MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOREST, MINERAL AND FIRE MANAGEMENT	

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL	
Date
9/8/2006	Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Unit
GAYLORD	
Timber Sale Number (if applicable)
     	Sale Name (or prescription name)
Compartment 35 Stand 8	
LOCAL CONTACT	
Telephone Number
(989)  732 - 3541	FAX Number
(989)  731 - 6214	
Name
GREGORY GATESY	Email Address
gatesyg@michigan.gov	
  Map of Project Area Attached	
LEGAL DESCRIPTION	
T33N  R4W  Section(s) 4  Description W1/2 E1/2, E1/2W1/2, Sw1/4NW1/4 and NW1/4SW1/4	
Year of Entry: 2006    Compartment(s):35  Stand Number(s): 8	
THIS TIMBER SALE CONTRACT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ACREAGE	
Estimated Acres: 169      Source:  OI      GPS      Other      
Payment will be made on the basis of these estimated acres.	
TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE	
STAND #	COVER TYPE	ACRES	BA	TREATMENT	MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE	
8	M9	169	110	SELECTION	NORTHERN HARDWOODS	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
PRESCRIPTION	
1. Mark to reduce basal area to 80 sq ft.
2. Paint green lines around aspen clones, determine acreage by GPS and cruise.
3. Protect small patch of fir in NWNE.
4. Do not mark elm.
5. Use paint boundary from adjacent sale to paint boundary for this sale painting on opposite side
6.  of trees.
Access: Harmon Road via Springvale Road.	
DNR PREPARATION WORK TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CONTRACT WORK	ESTIMATED DATE	
Private boundary	10/30/2006	
     	     	
     	     	
CONTRACT WORK CAN BEGIN:
	 Immediately         Date:      
CONTRACT WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY:  Date 07/01/2007	
PAINT LINE WORK	
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Paint line work to be performed:  (See attached map for locations)	
TYPE OF LINE	WORK TO BE DONE	NOT APPLICABLE	PAINT COLOR	
Private boundary			 Blue	 Other:       	
Sale boundary			 Red	 Other:       	
Sale cutting unit			 Yellow	 Other:       	
Stand type line			      	 Other:       	
Exclusions to mark and why:
Steep hills will be excluded as indicated by the administering forester.	
Standards for marking lines against private land:
Same as entire stand.	
AREA CALCULATION	
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UNIT	METHOD		STANDARD	
Sale	  GPS      String Chain     Other	map and acres	PDOP 6	
Payment Unit	  GPS      String Chain     Other	     	     	
Stand	  GPS      String Chain     Other	     	     	
Special Instructions:
     	
TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS	
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Required Basal Area Factor:    10         20     Other:      

Cruise Line Directions: east/west	
CRUISING UNITS	NUMBER OF PLOTS PER ACRE	SPACING (CHAINS)	
one	60 + one for every 4 acres 	5 X 4.5	
     	over 80 acres	      X      	
     	     	      X      	
     	     	      X      	
TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS	90	     	
Cruise Special Instructions: 
Point sample cruise marked pulpwood trees only. Separate by mixed hardwood, aspen and basswood. Cruise residual basal area per plot. Marked sawlog trees to be tallied 100%.	
Unless otherwise specified, the tally sheets used must be those supplied by the Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Unit.	
TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS	
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 Precise specifications to be delineated at pre-work meeting with DNR staff	
Total Residual BA (Basal Area): 80    (Minimum  70  to  Maximum  90)	
TREATMENT	NUMBER	SIZE	
Regeneration Gaps Per Acre	0-3	30' crown to crown	
Girdled Trees Per Acre	1-3	8" dbh and up	
PRODUCT	MARKING SYMBOL	MINIMUM DBH	TOP DIB	
Sawlogs	X 	10"	8" (9" DOB)	
Sawbolts	     	     	     	
Pulpwood	/	4.6"	4"	
				
TYPE OF WORK	WORK TO BE DONE	NOT APPLICABLE	PAINT COLOR	
Trees marked to leave			 Green
 Other      	
Trees marked to cut			 Orange
 Other      	
TALLY INTENSITIES	
SPECIES / PRODUCT	RATIO	
Sawlogs all species 	1 : 1	
     	1 :      	
     	1 :      	
     	1 :      	
SPECIES TO FAVOR:
Sugar Maple and Basswood 	
SPECIES TO FAVOR:
Reduce white ash basal area to 10 to 20 sq ft.	
SPECIAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Paint dots on marked sawlog trees indicating the number of 8' sawlogs. Indicate trees to be girdled by two parellel lines at eye level completely around tree. 	
Unless otherwise specified, the tally sheets used must be those provided by the Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Unit.	
RESTRICTIONS:
1.   Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Division must to be able to identify who did what on the timber sale.  
2.   The contractor may not have more than two markers in one payment unit without prior approval.  
3.   Each marker should have an assigned area to mark (not strips).	
PAINT:
1.   Call  Gaylord Field Office at (989) 732  -  3541, to make arrangements for paint.   
2.   Paint will be supplied from (location).  
3.   Contractor’s work schedule must coincide with the DNR work schedule for paint supply.  
4.   The DNR will not be available on weekends or evenings.	
DELIVERABLES:
1.   A list of names that marked or cruised each payment unit.
2.   A summary of paint used in quarts.
3.   Tally summaries for each payment unit (one summary regardless of the number of markers) and all of the original tally sheets.
4.   GPS files for any GPS work.