1. . A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1,840 RED OAK SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED WITHIN 40 MILES OF THE CUSINO WILDLIFE RESEARCH STATION, LOCATED ON STATE HWY M-28, SHINGLETON, MI, 49884. . A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY RED OAK 400 SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE NEWBERRY FIELD OFFICE, LOCATED AT 5666 STATE HWY M-123, NEWBERRY, MI, 49868. . A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 120 RED OAK SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED WITHIN 35 MILES OF THE GWINN FIELD OFFICE, LOCATED AT 410 WEST M-35, GWINN, MI, 49841. . SAPLINGS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE PLANTING LOCATION BY DNR PERSONNEL; THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTING EACH SAPLING TO INDIVIDUAL PLANTING SITES. AN ORV CAN BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE, IF POSSIBLE, BUT TRANSPORTING SAPLINGS BY FOOT WILL BE NECESSARY. . RED OAK, WHITE OAK, AND BUR OAK SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED ON A 50 FOOT BY 50 FOOT GRID SPACING, WITHIN RECENTLY HARVESTED NORTHERN HARDWOOD STANDS (GROUP SELECTION, BEECH BARK DISEASE PRESENT) OR WITHIN RECENTLY HARVESTED SOFTWOOD STANDS (SEED TREE OR SHELTERWOOD HARVEST), OR WITHIN OTHER FOREST OPENINGS. . EACH SAPLING WILL REQUIRE A HOLE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 24" IN DIAMETER AND 15" DEEP. A SOIL AUGER AND/OR SHOVELS CAN BE USED TO DIG HOLES. . SAPLINGS WILL VARY IN SIZE FROM 4 FEET UPWARDS TO 10 FEET TALL (NOT INCLUDING ROOT SYSTEM). . SAPLING ROOT DIAMETERS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON SIZE OF TREE BUT GENERALLY SHOULD RANGE FROM 18 TO 28 INCHES. . ALL TAP ROOTS OF EACH SAPLING MUST BE THOROUGHLY MOISTENED BEFORE BEING PLANTED, A BACK PACK SPRAYER WORKS WELL FOR THIS PURPOSE. SAPLING ROOTS SHALL NOT BE CUT. . EACH SAPLING MUST BE PLANTED AT APPROPRIATE DEPTH (TO THE ROOT COLLAR) AND SOIL MUST BE THOROUGHLY COMPACTED AROUND THE ROOT STRUCTURE. . ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO PLANT SAPLINGS MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. . IMPORTANTLY, ALL 2,560 SAPLINGS ARE TO BE PLANTED IN EARLY MAY AND MUST BE PLANTED WITHIN A THREE-WEEK PERIOD OR SHORTER. SAPLING SURVIVAL IS BEST WHEN THEY ARE PLANTED SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY. . QUANTITIES ARE ESTIMATES ONLY. EXACT QUANTITIES WILL BE INDICATED ON THE PURCHASE ORDER TO THE AWARDED VENDOR. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED PER ATTACHED SPEC SHEET 3. . A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 100 WHITE OAK SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED WITHIN 35 MILES OF THE GWINN FIELD OFFICE, LOCATED AT 410 WEST M-35, GWINN, MI, 49841. . SAPLINGS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE PLANTING LOCATION BY DNR PERSONNEL; THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTING EACH SAPLING TO INDIVIDUAL PLANTING SITES. AN ORV CAN BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE, IF POSSIBLE, BUT TRANSPORTING SAPLINGS BY FOOT WILL BE NECESSARY. . RED OAK, WHITE OAK, AND BUR OAK SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED ON A 50 FOOT BY 50 FOOT GRID SPACING, WITHIN RECENTLY HARVESTED NORTHERN HARDWOOD STANDS (GROUP SELECTION, BEECH BARK DISEASE PRESENT) OR WITHIN RECENTLY HARVESTED SOFTWOOD STANDS (SEED TREE OR SHELTERWOOD HARVEST), OR WITHIN OTHER FOREST OPENINGS. . EACH SAPLING WILL REQUIRE A HOLE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 24" IN DIAMETER AND 15" DEEP. A SOIL AUGER AND/OR SHOVELS CAN BE USED TO DIG HOLES. . SAPLINGS WILL VARY IN SIZE FROM 4 FEET UPWARDS TO 10 FEET TALL (NOT INCLUDING ROOT SYSTEM). . SAPLING ROOT DIAMETERS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON SIZE OF TREE BUT GENERALLY SHOULD RANGE FROM 18 TO 28 INCHES. . ALL TAP ROOTS OF EACH SAPLING MUST BE THOROUGHLY MOISTENED BEFORE BEING PLANTED, A BACK PACK SPRAYER WORKS WELL FOR THIS PURPOSE. SAPLING ROOTS SHALL NOT BE CUT. . EACH SAPLING MUST BE PLANTED AT APPROPRIATE DEPTH (TO THE ROOT COLLAR) AND SOIL MUST BE THOROUGHLY COMPACTED AROUND THE ROOT STRUCTURE. . ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO PLANT SAPLINGS MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. . IMPORTANTLY, ALL 2,560 SAPLINGS ARE TO BE PLANTED IN EARLY MAY AND MUST BE PLANTED WITHIN A THREE-WEEK PERIOD OR SHORTER. SAPLING SURVIVAL IS BEST WHEN THEY ARE PLANTED SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY. . QUANTITIES ARE ESTIMATES ONLY. EXACT QUANTITIES WILL BE INDICATED ON THE PURCHASE ORDER TO THE AWARDED VENDOR. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED PER ATTACHED SPEC SHEET.

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