1. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 2. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 3. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 4. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 5. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 6. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 7. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 8. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751 9. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR), PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION, STEWARDSHIP UNIT IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR CONTROL OF THE FOLLOWING INVASIVE SHRUBS AND TREES. BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA), GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS), COMMON BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA), AUTUMN OLIVE (ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA), NON-NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA SPP.), BITTERSWEET (CELASTRUS ORBICULATA),AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE TARGETED IN REMNANTS OF NATIVE MARSH, PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE FEN, OAK BARRENS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT NINE STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALGONAC SP, BRIGHTON RA, FORT CUSTER RA, HIGHLAND RA, ISLAND LAKE RA, PINCKNEY RA, SEVEN LAKES SP, STERLING SP AND WATKINS LAKE SP. LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED TO HIGH QUALITY NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE LANDSCAPES WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WETLANDS, PRAIRIES, GRASSLANDS, BARRENS, AND WOODLANDS THAT WERE COMMON IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN TARGETED AREAS OF THE PARKS LISTED ABOVE. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION VARIOUS HERBICIDE TREATMENTS DEPENDING ON TREATMENT ZONE, SPECIES, SIZE CLASS AND TIME OF YEAR. FOR MOST ZONES, THIS WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AT WATKINS LAKE ALL ARE INITIAL TREATMENTS. ONE TO THREE ZONES AT ALGONAC HIGHLAND, BRIGHTON, ISLAND LAKE AND SEVEN LAKES TREATMENTS WILL BE NEW OR HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. MANY OF THE ZONES AT FORT CUSTER HAVE SCATTERED LOCUST POCKETS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE AS TREATMENTS HAVE ALSO NOT OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEE SECTION D BELOW FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKS/TREATMENT AREAS. FOR SOME ZONES ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. FOR SOME ZONES TREATMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1, 2023. OTHER ZONES MAY HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. THE BID RESPONSE FORM WILL INDICATE THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTROL SPECIFIC WOODY INVASIVE PLANTS WITHIN THE ZONED PORTIONS OF VARIOUS NATURAL COMMUNITIES AT EACH PARK THEREBY REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF THESE SPECIES AND FAVORING THE PRESENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION. THIS WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES DEFINED BY EACH PARK OR GROUP OF ZONES. CONTACT: BOB CLANCY [email protected] 517-202-6751

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