CWD Creation - Falling Trees for Down Wood

(Activity: CWD Creation)

Stewardship Contract: 
O Thin
Description: 

 

Project # 002

This conservation project requires services for the cutting of live trees to create Down Woody Debris. 

 

Project Location

The location of the worksite is shown on the Contract Area Map.  This project work will be done within the boundaries of units 428, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, and 481 of the O Stewardship project.   

 

 Unit

 Acres

 Trees To Be Felled

 Trees

Fell/Acre

 Target DBH

Range 

Estimated #

 Clumps/Unit 

 428

 10

 20

 2

 14-16*

 1

 472

 34

 68

 2

 14-16*

 5

 473

 65

 130

 2

 14-16*

 10

 474

 40

 80

 2

 14-16*

 6

 476

 17

 34

 2

 14-16*

 2

 477

 41

 82

 2

 14-16*

 6

 478

 15

 30

 2

 14-16*

 2

 479

 23

 46

 2

 13-15*

 3

480 

 14

 16

 2

 13-15*

 1

 481

 44

 88

 2

 14-16*

 6

 Totals

 303

 594

 

 

 42

*Due to safety issues or natural variation in stand sizes, there may be instances where cut tree sizes would be above or below this range.  Trees chosen for CWD creation should be representative of the largest DBH’s of the stand, excluding residual old-growth.