Falling Trees for Down Wood

(Activity: CWD Creation)

Stewardship Contract: 
K-9 Thin
Description: 

Project #002 - Falling Trees for Down Wood

 

This conservation project requires services for the cutting of live trees to create Down Woody Debris (DWD) at various locations on the Clackamas River Ranger District of the Mt. Hood National Forest in Clackamas County, Oregon.

Trees to be cut are in partially harvested young plantations or in un-harvested riparian reserves.  This project work will be done within the boundaries of the units of the K9 Thin timber sale or in the un-treated riparian reserves directly adjacent to the units.

The Contractor shall furnish materials, labor, supervision, transportation, and all supplies not provided by the Government, which are required to complete the project.  The Government shall provide unit maps and blank tree registers.  The Contractor will fill out tree registers prior to final inspection.

 

Target Tree Details

Unit

Acres Trees To be felled in tagged unit (except within  25ft of a yellow or orange marked tree) Trees to be felled in skips (within 25 feet of an orange marked tree** Trees to be felled in no-cut riparian areas outside of tagged unit Avg.  spacing  in tagged unit, except in   portion of  stand within 25 ft. of a yellow or orange marked tree Avg. spacing within skips Avg. spacing within no-cut Riparian  Areas  Target DBH* Range and Species
4

13.5

20

7

0

155

261

N/A

DF Only

16-20”

6

9

18

0

0

148

N/A

N/A

DF Only

16-20”

8

38.5

28

10

0

218

364

N/A

DF Only

16-20”

10

8.5

0

0

10

N/A

N/A

192

DF Only

16-20”

12

24

14

10

0

244

289

N/A

DF Only

10-15”

14

71

0

18

6

N/A

363

629

WH & DF Only

16-20”

16

18

28

8

0

153

287

N/A

DF Only

19-24”

20

16

10

3

4

238

434

377

DF Only

19-24”

22

10

5

2

3

264

417

341

DF Only

16-20”

24

5.5

9

2

0

148

315

N/A

WH Only

16-20”

30

6

9

2

0

152

323

N/A

WH & DF Only

16-20”

34

23

17

5

0

217

400

N/A

DF Only

16-20”

38

29

46

5

5

135

493

493

DF Only

19-24”

42

52

67

5

20

169

621

310

DF and WH Only

16-20”

56

29

36

5

15

173

464

269

DF and WH

16-20”

Totals

359 307 82 63 N/A N/A  N/A  

*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 DWD creation should be representative of some of the larger DBH’s of the stand, but not the “biggest and the best.”  However, in most cases DBH range should be accurate.