Specifications include, but are not limited to: This timber sale consists of 278.1 acres designated as a first thin by operator selection to a residual basal area of 60 ft2 per acre. The remaining 185.2 acres are designated as commercial thin by operator selection to a residual basal are of 50 ft2 per acre. A demonstration area will be marked in the Commercial Thin harvest type; leave trees are marked with an orange band of paint around head height. Outside of the demonstration area, thinning will be done by operator selection, mirroring the demonstration area. No demonstration area will be marked in the First Thin stands, but GFC will provide guidance and closely monitor harvesting to insure desired basal area is attained.
