DNR_Gwinn_Compartment 49.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Gwinn

Sale Name (or prescription name)

Compartment 49

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Matt Yeo

Email Address

YeoM1@michigan.gov

Telephone

906-458-5379

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date: 10/01/2024

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

08/01/2025

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

T44N

Range

R26W

Section(s)

11, 12

Description

Sec 11 NE, E1/2SE, SWSW, SESW; Sec 12 W1/2NW, W1/2SW

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

32049

Stand Number(s)

24, 30, 31, 39, 64

Access

See Map

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

220.3 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # / VDU # / PU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

S 24 / VDU 24 / PU 10 M9 9.3 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S 30 / VDU 30 / PU’s 8 & 9 M9 35.4 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S 31 / VDU 31 / PU’s 3-6 M9 110.5 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S 39 / VDU 39 / PU 7 M9 13.5 81-110 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S 64 / VDU 64 / PU’s 1 & 2 M9 51.6 171-200 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

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PRESCRIPTION

1. Mark all stands according to specifications listed in the Timber Marking Specifications, and specific details obtained at the pre-work meeting.

2. All cutting and payment boundary paint lines are to be painted by the contractor in the approximate locations as shown on the map. The exterior line adjacent to state land will be painted in red. The unit lines are to be painted in yellow paint.

3. Area determination must be done for all units by contractor for the treatment area.

When establishing paint lines:

• Contractors are responsible for obtaining landowner permission before crossing private land.

• Avoid using dead or badly damaged trees – boundary trees must last for the duration of the timber sale

(up to 5-6 years).

• Favor the use of reserved species such as hemlock, oak, or lesser occurring species.

• Avoid using small (fast-growing) stems and those exposed to direct sunlight.

• Mark Payment Unit lines so they can be seen from all sides.

• Stand 30, 31 & 39: Push lines hard to adjacent stands. Need to capture spruce/fir around edges, especially west, even if maple stocking is light and walk-through marking.

• Stand 64: Push stands along the west edge until maple becomes too sparse. Some areas with merchantable spruce/fir can be included, but overall, a strip along the west edge will be excluded from this harvest.

Management Objective: Northern Hardwoods (Mark to Cut)

When marking, prioritize selection of trees to be cut in the following order:

1. Mark trees to be cut. Favor the best future crop tree 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" DBH in hardwood stands.

4. Retain all hemlock, oak, cedar and pine unless removal is needed for operability.

5. Release oak on three sides to a residual BA of 60 sq ft. Favor mast producing black cherry.

6. Further guidance will be discussed at presale meeting.

7. Selectively thin hardwoods to 70-90 sq ft of BA. Favor to leave: oak, hemlock, mast producing black cherry, white pine and cedar where present. Follow all guidelines set forth in "The Complete Marker".

8. In accordance with ‘Interim Guidance – Increased Minimum Gap Size and Regeneration

Accountability for Uneven-aged Management’, install one 50-ft radius gap per acre or one 75-ft radius gap per two acres, driven by the presence of well-stocked desirable advanced regeneration or adjacent to seed-bearing trees of uncommon desirable species.

Prescriptions

• Stand 24 / PU 10; Stand 30 / PU’s 8 & 9; Stand 64 / PU’s 1 & 2: Mark stand to 70 - 90 BA. Focus on improving quality and creating / maintaining canopy gaps for regeneration. Remove all merchantable spruce/fir. L eave some large future snag trees for wildlife. Leave cedar, hemlock, and pine. Favor species diversity while marking.

• Stand 31 / PU’s 3-6; Stand 39 / PU 7: Mark stand to 70 - 90 BA. Focus on improving quality and creating / maintaining canopy gaps for regeneration. Remove all merchantable spruce/fir. Leave some large future snag trees for wildlife. Leave cedar, hemlock, pine, and yellow birch. Favor species diversity while marking.

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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:

• Paint must be visible from all required angles.

• Changes to linework can be approved by the contract administrator as needed to assist with practical layout.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

• For line against PVT, GPS a point every 5 chains along the line as it is painted.

• Line shall be run straight between department survey monuments and be marked with blue paint.

• Avoid using dead or badly damaged trees – boundary trees must last for the duration of the timber sale (up to 5-6 years)

• Avoid using small (fast-growing) stems and those exposed to direct sunlight.

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU) GPS all sale lines with MobileMap.

Exclusions Special Instructions:

• All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the tracks delivered to the DNR.

• All 50-ft and 75-ft gaps must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the points 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): 80 (Minimum: 70 to Maximum: 90)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: 1 per acre or 1 per two acres 50-ft or 75-ft radius

Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs

Diagonal slash on 2 opposite sides, 6’ above ground level and stump mark 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood

Diagonal slash on 2 opposite sides, 6’ above ground level and stump mark 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:

• Put upper marks on two opposite sides of trees 6' above the ground, all marked trees must have stump marks.

• The contractor must furnish the DNR with plot data showing residual BA/Ac for payment units to be checked (Self

Administration). This is due before the DNR checks the marking.

• The contractor is responsible for checking all workers on the sale.

• Final marking details are to be discussed at the presale meeting.

• Avoid marking in wet weather conditions, or when tree boles are damp.

• Label sale name and unit numbers at all unit and road intersections with red aerosol paint.

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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 Matt Yeo at (906) 458-5379 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Gwinn.

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 quarts).

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

Additional Information