This is a timber sale notice detailing various operational requirements and restrictions. Key aspects include road construction and maintenance, with specific guidelines for minimizing environmental impact, managing slash, and protecting soil. The notice also addresses the protection of historical sites and endangered species, including specific protocols for raptor nests and red-shouldered hawk or goshawk nests. Operating restrictions are in place for certain payment units due to deer wintering areas and cleanup activities must be completed by a specific date. The purchaser is responsible for obtaining necessary permits, including private property access, and for securing stream crossing permits. Damaged timber will be assessed liquidated damages. The notice also outlines conditions for the use of timber mats and composite mats, including charges for damaged or non-returned items. A presale conference is required before operations begin, and a postsale conference is required before completion of logging. The sale area has experienced damage from emerald ash borer, and prompt harvesting is encouraged.
The bid notice states that for payment units, unless changed by written agreement, cutting, skidding, and hauling are limited to the period of December 1 to March 31. Additionally, all cleanup activities must be completed by July 15 for all areas that were harvested during the previous harvest season. within payment units 19, unless changed by written agreement, cutting, skidding, and hauling are limited to the period of december 1 to march 31. this restriction is because this sale is located in a deer wintering area. within payment units unless changed by written agreement, all cleanup activities must be completed by july 15 for all areas that were harvested during the previous harvest season. this restriction is to allow the cleanup areas to revegetate before the dry season.
The bid notice states that if 5 dbh within a specified area of the sale are damaged, liquidated damages will be assessed for all trees damaged, with rates in accordance with general condition and requirement 3. 4 damaged timber. Trees within 10 feet of ruts exceeding 12 inches will be considered damaged due to damage caused to the tree roots. Additionally, a charge of **** per timber mat and $2,**** per composite mat will be assessed for all damaged or non-returned mats. 5 dbh within a specified area of the sale are damaged, liquidated damages will be assessed for all trees damaged. rates will be in accordance with general condition and requirement 3. 4 damaged timber. note that: trees within 10 feet of ruts exceeding 12 will be considered damage due to damage caused to the tree roots see spec **** transportation page 7 of 12 4. 1 construction 4. 1. 1 stream crossings, general 125 all stream crossing structures will be temporary and, therefore, shall be provided by the purchaser and must be removed upon completion of the sale. all permits for stream crossings will be provided by the dnr for crossings on state owned land. 4. 1. 3 slash and earthen piles 804 piles or windrows of earth along roads and landings that have been widened or constructed shall be leveled. slash from road maintenance or construction, including stumps, shall be dispersed throughout the sale. 4. 1. 4 timber removed for construction 323 trees cut or damaged in the process of preapproved road, landing, or skid trail construction will be decked in an area separate from other designated timber and not removed until measured by the sale administrator. payment will be made at contract prices or average prices, if not on the contract. 4. 1. 5 culverts 514 roads may require the installation of culverts for cross drainage or at natural drainageways. if culverts are needed in these locations, their placement will be specified by the sale administrator, and they shall be installed prior to hauling. the culverts shall be new, corrugated metal or plastic gauge. culverts will be a minimum of 12 inches in diameter and 24 feet in length. if culverts are removed, fill shall be removed from wetland soils as specified. soils shall be maintained and left in a nonerodible condition, with water bars, seed, fertilizer, mulch, and slash installed as directed by the sale administrator and as specified in the bmp manual. stream crossing permits, if needed, will be obtained by the dnr. 4. 1. 6 road construction 424 construction of new roads or improvements of existing roads shall be done in such a way as to minimize the environmental and visual impacts. merchantable trees shall be cut and utilized unless otherwise directed. nonmerchantable trees shall be severed and laid flat on the ground. slash shall be scattered, and not left in windrows and kept a minimum of 10 feet back from the road edge. stumps shall be set upright, not left on edge, and be moved at least 10 feet away from the road edge. disturbed soil shall be feathered into the woods and not left in berms or windrows. 4. 1. 7 road closure **** all new roads built into the sale must be blocked to vehicle traffic upon completion of the sale. overgrown roads that are reopened shall be considered new roads. in general, this will require constructing a four 4 foot high berm of stumps and logs covered with earth. contact the sale administrator for specific details of design and placement. 4. 1. 8 road work 1 807 the following road work is required: the purchaser will plow the access road into the sale, such that there are pulloffs andor turn outs sufficient for a passenger vehicle pulling a trailer to pull off the road to allow passage of other vehicles. these pulloffs shall be along the road at a distance of no greater than a quarter of a **** permits 212 the purchaser will secure any necessary permits that may be required. the dnr will secure any stream crossing permits that may be required, please notify the dnr 90 days prior to working on any crossing that requires a permit. 4. 2 maintenance 4. 2. 2 fill material 407 to maintain roads, fill material may be needed in areas where holes exist or may be expected to develop. this fill material should be placed before trucking begins. 4. 2. 4 grading **** for completion of the sale, state forest roads must be graded. in general, this will require a road grader or bulldozer to shape up the roads after forest products have been hauled off site. this includes cleaning of drainage areas, grading, crowning and filling with gravel, if necessary. the grading equipment to be used must be approved by the unit manager or hisher representative. 4. 4 access 4. 4. 1 private property access 311 permission for access across private land is the responsibility of the purchaser. should the purchaser desire to cross private page 8 of 12 land andor access the sale on roads where the state does not hold easement, a copy of the written permission from the private landowner must be given to the unit manager within 30 days of the bid opening and prior to the beginning of operations. 5 operations 5. 1 notification 5. 1. 1 presale conference **** a presale conference between the purchaser and sale administrator is required prior to beginning any operations, to determine landing and road locations. the unit manager or hisher representative must be contacted at least 10 days in advance to schedule the conference. 5. 1. 4 postsale conference **** a postsale conference on site between the purchaser and sale administrator is required 5 days prior to the completion of active logging operations to determine cleanup and repair of landings, road edges, and the fulfillment of other contract specifications. 5. 2 conduct of operations 5. 2. 1 slash **** slash within sale area 916 no trees are to be felled outside the sale area, and all slash is to be kept at least 10 feet back from the red paint line. if sale boundary lines are along a public road or highway, then slash must be removed 50 from these lines per general condition requirement 5. 2. 1. ****1 slash for reforestation 321 to facilitate reforestation, the sale area shall be left with slash evenly **** sites shall not be left with a compacted layer of slash tops from these sites shall be hauled back into the cut area and scattered. 5. 2. 2 hazard treessnags **** den trees **** obvious hollow andor den trees shall be protected and left standing unless they are a safety hazard. 5. 2. 3 operating restrictions **** operating restrictions 911 within payment units 19, unless changed by written agreement, cutting, skidding, and hauling are limited to the period of december 1 to march 31. this restriction is because this sale is located in a deer wintering **** operating restrictions 911 within payment units unless changed by written agreement, all cleanup activities must be completed by july 15 for all areas that were harvested during the previous harvest season. this restriction is to allow the cleanup areas to revegetate before the dry **** timber mats and interlocking composite mats 523 some roads or skid trails may require extra protection such as that afforded by timber mats, interlocking composite mats, or another approved system. if available, mats may be borrowed from the dnr. a timber sale contract amendment will be used to document the purchasers use of the dnrs mats. contact the sale administrator regarding availability and pickup. timber mats are available from various field offices. composite mats are only available from the grayling field office and the marquette icc. the purchaser is responsible for picking up and hauling the mats to and from the site. the composite mats will require dnr staff onsite for installation and removal. contact the sale administrator to schedule at least 30 days before desired installremoval date. all mats must be cleaned prior to drop off. this may include, but is not limited to, power washing and brushing to remove mud and debris. a charge of **** per timber mat and 2, **** per composite mat will be assessed for all damaged or nonreturned mats. damage for the cranetimber mats is defined as three or more broken cants. damage for the composite mats is defined as cracked or broken **** landingroad topsoil protection 125 topsoil on landings and new roads must be removed, stockpiled, and saved. upon completion of the timber sale, soil must be page 9 of 12 evenly distributed back over the area for revegetation. in addition, the area must be seeded and mulched per sale administrators **** deckinglanding restoration 913 all decking and landing areas must have the surface area restored to a condition equal to or better than before. this is to ensure the proper regeneration of the stand. wood debris, chips and cookies from trimmings must be removed or scattered away from landing and loading areas and may not be windrowed on the **** no decking against live trees 204 cut products may not be decked against unmarked or designated leave trees. 5. 4 soil protection 5. 4. 1 rutting restriction, general 716 operations are to cease immediately if equipment and weather conditions result in rutting of roads andor skid trails which is 6 inches or greater in depth and 25 feet in length. the unit manager or hisher representative may restrict hauling andor skidding if ruts exceed the specified depth. with the unit manager or hisher representatives approval, the purchaser may return to the area when the risk of rutting has decreased. note: trees within 10 feet of ruts exceeding 12 will be considered damage due to damage caused to the tree roots and will be billed in accordance with 3. 4 damaged timber. 5. 4. 2 skid trails 204 skid trails up and down slopes should be avoided. if, however, this is unavoidable, these trails will be left in a nonerodible condition using water bars, logs, and slash. placing of slash on these skid trails while logging is ongoing may alleviate need for any further action. at the direction of the sale administrator, seed, fertilizer, and mulch may also be required. 5. 4. 3 erosion control **** skid trails or haul roads may require erosion control structures or berms per direction of the unit manager or hisher representative. 5. 7 protection of historical sites 5. 7. 1 historical sites 712 the purchaser shall not cut live or dead trees or operate equipment within historical sites. historical sites are excluded from the sale area with red paint in payment unit 2. the purchaser shall protect historical sites from damage by the purchasers operations. if purchasers operations have cut or damaged historical sites through carelessness, the purchaser shall pay as fixed, agreed and liquidated damages for each acre or part thereof cut or damaged. 5. 8 protection of endangered species 5. 8. 3 redshouldered hawk or goshawk 1 125 in the event that an active red shoulder hawk or goshawk nest is found, the contract may be amended to protect the nest site until the nest is determined to be inactive. the value of the trees in this excluded area will be refunded or credited to the purchaser. the nest will be buffered with a fivechain radius eight acre protection area, centered on the nest tree, in which there will be no cutting or new roads constructed. avoid human disturbance, including loading and skidding, in the protection area. an additional zone of five chains ten chains centered on the active nest tree will be established in which there is no management activity from april 1 to july 30. limit biomass harvesting and chipping operations within this tenchain zone, retain the maximum onethird of residues per the woody biomass harvesting guidelines michigan dnr **** determined to be inactive will be protected with a onechain noharvest buffer. 5. 8. 5 protection of raptor nests 313 all trees with raptor nests will be protected if found during harvesting operations. notification will be made to the unit manager or hisher representative who will notify the wildlife biologist so an onsite evaluation and recommendation can be made, if necessary. 7 other conditions 7. 5 loss 7. 5. 1 deteriorating timber 709 page 10 of 12 the sale area has received damage from emerald ash borer. some ash was still alive while cruising during the fall of 2025 and cruised as pulpwood. the purchaser should harvest the wood as soon as possible. the department of natural resources is held free of responsibility of any further damage or deterioration due to delay in harvesting. section name: sale specific current as of **** 4: 01: 49pm page 11 of 12 page 12 of 12
