Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Project area boundaries are marked with two blue paint slashes. B. Block 1: All Sweet Birch, Grey Birch, Striped Maple, and American Beech greater than or equal to 1” DBH will be cut. All Red Maple, Black Gum, and Yellow Birch 1”-11” DBH will be cut. All Block 1 activities shall occur between August 16th to May 14th . Block 4 is required to be cut by hand. C. Surface rock is significant in portions of block 1. D. All employees must be able to identify species. E. Usable material may NOT be removed from site. F. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the stump, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. G. Woody material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than twelve (12) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. H. Cut trees must be removed from trails, roads, tail drains, streams, and utility rights-ofway. I. All trees shall be felled so tops do not pile on one another but lie singly on the ground. J. Slash shall be lopped to no higher than 4’ and pulled apart as directed by the Regional forester. K. Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. L. All tops must be pulled back 25 feet from the State Game Land boundary, (blazed & painted white), all roads, parking lots, herbaceous openings, utility Right of Ways and deer exclosures. Tops, branches and slash will be removed from all ponds, reserve areas, lakes and streams. M. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. N. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. O. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale Contracts in these areas. P. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Q. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable.
