Specifications include, but are not limited to: Cutting: This is a “lop and scatter” contract, within this project area. The project is removal of 100% trees below an <16” DBH. All pinyon, rocky mountain juniper, Utah juniper (Cedar), shall be cut. 100% Removal of all live and dead trees is expected. Trees shall be completely severed from the stump(s) where no live limbs shall be left on the stump of cut trees. All main branches or stems shall be cut from the trunk of the tree to meet scattering requirements. Additional treatment specifications: Leave all deciduous trees and shrubs including bitterbrush, cliffrose, mahogany, aspen and oak untreated. Do not exceed stump height of 8” (inches) within rocky areas; all other stump heights will be 4”- 6” measured on the uphill side. Lop and scatter cut material so that slash height does not exceed 24” (inches) above the ground. Leave cut debris below crossings or culverts where possible to dissipate the energy of water flow. Use established roads and trails for all motorized travel to minimize damage to patches of sagebrush and other browse plants. Thinning will occur only on 50% slope and less. Browse species and oak will not be cut. All cut trees shall be completely severed from the stump and have no live limbs remaining on the stump. 9. Trees identified as bearing trees, or any tree blazed or tagged to mark the line of any Government survey, shall not be cut or destroyed under penalty of the law. Trees with reference tags will be left uncut.
