Cow Creek Stewardship

(a) Description of Work - The Cow Project is located on the High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest encompassing the area indicated on the Contract Area Map from the junction of McKinley Grove and Dinkey Creek Roads in the south to Tamarack Meadow and the Dinkey Roof Pendant Geological Area at the northern boundary. Project objectives include:
• Reduce fire risk to communities and firefighters
• Improve and maintain key wildlife habitat structures.
• Restore forest health to a more natural condition characteristic of frequent-fire forests.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: mechanical fuels reduction, sawtimber removal, biomass thinning and stacking at the landing, road maintenance and road reconstruction.

(b) Resulting Contract - Any resultant contract will be a Construction contract with requirements for timber removal.

(c) Project Location - Project is located in Township 9 South, Range 25 East, Sections 12, 13 and 24; Township 9 South, Range 26 East, Sections 7-10, 14-22 and 29-32; Township 10 South, Range 26 East, Sections 3-10 and 16-18, Mount Diablo Base Meridian.