DNR_Newberry_Compartment 107.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)

Compartment 107

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: 10/01/2023

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

09/01/2024

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

45N

Range

11W

Section(s)

22 & 27

Description

Sec 22 – NENE, SWNE, SENE, NWSE, SWSE & SESE; Sec 27 – NWNE, NENE & SENE

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

Stand Number(s)

27, 28, 29 & 33

Access

South of M-28 on County Road 427, travel west on County Road 458 then south on County Road 431.

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

212.0 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

27 Upland Spruce/Fir 18.9 141-170 Clearcut with Retention Upland Spruce/Fir

28 Northern Hardwood 167.9 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

29 Northern Hardwood 12.0 81-110 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

33 Northern Hardwood 13.2 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 27 (PU 2) – Clearcut with Retention. Cut all species present. Leave all Hemlock. Leave any white pine within hemlock inclusions while cruising. If hemlock inclusions are not significant in the stand, leave conifer retention pockets.

Stand 28 (PU’s 3-6) – Single Tree Selection. Thin stand to 70-90 BA targeting larger diameter trees to open the canopy to aid in regeneration of Northern Hardwoods. Remove all beech, balsam fir, and aspen. Leave spruce over 14". Leave all Hemlock. Leave all white pine over 16". Buffer water bodies according to BMP guidelines.

Stand 29 (PU 1) – Single Tree Selection. Thin stand 70-90 BA. Remove all spruce, aspen, and balsam fir. Leave any hemlock present. Stand area may change after prep is complete.

Stand 33 (PU 7) – Single Tree Selection. Thin stand to 70-90 BA. Remove all aspen, balsam fir. Leave any beech that are healthy in appearance.

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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: Exclusions / Retention Green Other: Red

Exclusions to mark and why:

- Retention pockets left in Stand 27. Any interior areas that warrant exclusion from timber harvest activities found during sale prep.

Standards for marking lines against private land:

- Must be within a minimum of 10 feet of the actual property line. The corner locations will be available at the pre-work meeting.

- Stand 29 will need blue paint along the eastern side.

- Stand 28 will also need blue lines (SESE of section 22 is along Luce County Lease Land).

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU)

Exclusions Special Instructions:

All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the tracks 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): See Prescription section

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 / 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.

See individual stand prescriptions on page 1 for residual Basal Area targets.

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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~128 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stand 27 / PU 2 Stand 28 / PU’s 3-6

Plots per acre 1 : 1 (19 plots) Plots per acre 1 : 2 (84 plots)

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Eastern UP District Eastern UP

FMU 42 FMU 42

Compartment 107 Compartment 107

VDU Number 27 VDU Number 28

FCS Key 42107027 FCS Key 42107028

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 20 BAF or Plot Size 10

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

Sample Tree Ratios All, Pulp - 1:5 All, Saw - 1:3

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 Pick BAF Residual BAF Pick BAF

Stump Height 0.5 Stump Height 0.5

Stand 29 / PU 1 Stand 33 / PU 7

Plots per acre 1 : 1 (12 plots) Plots per acre 1 : 1 (13 plots)

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Eastern UP District Eastern UP

FMU 42 FMU 42

Compartment 107 Compartment 107

VDU Number 29 VDU Number 33

FCS Key 42107029 FCS Key 42107033

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 20 BAF or Plot Size 10

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

Sample Tree Ratios

All, Saw - 1:3

Sample Tree Ratios

All, Saw - 1:3

Status Planned Status Planned

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

Residual BAF Pick BAF Residual BAF Pick BAF

Stump Height 0.5 Stump Height 0.5

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

5. Paint will be supplied from 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