Timber Appraisal Report. Permit Holder Sale Type RAN Permit Number. Block # Legal Description Sec-Twp-Rng County. 1 SENW W 69: St.

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1 Timber Appraisal Report Permit Holder Sale Type RAN Permit Number Intermediate Auction 251 X Permit Date Expiration Date 05/09/ /31/2022 SFI The resource management of the Minnesota DNR's state forests and wildlife management areas meets the objectives of the SFI program (Certificate No. NSF-SFI-FM-6Y921) and the principles of the FSC certification standard (Certificate No. SCS-FM/COC-00088N). FSC 100% Appraisal includes one (1) cutting block: Block # Legal Description Sec-Twp-Rng County 1 SENW W 69: St. Louis Species/Products/ (all quantities are estimates): SOAV Species Product Quantity UOM % + Sugar Maple Pulp & Bolts Cd , Basswood Pulp & Bolts Cd Paper Birch Pulp & Bolts Cd Red Oak Pulp & Bolts Cd Aspen Species Pulpwood Cd Sale Acres 19.8 Advance Payment Total 3, Total Top Diameter Utilization: Unless otherwise specified, each species product must be utilized down to a minimum merchantable top diameter inside bark (dib) as follows: woodsrun cordwood and pulpwood to 4 inches, except spruce to 3 inches; bolts to 6 inches; sawtimber to 10 inches; and veneer to 14 inches. Optional Timber (may be purchased with an Added Timber Agreement): SOAV Species Product Quantity UOM Any Listed Species Biomass Tons Total Cords per Acre: 16.4 Mixed Species Description: Aspen Species Pulpwood includes: Largetooth Aspen 15%; Trembling Aspen 85%. Mixed Product Description: Basswood Pulp & Bolts includes: Bolts 30%; Pulpwood 70%. Paper Birch Pulp & Bolts includes: Bolts 45%; Pulpwood 55%. Red Oak Pulp & Bolts includes: Bolts 60%; Pulpwood 40%. Sugar Maple Pulp & Bolts includes: Bolts 25%; Pulpwood 75%. HARVEST SPECIFICATIONS Cutting and Felling: - Harvest maple, aspen, basswood, paper birch and most of the red oak. - Reserve 3 healthy crowned red oak per acre (approx. 120' spacing) as well as any other species not in harvest list. - Reserve all non-hazardous snags. - Damaged reserve trees will be charged according to the liquidated damages schedule. Damage is defined as 10% of stem circumference and greater than 30% of live crown. - Do not fell timber into adjoining timber. Season of Operations: Page 1

2 HARVEST SPECIFICATIONS Season of Operations (Continued): Timber Appraisal Report - Harvest Specifications (Continued) - Conduct sale operations on very dry / frozen soil conditions only, except with written permission from State. Slash Disposal: - Keep trails, roads, landings, drainages, and dry washes free of logging residue. - Distribute slash evenly across the site, with a preference on steeper slopes. - Biomass harvest is allowed on this permit. An Added Timber Agreement is required. - If biomass is purchased with an Added Timber Agreement, 20% of the tops and limbs must be left on the site or hauled back from the landing and redistributed in the general harvest area. This percentage may be adjusted up or down to meet the 1/3 retention goal if incidental breakage is more or less than 10-15%. Site, Soil and Water Protection: - If site damage becomes apparent, alter or cease operations and contact State. - No operations within painted areas and any visible vernal pools. - Leave at least 5 sound downed logs greater than 6" diameter and 6 feet in length per acre. - Water diversion structures must be operational during sale operations and through sale closure. Landings Roads and Trails: - Post "Trucks Hauling" signs 200 feet beyond either end of road/trail section being used. - The location and construction of all roads, trails, water crossings, borrow pits, and landings must be pre-approved by the State. - Improved or constructed access roads shall not have a finished roadbed width greater than 15 feet and a clearing width of 25 feet, except with written permission from the State. Pullouts may be constructed every 1000 feet as needed. - Haul roads must be regularly maintained in a safe and usable condition. - Haul roads will be restored to pre-sale conditions. - Block haul road from the north as directed by the State when leaving the site for more than two weeks and / or upon completion of operations. - Stabilize roads, skid trails, borrow pits and landings as directed by the State as sale operations proceed. - No equipment travel is permitted outside of timber sale area except on approved access trails. - Incorporate water diversion practices when constructing or upgrading roads, skid trails, and landings as directed by State. Sale Conditions: - Access is across a State easement road through Fond du Lac and State land. Best access is from the north on an existing logging road through Fond du Lac land. - Permission to cross from the north through Fond du Lac land must be obtained by permittee. Marketing and Special Conditions: Sugar Maple Pulp & Bolts: Average 10" DBH and 4 sticks Basswood Pulp & Bolts: Average 12" DBH and 5 sticks Paper Birch Pulp & Bolts: Average 10" DBH and 5 sticks Red Oak Pulp & Bolts: Average 13" DBH and 5 sticks Aspen Species Pulpwood: Average 15" DBH and 6 sticks Tree sizes are averages based on field estimates, actual sizes will vary larger or smaller. At time of sale preparation, FDL was agreeable to allow access from the north. Please contact to verify: FDL Forestry Road from the south is steep &/or winding at some locations. Digital map or GPS shapefile of the sale is available upon request. Adjustments: Road Construction Costs: -15% Haul Distance to Nearest Mill: +10% Stand Density: -5% Operational Constraints: -5% Other Factor: -10% (Areas of steep terrain and low volume sale.) Page 2

3 Timber Appraisal Report - Harvest Specifications (Continued) Permits Required: (None) Forestry Area Office: Cloquet Area Forestry Office 1604 S. Hwy 33 Cloquet, MN Telephone: Appraiser Signature Appraiser (Printed name) Appraiser ID # Signature Date Joshua C. Muchow /27/2019 Approved By Signature Approved By (Printed name) Clayton M. Rakes Approver ID # Approval Date /05/2019 Page 3

4 Permit Holder Sale Type RAN Permit Number Intermediate Auction 251 X Permit Date Expiration Date 05/09/ /31/2022 GPS Location: Latitude , Longitude (Cutting Block ID 17007, Snapshot Nbr 0) Cutting Block Map (may not print to scale) Page 4

5 (FOR STATE USE ONLY) SOAV Eligible: No Stand Management Information - Appraisal includes one (1) cutting block: Site t05019w Stand Harvest Prescription Regen Harvest-Uneven-Aged-Uneven Age Group Sel w/rsrv Cover Type Plan Status Planned Examined Deferred Altered t05019w NH Adopted Totals Forty/Lot Information - Appraisal includes one (1) cutting block: Twp - Range Sec Forty / Lot Land Status Acres % Total 50-19W 11 SENW 11: Acquired Forestry Totals Specifications included in Notice Of Sale: Cutting and Felling: - Harvest maple, aspen, basswood, paper birch and most of the red oak. - Reserve 3 healthy crowned red oak per acre (approx. 120' spacing) as well as any other species not in harvest list. Season of Operations: - Conduct sale operations on very dry / frozen soil conditions only, except with written permission from State. Sale Conditions: - Access is across a State easement road through Fond du Lac and State land. Best access is from the north on an existing logging road through Fond du Lac land. - Permission to cross from the north through Fond du Lac land must be obtained by permittee. (Timber Appraisal Report revision RJE. TSM Report ID 2, Appraisal ID 14571, Appraisal SnapshotSeqNbr 0) Page 5