Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Forest, Mineral and Fire Management
Timber Sale Prescription		
	
GENERAL	
Date
09/13/2006	Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Unit
Grayling Management Unit	
Timber Sale Number (if applicable)
     	Sale Name (or prescription name)
262 Red Pine	
LOCAL CONTACT	
Name
Mark D. Montei     	Telephone
(989)  348 – 6371 ext. 7442	
Email Address
monteim@michigan.gov 	FAX Number
(989)  348 - 8825	
X Map of Project Area Attached	
LEGAL DESCRIPTION	
T27N  R02W  Section(s) 12  Description E1/2	
Year of Entry: 2006    Compartment(s):262  Stand Number(s): 1, 2, 28, 29	
THIS TIMBER SALE CONTRACT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ACREAGE	
Estimated Acres:            Source: OI     X GPS     Other      
Payment will be made on the basis of these estimated acres.	
TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE	
STAND #	COVER TYPE	ACRES	BA	TREATMENT	MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE	
1	R9	208	120	Thinning	Red Pine	
2	R8	17	90	Thinning	Red Pine	
28	R8	36	90	Thinning	Red Pine	
29	R8	33	90	Thinning	Red Pine	
						
   	  	    	     	     	     	
   	  	    	     	     	     	
PRESCRIPTION	
1.	Stand 1: Mark-to cut with orange paint down to residual of 90 sq feet per acres.  Mark-to-girdle using green paint 3 old poor-form trees per acre with two parallel green paint lines that encircle the tree.  The stand has variable basal area and variable diameter.  In less dense areas mark the larger poles for removal.  In the areas with higher basal area mark the smaller trees to create room for the larger trees to grow into pole size. 
2.	Stand 2: Mark-to cut with orange paint down to residual of 90 sq feet per acres.  Some of the stand is currently less than 90 feet.  See Stand 1 for instructions.
3.	Stand 28: Mark-to cut with orange paint down to residual of 90 sq feet per acres.  Some of the stand is currently less than 90 feet.  See Stand 1 for instructions.
4.	Stand 29: Mark-to cut with orange paint down to residual of 90 sq feet per acres.    Some of the stand is currently less than 90 feet.  See Stand 1 for instructions.

                     For all stands, thin from above and thin the dense pockets to release residual trees.

DNR PREPARATION WORK TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CONTRACT WORK	ESTIMATED DATE	
Paint sale boundary with red paint.	October 01, 2006	
GPS sale boundary.	October 01, 2006	
     	     	
CONTRACT WORK CAN BEGIN
	X Immediately        Date:      
CONTRACT WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY    January 05, 2007

	
PAINT LINE WORK	
X 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	NOT APPLICABLE	PAINT COLOR	
Private boundary		X	 Blue	 Other:       	
Sale boundary		X	 Red	 Other:       	
Sale cutting unit	X		X  Yellow	 Other:       	
Stand type line			      	 Other:       	
Exclusions to mark and why
Mark obvious den trees using red paint with two parallel red paint lines that encircle all trees that are to be saved. 	
Standards for marking lines against private land
N/A	
AREA CALCULATION	
X This is included in the bid      This is not included in the bid	
UNIT	METHOD		STANDARD	
Sale	GPS    String Chain   Other	     	     	
Payment Unit	X  GPS    String Chain   Other	     	Line feature.	
Stand	GPS    String Chain   Other	     	     	
Special Instructions:
See Appendix A	
TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS	
X This is included in the bid      This is not included in the bid

Required Basal Area Factor:   X 10       20     Other:      

Cruise Line Directions   North/South	
CRUISING UNITS	NUMBER OF PLOTS PER ACRE	SPACING (CHAINS)	
Entire sale area	0.32	8 chains X 4 chains	
TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS	88	     	
Cruise Special Instructions: 
See Appendix B “Timber Cruising Specification”, & Appendix 8 “Product Standards” (Appendix 8 will be provided upon request). 
Cruise all trees marked with orange paint and separate species/products.
Separate cruise data by stand and also by payment Unit within a stand.
Record residual BA by species at each cruise plot (do not record mark-to-girdle trees as residual).
Record BA of mark-to-girdle trees.

	

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS	
X This is included in the bid     This is not included in the bid	
X Precise specifications to be delineated at pre-work meeting with DNR staff	
Total Residual BA (Basal Area):    (Minimum  60  to  Maximum  90) variable based on each stand basal area	
TREATMENT	NUMBER	SIZE	
Regeneration Gaps Per Acre	     	     	
Girdled Trees Per Acre	3	One ever 120 feet	
PRODUCT	MARKING SYMBOL	MINIMUM DBH	TOP DIB	
Sawlogs	Slash with Dots, Double slash on opposite side	10” class (9.1-11”)	8.0	
Sawbolts	     	     	     	
Pulpwood	Slash both sides	5” class (4.6-5.5”)	4.0	
				
TYPE OF WORK	WORK TO BE DONE	NOT APPLICABLE	PAINT COLOR	
Trees marked to leave
(those trees that are girdled)	X		X  Green
Other      	
Trees marked to cut	X		X  Orange
Other      	
TALLY INTENSITIES	
SPECIES / PRODUCT	RATIO	
N/A	1 : 0	
SPECIES TO FAVOR
     	
SPECIES TO FAVOR
     	
SPECIAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS
See Appendix F.
Mark-to-girdle using green paint 3 old poor-form trees per acre with two parallel green paint lines that encircle the tree.  Do not count mark-to-girdle trees toward the residual BA target.	
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  Mark Montei at (989) 348  -  6371 ext. 7442, to make arrangements for paint.
2.	Paint will be supplied from the Grayling Field Office..  
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.
5.	Documentation of contractor’s QAQC (quality control) efforts on the project must be submitted to The Grayling Unit Manager prior to any DNR field checks and check cruises.  This may occur on a unit by unit basis. All contractor QAQC documentation must be submitted to the unit before payment is approved.