U.S. Forest Service, Plumas National Forest, 159 Lawrence Street, P.O. Box 11500, Quincy, CA 95971

F -- MECHANIZED THINNING AND PLANTATION MAINTENANCE SOL RFP R5-11-97-35 DUE 082297 POC Sue Wickman, Contracting Officer, (916) 283-2050 Mechanized thinning and plantation maintenance. combination of commercial thinning, precommercial thinning/biomass (estimated 500 acres), plantation release and pruning (estimeated 350 acres) to reduce loading and prevent catastrophic fires in the Brush Creek/Mountain House area. A 2400-3 Timber Sale contract for the salvageable material is connnected to this project. The harvest trees greater than 16.9 inches DHB are being marked and cruised by USFS. Volume of harvest trees less than 17.0 inches dhb is being estimated from sample plots. Volumes will be determined by August 1, 1997. (0177)

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