Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Work under this contract will not begin without a 72-hour notice to the Forest District contact listed in Section I from the contractor. The District Forester or his designee may waive this. Bureau of Forestry personnel will monitor the planting of all trees. 2. Spacing for the seedlings will be specified for each project location by Bureau of Forestry personnel. 3. Seedlings must be planted by May 15, 2020. The Bureau of Forestry may extend the planting date should weather conditions or other unforeseen conditions require or warrant an extension. 4. Seedlings must be held in cold storage. The trees may be held in an enclosed area for up to one week if temperatures are kept between 41 degrees and 55 degrees Fahrenheit or up to two weeks if temperatures remain between 33 degrees and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 5. No more than a two-day supply of trees may be kept out of cold storage. The Bureau of Forestry will set the number of trees permitted out of cold storage. This number will be based on observed planting abilities of the vendor. This supply limit may be altered or waived by the District Forester or designee. 6. Seedlings must be transported in an enclosed van, trailer, or pick-up truck with a cap. 7. Seedling roots must be kept moist at all times. Seedlings must be treated with an antidesiccant such as terre-sorp or viterra prior to planting. The Bureau of Forestry will provide the antidesiccant. Buckets or planting bags must be used during planting. Trees must be watered on site prior to being placed in bag. Carrying trees in bunches in the hand while planting, thus exposing the roots to the air, shall not be permitted. The Bureau may waive this requirement. 8. All trees are to be planted. Planting must be done with a hoe-dad, forest service-type planting bar, or auger (min. auger diameter is 4 inches). The Bureau of Forestry representative will determine the planting instrument used. The blade of the hoe-dad must be of sufficient length to allow for the proper planting of hardwoods. Alternate means of planting must be approved by the District Forester or designee. 9. Seedlings must be planted no more than 30 degrees from vertical with the root collar at the surface and the roots straight down. 10. Balling or twisting of roots to accommodate a hole is not permitted. Trees planted with roots resulting in being J-rooted or horizontal roots are not acceptable.