Specifications include, but are not limited to: 4.1. Stump heights shall not exceed six inches. 4.2. Purchaser shall cut only in the Sale Area. 4.3. Residual trees must not be damaged. Logging during wet periods that causes rutting and potential root damage to residual trees is not permitted. 4.4. If a catastrophic event damages the timber, the District’s Sale Manager may instruct the Purchaser to immediately begin salvage operations to remove all merchantable timber. 4.5. The District Sale Manager will determine the location and size of loading ramps. 4.6. Purchaser shall scatter tops, chunks, and woody debris at loading areas back through cut rows. Purchaser shall not leave large piles of debris on loading ramps. Purchaser must keep the harvest area clear of rubbish. 4.7. Purchaser shall clear all branches, tops, and chunks from ditches, roads, firelines, fences, and streams. Interior roads and trails are open to the public for hiking, biking, and horseback riding and shall be kept clear of logging debris at all times. Purchaser shall not block roadways and/or trails with set out trailers or parked equipment. Trailers shall NOT be loaded or topped within fifteen feet of any roadway, trail, or ditch without prior permission from the District’s Sale Manager. 4.8. Purchaser shall repair, replace, or restore any damage, injury, or loss to any public or private property resulting from its activities, at its expense, and to the District’s satisfaction. Purchaser shall repair or replace, immediately upon demand, damage to fences, cables and gates that affect access or security. Should Purchaser fail to perform its obligations hereunder, the District may repair public or private property or compensate the property’s owner for any damage caused by Purchaser. The District shall deduct the cost of such District repair or compensation from Purchaser’s security deposit. The security deposit is not a limitation of Purchaser’s liability. If the security deposit is insufficient to cover the cost of such repair or compensation, the District may exercise other remedies to enforce Purchaser’s obligations and recover its costs.
