USDA Forest Service, Southern Sierra Province, Sierra National Forest, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611-0532

F -- THINNING AND CLEANING SOL RFQ R5-15-97-39 DUE 081597 POC Southern Sierra Province, Contracting, (209) 297-0706 Ext. 4831 A. Pre commercially thin 64 acres of natural conifer stands that are over stocked. Thinning will be done by hand with chain saws. Slash will be bucked and hand piled in selected areas. Brush will be cut. B. 181 acres of stand cleaning and site prep. with dead brush cutting in the Big Creek Fire area. Work will be done with chain saws. cleaning is the same as thinning except there is generally less than 40 percent of the area needing treatment. Slash will be bucked and selected area will be hand piled. (Selected areas are those that can't be tractor piled and roadside.) Project located in various areas on the Pineridge Ranger District, Sierra National Forest See Note(s): 1, 3. (0197)

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