All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. HARVEST PLAN: This sale is an unmarked fourth-row logger select thinning of 23-yearold slash pine on approximately 121 acres. The purchaser will leave 40-50 square feet of Basal Area per acre of the largest, best formed trees in the residual stand. The logging slash will be scattered back through the stand. Long skid distances may be necessary due to the area’s natural hydrologic conditions. The DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER will routinely make an assessment of the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are being met. 2. SPECIES OF TIMBER SOLD: Slash Pine. 3. 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. 4. 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 being 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.
