Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mulching: All pinyon pine and juniper trees live or dead within the designated treatment area under 18” Diameter at Root Colar (DRC) Height are to be chipped, shredded, or mulched and completely severed from the stumps. No live limbs shall be left on the stumps of cut trees and stump height shall not exceed 6 inches measured on the uphill side. All vegetation and slash shall be mulched or cut, such that no woody piece is greater than 3 feet in length. Any pinyon pine or juniper tree saplings too small or not removed by bull hog machinery must be removed by a hand crew utilizing chainsaws or loppers. Mulch depth shall not exceed five (5) inches. If mulch exceeds five inches in depth the Contractor shall spread the mulch either mechanically or by hand. Machinery will not make more than four (4) passes on the same tracks to avoid creating unwanted trails and roads.
