Specifications include, but are not limited to: All pinyon and juniper trees within the designated treatment area are to be removed; this includes all live and dead trees by chipping, shredding, or mulched, unless designated as a leave tree. No live or dead limbs shall be left on the stump of removed trees. Stump height shall not exceed 6 inches measured on the uphill side. Any tree or sapling that cannot be removed by mastication machinery must be removed by hand utilizing chainsaws or loppers. All surplus vegetation and slash shall be mulched or cut into lengths not to exceed 3 feet in length. Mulch depth shall not exceed six (6) inches. If mulch exceeds six inches in depth, the Contractor shall spread the mulch either mechanically or by hand to reduce depths to six (6) inches or less.
