Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. HARVEST PLAN: This sale is a marked second thinning of 42-year-old planted longleaf pine. The loading ramp and skid trail from the first thinning are to be used for this harvest. All trees marked with blue paint at eye level are to be harvested. All unmarked trees are to remain standing and unharmed. Logging debris is to be scattered back through the stand. The District Project Manager will routinely assess the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are being met. 2. SPECIES OF TIMBER SOLD: Longleaf pine. 3. PRE-HARVEST MEETING: Prior to the harvest operation, a pre-harvest meeting with the successful bidder and his logger will be held. This is a mandatory meeting, and logging will not commence until this meeting takes place. This meeting will cover the harvest plan, “come clean, leave clean practices, BMP’s, logging decks, product utilization, ecological concerns, aesthetics, timber security, and other pertinent issues. 4. TIMBER SALE OVERSIGHT: PURCHASER shall report the commencement, and any interruption, recommencement, or completion of harvest operations by telephone or e-mail to the DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such. The DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER will routinely make an assessment of the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are met. The District reserves the right to stop harvesting if the logging crew does not comply with harvest plans as interpreted by the DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER. Failure to follow the Harvest Plan may result in the removal of the logging crew by the District. 5. PRODUCT UTILIZATION: PURCHASER shall harvest and fully use, to the extent practicable, all trees conveyed in this offering. All timber shall be measured in tons (one ton equals 2,000 pounds).
