Buckeye Hazard Fules Thinning

Added: Aug 10, 2009 3:17 pm The purpose of this RFQ solicitation for commercial items uploaded concurrently with this synopsis is: For the Buckeye Hazardous Fuels Thinning Integrated Resource Service Contract (IRSC) under the USFS Stewardship Authority. The project includes: Service Contract with provisions for piling of slash resulting from timber harvest; thinning, weeding and pruning as designated on the ground: Fuel rearrangement consisting of lopping of thinning slash, slash pullback on designated trees, and raking of needles and twigs for designated trees. Timber removal of Ponderosa pine which includes cutting and haul of designated Ponderosa pine; cutting and line skidding of hazard trees in camping areas and reservoir; cutting stumps to 6 inch height as designated on contract map; closing and re-vegetation of temporary roads and skid trails; fall damaged trees in units 1 and 5 and lopping of logging slash in all units.



The location of this project The Proposed Buckeye Fuels Stewardship Project is located on the Moab/Monticello Ranger District approximately 11 air miles from La Sal Utah and 6 air miles from Paradox Colorado. The project includes the campground and dispersed camping sites in and around Buckeye campground and surrounding stands. The main access for the Buckeye Hazard Fuels Thinning Project is State Highway 46 to forest road 50208 to 50371 or Colorado Highway 90 to county road 371 to FSR 50371. The sale area is located within Colorado. The legal location is: T. 48 N., R. 20 W., Section 1, 2, 11 and 12, New Mexico Meridian, Montrose County, Colorado.



CASCADING SET-ASIDE
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