Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Unit Manager, ESCANABA MANAGEMENT UNIT, for certain timber on the following described lands:

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STATE OF MICHIGAN TIMBER SALE PROSPECTUS #6420 SCHEDULED SALE DATE AND TIME: 3:00 p.m. (local time) on April 16, 2019.

1 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STATE OF MICHIGAN TIMBER SALE PROSPECTUS #6420 SCHEDULED SALE DATE AND TIME: 3:00 p.m. (local time) on April 16, LOCATION: ESCANABA MGMT UNIT, 6833 HWY'S 2, 41 & M-35, GLADSTONE, MI CONTACT NAME: Eric Thompson PHONE NUMBER: (906) PROSPECTUS NOTE: The bidder is advised to inspect the sale area and review the location, estimated volumes, operating costs and contract terms of proposed sales. Please be aware that some landowners may request 60 days or more notice for access across their land. Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Unit Manager, ESCANABA MANAGEMENT UNIT, for certain timber on the following described lands: South Fox Beaver ( ) / T36N, R24W, SEC. 19, NWSW. T36N, R25W, SEC. 24, E1/2SE. T36N, R25W, SEC. 25, NENE,N1/2SW,SESW,NESE,S1/2SE. T36N, R25W, SEC. 26, NESE. T36N, R25W, SEC. 36, N1/2NW,SENW,NWNE,S1/2NE,NESW. T36N, R25W, SEC. 36, N1/2SE. Menominee County, Advertised Price $49,253.75, Acres, Aspen, Hardwood. SALE NOTE: The Purchaser will be required to haul and spread 120 yards of gravel on one of the access roads within the sale. The gravel is available from a state pit within the sale area. There is a state gate located on the South Fox Road within Payment Unit 7. This gate is always left open and unlocked.

2 TIMBER SALE INFORMATION South Fox Beaver ( ) T36N, R24W, SEC. 19; T36N, R25W, SEC. 24; T36N, R25W, SEC. 25; T36N, R25W, SEC. 26; T36N, R25W, SEC. 36. Menominee County (Advertised Price $49,253.75) SALE NOTE: The Purchaser will be required to haul and spread 120 yards of gravel on one of the access roads within the sale. The gravel is available from a state pit within the sale area. There is a state gate located on the South Fox Road within Payment Unit 7. This gate is always left open and unlocked. A timber sale contract for this lump sum, sealed bid timber sale will be awarded to the responsible bidder offering the highest sealed bid price. Bids must be at or above the following advertised price for each species: PRODUCTS & SPECIES ESTIMATED UNITS* ADVERTISED PRICE Sawtimber Basswood 1.80 MBF $ / MBF Green Ash MBF $ / MBF Red Maple 8.70 MBF $ / MBF Sugar Maple 5.30 MBF $ / MBF White Pine MBF $ / MBF Pulpwood Balsam Fir Cords $ / Cord Mixed Aspen Cords $ / Cord Mixed Hardwood 1, Cords $ / Cord Mixed Spruce Cords $ / Cord N. White Cedar Cords $ / Cord Red Pine Cords $ / Cord Tamarack 3.00 Cords $ 9.95 / Cord White Pine Cords $ / Cord BOND AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE: 1. A bond in the amount of $2, to insure faithful performance of the conditions of the contract will be deposited by the successful bidder within 21 days of the sale award. 2. Cutting in any sale or unit without the required advance payment would be considered a trespass. 3. Total payment must be paid in advance or according to the following schedule: (a) Ten percent (10%) of the sale value must be paid within 21 days of the sale award. (b) The 10% down payment will be credited towards the first unit cut. 4. If no cutting takes place, the 10% down payment will not be refunded. 5. Operations on the contract issued will terminate on 06/30/2022. Page 2 of 9

3 Description of Timber by Payment Unit (PU) PU MARKET GROUP PRODUCT QUANTITY UNIT ACRES ADVERTISE PRICE 1 White Pine Sawtimber 27.9 MBF 16.6 $5, Cords Mixed Aspen 12.0 Cords Balsam Poplar 10.0 Cords Quaking Aspen 2.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood 44.0 Cords Green Ash 2.0 Cords Ironwood 28.0 Cords Paper Birch 6.0 Cords Red Maple 8.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 19.0 Cords White Spruce 19.0 Cords N. White Cedar 10.0 Cords Red Pine 14.0 Cords White Pine 61.0 Cords 2 Red Maple Sawtimber 2.0 MBF 2.6 $1, Sugar Maple 0.6 MBF 4.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood 35.0 Cords Green Ash 4.0 Cords Red Maple 19.0 Cords Sugar Maple 12.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 3.0 Cords White Spruce 3.0 Cords 3 Basswood Sawtimber 0.8 MBF 8.9 $1, Green Ash 0.8 MBF Red Maple 0.5 MBF Sugar Maple 0.9 MBF Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood 57.0 Cords Basswood 1.0 Cords Green Ash 7.0 Cords Red Maple 18.0 Cords Sugar Maple 31.0 Cords 4 Green Ash Sawtimber 9.8 MBF 19.1 $11, Red Maple 2.0 MBF Sugar Maple 1.6 MBF 40.0 Cords Mixed Aspen Cords Balsam Poplar 94.0 Cords Quaking Aspen 24.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood Cords American Elm 3.0 Cords Black Ash 40.0 Cords Green Ash Cords Paper Birch 23.0 Cords Red Maple 63.0 Cords Sugar Maple 9.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 11.0 Cords White Spruce 11.0 Cords N. White Cedar Cords 5 Green Ash Sawtimber 1.5 MBF 15.3 $5, Red Maple 1.2 MBF 42.0 Cords Mixed Aspen 63.0 Cords Balsam Poplar 24.0 Cords Page 3 of 9

4 Description of Timber by Payment Unit (PU), con't PU MARKET GROUP PRODUCT QUANTITY UNIT 5 con't Quaking Aspen Pulpwood 39.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood Cords Black Ash 13.0 Cords Green Ash Cords Paper Birch 9.0 Cords Red Maple 9.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 12.0 Cords Black Spruce 3.0 Cords White Spruce 9.0 Cords N. White Cedar 19.0 Cords ACRES ADVERTISE PRICE 6 Green Ash Sawtimber 5.2 MBF 8.6 $3, Cords Mixed Aspen 3.0 Cords Balsam Poplar 1.0 Cords Quaking Aspen 2.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood Cords Black Ash 35.0 Cords Green Ash 87.0 Cords Paper Birch 10.0 Cords Red Maple 2.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 10.0 Cords White Spruce 10.0 Cords N. White Cedar 15.0 Cords 7 Red Maple Sawtimber 0.5 MBF 27.2 $7, Sugar Maple 0.8 MBF 74.0 Cords Mixed Aspen Cords Balsam Poplar 82.0 Cords Quaking Aspen 57.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood Cords Green Ash 78.0 Cords Paper Birch 20.0 Cords Red Maple 7.0 Cords Sugar Maple 3.0 Cords Yellow Birch 3.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 65.0 Cords White Spruce 65.0 Cords White Pine 3.0 Cords 8 Basswood Sawtimber 1.0 MBF 17.9 $7, Red Maple 2.5 MBF Sugar Maple 1.4 MBF 28.0 Cords Mixed Aspen 73.0 Cords B. T. Aspen 24.0 Cords Balsam Poplar 29.0 Cords Quaking Aspen 20.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood Cords Basswood 17.0 Cords Black Ash 9.0 Cords Green Ash 82.0 Cords Ironwood 6.0 Cords Paper Birch 14.0 Cords Red Maple 33.0 Cords Sugar Maple 26.0 Cords Yellow Birch 27.0 Cords Page 4 of 9

5 Description of Timber by Payment Unit (PU), con't PU MARKET GROUP PRODUCT QUANTITY UNIT 8 con't Mixed Spruce Pulpwood 22.0 Cords White Spruce 22.0 Cords N. White Cedar 16.0 Cords ACRES ADVERTISE PRICE 9 Green Ash Sawtimber 3.7 MBF 11.8 $3, Mixed Hardwood Pulpwood Cords Black Ash 41.0 Cords Green Ash Cords Paper Birch 24.0 Cords Red Maple 7.0 Cords Yellow Birch 1.0 Cords N. White Cedar 23.0 Cords 10 Green Ash Sawtimber 0.5 MBF 6.4 $1, Mixed Aspen Pulpwood 3.0 Cords Balsam Poplar 3.0 Cords Mixed Hardwood 73.0 Cords Black Ash 29.0 Cords Green Ash 27.0 Cords Paper Birch 9.0 Cords Red Maple 4.0 Cords Yellow Birch 4.0 Cords Mixed Spruce 9.0 Cords White Spruce 9.0 Cords N. White Cedar 21.0 Cords Tamarack 3.0 Cords TOTAL: TOTAL: 65.2 MBF 2,400.0 Cords Page 5 of 9

6 Sale Specific Conditions & Requirements Sale Name: South Fox Beaver Sale Number: Seq#: Sale Area Boundaries Painted boundaries (1/14) The sale boundary and Payment Unit boundaries are marked and identified by blue, red and yellow paint. Exterior sale boundary lines against private property are marked with blue paint. Exterior sale boundary lines against state are marked with red paint. Interior retention patches are bounded by red paint; no harvesting activities may occur within these areas. Interior Payment Unit boundaries are marked with yellow paint. The painted boundary line trees are not Included Timber and are to be protected. Yellow painted trees designating an interior Payment Unit boundary are only to be cut when all surrounding Payment Units have been paid for. 2 - Timber Specifications Included Timber Clearcut unit(s) with unmerchantable trees (6/14) Within Payment Unit(s) 4-10, cut all trees that are three (3) inches or more at DBH, with the following exceptions: - Within Payment Units 4, 5 and 6, do not cut hemlock and yellow birch. - Within Payment Unit 7, do not cut hemlock and cedar. - Within Payment Unit 8, do not cut hemlock and butternut. Within Payment Unit(s) 2, cut all trees four (4) inches or more at DBH, except do not cut cedar and hemlock Cut tree marked unit(s) (12/08) Within Payment Unit(s) 3, all trees are designated for cutting when marked with orange paint above and below stump height, regardless of merchantability Leave tree marked unit(s) (6/14) Within Payment Unit(s) 1, cut all trees that are three (3) inches or more at DBH, except do not cut hemlock and trees marked with green paint above and below stump height Utilization 3 - Payments Skidding length (2/14) Skidding of unlimbed tops or lengths over 17 feet is not permissible within Payment Unit Pre-measured Sales Dividing payment units (7/14) Payment Unit(s) $18,000 in value or greater may be divided at the request of the Purchaser and upon approval of the Unit Manager. Dividing Payment Units is a contract modification which requires a Timber Sale Contract Supplement. There will be only one division per Payment Unit. 4 - Transportation Construction Stream crossings, general (3/11) All stream crossing structures will be temporary and therefore, shall be provided by the Purchaser, and must be removed upon completion of the sale. All permits for stream crossings will be provided by the Purchaser. A temporary crossing may be desired to access Payment Unit 10 if the Purchaser doesn't want a long skidding distance. Page 6 of 9

7 Road construction (1/09) Construction of new roads or improvements of existing roads shall be done in such a way as to minimize the environmental and visual impacts. Merchantable trees shall be cut and utilized unless otherwise directed. Non-merchantable trees shall be severed and laid flat on the ground. Slash shall be scattered, and not left in windrows and kept a minimum of 10 feet back from the road edge. Stumps shall be set upright, not left on edge, and be moved at least 10 feet away from the road edge. Disturbed soil shall be feathered into the woods and not left in berms or windrows Road work (1) (8/07) The following road work is required: The Purchaser must haul and spread 120 yards of gravel onto the access road for Payment Units 2-5. The road work must be completed prior to any harvesting within Payment Units 2-5. Gravel is available from a state pit located adjacent to Payment Unit Maintenance Hauling restriction (12/08) Hauling may be restricted on forest roads by the Unit Manager or his/her representative. The restriction may occur during spring breakup or during other wet weather conditions Grading (10/16) For completion of the sale, state forest roads must be graded. In general, this will require a road grader or bull dozer to shape up the roads after forest products have been hauled off site. This includes cleaning of drainage areas, grading, crowning and filling with gravel, if necessary. The grading equipment to be used must be approved by the Unit Manager or his/her representative Access Alternate route on private property (2/04) It is the Purchaser's responsibility to obtain access across private land for any routes other than the route shown on the sale map. 5 - Operations Conduct of Operations Operating Restrictions Operating restrictions (9/11) Within Payment Unit(s) 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, cutting and skidding are limited to the period of December 1 to March 31, unless there is an extended dry or frozen period and the sale administrator allows harvesting during that time period. This restriction is because of low wet pockets in Payment Units 2, 4, and 5, and the majority of Payment Units 6, 9, and 10 are low wet ground Bark slippage restriction (3/09) Within Payment Unit(s) 3, unless changed by written agreement, cutting and skidding are not permitted during the period of April 15 to July 15. This restriction is because of bark slippage Operating Caution Operating caution (6/11) It is recommended, but not required, that within Payment Unit(s) 7 and 8, cutting and skidding occur during dry summer or frozen winter conditions. The reason for the recommendation is because there are a few acres of each Payment Unit that contain lower ground, but the majority of the Payment Units can be harvested during the dry summer months Stream Protection Operating near stream (7/04) No tracked or wheeled vehicles shall be operated within 50 feet of a creek/stream/drainage, except at an approved crossing Soil Protection Rutting restriction, general (7/16) Page 7 of 9

8 Operations are to cease immediately if equipment and weather conditions result in rutting of roads and/or skid trails which is 12 inches or greater in depth and 50 feet in length. The Unit Manager or his/her representative may restrict hauling and/or skidding if ruts exceed the specified depth. With the Unit Manager or his/her representative's approval, the Purchaser may return to the area when the risk of rutting has decreased. 6 - Safety and Fire Prevention Signing Road posting (9/09) The Purchaser is responsible for posting and maintaining caution signs on the South Fox Road prior to beginning operations. The road must be posted at appropriate distances from the sale area to warn of logging activity and truck traffic. Signs must be removed when harvest operations are suspended or completed. The Purchaser will provide these signs. Section Name: Sale Specific Page 8 of 9 Current as of 11/8/ :57:27AM

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Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Unit Manager, ESCANABA MANAGEMENT UNIT, for certain timber on the following described lands:

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Unit Manager, ESCANABA MANAGEMENT UNIT, for certain timber on the following described lands: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STATE OF MICHIGAN TIMBER SALE PROSPECTUS #6311 SCHEDULED SALE DATE AND TIME: 3:00 p.m. (local time) on January 16, 2019. LOCATION: ESCANABA MGMT UNIT, 6833 HWY'S 2, 41 &