Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mulching: • All 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. ; : At least four (preferably multiple), mobile, tracked or wheeled, hydraulically or PTO driven, mechanical mulching/shredder (Bullhog) shall be furnished on a fully-operational basis, with a competent, fully-qualified operator, and shall be capable of mulching/shredding live trees up to thirty (30) inches in diameter at twelve inches above ground level measured on the uphill side. Equipment shall be washed with a high-pressure system before entering and exiting project lands. All soil and plant parts shall be removed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds in and out of the project area. ; Contractors shall furnish two (2) warning signs to be placed on the roadside entrance of work area. Signs shall be a minimum of three (3) feet by three (3) feet in dimension and shall warn of the possibility of flying debris