DNR_Newberry_C005 Contract.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Newberry Management Unit Sale Name (or prescription name)

C005 Contract Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Matt Payment Email Address

PaymentM1@michigan.gov

Telephone

(906) 291-0132

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Note: A pre-work meeting must take place before 10/01/2022.

Contract Work Must Be Completed By:

09/01/2023

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

49N

Range

12W

Section(s)

14 & 15

Description

Sec. 15: NWSW, NESW, SWNW, SENW, NWSE, NESE, SWNE, SENE; Sec. 14: NW1/4

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

42005

Stand Number(s)

28 & 33

Access

Access off County Road 416 via woods roads.

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

158.6 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

S28 / VDU 28 / PU’s 1 & 2 MC9 108.3 81-110 Overstory Removal Mixed Upland Deciduous w/ Conifer

S33 / VDU 33 / PU 3 Q9 50.3 81-110 Overstory Removal Mixed Coniferous Lowland

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 28: Overstory Removal with Retention. Retention pockets to be left scattered throughout the stand and large enough to not be blown over in the wind. Leave approximately 20% of the stand acreage in approximately 10-15 pockets. Target areas with thicker hemlock for retention. No single tree retention due to wind throw. When prepping the sale, evaluate along the road for possible retention area.

Final treatment acreage may change due to low/wet spots.

Stand 33: Overstory Removal with Retention. Retention pockets to be left scattered throughout the stand and large enough to not be blown over in the wind. Leave approximately 20% of the stand acreage in approximately 5-8 pockets. Target areas with thicker hemlock for retention. No single tree retention due to wind throw.

Final treatment acreage may change due to low/wet spots.

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PAINT LINES

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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:

Mark around retention pockets with red paint. Split Stand 28 into 2 separate Payment Units.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU)

Exclusions Retention Pockets Special Instructions:

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

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

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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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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~112 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stand 28 (PU’s 1 & 2) Stand 33 (PU 3)

Plots per acre 1 : 1.6 Plots per acre 1 : 1.1

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District East UP District East UP

FMU Newberry FMU Newberry

Compartment 42005 Compartment 42005

VDU Number 28 VDU Number 33

FCS Key 42005028 FCS Key 42005033

Contract or State Contract Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size 10 BAF or Plot Size 10

Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR) Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR)

Sample Tree Ratios All, Pulp - 1:10 All, Saw - 1:5

Sample Tree Ratios All, Pulp - 1:10 All, Saw - 1:5

Status Planned Status Planned

Residual Plot Density 1 : 1 Residual Plot Density 1 : 1

Residual BAF 10 Residual BAF 10

Stump Height 0.5 Stump Height 0.5

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 Payment at (906) 291-0132 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from the Newberry 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 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