1. HARVEST PLAN: This sale is a clear-cut of pine and hardwoods within the sale boundary. Chipping of non-merchantable hardwoods, hardwood tops, and pine tops is required for this sale. Any downed timber that can be mechanized, chipped, or otherwise processed is required for this sale. There may be sinkholes within the harvest area, so Silvicultural Best Management Practices are required. The DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER will routinely assess the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are met. 2. HARVEST AREA: The 70-acre harvest area is composed of a 7-acre thinned slash pine stand, 15-acre longleaf pine and hardwoods area, and the remainder are hardwoods and various sparse pines (48 acres). This 48-acre area was high damaged by the recent hurricanes. The slash pine stand and longleaf pine/hardwood area are mostly intact. 3. SPECIES OF TIMBER SOLD: Pine and natural hardwoods. 4. PRE-HARVEST MEETING: Prior to the harvest operation, a pre-harvest meeting with the successful bidder and his logger will be held. This is a mandatory meeting, and logging will not commence until this meeting takes place. This meeting will cover the Harvest Plan, “Come clean, Leave clean practices, BMP’s, logging decks, product utilization, ecological concerns, aesthetics, timber security, and other pertinent issues. 5. TIMBER SALE OVERSIGHT: PURCHASER shall report the commencement, and any interruption, recommencement, or completion of harvest operations by telephone or e-mail to the DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such. The DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER will routinely make an assessment of the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are met. The District reserves the right to stop harvesting if the logging crew does not comply with harvest plans as interpreted by the DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER. Failure to follow the Harvest Plan may result in the removal of the logging crew by the District.
