DNR Grayling GNA 2019 Smith Pine Oak North Mio V2.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Date

September 21, 2018

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Grayling Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

72-803-19

Sale Name (or prescription name)

GNA 2019 Smith Pine Oak North Mio

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Kevin Ehlert

Telephone

(989) 826–3211 x 7041 Email Address ehlertk@michigan.gov

FAX

(989)826–3509

Map of Project Area Attached

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

T26N R05E Section: Sec 5- NW, W ½ NE; Sec 6- NE, N ½ SE, E ½ NW

Year of Entry: 2019 Compartment(s): 7905005 GNA Stand Number(s): 11, 14, 19, 09

THIS TIMBER SALE CONTRACT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ACREAGE

Estimated Acres: 308.4 Source: GPS Other GIS Payment will be made on the basis of these estimated acres.

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # COVER TYPE ACRES BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

11 R9 25.7 203 Mechanical/free thin Planted red pine

14 MC 29.1 83 Species Designated Low density conifer

19 Oak 159.4 132 Shelterwood Establishment Oak

09 Oak 94.2 100 Shelterwood Establishment Oak

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 11 (PU1) – Mechanical/Free Thin

• Row thin: Cut 2 rows, leave 3 rows, then thin from below to reach BA of 100 sqft/acre. Mark all trees in cut rows.

• Cut all merchantable jack pine, then poor formed oaks, then suppressed or leaning red and white pines.

• Where rows are not distinct, Free thin to an average BA of 100sqft/acre. Leave the healthiest and best-formed trees.

• Leave oak and other hardwoods > 10” DBH

• Spacing of cut rows must be 12-14’

Stand 14 (PU 2) – Designated Cut Species

• Cut all merchantable jack pine.

Stand 19 (PU 3, 4, 5) – Shelterwood Establishment Cut

• Mark to a residual canopy cover of 40-50%. Refer to percent canopy cover guide on page 2. Marking must be done with leaves on trees.

• Select the best crop trees available and follow the rules below to release them.

-Cut all red maple -Cut poor formed/suppressed oak -Leave all ash and aspen -Mark additional trees to reach the 40-50% canopy cover requirement, removing in order of worst to best quality.

-Marker must pay close attention when selecting crop trees and be sure that enough trees are cut to remove 50-60% of the canopy.

• Remove all crown competitors of crop trees.

• A Forest Service representative will meet on-site to go over the prescription. Notify the contract administrator at least a week in advance prior to starting this stand to allow for coordination of this meeting.

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Stand 657/09 (PU 6, 7) – Shelterwood Establishment Cut

• Mark to a target residual basal area of 40 sqft/acre. Marking must be done with leaves on trees.

• Select the best crop trees available and follow the rules below to release them. Crop trees should have straight boles, full crown and show no signs of decline.

-Cut all red maple and jack pine -Mark oak based on quality and species in the following order: Northern pin oak, black oak, white oak, Northern red oak

• There should be no crown contact between leave trees.

• Leave aspen to prevent root sucker regeneration

CONTRACT WORK CAN BEGIN Immediately CONTRACT WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY 09/15/2019

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PAINT LINE WORK

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 NOT APPLICABLE PAINT COLOR

Sale boundary Orange Other:

Sale cutting unit Orange Other:

Additional boundary line details:

This is a USFS sale being set up through the Good Neighbor Authority. Paint scheme will match that of the USFS, not the Michigan DNR.

AREA CALCULATION

UNIT METHOD STANDARD

Sale GPS String Chain Other

Payment Unit GPS String Chain Other Special Instructions:

See Appendix A

TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

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

Required Basal Area Factor: 10 20 Other: See Appendix B regarding BAF selection

Cruise Line Directions: North-south or east-west, by the spacing specified below if compass and pacing, or by a uniform square, GPS-generated grid.

CRUISING UNITS

Estimated

Acres

NUMBER OF PLOTS

PER ACRE

APPROX. SPACING (CHAINS)

11 25.7 1 3 x 3.3

14 29.1 1 3 x 3.3

19 159.4 0.5 4.5 x 4.5

09 94.2 ~0.67 3.8 x 3.8

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS 196(Estimate) Cruise Special Instructions:

See Appendix B and Appendix 8 (Product Standards And Cruising Manual, revised 7/3/2013, will be provided upon request. Note on page 29 the addition of the Walkthrough Method for cruising edge points).

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

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

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): target BA (+BAF selected by instructions in Appendix B)/acre or canopy cover specified on pg 1 Prescription

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DIB

Sawlogs single slash on two opposite sides 9.1” (10” diam class) 8” Pulpwood single slash on two opposite sides 4.6”(5” diam class) 4”

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE NOT APPLICABLE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave

Orange Other

Trees marked to cut

Blue Other

SPECIAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

See page 1 Prescription details by stand and The Compleat Marker (will be provided upon request). See Appendix C for marking instructions.

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 Kevin Ehlert at (989) 826 - 3211 ext 7041, to make arrangements for paint.

2. Paint will be supplied from the Mio DNR 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) by color.

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 and acreages for line running and area calculation work. Each stand must be its own shape feature which will be used for area calculation. Line features may be used for payment unit lines within a stand.

5. Cruise data entered into a digital cruise card (will be provided to the successful bidder for cruise data entry). Cruise card must be filled out in correct format so that it can generate a CRL document for each stand that is compatible with TSalePO. Residual BA and canopy cover will be documented for each cruise plot on an excel spreadsheet separate from the digital cruise card.

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Grayling Management Unit Boundary Marking and Area Calculation

1. Establish sale boundary lines as shown on the attached map. Paint each line so that it can be seen from both inside the sale area and when walking along the line from either direction.

2. Marking must be done in dry weather and when tree surfaces are not wet.

3. Place bole marks approximately five feet above the ground.

4. Each line tree must be stump-marked at its base and extending onto the ground. Exceptions may be made for the orange boundary line if set up in winter.

5. The contractor will record total quarts of paint used by color.

6. The contractor will use a GPS unit to determine acreage by stand and payment unit to the nearest tenth of an acre.

7. GPS units must be capable of producing ArcMap-compatible shapefiles. Correct and edit the GPS shapefiles (clean up outlier/erroneous points) before submitting the data.

8. Required GPS receiver signal quality settings for data collection: a minimum of four satellites, with a maximum DOP (dilution of precision) of 5.

9. Sale boundaries must be recorded as area features, not lines.

Appendix A

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Timber Cruising Specifications

1. Cruise designated timber using Appendix 8 - Product Standards and Cruising Manual (revised

4-3-2017) to determine products and heights of products. Record cruise data by species/product as indicated in Appendix 8. Do not combine any species or products unless told to do so by the marking contract administrator.

2. Cruise sheets will be provided upon request. If the contractor prefers to use their own cruise sheets, the sheet format must meet with the approval of the marking contract administrator.

3. Record BA of residual trees BY SPECIES at each cruise plot unless otherwise directed by the marking contract administrator.

4. Cruise at the sampling intensity specified in the Timber Sale Prescription and apply that rate to your GPS-determined stand acreage.

5. Separate cruise data by payment units.

6. Use the Basal Area Factor (10, 15 or 20) that averages 4 to 8 “in” trees per plot.

7. Mark plot locations on a map, using the plot number.

8. Unless otherwise agreed to by the contract administrator and the contractor, plot center will be marked by a stake or stick firmly inserted in the ground (not snow) with a fluorescent pink ribbon attached to it at a height of not less than one foot above the ground, and labeled with the payment unit/stand number and plot number. In addition, a strip of fluorescent pink ribbon at least 24 inches long must be attached to the tree closest to plot center.

9. All cruise sheets must be labeled with the compartment #, stand #, cruising unit #, prism factor, date and the cruiser's name. If a portable data recorder is used for cruising, submit a summary sheet that details the rest of the required information.

10. A digital cruise card will be provided to the successful bidder for cruise data entry. This Excel spreadsheet mimics a paper cruise card for the Cumulative Tally method and will generate the required .CRL file. Original cruise sheets (if paper is used) and an electronic copy of the cruise data entered into the provided Excel spreadsheet must be delivered upon completion of the contract field work. Data entered into digital cruise card must be in correct format to produce a TSalePO compatible CRL document. For specific instructions, discuss with contract administrator.

Appendix B

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Oak Thinning Sale Preparation

Individual Tree Marking

1. Manage for the best tree in place.

2. Leave a residual BA or canopy cover as specified in the Timber Sale Preparation

Prescription.

3. Trees in multiple-stemmed clumps must be either all marked or all left unmarked. Do not partially mark within multiple-stemmed clumps of trees.

4. Remove high risk and suppressed oak (trees showing signs of stress, such as epicormic branching, significant crown loss, damaged or potential damaged, or may not live another 10 years).

5. Where possible, retain 1-2 wildlife den trees per acre.

6. Marking must be done in dry weather and when tree surfaces are not wet.

7. Paint must be applied on moss-free areas.

8. Mark the trees on two opposite sides, approximately five feet above the ground, with enough bole-wrap so that the marks can be seen from all sides of the tree.

9. Each marked tree must be stump-marked at the base of the stump between the roots and extending all the way to the ground.

Appendix C