STEWARDSHIP - Dutch Hill IRSC

C.2      Project Description

(a) Description of Work – The Dutch Hill Project is located on the Manchester Ranger District of the Green Mountain National Forest encompassing the area indicated on the Project Area Map (which includes Contract Area Maps) within the Town of Readsboro.  Restoration objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

• Improve Forest Health – Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loadings
• Create and improve wildlife habitat – Provide mechanical treatments and preparatory work to create early successional habitat and increase habitat diversity.
• Improve soil and aquatic conditions – Provide for soil and riparian function and productivity. Provide timely soil erosion control measures and restorative work.
• Utilize Timber or other products – Provide wood resource to forest product industry.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: site preparation for natural regeneration, wildlife opening creation, barrier creation, culvert installation, construction of waterbars and other drainage structures, ditching and removal of refuse and scrap, and timber harvest.

(b) Resulting Contract – Any resultant contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.

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