Timber Sale Prescription.pdf

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit

Gwinn

Sale Name (or prescription name)

Comp 203 Contract Marking

Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

32-010-26

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Jacob Siler

Email Address

SilerJ3@michigan.gov

Telephone

(906) 221-5885

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately (Pre-work meeting must occur before 10/01/25)

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

08/01/2026

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

49N

Range

26W

Section(s)

3 & 9

Description

SENW,SWNE,NESW,S1/2SW,SE of Sec 3; SWNW,SW,W1/2SE of Sec 9

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

32203

Stand Number(s)

6, 9, 19, 36, 43

Access

Access will be through State and private. See map for details. Ask local contact for available landowner info.

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

292.8 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

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

S6 / VDU 6 / PU 4 M9 17.4 111-140 Group Selection Northern Hardwoods

S9 / VDU 9 / PU’s 2 & 3 M9 70.1 111-140 Group Selection Northern Hardwoods

S19 / VDU 19 / PU’s 6-12 M9 177.3 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S43 / VDU 43 / PU 1 M9 9.8 111-140 Single Tree Selection Northern Hardwoods

S36 / VDU 36 / PU 5 M9 18.2 111-140 Group Selection Northern Hardwoods

PRESCRIPTION

Stand 6: Cut using a group selection system. Mark stand to 70 SQ FT using complete marker as a guide. Retain all hemlock and yellow birch unless harvest is necessary for operations. Create gaps of 0.25 - 0.75 acres in areas of advanced regeneration, intolerant species, or areas that look like they will support regeneration. Leave tops in gaps (When marking gaps mark trees with large bushy tops or forks with x's rather than a slash to denote that any material under 8 inches must be left within the gap). Consider planting of oak and white pine if regeneration of gaps fails. Gaps should cover around 10-20 percent of the treatment.

Stand 9: Cut using a group selection system. Mark stand to 70 SQ FT using complete marker as a guide. Retain all hemlock and oak unless harvest is necessary for operations. Create gaps of 0.25 - 0.75 acres in areas of advanced regeneration, intolerant species, or areas that look like they will support regeneration. Leave tops in gaps (When marking gaps mark trees with large bushy tops or forks with x's rather than a slash to denote that any material under 8 inches must be left within the gap). Consider planting of oak and white pine if regeneration of gaps fails. Gaps should cover around 10-20 percent of the treatment.

Stand 19: Cut using a selection system. Mark stand to 65 SQ FT using complete marker as a guide. Retain all hemlock, white ash, and yellow birch, unless harvest is necessary for operations. Due to heavy deer yard use across portions of the stand, do not create regeneration gaps. Target reserving 2-5 suitable seed trees per acre; these trees should be released to improve crown and overall tree health and be marked so they are protected for long term seed production.

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PRESCRIPTION

Stand 36: Cut using a group selection system. Mark stand to 80 SQ FT using complete marker as a guide. Retain all hemlock, white pine, and yellow birch unless harvest is necessary for operations. Create gaps of 0.25 - 0.75 acres in areas of advanced regeneration, intolerant species, or areas that look like they will support regeneration. Leave tops in gaps. When marking gaps, mark trees with large bushy tops or forks with x's rather than a slash to denote that any material under 8 inches must be left within the gap. Consider planting of oak and white pine if regeneration of gaps fails.

Stand 43: Cut using a selection system. Mark stand to 70 SQ FT using complete marker as a guide. Retain all hemlock, oak, white ash, and yellow birch, unless harvest is necessary for operations. Create gaps of 0.25 - 0.75 acres in areas of advanced regeneration, intolerant species, or areas that look like they will support regeneration. Leave tops in gaps.

When marking gaps, mark trees with large bushy tops or forks with x's rather than a slash to denote that any material under 8 inches must be left within the gap. Consider planting of oak and white pine if regeneration of gaps fails. Gaps should cover around 10-20 percent of the treatment.

Management Objective: Northern Hardwoods (Mark to Cut)

• Gaps will be installed in accordance with ‘Interim Guidance – Increased Minimum Gap Size and Regeneration

Accountability for Uneven-aged Management’.

When marking, prioritize selection of trees to be cut in the following order:

1. Remove high-risk and cull trees.

2. Remove trees of poor form.

3. Mark to encourage an all age stand structure (improve diameter distribution).

4. Leave nest trees and legacy trees (trees >26” in diameter at breast height).

5. Leave exceptional den trees (cavity trees).

6. Encourage species diversity.

7. When marking canopy gaps, mark all undesirable trees for cutting within gap down to 2” DBH.

8. Follow all guidelines set forth in “The Complete Marker”.

9. Further guidance will be discussed at prework meeting.

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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: w/ pink flagging

Exterior line against state Red Other:

Interior payment unit Yellow Other:

Other: Green Other:

Exclusions to mark and why:

• Changes to linework can be approved by the contract administrator as needed to assist with practical layout.

• Contact the contract administrator if any intermittent streams or vernal pools are found which are not present on the Map; these may need to be excluded.

Standards for marking exterior lines against private land:

• For exterior line against PVT, GPS a point every 5 chains along the line as it is painted.

• Line shall be run straight between department survey monuments and be marked with blue paint and pink flagging; flagging is needed at a minimum every ½ chain (33’) along lines.

• Avoid using dead or badly damaged trees – boundary trees must last for the duration of the timber sale (up to 5-6 years)

• Avoid using small (fast-growing) stems and those exposed to direct sunlight.

• Exterior line against private must be visible from inside payment unit.

Standards for marking interior payment unit lines:

• Interior payment unit lines must be visible from all sides.

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU)

Payment Unit (PU) GPS all sale lines with the Field Maps application.

Exclusions

Special Instructions:

• All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in the Field Maps application as reference lines and delivered to the DNR.

• All gaps must be GPS’d in the Field Maps application and the points delivered to the DNR.

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TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area) +/- 10: See Prescription section on pages 1 & 2.

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: Stands 6, 9, 36 & 43 – See instructions below 0.25 to 0.75 acres

Girdled Trees Per Acre:

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs Diagonal slash on 2 opposite sides 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood Diagonal slash on 2 opposite sides 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:

• Put upper marks on two opposite sides of trees 6’ above the ground, all marked trees must have stump marks.

• In Stands 6, 9, 36 and 43: Only establish regeneration gaps in areas with advanced regeneration. Target area of

10-20% of treatment in gaps may not be reached if advanced regeneration is not present.

o Gaps will be installed in accordance with ‘Interim Guidance – Increased Minimum Gap Size and

Regeneration Accountability for Uneven-aged Management’.

o Aim for lower side of target area for regeneration gaps, i.e., 10% o All regeneration gaps need a reference point collected in MobileMap and returned to DNR.

o Regeneration gaps are delineated by marking all trees to cut in orange.

o When marking gaps, mark trees with large bushy tops or forks with x's rather than a slash to denote that any material under 8 inches must be left within the gap.

o Avoid marking regeneration gaps immediately adjacent to each other or red line, i.e., merchantable trees should be present between gaps and between gaps and red line.

o No regeneration gaps are needed in Stand 19.

• If stick nests are discovered within the stand while marking, contact the Contract Administrator.

• Avoid marking in wet weather conditions, or when tree boles are damp.

• The contractor is responsible for checking all workers on the contract.

• The contractor must furnish the DNR with plot data showing residual BA/Ac for payment units to be checked (Self

Administration). This is due before the DNR checks the marking.

• Final marking details are to be discussed at the pre-sale meeting.

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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 Yeo at (906) 458-5379 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from the Gwinn 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 GPS data must be recorded and synced with the Field Maps application.

Additional Information:

• Contractors are responsible for obtaining landowner permission before crossing private land. Private landowner contact information can be obtained by request from the Contract Administrator.

• Pre-work Meeting: The contractor must schedule and attend a pre-work meeting with the Gwinn DNR staff. All roads must be GPS’d.

When registered corners or witness trees are discovered:

• Any wooden bearing posts encountered at corners must also be painted/protected.

• Bearing and/or witness trees discovered during the course of sale preparation must be protected. This can be accomplished by painting a ring completely around the tree at 4-6 feet above ground level with either red paint (corner surrounded by state lands) or blue paint (corner surrounded by private lands). In addition, tying ribbon on these trees helps alert loggers to their presence. Do not mark any trees for harvest if cutting them is likely to result in damage to corner monuments and/or bearing trees. See map locations for known corners.

• Please report the condition of all corners, posts, and bearing trees to the local contact.