TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT COMPARTMENT REVIEW PRESENTATION COMPARTMENT # 247 ENTRY YEAR: 2008

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1 TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT COMPARTMENT REVIEW PRESENTATION COMPARTMENT # 247 ENTRY YEAR 2008 Compartment Acreage 1906 County Kalkaska Stand Examiner G.R.Grieve Legal Description T25N, R8W, Sections, 27, 28, 32, 33 & 34. Management Goals Mixed Use. RMU 212 Soil and Topography Soils are mostly Rubicon & Kalkaska sands. The area is relatively flat & in some cases poorly drained. The Manistee River flows from the NE to the SW of the compartment. There is some relief next to the river & its tributaries. Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment Mostly block state ownership. A large island of private property is just south of Rainbow Jim s bridge, where Coster Road cross the Manistee River. This area has a number of permanent & seasonal residences. Two other in-holdings are in the compartment. They are both former Consumers Power cabin leases which were sold to the leasers. One 30 year Consumers Power lease is still active. Lease M-134 expires in Unique, Natural Features (include only non-site specific and non-sensitive information) MNFI records show one species as Special Concern. The Manistee River & the tributaries of Ham Creek, Bourne Creek & Spring Creek are in the Compartment. Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features (include only non-site specific and non-sensitive information) None listed at this time. Special Management Designations or Considerations No Special Management designation has been made in this compartment. Other than the 40 acres at Rainbow Jim s public access site, this compartment has never been inventoried. This is a relatively wild area with high wildlife values. Significant road work will need to be done on the forest road off of Maple Hill Road which crosses Bourne Creek. Grading, gravel & a new culvert or bridge will be needed before harvesting can occur south of Bourne Creek. Some ORV problems are occurring along Ham Creek in section 33. The Manistee River is a designated Natural River, so all Natural Rivers restrictions apply to both the mainstem and all tributaries. This includes a 175' natural vegetation buffer on the Manistee River, and a minimum ' buffer on smaller tributaries. Watershed and Fisheries Considerations The Manistee River and the tributaries of Ham Creek, Bourne Creek, and Spring Creek flow through Compartment 247. All are Designated Trout Streams. The Manistee River is stocked with brown trout by Fisheries Division. Spring Creek holds a population of wild brook trout. Ham Creek is a wild brook trout stream further upstream, and used to hold multiple species of wild trout in Compartment 247. However, just upstream of Compartment 247, Ham Creek has been severely degraded by beavers, to the point where the stream is now too warm to hold trout. Fisheries Division would like to see Ham Creek restored to the point where wild trout again can survive in the vicinity of /13/2006 Page 1 of 2

2 Compartment 247. Therefore, for Stand 112 we ask that the eastern boundary for clearcutting be the top of the bluff. For all other stands, all BMPs and Natural Rivers standards should be adhered to when cutting near water. Per Katie Campbell- funding has been acquired to repair the illegal ORV crossing of Ham Creek at the south side of Compartment 33. The work will be done in the summer of Wildlife Habitat Considerations Mineral Resource and Development Concerns and/or Restrictions Surface sediments consist of glacial outwash sand and gravel and postglacial alluvium and coarse-textured till. The glacial drift thickness varies between 200 and 600 feet. Beneath the glacial drift is the Mississippian Michigan Formation. The Michigan is quarried for gypsum in other areas of the State. A gravel pit is located in Section 32 and there is good potential in this area. Springfield 32 Field is located in this area. The Field is an abandoned Traverse Limestone gas field and a Deep gas producing Field. A large portion of this Compartment is surface only and a lesser amount of mineral rights only. There are no current leases of State land in the Compartment. Vehicle Access Significant road work will need to be done on the forest road off of Maple Hill Road which crosses Bourne Creek. Grading, gravel & a new culvert or bridge will be needed before harvesting can occur south of Bourne Creek. Some ORV problems are occurring along Ham Creek in section 33. Survey Needs None needed at this time. Recreational Facilities and Opportunities Rainbow Jim's Public Access site. Fire Protection Additional Compartment Information **** Cover type details, proposed treatments and stands designated as FDF are listed in the attached reports Cover Type by Age Class Cover Type by Management Objective Compartment Volume Summary Proposed Treatments No Limiting Factors Proposed Treatments With Limiting Factors **** The following information is displayed on the attached compartment maps Base feature information, stand numbers, cover types Proposed treatments Proposed road access system Suggested potential old growth /13/2006 Page 2 of 2

3 10/31/ PM Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Operations Inventory System Individual Compartment Report TABLE 3 Page 1 of 1 PERE MARQUETTE STATE FOREST TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT KALKASKA COUNTY COMPARTMENT 247 Table 3 (acres shown in boxes) STAND AGE CLASS COVER TYPE Not Coded All Aged Total Aspen Bog or Marsh Cedar 1 1 Grass Lowlnd Brush Lowlnd Poplr 5 5 Marsh Mx Swmp Cnfr Non Stocked Red Pine Swamp Hrdwds Upland Hdwds Water White Pine Total

4 10/31/ PM Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Operations Inventory System Individual Compartment Report TABLE 3A Page 1 of 1 PERE MARQUETTE STATE FOREST TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT KALKASKA COUNTY COMPARTMENT 247 Table 3A (acres shown in boxes) MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE TYPE COVER TYPE A S V C G H J I L P N Q X O B R K Y F E T D U M Z W Total A Aspen V Bog or Marsh C Cedar 1 1 G Grass L P N Q X R E Lowlnd Brush Lowlnd Poplr 5 5 Marsh Mx Swmp Cnfr Non Stocked Red Pine Swamp Hrdwds M Upland Hdwds Z Water W White Pine Total

5 10/31/ PM Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Operations Inventory System Individual Compartment Report TABLE 10 Page 1 of 1 PERE MARQUETTE STATE FOREST TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT KALKASKA COUNTY COMPARTMENT 247 Table 10 - COMPARTMENT VOLUME SUMMARY - ALL STANDS COMPARTMENT SUMMARY TOTAL VOLUME Hardwood Cds Hardwood 1 Mbf Softwood Cds Softwood 1201 Mbf Sum TotVol Cds CUT VOLUME Hardwood 5037 Cds Hardwood 132 Mbf Softwood 4643 Cds Softwood 191 Mbf Sum CutVol Cds Total Cmpt Acres Acres Proposed For Cut

6 Stand TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT Proposed Treatments Compartment 247 With NO Limiting Factors Cover Type Acres Age Site Index Mgt Obj Condition Method Cut Harvest Priority Cultural Need Entry Year 2008 FDF Status red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning 1 16 A aspen (upland) immature final harvest 2 12/22/2005 Poor form aspen. Needs to start over. Could cut now or in 10 years. Will be a chip job. Highly varrible. Leave approximate south portion of this stand for source of mature aspen for grouse and other wildlife. Cut south portion in 10 years. This will add to age and structural diversity of the surround ing area. Fell and leave 1-2 trees per acre for coarse woody debris. Tree should be 12-14in DBH and cut leaving a stump of approximately 4.5 feet high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Scattered leave islands of approximately ¼ acre will be marked for structural diversity and for wildlife food and cover. Leave islands will attempt to incorporate mast producing species such as oak and black cherry, healthy mature aspen, and some conifer component for cover. There should be approximately one leave island for every 15 acres of aspen cut. When possible leave islands will make use of adjacent mature timber to prevent windthrow of leave island aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/22/2005 Near river, high water table, clearcut & leave white pine. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Scattered leave islands of approximately ¼ acre will be marked for structural diversity and for wildlife food and cover. Leave islands will attempt to incorporate mast producing species such as oak and black cherry, healthy mature aspen, and some conifer component for cover. There should be approximately one leave island for every 15 acres of aspen cut. When possible leave islands will make use of adjacent mature timber to prevent windthrow of leave island red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/23/2005 Close to river. Has been posted & I have found a discrepancy with ownership lines. Will look in to this and correct by time of review. Cut now & leave all red & white pine & oak. High risk & high water table. Put in rutting spec. Should only be cut in the winter or during a dry summer or fall. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Scattered leave islands of approximately ¼ acre will be marked for structural diversity and for wildlife food and cover. Leave islands will attempt to incorporate mast producing species such as oak and black cherry, healthy mature aspen, and some conifer component for cover. There should be approximately one leave island for every 15 acres of aspen cut. When possible leave islands will make use of adjacent mature timber to prevent windthrow of leave island red pine immature final harvest 1 planting 12/20/2005. This is an old CP red pine planting which missed its first thinning. Clearcut & plant to red pine per Red Pine Project recommendations. Page 1 of 4 10/31/2006

7 Stand TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT Proposed Treatments Compartment 247 With NO Limiting Factors Cover Type Acres Age Site Index Mgt Obj Condition Method Cut Harvest Priority Cultural Need Entry Year 2008 FDF Status aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/20/2005. Clearcut along with stand on the other side of power line. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. 44 M aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/16/2005. Very mixed stand age wise. Lets cut & improve the aspen. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Leave scattered mast producing oak red pine immature thinning 1 12/16/2005. Old CP plantation, thinned once. Nice looking. Mark job, take about 1/3. Stands 63, 48, 51, 45, & 59 all the same red pine immature thinning 1 12/16/2005. Old CP plantation, thinned once. Nice looking. Mark job, take about 1/3. Stands 63, 48, 51, 45, & 59 all the same red pine immature thinning 1 12/16/2005. Old CP plantation, thinned once. Nice looking. Mark job, take about 1/3. Stands 63, 48, 51, 45, & 59 all the same aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/20/2005. Clearcut along with stand on the other side of power line. high. Protect fruiting shrubs red pine immature thinning 1 12/16/2005. Old CP plantation, thinned once. Nice looking. Mark job, take about 1/3. Stands 63, 48, 51, 45, & 59 all the same red pine immature thinning 1 12/16/2005. Old CP plantation, thinned once. Nice looking. Mark job, take about 1/3. Stands 63, 48, 51, 45, & 59 all the same aspen (upland) immature final harvest 1 12/1/2005 Nice looking stand. Cut ½ in 10 the other ½ in 20. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Scattered leave islands of approximately ¼ acre will be marked for structural diversity and for wildlife food and cover. Leave islands will attempt to incorporate mast producing species such as oak and black cherry, healthy mature aspen, and some conifer component for cover. There should be approximately one leave island for every 15 acres of aspen cut. When possible leave islands will make use of adjacent mature timber to prevent windthrow of leave island red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/20/2005. Starting to move toward northern hardwoods. Clearcut & keep in aspen. Leave scattered clumps of aspen. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Page 2 of 4 10/31/2006

8 Stand TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT Proposed Treatments Compartment 247 With NO Limiting Factors Cover Type Acres Age Site Index Mgt Obj Condition Method Cut Harvest Priority Cultural Need Entry Year 2008 FDF Status red pine immature thinning aspen (upland) mature final harvest 1 12/1/2005 Gate cable trespass in this stand & posting. Good stand for a cut as it is ready. high. Protect fruiting shrubs red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning aspen (upland) high risk final harvest 1 11/23/2005 Aspen not in good shape. Needs a cut, high risk on east side. Looks good in other areas. high. Protect fruiting shrubs. Scattered leave islands of approximately ¼ acre will be marked for structural diversity and for wildlife food and cover. Leave islands will attempt to incorporate mast producing species such as oak and black cherry, healthy mature aspen, and some conifer component for cover. There should be approximately one leave island for every 15 acres of aspen cut. When possible leave islands will make use of adjacent mature timber to prevent windthrow of leave island red pine immature thinning 1 11/23/2005 Ready for cut. Best to cut with Manton s sale to the south and have just one sale. 3rd row thinning red pine immature thinning 1 11/23/2005 Ready for cut. Best to cut with Manton s sale to the south and have just one sale. 3rd row thinning red pine immature thinning 1 11/29/2005 Old Consumers Energy plantation. Has been thinned once. Take about a 1/3 of the trees. Marked job. Stream crossing is in bad shape. Needs new culvert & a few loads of gravel red pine immature thinning red pine immature thinning 1 11/29/2005 Old Consumers Energy plantation. Has been thinned once. Take about a 1/3 of the trees. Marked job. Stream crossing is in bad shape. Needs new culvert & a few loads of gravel red pine immature thinning 1 11/29/2005 Old Consumers Energy plantation. Has been thinned once. Take about a 1/3 of the trees. Marked job. Stream crossing is in bad shape. Needs new culvert & a few loads of gravel. Page 3 of 4 10/31/2006

9 Stand TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT Proposed Treatments Compartment 247 With NO Limiting Factors Cover Type Acres Age Site Index Mgt Obj Condition Method Cut Harvest Priority Cultural Need Entry Year 2008 FDF Status grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/22/2005. Stand has a fire pit & post in the ground. Not sure who is using this. Adjacent to private property. Hand fell woody encroachment as needed. Reserve some mast producing shrubs and trees grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/22/2005 Over looking the swamp on a ridge. Expand opening into poorly stocked portion of adjacent stand (stand 29). When possible islands of timber within expanded opening will be left for cover and mast production. Utilize gaps in the aspen to expand the opening. May need to do some tree removal but keep this to a minimum. Fertilize and seed native herbaceous vegetation (for wildlife food and cover) as needed within opening grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/16/2005. Well, mostly grass. Some small white pine saps coming in. This stand was an unplanted area bounded on three sides by a red pine plantation. Maintain as small opening within adjacent pine stand. Hand fell woody encroachment as needed grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/22/2005 This is a small stand with aspen all around it. Does not show up well on the photo. Expand opening into poorly stocked portion of adjacent stands (stands 53 and 41). When possible islands of timber within expanded opening will be left for cover and mast production. Utilize gaps in the aspen to expand the opening. May need to do some tree removal but keep this to a minimum. Fertilize and seed herbaceous vegetation (for wildlife food and cover) as needed within opening. Opening work will be conducted post timber harvest red pine nonstocked 0 planting 12/13/2005. Old well site. Lots of little knapweed. Plant to red pine. Poor soil. Concure with FMFM grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 11/29/2005. Some knapweed in small opening. This is a five corners for a 2-track.. This stand will be the timber landing for surrounding aspen cut. Post timber harvest, possibly next entry period, this opening will receive maintenance and planted to herbaceous vegetation (for wildlife food an cover) as needed to maintain a forest opening within surrounding regenerating aspen grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/16/2005. Parking area at the end of a two track. Maintain opening for hunter and other recreation access to surrounding habitat grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/20/2005. NO Knapweed! This stand will be the timber landing for surrounding aspen cut. Post timber harvest, possibly next entry period this opening will receive maintenance and planted to herbaceous vegetation (for wildlife food an cover) as needed to maintain a forest opening within surrounding regenerating aspen grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 12/13/2005. Old well site growing in very well. Mostly weeds, very little knapweed. Great spot to plant to herbaceous vegetation in order to maintain a small forest opening within surrounding stand. Access here could be an issue. Two oaks on perimeter of this opening red pine nonstocked 0 planting 12/1/2005 Old well site. Plant to red pine or other. Lots of knapweed. Sand and spotted knapweed. Concur with FMFM grass nonstocked 0 opening maintenance 11/29/2005. Some knapweed. Very wet at west end with some beaver activity and possible tresspass. Found old hawthorn, scattered black cherry, several oak, musclewood, rubus, little bluestem, and some witch hazel. Plant degraded portions to herbaceous vegetation (for wildlife food and cover) as needed within opening. Total Acres Page 4 of 4 10/31/2006

10 Stand TRAVERSE CITY FOREST MGT UNIT Proposed Treatments Compartment 247 With Limiting Factors Cover Type Acres Age Site Index Mgt Obj Condition Method Cut aspen (upland) mature final harvest 3 Harvest Priority Cultural Need Entry Year 2008 FDF Status TREATMENT LIMITING FACTORS Adjacent landowner denies access Other Dept./Div. procedures or practices (describe in comment) 11/23/2005 Very small stand ready for a cut but is land locked. On top of bluff of Natural River. 124 M northern hardwood unevenaged selection 3 TREATMENT LIMITING FACTORS Total Acres... Road needed (resources not presently available) 11/29/2005 Not in good shape, small and needs a selection cut. Very weak sale. Road in to sale needs work before it can be hauled on. 3 Page 1 of 1 10/31/2006

11 Whe ller Rd Cre igh ton Rd Field Map Compartment 247 T25N, R08W, Sec. 27, 28, County Kalkaska Unit Traverse City YOE 2008 Acres 1,906 GIS Calculated Stand Examiner Gerald Grieve Map Revised 11/09/2006 Map Phase Pre-review Lund Rd C R Bou rne Rd 34 r te 33 os 32 d Map le Hill Rd Gps Corner Miris Corners Paved Roads Gravel Roads Poor Dirt Roads Water Features Stand Boundary Planting/Hand Tools Opening Maintenance/Hand Tools Opening Maintenance Opening Maintenance/Other - Final Harvest Final Harvest/Planting/Hand Tools - Thinning Selection 122 Shi ppy Rd 417 W. y Rd S hi pp 127 N M C W9 108 N V W W Q A Q W6 49 X N V W W X A A A E M6 110 X N Q E M Legend Spr in g Cre ek R d 30 N M6 44 M Miles