Specifications include, but are not limited to: Felling/removing trees (conifers and aspen) using hand crews with chainsaws. Ground-based mechanized equipment (e.g. masticator, skid steer, skidder, etc.). Cut material associated with mechanical treatments may be: Left in place, scattered or moved (e.g. used as rehabilitation structures for roads, fisheries, hydrology, or wildlife improvements. Disposal of excess material (e.g. firewood, post and pole, other biomass product, or saw timber) Hand or mechanically piled and later burned. Chipped or masticated. Prescribed burning (broadcast) utilizing hand crews (drip torch, fuses, etc.) or aviation resources (Helitorch or plastic sphere dispenser) under predetermined conditions.
