered to the DNR. |
| This is included in the bid_2: |
| 0: On |
| This is not included in the bid_2: |
| 0: Off |
| Total Merchantable Residual Basal Area (BA): See pg. 1 |
| Minimum Merchantable Residual Basal Area: |
| Maximum Merchantable Residual Basal Area: |
| Number of Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: N/A |
| Size of Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: N/A |
| Number Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A |
| Size of Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A |
| MARKING SYMBOLSawlogs: N/A |
| MARKING SYMBOLPulpwood: N/A |
| Paint Color Other: |
| 2: Off |
| 4: Off |
| Paint Color Orange: |
| 3: On |
Special Marking Instructions:
Green paint will be used to mark leave trees for single tree retention.
Marking notes: See Prescription on page 1.
| Contact Name: Ben Lachman |
| Contact Telephone Number: (231) 340-3607 |
| Office Name: Manton Field Office |
| Additional Information: |
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