Specifications include, but are not limited to: A geometric thinning shall be performed where every 5th row is removed. Within the remaining trees, selection thinning shall be performed where trees with stems with poor form class, disease, and suppressed crowns, shall be harvested leaving a target residual basal area of 60-70 ft² per acre to be left unharvested. High grading will NOT be tolerated. The stand boundaries are formed by roads, firebreaks, ROWs, and hardwoods bottoms. Boundary trees for the thin areas are marked with blue or yellow paint with a “\\\” pattern or a vertical line and should be left unless they have an “X” on them. Avoid dropping any tree or debris in firebreaks or roads. Skidding across roads should be avoided and should be preapproved by Dixon Memorial State Forest Personnel if deemed necessary. All areas of the stands must be properly thinned even if it requires coming back in dryer conditions to harvest the wetter areas. All pine and hardwood should be cut and processed before proceeding to the next stand or area unless wet conditions prevent this. Rutting in the stands must be avoided. If healthy trees exist around gates, then leave them to block traffic from driving around. Streams & Wetlands Avoid crossing any streams unless approved by Dixon Memorial State Forest personnel. Appropriate SMZs should be left on all intermittent and perennial streams. There are numerous wet depressions throughout the stands where rutting should be avoided. Logging Decks & Logging Slash Proposed log deck locations as indicated on sale maps are the preferred locations but deviation is allowed if approved by Dixon Memorial State Forest personnel. Log decks which are located adjacent to food plots should be placed within the stand but on the edge to extend the size of the food plot. Log decks should not be excessively large. Loggers are encouraged to use the minimum number of decks possible. Decks should be placed far enough off roads to avoid impacting roads. Do not trim trailers in the roads. Logging slash should be evenly distributed back into the stand and not left in piles. This will help to facilitate future burning of the stand. Remove logging slash from roads and road ditches once a stand is harvested. Roads Access to the stands can be gained through various state forest roads and county roads. Temporary road construction is allowed once approved by Dixon Memorial State Forest personnel and must adhere to BMPs. Special caution and cooperation will be needed to access some of the stands in Compartment 14. The buyer will need to meet with Dixon Memorial State Forest personnel to determine the best access to these stands.
