2015 Amendments to

County Forest

15 Year Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Table of Contents

Resolution 6-2015..………………………………………………………………………………2

Standard Amendments 2015..……………………………………………………………………3

900.1 General Soils Map – Replaces Page 900-3………………………………………………..6

900.2 Map of County Forest Location – Replaces Page 900-4………………………………….7

900.3 County Forest Boundary Map – Replaces Page 900-5……………………………………8

900.4 Forest Compartment Map – Replaces Page 900-6………………………………………...9

900.5 Forest Cover Types – Replaces Page 900-7………………………………………………10

900.6 NHFEU – Replaces Page 900-8…………………………………………………………..11

900.6.1 Land Type Association Descriptions – Replaces Page 900-9…………………………..12

900.6.2 Land Type Association Map – Replaces Page 900-10………………………………….13

900.9 Aesthetic Management Zones Map – Replaces Page 900-14……………………………..14

915.1 Timber Sale Contract – Replaces Page 900-35………………………………………...….15

FOREST COUNTY 15 YEAR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

STANDARD AMENDMENTS 2015

- Page 100-6 Paragraph 125.3 The Town of Lincoln kept its land in the County Forest Program the longest. From 1935 to the present the area has been very stable. Four times since then, in 1942, 1950, 1959 and 1974, entries have been made; and three times in 1936, 1945 and 1950 small withdrawals have been made for higher use. The Town of Crandon added 553.69 acres in 2014. The Town of Nashville added an additional 418.02 acres in 2014. In 2015, 60 acres were added in the Town of Lincoln, 418 acres in the Town of Crandon and 647.25 acres in the Town of Nashville. The County now has a forest totaling 13,703.73 acres. In 1963, several major revisions were made to the County Forest Law. The most notable change to the law was to create a permanent program of forests that would be managed in accordance with a 15 Year Comprehensive Land use Plan developed by the County with the assistance of the Department of Natural Resources. Page 100-7 Paragraph 130.1.3 Forest County is the twelfth largest county in Wisconsin with a land area of approximately 642,460 acres, plus another 24,360 acres of water included in lakes and streams. Approximately ninety-seven percent of the land in the county is classified as forest land. The County Forest, which contains approximately 13,703.73 acres, is the twenty sixth largest County Forest in the state. Page 100-8 Paragraph 130.1.5 Approximately 92% of the Forest County Forest land base is forested. Forested uplands are comprised of primarily mixed hardwood and aspen while fir-spruce and tamarack occupy the forested lowlands. The remainder is classified as non-forested, including types such as open water, wetlands, rights-of-way, grass openings, shrubs and bogs. The different cover types present on the Forest county Forest are detailed under “Forested Communities” in Chapter 800 (820.1).

All of the County forest acreage is located in three civil townships, the Town of Lincoln, located in the south central part of the county. The Town of Crandon located in western Forest County, and the Town of Nashville in south western Forest County. A map can be found in Chapter 900. Page 100-10 Paragraph 130.2.0 Forest-based recreation has expanded rapidly in recent years in Forest County. Recreational opportunities include a county park, beach, campground, boat landing, 405.79 miles of state funded snowmobile trails, 55.2 miles of state funded all-terrain, utility vehicle trails, hunter/walking trails and cross country ski trails. The county forest also provides tremendous opportunities for informal recreational pursuits not requiring developments. These include hunting, fishing, berry and mushroom picking, bird watching, hiking, mountain biking and sight-seeing. Page 100-12 Paragraph 130.2.5 Wisconsin’s forests are naturally changing due to forest succession. Most of the County Forest acreage statewide is a result of regeneration or planting from the early to middle 1900’s. Mid to late successional northern hardwood forests are replacing the early successional aspen-birch, oak and jack pine forest of the 1940’s through the 1970’s. The aspen cover type is key habitat for many of the state’s premier game species including deer, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare and woodcock. A declining harvest and a movement away from even-aged species on Wisconsin’s National and State forests may place the responsibility of maintaining aspen, birch and jack pine types on the county forests. The county forest system currently has 15% of the State’s public land base and 24% of the aspen resource. Page 100-13 Paragraph 130.3 The County Forest is composed of 25 management compartments ranging in size from 350 acres to nearly 1300 acres. A map of these compartments can be found in Chapter 900. Page 500-21 Paragraph 510.6 Whenever possible, multiple uses of the various trail systems are encouraged and are subject to policy review and approval by the Committee. Whenever possible,

user conflicts are avoided. However, recreational users will frequently encounter forest management activities instrumental to the existence and future of the Forest County Forest. The trail systems are identified in the Recreation map appended in Chapter 900 and referenced in Chapter 700. Page 700-6 Paragraph 710.3 Many of the roads on the Forest fall into this classification. These roads are designed and constructed for short-term use for a specific project; often for timber harvest access. These roads are used only for a short duration and when the activity is done, the temporary road is closed. These roads are naturally or artificially revegetated and closed by use of earthen berms/bunkers or other physical barriers. Temporary roads on existing and past timber sales will be considered for closure. Reasons will include protection of perpetually wet soils, human safety, and prevention of illegal dumping. These roads will be seeded to clover to stabilize soils, prevent erosion and run off as well as provide a food source for wildlife. The need for new temporary roads will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and associated with active management of forest lands. Road locations will be included in designing timber harvests. Consideration will be given to the objectives within each County Forest unit, existing road density; potential use, soil type, sustainability, maintenance and prevention of environmental damage and protect public safety.

55

NN

GP

N

S

£¤8

£¤8

M

B

Q

W

W

900.1 GENERAL SOILS MAPFOREST COUNTY FOREST

LegendSilt LoamLoamLoamy SandSandy LoamMuckPeat

Town BoundaryCity of Crandon

.

70

55

32

55

52

£¤8£¤8

£¤8

LegendForest County ForestTown BoundaryCity of Crandon

900.2 MAP OF COUNTY FOREST LOCATION

32

101

139

.

32

139

£¤8£¤8

5532

55

52

32

M

B

Q

DD

W

W

GP

O

N

NN

S

H

T

H

Townof

Nashville

Townof

Nashville

Townof

Crandon

Townof

Lincoln

Townof

ArgonneTown

ofHiles

Townof

Ross

Townof

Caswell

Townof

Laona

Townof

Freedom

LegendForest County ForestCounty Forest BoundaryTown BoundaryCity of Crandon

900.3 COUNTY FOREST BOUNDARY MAP

.

55

NN

GP

N

S

£¤8

£¤8

M

B

Q

W

W

17

1

6

9

3

54

16

7

10

14

2

15

25

12

2224

2

23

21

2

13

11

18

2

219

8

19

18

2

11

20

9

LegendTown BoundaryCity of Crandon

900.4 FOREST COMPARTMENT MAP

.

FOREST COUNTY FOREST

900.5 FOREST COVER TYPES – DETAIL

Percent of Cover Type Acres County Forest

Forest Northern Hardwood 6,438 52% Cover Aspen 3,238 26% Cedar 389 3%

Black Spruce 235 2% Swamp hardwood 276 2% Red Pine 217 2% Tamarack 261 2% Hemlock 111 1% Swamp Conifer 107 1% White Spruce 62 1% Oak 43 <1% Red maple 35 <1%

Fir-Spruce 34 <1% Balsam Fir 21 <1% Jack Pine 8 <1% TOTAL FORESTED ACRES 11,491 92%

Non-Forest Tag Alder 430 3% Cover ROW 179 1% Lowland Grass 114 1% Herbaceous Vegetation 45 <1% Developed Use 37 <1% Minor Lake 19 <1% Campground 17 <1% Muskeg Bog 13 <1% Lowland Herbaceous Vegetation 12 <1% Emergent vegetation 7 <1% Marsh 4 <1% Parking 3 <1% Upland Brush 3 <1% TOTAL NON-FOREST ACRES: 883 5% *Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding

TOTAL PROPERTY ACRES: 12,374

Based on WisFIRS Report 101 dated 2/03/2015

222Lc

222Ke

222Lb

212Xd

222Ra

212Xb

222Le

212Ka

212Qc

212Xc

212Ta

212Zc

212Tc

212Xa

222La

212Tb

222Kf

222Ld

222Kb

212Qb

212Ya

212Qa

222Kc

222Md

212Qd

222Kh

222Rb

222Kg

212Xf

212Kb

212Za

212Tf

212Jb

212Xe

222Kd

212Jc

212Zb

212Te

212Xg

212Ic

212Ob

LegendLake Superior Section (212I) Southern Superior Uplands (212J)Western Superior Uplands (212K)Lake Michigan Section (212O)North Central Wisconsin Uplands (212Q)Northern Great Lakes (212T)Norhtern Highland (212X)

Southwest Lake Superior Clay Plain (212Y)Green Bay Manitowoc Upland ( 212Z)Southwestern Great Lakes Morainal (222K)North Central U.S. Driftless and Escarpment (222L)Minnesota and Northeast Iowa Morainal (222M)Wisconsin Central Sands (222R)

900.6 National Hierarchial Framework of Ecological Units

.Laurentien Mixed Forest Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

900.6.1 LAND TYPE ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTIONS

Forest County lies in subregion, subsection 212Xc which is described as the Brule and Paint

Rivers Drumlinized Ground Moraine. This subsection is further divided into the following land

type associations (LTA’s) which intercept the Forest County Forest:

212Xc01

Major Soils: Silty mantled till

Geologic Deposit: Nashville member of the Copper Falls formation.

Major land forms: Drumlinized Ground Moraine. Exposures of igneous and

metamorphic bedrock occur in a few locations.

Major Habitat types: AoCa

212Xc02

Major Soils: Loam and Silty mantled outwash.

Geologic Deposit: Nashville member of the Copper Falls formation.

Major land forms: Interdrumlin outwas plains with isolated drumlins.

Major Habitat types: ATM and AoCa

212Xc04

Major Soils: Silty and loamy mantled outwash

Geologic Deposit: Nashville member of the Copper Falls formation.

Major land forms: Steep collapsed outwash plains. Lakes are abundant.

Major Habitat types: AoCa, ATM, PMV

The ecological distinction of these LTA’s and the surrounding ownerships they intercept allows

for analysis of these eco-communities on a landscape scale which will enhance future

coordination of multi-ownership management as that process develops.

55

NN

GP

N

S

£¤8

£¤8

M

B

Q

W

W

212Xc01

212Xc01

212Xc01

212Xc01

212Xc02

212Xc01

212Xc01

212Xc01

212Xc02

212Xc02

212Xc04

212Xc02

212Xc04

212Xc02

212Xc02212Xc02

212Xc04

900.6.2 LAND TYPE ASSOCIATIONS (LTA'S)FOREST COUNTY FOREST

LegendArgonne Outwash PlainsIron River/Argonne DrumlinsNicolet HillsTown BoundaryCity of Crandon

.

55

NN

GP

N

S

£¤8

£¤8

M

B

Q

W

W

900.9 AESTHETIC MANAGEMENT ZONES MAPFOREST COUNTY FOREST

.

LegendZone

Town BoundaryCity of Crandon

ABC

1

TIMBER SALE CONTRACT

Contract Number Tract Number This contract is made by and between the Forestry Committee, Forest County, Crandon, Wisconsin hereinafter called the Seller, and ____________________________of____________ hereinafter called the Purchaser, for the purpose of cutting and removing timber, which includes only forest products, marked or designated by the Seller on the following described lands, hereinafter called the premises: Which are further described in attachments made a part of the Contract. This Contract and all authority granted under it, as mutually agreed upon by the parties, is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Cutting of timber on the premises may start after execution of the Contract and submission of required payments and statements. Cutting and removing shall be conducted in a workman-like manner and with reasonable diligence to assure full compliance with this Contract within the Contract period. The Purchaser shall notify the Seller immediately upon completion.

2. All work under this contract shall be completed in the period commencing upon

execution of it to no later than April 1, 20 . The Seller may temporarily suspend operations upon notice to the Purchaser with subsequent equitable adjustment of this Contract as deemed necessary by the Seller.

3. If extensions of this contract are agreed upon by the parties, the stumpage prices indicated in clause 10 shall be adjusted as follows: a. One year extension: Increased 10%. b. Additional one-year extension: Increased an additional 10%.

No contract will exceed four years in length from the date of signing.

4. Upon written notice by the Seller or its representative to Purchaser that he is not in compliance with one or more conditions of the Contract, all operations must be suspended and may not resumed without written authorization.

5. The Seller may terminate this Contract, on oral or written notice upon said breach as

determined by the Seller or at other times when deemed necessary by the Seller. The Seller may also consider the Purchaser an irresponsible bidder and place purchaser on a timber sale “no bid list” for a period of two years upon said breach of contract as

2

determined by the Seller. Seller may also reject high bids from Purchaser for “cause” in accordance with the Timber Sale Handbook HB2461.62.

6. A performance bond in the Seller’s favor in the amount of $________, in cash, check or letter of credit or in any other form accepted by the Seller, shall be submitted by the Purchaser prior to signing the Contract and be retained by the Seller to assure full and complete performance of the Contract by the Purchaser, to the Seller’s satisfaction. Failure to submit the bond will be considered a breach of this Contract and subject the Purchaser to liability for damages. The Purchaser agrees that the bond shall be forfeited to the Seller as liquidated damages upon the Seller’s determination a condition or term of this Contract has been breached by the Purchaser, unless the Seller chooses and can reasonably determine the actual damages suffered as a result of the breach of the Contract. Damages assessed under this Contract are the responsibility of the Purchaser and may be deducted from this performance bond and otherwise collected by the Seller. The Purchaser agrees that the performance bond may be retained by the Seller until all performance under this Contract has been completed to the Seller’s satisfaction and the Seller determines the performance has been so completed. If the Seller determines the performance has not been completed satisfactorily and in conformance with this Contract, the performance bond may be retained by the Seller until the Seller can determine damages caused by the lack of performance. If damages exceed the amount of the performance bond, the Seller may retain any prepaid stumpage up to the amount of calculated damages, at the Seller’s discretion. If damages exceed the amount of the performance bond, the Seller may bill and seek damages from the Purchaser, in equity or in law, for the amount of calculated damages in excess of the performance bond, at the Seller’s discretion. Upon written notice of sale completion to the Seller, the Seller shall have sixty (60) days to determine that performance has been completed as required under this contract.

7. Purchaser agrees that if the timber identified under this Contract is resold upon a breach of it, the Seller is not obligated to give notice of resale to Purchaser.

8. Timber shall not be removed from the premises until paid for or guarantees for payment

acceptable to the Seller are provided. Timber removed without proper authorization or payment will result in timber theft citations. Citations will be issued to the Purchaser, trucker and all parties involved. Citations issued for theft will result in immediate termination of all Timber Sale Contracts and retention of all Performance Bonds or pursuit of actual damages with this specific Purchaser in accordance with Clause #5 and # 6 of the Contract. The Seller’s damages upon the Purchaser’s failure to perform this Contract include, but are not limited to: a. The Purchaser’s bid value of timber not cut and removed under this Contract. b. Double the mill value, as determined by the Seller, for timber cut, removed or

damaged without authorization under or in violation of this Contract.

3

c. All costs of sale area cleanup, restoration or completion of performance not completed by the Purchaser.

d. All costs of resale of timber not cut and removed as required under this Contract. e. If the Seller seeks damages for breach of this Contract through court proceedings,

and if the Seller prevails in such proceedings, in whole or in part, then the Purchaser agrees to pay all of the Seller’s actual and reasonable expenses, including attorneys and expert witness fees.

9. Title to timber cut under this contract shall remain with the Seller until payment as indicated in Clause #10 is received by the Seller or written authorization is given by the Seller. The Seller retains for itself the right of ingress and egress to and on the sale area and may inspect the sale area and trucks hauling forest products from or traveling on the sale area at any time. If the inspection reveals any violations of this Contract, the Purchaser shall promptly take measures to remedy the violation.

10. The Purchaser agrees to pay stumpage payments indicated below in paragraph A in the form acceptable to the Seller for marked or designated timber cut or removed under this Contract. The volume of timber indicated is an estimate. The Seller does not give any guarantee or warranty respecting quality, quantity or volume of the marked or designated timber on the premises. A. Purchaser shall make stumpage payments in full within 30 days of billing date. Any

amounts not paid within 30 days shall accrue interest at the rate of 1.5% per month until the stumpage bill is paid in full. Stumpage payments shall be made payable to the “Forest County Treasurer” and mailed to the Forest County Forestry Department, 200 East Madison Street, Courthouse, Crandon, WI 54520. Stumpage payment schedule;

B. The Purchaser agrees to pay double mill value of product as liquidated damages for

timber removed from the premises without advance payment or authorization as required in Clause #8 and for unmarked or undesignated timber cut or damaged through carelessness, negligence or intention.

SPECIES PRODUCT VOLUME PRICE PER UNIT TOTAL VALUE OF ESTIMATED VOLUMES

Mixed Hardwood Pulp-Bolts

Basswood Pulp-Bolts

Aspen Pulp-Bolts

Balsam Fir Pulp

Sugar Maple Logs

Basswood Logs

Mixed Hardwood Logs

Total Cutting

4

C. Purchaser agrees to make stumpage payments at the rate indicated in Clause #10 A.,

for timber marked or designated on the premises which is destroyed or reduced in value as a result of the Purchaser’s operation or negligence and that which is not removed on termination of this Contract.

OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

11. Cutting requirements: (DBH represents the diameter of timber 4.5 feet above the

ground). *Cut all trees marked with orange paint. In addition, harvest all merchantable aspen, balsam fir, white birch and ironwood. *No cutting, skidding or trucking will be allowed during spring break up or wet soil conditions. *No tree length or pole skidding is allowed without prior approval. *Reasonable care shall be used to avoid unnecessary damage to residual trees and regeneration. *Sawlogs shall not be removed from premises unless field scaled by county staff. *Do not cut dead trees unless marked with orange paint or if they pose a safety hazard. *All species and products shall be cut concurrently. *No equipment use or slash disposal in wetlands. *Do not cut trees marked with green paint. *Any gates, rocks, berms or other barriers removed for access will be repaired or replaced. *All slash and logging debris must be lopped to within 2 feet of the ground and pulled back 25 feet from road edge.

12. Utilization specifications: Cordwood: All pulpwood trees marked for cutting are merchantable if they contain one or more pulpwood sticks that are reasonable straight and sound, free of excessive knots, 100 inches long with a four inch minimum diameter top. Sawbolts: All sawbolt trees marked for cutting are merchantable that contain one or more sawbolts with a minimum length of eight feet, a minimum top diameter of eight inches, are reasonable straight, free of excessive knots and defects but do not meet the sawlog specifications. Sawlogs: All sawlog trees marked for cutting are merchantable that contain one or more sawlogs with a minimum length of eight feet, a minimum top diameter of ten inches and contain a minimum of 30 board feet.

13. Maximum stump height shall not exceed stump diameter, and for stumps of diameter less than 10 inches, height shall not exceed 10 inches.

5

14. All and only the timber marked or designated for cutting on the premises shall be cut whether it be more or less than the volume listed herein.

15. The Purchaser shall use reasonable care not to damage the residual timber stands. Young growth bent or held down by felled trees shall be promptly released. Timber damaged through normal cutting operations may be designated for cutting by the Seller and harvested if merchantable.

16. The Purchaser agrees to complete all operations on each portion of the premises or each compartment as designated in the cutting requirements before beginning in the next, unless agreed to otherwise by the Seller.

17. The Purchaser agrees not to commit any act of waste or nuisance upon the premises.

18. All mechanical timber sale activity including, but not limited to, cutting, felling, bunching skidding, decking and hauling will cease for a period of 60 days from the start of spring break-up as determined by the Seller. All non-mechanical timber sale activity requires prior approval from the County Forest Administrator.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUT

19. The Purchaser shall make a written declaration of his/her intention to cut forest product to the County Clerk pursuant to Section 26.03, Wisconsin Statutes.

20. The Purchaser agrees to comply with the State Slash Law, Section 26.12(b), Wisconsin Statutes, with request regarding forest fire prevention and suppression made by the Seller and takes all reasonable precautions to prevent, suppress and report forest fires.

21. Other slash disposal requirements are as follows; Slash falling in any lake or stream, in a right-of-way or on land of an adjoining landowner shall be immediately removed from the waters, right-of-way or adjoining land. Tops from felled trees may not be left hanging in standing trees. All trees shall be completely felled and not left leaning or hanging in other trees.

22. The Purchaser shall remove, to the satisfaction of the Seller, all solid waste, trash and debris generated by the Purchaser.

ROADS, CAMPS, SURVEY CORNERS

23. Locations, construction, and use of logging roads, mill sites and campsites are subject to advance approval by the Seller. All such areas or facilities used or constructed by the Purchaser must be operated, maintained and restored prior to termination of the contract in a manner satisfactory to the Seller. Slash that has entered into designated trail right of ways, parking lots, woods roads, and other designated use areas shall be

6

removed on a daily basis and scattered within the sale area to the satisfaction of the Seller.

24. No residence, swelling, permanent structure, or improvement shall be established or

constructed on the premises.

25. Logging roads that intersect town, county, or state roads or highways must have the intersections approved by the proper authorities prior to construction and cleared of all unsightly debris at the time of construction.

26. The Purchaser agrees to maintain a minimum of 3” of snow on all State funded snowmobile trails as well as remove all bark, limbs and logging debris from the trail daily as determined by the Seller.

27. The Purchaser agrees to pay for the cost or repair of replacement of any land survey monuments or accessories that are removed or destroyed or made inaccessible. Purchaser will also pay for the cost of repair or replacement of any gates damaged or destroyed. Payment of cost or repair shall not prevent enforcement or recourse to other statutory provisions that apply to such action or conduct of the Purchaser.

LIABILITY

28. The Purchaser agrees to protect, indemnify and save harmless the Seller from and against any and all causes of action, claims, demands, suits, liability or bodily injury to any person, including death, as a direct or indirect result of operations or in connection with any action or omission of the Purchaser, who shall defend the Seller in any such cause of action or claim.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP

29. Unless otherwise required in writing by the Seller, the Purchaser, prior to signing the

timber sale contract, shall provide the Seller with a Certificate of Insurance indicating that Workers Compensation insurance coverage is provided for all employees working under the Contract for the duration of the contract. Such Certificate shall notify the Seller at the County, Courthouse, Crandon, WI., within five (5) days of any change in said terms or twenty (20) days prior to the termination of insurance coverage.

30. The Purchaser is an independent contractor and not an employee or agent of the Seller for any purpose including Workers Compensation.

ASSIGNMENT

31. The Purchaser is precluded from assigning payment and Contract oversight, duties or other performance requirements of this Contract to another. The Purchaser’s direction

7

to or contracting with another to complete performance required under this Contract does not relieve the Purchaser from the responsibility for performance required under this Contract or for liability for breach. The Seller reserves the right to prohibit a particular sub-contractor from performance of this Contract if it is deemed in the Seller’s best interest, as determined by the Seller based on past performance by the sub-contractor on county or state timber sales or civil or criminal timber theft citations.

CONTRACTING PARTIES

32. In this Contract, the Seller and the Purchaser include their respective officers, employees, agents, director, subcontractor, assignees, partners, representative, successors, heirs, members and servants.

33. If the Purchaser ceases to exist, in fact or by law, the Seller may immediately terminate this Contract and without waiving any remedies available to it, perform the Contract.

SCALING AND CONVERSION FACTORS

34. The Seller may stop and inspect trucks hauling forest products from the premises and check the sale at any time.

35. When peeled cordwood is measured, it is agreed that 12.5% will be added to handpeeled or ring debarked volume, and 25% will be added to other machine peeled volume to compute equivalent unpeeled volume.

36. The Scribner Decimal C Log Rule shall be used for scaling logs.

37. Conversion to MFB (thousand board feet) to cords or cords to MBF will be 2.44 cords per MBF for softwoods and 2.20 cords per MBF for hardwoods.

38. Other conversion factors are as follows: *Weight conversions for mill scaled wood will be as per the Timber Sale Handbook (page12-1). A copy of which is attached and made part of this Contract.

39. All sawlogs and bolts shall be separated from pulpwood when piled.

40. All pulpwood shall be piled for scaling. Piles shall be level and square with at least 2 cords per pile. At least 5 MBF of sawlogs will be skidded and yarded, before a scale is requested.

41. Logs and bolts will be yarded for scaling. If logs are decked, the log length shall be marked on the small end with lumber crayon. Decks shall be no higher than six (6) feet.

8

42. IF the Mill Scale Ticket System is used, Purchaser agrees to have load tickets sent directly from the receiving mill to the Seller within ten (10) days of delivery. Load tickets received after ten (10) days, or not received at will, will be invoiced by the Seller at 20 cords per load.

43. Other conditions: All timber sale activity including, but not limited to, felling, bunching, skidding, piling, decking and hauling can be limited, restricted or stopped during periods of wet weather when soil damage, tree damage, or County Forest road damage may occur.

SOIL DISTURBANCE AND RUTTING

44. Excessive soil disturbance (as defined in Table 1) shall not be permitted. Purchaser agrees to contact Seller in the event of an excessive soil disturbance. Table 1. Thresholds for soil disturbances. Soil disturbances are excessive if: a. Roads, landings, skid trails, and general harvest area – a gully or rut is 6 inches deep

or more and is resulting in channelized flow to a wetland, stream or lake. b. Roads, landings, and primary skid trails – in a riparian management zone (RMZ) or

wetland, a gully or rut is 6 inches deep or more and 100 feet long or more. c. Secondary skid trails and general harvest area – a gully or rut is 10 inches deep or

more and 66 feet long or more. Note: the depth is to be measured from the original soil surface to the bottom of the depression. If individual lug depressions are visible, the depth would be measured to the lesser of the two depths (the “top” of the lug). The length is measured from the start of the too deep section. Measurements are not cumulative.

The Purchaser agrees to take all steps and precautions to avoid and minimize soil disturbances, such as soil compaction and rutting. If soil disturbances occur, the Purchaser agrees to work cooperatively to mitigate and repair all instances of soil disturbance. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER GUIDELINES.

45. The Purchaser shall comply with all recommended BMP’s for Water Quality guidelines as

described in “Wisconsin’s Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality” published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, publication Pub-FR-093, unless specifically provided otherwise below.

46. The Purchaser shall comply with all recommended Forestry BMP’s for Invasive Species as described in “Wisconsin’s Forestry Best Management Practices for Invasive Species” published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, publication Pub-FR-444-09, unless specifically provided otherwise below. The publication can be found at: http://council.wisconsinforestry.org/invasives/forestry.

9

47. The Purchaser shall comply with all General Guidelines as described in “Wisconsin’s

Forestland Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines” published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, publication Pbu-FR-435-09, unless specifically provided otherwise below. The publication can be found at: http://council.wisconsinforestry.org/biomass/.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT

48. The Purchaser is responsible for ensuring that the actual logging contractor engaged in performance of this Contract complies with the Wisconsin SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) Training Standard as adopted by the Wisconsin SFI Implementation Committee (SIC). Criteria for the standard can be found at the website: www.fistausa.org/sfistandards or by contacting the Forest Industry Safety & Training Alliance (FISTA). Purchaser agrees to provide documentation to Seller that training has been attained prior to signing the timber sale contract. Purchaser agrees to provide documentation to Seller verifying that certification has been maintained during performance of the sale.

49. Annosum Root Rot Treatment. This sale requires the Purchaser to complete Annosum Root Rot preventative treatment from April 1 – November 30 annually. Treatment must be performed by a Certified Pesticide Applicator. Treatment involves chemically treating all fresh-cut stumps of conifer of merchantable size by applying either Sproax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate) or CELLI-TREAT (disodium octaborate tetrahydrate). Treatment shall be made as soon as possible and no later than one day after harvest. A dye product shall be added to liquid solutions for inspection purposes. The cost of this application can vary based on application method and harvest conditions and should be considered when submitting bids on these timber sales.

SELLER PURCHASER Forest County Forestry Committee By_____________________________ Name_______________________ Date signed_____________________ Date Signed__________________ Revised 1/23/15