DNR_Newberry_Compartment 113 Contract 2.pdf

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 113 Contract 2

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:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

9/1/2023

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

46N

Range

10W

Section(s)

1 & 12

Description

Sec 1: E ½ SW, SE ¼; Sec 12: N ½ NE, SENE

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

42113

Stand Number(s)

46, 50, 56, 57, 64 & 70

Access

Access off M-123 East through private.

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

163.2 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

Lowland Mixed Forest

(LM)

9.9 111-140 Clearcut with Retention Lowland Mixed Forest (LM)

Lowland Deciduous, Mixed Coniferous

16.6 81-110 Clearcut with Retention

Lowland Deciduous, Mixed Coniferous

Mixed Lowland

Deciduous Forest

21.7 81-110 Clearcut with Retention

Mixed Lowland Deciduous Forest

Lowland Coniferous, Mixed Deciduous

86.9 110-140 Clearcut with Retention

Lowland Coniferous, Mixed Deciduous

Mixed Lowland

Deciduous Forest

6.2 81-110 Clearcut with Retention

Mixed Lowland Deciduous Forest

Lowland Coniferous, Mixed Deciduous

21.9 110-140 Clearcut with Retention

Lowland Coniferous, Mixed Deciduous

PRESCRIPTION

– Stand 46, 50 & 64 (PU 1); Cut all trees except white pine, hemlock, yellow birch, and any trees marked with green paint. Pockets of heavier cedar may be left for retention.

– Stand 56 (PU 2); Cut all trees except white pine, hemlock, yellow birch, and any trees marked with green paint.

Pockets of heavier cedar may be left for retention.

– Stand 57 (PU 3); Cut all trees except white pine, hemlock, yellow birch, and any trees marked with green paint.

Pockets of heavier cedar will be left for retention (two cedar pockets had been previously delineated).

– Stand 70 (PU 4); Cut all trees except white pine, hemlock, yellow birch, and any trees marked with green paint.

Pockets of heavier cedar may be left for retention. Leave scattered (approx. 1 tree / 5 acres) white birch, aspen, maple & conifer for additional retention and wildlife values.

Note: Old boundary lines exist and will need to be repainted throughout the sale. This includes Payment Unit boundaries and sale boundary lines, as well as any trees ringed in green paint within Payment Units 1-4.

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:

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 trees ringed in green paint.

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): N/A (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:

Re-mark any trees ringed in green that are seen within Payment Units 1, 2, 3, & 4. There are minimal green ringed trees in Payment Units 1-3, and 1-5 per acre in Payment Unit 4.

TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~82 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stands 46, 50, 56, 57, 64 & 70 (PU’s 1-4)

Plots per acre 1 : 2

Management type State Forest

District East UP

FMU Newberry

Compartment 42113

VDU Number 46, 50, 56, 57, 64 & 70

FCS Key 42113 (046, 050, 056, 057, 064, or 070)

Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size Pick BAF

Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR)

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

Status Planned

Residual Plot Density 1:1

Residual BAF 20 BAF

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