DNR_Newberry_C133 North Contract.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Newberry

Sale Name (or prescription name)

C133 North 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: 10/01/2022

Contract Work Must Be Completed By:

9/1/2023

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

45N

Range

8W

Section(s)

14, 15 & 22

Description

Sec. 14: NWSW; Sec. 15: SW1/4, SENW, SWNE, NWSE, NESE, SWSE; Sec. 22: NWNW, NENW

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

42133

Stand Number(s)

5 &14

Access

Access is off of M-28 to the south, approximately 2¼ miles west of the Luce/Chippewa county line.

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

204.1 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

S5 / VDU 5 / PU’s 1-4 M6 181.1 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

S14 / VDU 14 / PU 5 A6 23.0 51-80 Clearcut w/ Retention Aspen

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 5: Selection Harvest - Mark 70-90 BA in the hardwoods. Remove all the spruce, balsam fir, and aspen.

Leave all hemlock, cedar, and white pine. Leave all cedar on the landscape, and where cedar density precludes cutting of other species, leave as a retention pocket. Also leave all sub-merchantable pockets of balsam fir.

Stand 14: Clear cut with retention. Leave all cedar on the landscape, and where cedar density precludes cutting of other species, leave as a retention pocket. Also leave all sub-merchantable pockets of balsam fir.

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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:

Mark boundaries of retention pockets with red paint.

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) Split Stand 5 into four PU’s.

Exclusions GPS around the retention pocket in Stand 14.

Special Instructions:

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

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): 80 (Minimum: 70 to Maximum: 90)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre:

Girdled Trees Per Acre:

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs X 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood Slash 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:

Mark stand to improve quality of residual stand. Leave age/size class diversity and species diversity. Follow "complete marker" guidelines.

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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~114 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stand 5 / PU’s 1-4 Stand 14 / PU 5

Plots per acre 1 : 2 Plots per acre 1 : 1

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District East UP District East UP

FMU Newberry FMU Newberry

Compartment 42133 Compartment 42133

VDU Number 5 VDU Number 14

FCS Key 42133005 FCS Key 42133014

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 Pick BAF

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 Pick BAF

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

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