DNR_Shingleton_GNA2 Scotts Boots.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Shingleton

Sale Name (or prescription name)

GNA2 Scotts Boots

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Matt Manders

Email Address

MandersM@Michigan.gov

Telephone

906-202-5453

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

07/01/2025

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

44N; 45N

Range

17W

Section(s)

5 & 6; 31 & 32

Description

See Map

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

7912004, 7913073 & 7913077

Stand Number(s)

Access

South of Shingleton via M-94, 8 miles to Forest Service Road 2097.

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

587.0 Source

Inventory GPS Other: Forest Service

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

C4 - Stand 1 M9 49.1 141-170 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 3 M9 30 141-170 Crown Thinning Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 5 M6 30.4 141-170 Crown Thinning Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 6 R6 12.5 141-170 Low Thinning Planted Red Pine

C4 - Stand 8 UM6 17.4 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Mixed Upland Forest

C4 - Stand 9 R6 47.7 111-140 Crown Thinning Planted Red Pine

C4 - Stand 12 M9 68.5 141-170 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 15 M9 16.2 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 16 M9 20.1 141-170 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

C4 - Stand 21 UM6 31.4 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Mixed Upland Forest

C4 - Stand 22 UM6 30.7 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Mixed Upland Forest

C4 - Stand 28 UM6 49.4 111-140 Crown Thinning Mixed Upland Forest

C4 - Stand 34 UM6 16.6 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Mixed Upland Forest

C4 - Stand 35 M9 10 141-170 Crown Thinning Northern Hardwood

C73 - Stand 46 UM6 51.8 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Mixed Upland Forest

C73 - Stand 47 R9 12.5 111-140 Crown Thinning Planted Red Pine

C73 - Stand 51 UM6 30.2 111-140 Crown Thinning Mixed Upland Forest

C73 - Stand 75 UM9 5.7 111-140 Single Tree Selection Mixed Upland Forest

C77 - Stand 37 M6 36.4 111-140 Shelterwood W/ Retention Northern Hardwood

C77 - Stand 40 UM9 20.4 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwood

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PRESCRIPTION

Compartment 4 - Stand 1 (Mark to Cut) Cut all black cherry with black knot present.

Mark to 80 BA.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, beech, maple, cherry, hemlock, birch, white pine.

Retain large and very large diameter trees to become seed source.

Create canopy gaps around quality yellow birch and black cherry.

Create gaps up to 2 acres around very large diameter trees, and closer to 1 chain around smaller trees.

Create up to 3 to 5 gaps per acre.

Compartment 4 - Stand 3 (Mark to Cut) Cut all aspen; create an opening around the cut aspen clumps (more than 3 aspen in close proximity) up to 2 chains in diameter.

Cut all balsam fir.

Thin rest of stand down to 70-80 BA; aspen and balsam fir removal areas do not count against residual BA.

Remove based on tree form and quality. Size distribution is not as important this entry.

Cut all cherry with black knot.

Compartment 4 - Stand 5 (Mark to Cut) Mark to 80-90 BA of residual stocking; mark to 90 BA where existing stocking is 140 BA or greater.

Mark to release the best quality trees of any species; try to keep 30-40 BA of cherry where possible if quality is fair.

Leave yellow birch and hemlock if they look like they will persist until the next harvest (20 years).

Compartment 4 - Stand 6 (Mark to Cut) Reduce standing BA by 1/3 to approximately 110 BA.

Remove hardwoods and balsam fir, then poor form and small diameter red pine.

Compartment 4 - Stands 8, 21, 22 & 34 (Mark to Leave) Mark to leave 40 BA of white pine and a combination of black cherry, maple, spruce and yellow birch (where it is available). Try to leave trees with good crowns that will survive and be able to produce seed. Reserve hemlock (counts toward residual goal). There is a very large white pine marked in green to be reserved within Stand 21.

All aspen should be marked to leave within 500’ of the South Branch of Stutts Creek.

Compartment 4 - Stand 9 (Mark to Cut) Where current stocking is at 160 BA or less, mark to 130 BA. Where current stocking is 170 or above, mark to 140 BA. Mark to maintain the best quality trees (remove forked, damaged, poorly formed, etc.) and then for spacing;

good quality trees are usually are more important than even spacing.

Compartment 4 - Stand 12 (Mark to Cut) Mark all black cherry with black knot present.

Mark to 70-80 BA.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, beech, maple, cherry, hemlock, birch, white pine.

Do not cut aspen within 500’ of the South Branch Stutts River.

Retain large and very large diameter trees to become seed source. Leave beech that are actively being used by wildlife; these trees have very little to no timber value. Protect hemlock and white pine regen present.

Create canopy gaps around quality yellow birch and black cherry. Create gaps up to 2 acres around very large diameter trees, and closer to 1 chain around the smaller trees. Create up to 3 to 5 gaps per acre.

Compartment 4 - Stand 15 (Mark to Cut) Thin to 80 BA.

Mark all aspen and create an opening (1 to 2 chains in diameter) around groups of three or more cut aspen;

disregard BA in these gaps. Gaps do not count against residual BA. No more than 3 to 4 gaps per acre. When possible, place edge of gaps so that birch are on the edge for regeneration purposes. Where aspen groups are absent, remove: beech, balsam fir, black cherry with black knot, poor formed maple, then birch.

Retain super canopy white pine and white spruce.

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PRESCRIPTION

Compartment 4 - Stand 16 (Mark to Cut) Cut all black cherry with black knot present.

Mark to 70-80 BA.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, beech, maple, cherry, hemlock, birch, and white pine.

Retain large and very large diameter trees to become seed source. Protect hemlock and white pine regen present.

Create canopy gaps around quality yellow birch and black cherry. Create gaps up to 2 chains around very large diameter trees, and 1 chain around the smaller trees. Place gaps so quality cherry and birch are on or near the edges to seed in. Create up to 3 to 4 gaps per acre.

Compartment 4 - Stand 28 (Mark to Cut) Target BA 70.

Do not mark aspen within 500’ of the South Branch Stutts Creek.

Removal species preference: beech, aspen, balsam fir, then by form of red maple, sugar maple, and birch.

Retain some of the dominant spruce that are scattered throughout for structural and species diversity.

Compartment 4 - Stand 35 (Mark to Cut) Mark to 80-110 BA of residual stocking; as existing stocking goes up residual stocking should go up also. Mark to release the best quality trees of any species; try to keep yellow birch and black cherry where possible but don’t sacrifice good quality trees to do so.

Compartment 73 - Stand 75; Compartment 77 - Stand 40 (Mark to Cut) Mark to 70 BA.

Do not cut aspen within 500’ of the Middle Branch Stutts River. Mark all aspen not in buffer and all black cherry with black knot present.

Focus is on species diversity and tree quality for these stands.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, maple, cherry, birch, and white pine.

Create gaps (66’ radius) around residual cherry, yellow birch, and groups of cut aspen (outside of river buffer) to promote regen.

Compartment 73 - Stand 46 (Mark to Leave) Retain aspen within 500’ of the Middle Branch of Stutts Creek. All remaining aspen should be cut. Cut all black cherry with black knot present.

Mark to 50 BA in areas where aspen is not present. Create patch clear cuts around cut aspen to regenerate aspen; patches can be up to 2 chains in diameter (outside river buffer).

Remove poor form and low quality trees first.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, fir, red maple, sugar maple, white pine, spruce, hemlock, birch, and then cherry.

Thin red pine down with the rest of the stand; keep no more than 20 BA of red pine where possible.

Compartment 73 - Stand 47 (Mark to Cut) Reduce stand BA by 1/3 to approximately 100 BA.

Remove hardwoods, balsam fir, then red pine of low quality and smaller diameter.

Do not mark aspen within 500’ of Middle Branch Stutts Creek.

Compartment 73 - Stand 51 (Mark to Cut) Mark to 70 BA.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, beech, maple, cherry, hemlock, birch, and white pine.

Retain large and very large diameter trees to become seed source. Protect hemlock and white pine regen present.

Create canopy gaps around quality yellow birch and black cherry. Create gaps up to 2 chains around very large diameter trees, and 1 chain around smaller trees. Place gaps so quality cherry and birch are on or near the edges to seed in. Create up to 3 to 4 gaps per acre.

Compartment 77 - Stand 37 (Mark to Leave) Retain aspen within 500’ of the Middle Branch of Stutts Creek. All remaining aspen should be cut.

Cut all black cherry with black knot present.

Mark to leave 40-60 BA.

Remove in order of preference: aspen, balsam fir, maple, cherry, hemlock, birch, and white pine.

Retain large and very large diameter trees to become seed source; many of the large diameter trees are toward the southern edge of the stand.

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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 forest service Red Other: Orange Chevrons

Interior payment unit Yellow Other: Orange Rings

Other: Green Other:

Exclusions to mark and why:

C4 - Stand 1: Omit the white spruce inclusion in the center of the stand if it is wet.

C4 - Stands 12, 21 & 22: Keep line out of floodplain; stay at the top of the slope break.

C4 - Stand 28: Exclude the Special Protection Area in southwest; place paint on blue and white flagged trees.

C4 - Stand 35: Omit area of lower stocking (north) if needed.

C73 - Stand 46: Include red pine inclusion in southwest; keep boundary out of floodplain.

C73 - Stand 47: Exclude arm in southwest.

C73 - Stand 75: Exclude swamp conifer in north.

C77 - Stand 37: Keep line out of floodplain.

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 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 Prescriptions on pages 2 & 3 (+/-10 BA range will be given)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre:

Girdled Trees Per Acre:

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs Slash

Pulpwood Slash

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave Green Other:

Trees marked to cut Blue Other:

Special Marking Instructions:

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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 Manders (906) 202-5453 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Shingleton 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