Compartment Review Presentation Gwinn Forest Management Unit Compartment 32217 Entry Year 2020 Acreage: 875 County Marquette Management Area: Peshekee Highlands
Revision Date: 2018-08-06 Stand Examiner: Jason Caron Legal Description: T48N-R30W, Sections 6,7,18 Identified Planning Goals: Planning goals within this compartment will consist of both timber production within the north half while allowing natural processes to occur within the southern half. Numerous Ecological Reference Areas (ERA) exist within the southern half of the compartment and will be re-inventoried in the summer of 2018. Within the areas that will be managed for timber production, stands will be managed more toward an even-aged system rather than uneven-aged due to the poorer quality timber that exists. Soil and topography: Soils in this compartment are comprised predominantly of the Keewaydin-Michigamme-Rock outcrop complex (KMR), and Carbondale and Tawas (CT) soils. Drainage inclusions in the DMR include poorly drainedWithbeck and Cathro soils. The CT soils are found in the remainder of the depressions and drainage ways that occure on the moraines. Topography is very rugged with steep hills and fairly deep ravines. The rocky terrain has allowed for the formation of several lakes in the area. Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment: Ownership in and around the compartment is composed of primarily State and Private industry, with scattered private individual holdings. Craig Lake State Park is located immediately to the west and northwest of this compartment within Baraga County. The McCormick Wilderness Area and Van Riper State Park are both within a few miles to the north and west, respectively, of the compartment. Land use is predominately forest product production and recreation (snowmobiling, camping, hunting and fishing). There has been very little development; primarily camps around the lakes, around this compartment. Unique Natural Features: Rugged and rocky ground throughout most of the compartment. Numerous drainages and lakes within and around the compartment. Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features: None known. Special Management Designations or Considerations: Portions of the compartment are currently listed as Ecological Reference Area's (ERA). Watershed and Fisheries Considerations: This compartment is located south of Thomas Lake and along the headwaters of Nelligan’s Creek. There are unnamed creeks and wetland areas within this compartment. A 100’ plus 5’ per 1% increase in slope buffer is recommended to protect these areas in accordance with Best Management Practices. Wildlife Habitat Considerations: Compartment 217 is found within the Peshekee Highlands Management Area; on a Bedrock Controlled Ground Moraine in east central Baraga and northwestern Marquette County. The dominant Natural Communities are mesic northern forest, poor conifer swamps, and boreal forests. This management area receives significant snowfall and does not offer wintering habitat for deer. As a result, many tree species that do not reliably recruit across the Ecoregion are found in numerous age classes across this management area. Additionally, three of the largest tracts of mature forest in the Great Lakes (e.g. McCormick Tract, Craig’s Lake Wilderness State Park, and the Huron Mountain Club) occur within or adjacent to this management area, the best example of a dry mesic northern forest (Rocking Chair Lakes) in the state and two of the top eight examples of Mesic Northern Forest statewide occur here. The current condition and spatial arrangement of these areas provide some of the best opportunities within the WUP, state, and Great Lakes for area sensitive wildlife requiring large tracts of mature forest, mesic conifer or corridors between such areas. Wildlife management issues in this management area are: habitat fragmentation; course woody debris; retain or develop large living and dead standing trees
08/24/2018 1:32:26 PM - Page 1 of 2 DOHMN (for cavities); mesic conifer; mature forest; within-stand diversity; early successional forest (hardwood browse adjacent to closed canopy lowland conifer swamps); and course woody debris.
The following have been identified as featured species for the Peshekee Highlands Management area: American marten, blackburnian warbler, gray jay, moose, northern goshawk, and pileated woodpecker. Mineral Resource and Development Concerns and/or Restrictions Sand/gravel pits are not located in the area, and potential appears to be limited due to shallow or exposed bedrock. The bedrock is not desirable for crushed stone but could be used for dimension stone. Abandoned iron mines are located less than two miles to the south. There is no known iron ore potential beneath the compartment, and there is no recent history of mineral leasing within the compartment. There is no potential for economical oil and gas production in the UP. Vehicle Access: The Craig Lake Road is the main road in the area. Access to the majority of the compartment is off of this road through private property that is gated to the general public. Within the compartment very few roads exist, and those that do are of poor quality. Survey Needs: Survey may be needed. More research needs to be done on stands that may be prescribed. Recreational Facilities and Opportunities: There is the potentail for the expansion of Craig Lake State Park using this compartment. If the private land around the remainder of Thomas Lake becomes available, it should be a high priority purchase. Fire Protection: Timber types within this compartment are not fire prone. However, this rugged and rocky ground is known for lightening strike fires. Access in this area is very limited. Suppression methods using portable pumps and hand tools may be more applicable and efficient within this area. Additional Compartment Information:
The following reports from the Inventory are attached: Total Acres by Cover Type and Age Class Cover Type by Harvest Method Proposed Treatments – No Limiting Factors Proposed Treatments – With Limiting Factors Stand Details (Forested and Nonforested) Dedicated and Proposed Special Conservation Areas Site Condition Details
The following information is displayed, where pertinent, on the attached compartment maps: Base feature information, stand boundaries, cover types, and numbers Proposed treatments Site condition boundaries Details on the road access system
08/24/2018 1:32:26 PM - Page 2 of 2 DOHMN !F
!F !F !F !F !F
Craig Lake SP 5 Craig Cover Type & 2020 0 Lake SP Treatments Map Craig Lake SP 4
L 2020
a C Craig Lake SP k
Compartment: 217 r
e a
i
S g N
P
T48N, R30W, Sec. 06, 18, 19, 20 " 0 3 ' 5 3 ° 6
County: Marquette 4 Unit: Gwinn Mgmt Area: Peshekee Highlands Indian Lake YOE: 2020 Acres: 875 GIS Calculated Examiner: Jason Caron Map Revised: 10/18/2018 Map Phase: Pre-Review N " 1 0 '
5 M1 3
± ° 6 2 4 S6
3 MD6
¤£41
Miris Corners Ó Remonumented Section Corners !( Survey Grade Corners
N Craig Lake SP 6 "
XW Field Grade Corners 0 2020 3 ' Counties 4 3 °
6 Craig DNR - Secondary Forest Road 4 0 Federal / State Highway Lake SP 6 Federal / State / County - Paved Road L0 Federal / State - Dirt / Gravel Road 7 ! County - Gravel Road T5 Private - Dirt / Gravel Road Active Railroads Snowmobile Trails !. 32217008-Cut Designated Snowmobile Trails 6 Intermittent Stream 8 M6 Island in Lake or River Thomas Lake M9 3 Lake/Pond Q5 9
Perennial River N Gwinn 216 " Q6 0 Lakes and Rivers All ' 2012 4 3 A APowerline ° 6
4 9 Compartment Boundary 10 M1 MD6 Treatments with Site Conditions Clearcut (w/Reserves) Monitoring 411 - Northern Hardwood 15 S5 419 - Mixed Upland Deciduous 612 - Lowland Coniferous Forest 32217014-Cut 500 - Water 14 622 - Lowland Shrub M8 Lakes N
" 12 0
3 Q5 ' 13 3 11
3 23 ° C6 M6 6
4 L0 32217015-Monitor
15 M6
32217015-Monitor
21 17 22 Q4 C6 Z0 24 Z0 20 B9 N " 0 ' 3 3
° 19
6 18 25 4 C6 L0 B6 124 11018146-BirchCCut LM6 146 123 UM6 M9 122 !. UM6 119 U0 Baraga 18 121 2020 Q6
118 !. 126 S6 43 !. S1 G0 !. 125 N
" M9 0
3 !. ' 2 3
° 11018127-CCut 6 4 127 !.
o I MD6 104 d e a id X0 o s 129 d R k a r S5 y o a t R P n
u 41 o ¤£ C 0 0.5 1 41 Rail ¤£ M Lake 93 road St t Miles i l
S l Michigamme A3 S Alley x t 88°7'30"W 88°7'0"W 88°6'30"W a 88°6'0"W 88°5'30"W Main St
M !F
!F !F !F !F !F
Stand Boundary Map Compartment: 217
T48N, R30W, Sec. 06, 18, 19, 20 Lake
Craig BAS Craig Keewaydin
CraigLake SP
County: Marquette 46°35'30"N Unit: Gwinn Mgmt Area: Peshekee Highlands Indian Lake YOE: 2020 Acres: 875 GIS Calculated Examiner: Jason Caron Map Revised: 8/24/2018 Map Phase: Web-Post
1 ± 4116 - M1 2 46°35'0"N 6122 - S6 "!(28 553 3 "!( ("!94 4199 - MD6 ("!95 ("!35 ("!69 ¤£41
Miris Corners Ó Remonumented Section Corners !( Survey Grade Corners XW Field Grade Corners 0 Counties
DNR - Secondary Forest Road 46°34'30"N 6 Federal / State Highway 6229 - L0 Federal / State / County - Paved Road Federal / State - Dirt / Gravel Road 7 ! County - Gravel Road 6121 - T5 Private - Dirt / Gravel Road Active Railroads !. Snowmobile Trails Designated Snowmobile Trails 8 6 4110 - M9 Intermittent Stream M6 Thomas Lake 3 Island in Lake or River Q5 Lake/Pond 9 Perennial River 6128 - Q6 Lakes and Rivers All AAPowerline
46°34'0"N 9 Compartment Boundary 10 4112 - M1 MD6 Stand Boundaries 411 - Northern Hardwood 419 - Mixed Upland Deciduous 13 6120 - C6 15 612 - Lowland Coniferous Forest S5 500 - Water 622 - Lowland Shrub 14 4119 - M8
12 612 - Q5 11 23 6220 - L0 4115 - M6 46°33'30"N
21 612 - Q4 15 4115 - M6 22 500 - Z0
17 24 6120 - C6 500 - Z0
20 4193 - B9
18 19 46°33'0"N 6120 - C6 6220 - L0 25 124 4193 - B6 146 LM6 UM6 123 M9 122 !. 119 UM6 U0 43 G0 121 Q6
118 !. 126 S6 !. S1 !. 125 M9 !. 127 MD6 46°32'30"N !. 104 X0 129 S5 RoadsidePark 41 ¤£ County Road Io 0 0.5 1 41 93 Railroad St ¤£ Mill St Lake Max St Max Miles A3 Alley Michigamme 88°7'30"W 88°7'0"WMain St 88°6'30"W 88°6'0"W 88°5'30"W !F
!F !F !F !F !F
Special Conservation Areas & Site Conditions Map
Keewaydin
Craig BAS
Compartment: 217 Lake T48N, R30W, Sec. 06, 18, 19, 20
County: Marquette CraigLake SP 46°35'30"N Unit: Gwinn Mgmt Area: Peshekee Highlands YOE: 2020 Indian Lake Acres: 875 GIS Calculated Examiner: Jason Caron Map Revised: 8/24/2018 Map Phase: Web-Post
± 1 2 4116 - M1 46°35'0"N 6122 - S6 "!(28 553 "!( 94 3 ("! 4199 - MD6 ("!95 ("!35 2G - 1 ("!69 ¤£41
Miris Corners Ó Remonumented Section Corners !( Survey Grade Corners XW Field Grade Corners Counties DNR - Secondary Forest Road 46°34'30"N 0 Federal / State Highway 6 Federal / State / County - Paved Road 6229 - L0 Federal / State - Dirt / Gravel Road 7 ! County - Gravel Road 6121 - T5 Private - Dirt / Gravel Road 2G - 2 Active Railroads !. Snowmobile Trails Designated Snowmobile Trails 8 2H - 8 6 Intermittent Stream 4110 - M9 M6 Island in Lake or River Thomas Lake 3 Q5 Lake/Pond 2I - 8 2G - 16 Perennial River 2H - 8 Lakes and Rivers All 9 AAPowerline 6128 - Q6 2G - 3
46°34'0"N 9 Compartment Boundary 10 \ Available w/ Constraints MD6 \ 4112 - M1 \ Unavailable 2H - 9 2I: Survey needed 13 2F: Too steep 6120 - C6 4A - 14 15 2G: Too wet (sensitive soils, does not S5 include access issues) 3A: Conservation Values incompatible 2I - 7 14 4119 - M8 with harvest at this time Stand Boundaries Ecological Reference Areas Forest Habitat Core Interior
12 612 - Q5 23 3A - 6 6220 - L0 46°33'30"N 11 4115 - M6
21 3A - 6 612 - Q4
15 4115 - M6 22 500 - Z0 2G - 5 17 6120 - C6 24 2F - 4 500 - Z0 20 4193 - B9
18 19 46°33'0"N 6120 - C6 6220 - L0 25 124 4193 - B6 1C - 15 LM6 123 146 M9 122 !. UM6 UM6 43 G0 121 119 1C - 15 Q6 U0 118 !. 126 S6 1C - 35 !. S1 !. 125 M9 !. 127 MD6 46°32'30"N !. 104 X0 129 S5 RoadsidePark 41 ¤£ 0 0.5 County Road Io 1 41 Miles 1C - 35 93 Railroad St ¤£ Lake A3 88°7'30"W 88°7'0"W 88°6'30"WSt Alley 88°6'0"W Michigamme88°5'30"W
St Mill St Mill
Brook
Max Report 1 – Total Acres by Cover Type and Age Class Gwinn Mgt. Unit Compartment 217 Year of Entry 2020 Jason Caron : Examiner
Age Class
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 150+ Total 120-129 130-139 140-149 Non-Forest 100-109 110-119 Uneven-Aged Cedar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 Lowland Conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Lowland Shrub 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Lowland Spruce/Fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 Mixed Upland Deciduous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Northern Hardwood 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 538 Paper Birch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Tamarack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Water 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Total 33 42 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 612 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 875
08/24/2018 1:30:40 PM - Page 1 of 1 DOHMN Report 2 – Treatment Summary
Gwinn Mgt. Unit Compartment 217 Year of Entry: 2020 Acres of Harvest Total Compartment Acres: 875 Commercial Harvest - Harvests with Site Condition - 148 Next Step Harvest - 0 Habitat Cut - 0
Cover Type by Harvest Method
Other Clearcut Selection Seed Tree Thinning Salvage Total Acres Shelterwood Patch Clearcut Overstory Removal
Northern Hardwood 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 Total 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148
Proposed and Next Step Treatments by Method
Other Harvest Planting Seeding Pesticide Site Prep Burning Monitoring Total Acres Non-Forest Mgt.
Current 148 0 0 0 0 0 324 0 0 472 Next Step 0 0 0 0 0 0 472 0 0 472 Total 148 0 0 0 0 0 796 0 0 944
08/24/2018 1:32:01 PM - Page 1 of 1 DOHMN Gwinn Mgt. Unit Report 3 -- Treatments Compartment: 217 S Year of Entry: 2020 t a n Treatment Acres Stand Size Stand BA Treatment Treatment Cover Type Age Approval d Name CoverType Density Age Range Type Method Objective Structure Status
8 32217008-Cut 67.8 4110 - Sugar Maple Sawtimber 86 81-110 Harvest Clearcut with 4319 - Mixed Even-Aged Draft Proposal Association Well Retention Upland Forest Habitat Cut: No Site Condition: Survey Needed Prescription Clearcut with retention. Do not harvest under-represented trees such as pine, hemlock & oak. Red line out a patch of mature trees to meet Specs: retention guidelines. Green tree any legacy tree or obvious wildlife tree. Depending on yellow birch density, consider harvesting some yellow birch. Next Step Monitoring, Natural Regen (Re-Inventory) Treatments:
Acceptable maple, oak, pine, hemlock, birch. Regen: Other Wildlife - Retain all Yellow Birch above 15” dbh – seed source and cavity nesters. Green-tree any obvious old wildlife Maples. Retain all Comment: hemlock- moose; No Chipping- American marten Proposed Start Date: 10/01/2019
14 32217014-Cut 79.8 4119 - Mixed Sawtimber 81 51-80 Harvest Clearcut with 4319 - Mixed Even-Aged Draft Proposal Northern Hardwoods Medium Retention Upland Forest Habitat Cut: No Site Condition: Survey Needed Prescription Clearcut with retention. Do not harvest under-represented trees such as pine, hemlock & oak. Red line out a patch of mature trees to meet Specs: retention guidelines. Green tree any legacy tree or obvious wildlife tree. Depending on yellow birch density, consider harvesting some yellow birch. Next Step Monitoring, Natural Regen (Re-Inventory) Treatments:
Acceptable maple, birch, oak, hemlock, pine. Regen: Other Wildlife - Retain all Yellow Birch above 12” dbh – seed source and cavity nesters. Green-tree any obvious old wildlife Maples. No Chipping- Comment: American marten; Retain all hemlock – moose Proposed Start Date: 10/01/2019
15 32217015- 324.4 4115 - Y.Birch, Poletimber 89 81-110 Monitoring Invasive Species 411 - Northern Even-Aged Draft Proposal Monitor Hemlock NH Well Hardwood Habitat Cut: No Site Condition: Conservation Values Prescription Stand is part of the Thomas Lake ERA. Monitor this stand for invasive species. Refer to the Thomas Lake ERA plan for methods of invasive Specs: species removal.
Next Step Monitoring, Invasive Species Treatments:
Acceptable maple, birch, pine, oak, hemlock. Regen: Other Comment: Proposed Start Date: 10/01/2019
Total Treatment 472.0 Acreage Proposed:
08/24/2018 1:31:22 PM - Page 1 of 1 DOHMN Report 4 – Site Conditions Gwinn Mgt. Unit Compartment: 217 Jason Caron : Examiner Year of Entry: 2020
Availability for Management Total Acres Acres Avail Acres Dominant Site Conditions Acres Available With Condition Not Available 2I 2F 2G 3A 143 143 0 0 Cedar 16 3 0 13 Lowland Conifers 13 29 14 0 15 Lowland Shrub 15 73 0 0 73 Lowland Spruce/Fir 73 8 8 0 0 Mixed Upland Deciduous 538 66 148 324 Northern Hardwood 148 324 50 2 0 48 Paper Birch 48 14 0 0 14 Tamarack 14 3 3 0 0 Water 875 240 148 487 Total Forested Acres 148 48 100 340 27% 17% 56% Relative Percent
*Due to limitations in the current Site Conditions Analysis tool, all nonforested acres are considered available. Future development will enable analysis of nonforested types.
Site Dominant Site No. Cond Availability Dominant Site Condition Acres Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site Condition
1 Unavailable 2G: Too wet (sensitive 73 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified soils, does not include access issues) Comments:
2 Unavailable 2G: Too wet (sensitive 14 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified soils, does not include access issues) Comments:
08/24/2018 1:32:21 PM - Page 1 of 2 DOHMN Report 4 – Site Conditions Gwinn Mgt. Unit Compartment: 217 Jason Caron : Examiner Year of Entry: 2020
3 Unavailable 2G: Too wet (sensitive 8 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified soils, does not include access issues) Comments:
4 Unavailable 2F: Too steep 48 2H: Blocked by physical Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified obstacle (e.g. upland stand in a lowland area)
Comments:
5 Unavailable 2G: Too wet (sensitive 5 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified soils, does not include access issues) Comments:
6 Unavailable 3A: Conservation Values 340 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified incompatible with harvest at this time Comments: Part of the Thomas Lake ERA.
7 Available 2I: Survey needed 80 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Comments:
8 Available 2I: Survey needed 68 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Comments:
08/24/2018 1:32:21 PM - Page 2 of 2 DOHMN Mgt. Unit Compartment: #Type! Year of Entry: Report 5 – PROPOSED SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA* (SCA) DETAILS
* This is a partial list of SCAs for this compartment. Not included are those areas identified under other Department initiatives (Natural Rivers, Deer Wintering Areas, etc.). Those will be identified in separate, future map and report products.
SCA Name SCA Category Detail Type Recommendation Acres
Comments
08/24/2018 1:30:50 PM - Page 1 of 1 DOHMN Gwinn Mgt. Unit Compartment: 217 Year of Entry 2020 Report 6 – EXISTING SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA DETAILS
* This is a list of SCA's for this compartment along with a 1/4 mile buffer surrounding the compartment. Refer to the Special Conservation Area Map for locations of the below listed Conservation Areas. ERA = Ecological Reference Area Conservation Type Description HCVA = High Conservation Value Area Area SCA = Special Conservation Area
ERA Ecological Ecological Reference Areas (ERAs) are high quality examples of natural communities that have been Reference Areas identified as Element Occurrences (EOs) by the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) within the context of their natural community classification system. Element Occurrences with viability ranks of A (Excellent) or B (Good) and a Global (G) or State (S) element (rarity) ranking of endangered (1), threatened (2), or rare (3) serve as an initial base of ERAs. They may be located upon any ownership in the State. The system is comprised of individual or associations of natural community types that are managed for restoration and maintenance of natural ecological processes and values. The public may submit recommendations for lands as ERAs using the DNR Conservation Area Recommendation Form.
08/24/2018 1:30:43 PM - Page 1 of 1 Gwinn Mgt. Unit Report 7 – Forested Stands Compartment: 217 S Year of Entry: 2020 t a Level 4 Size n Stand BA General Cover Type Density d Acres Age Range Comments:
1 4116 - Mixed N. Sapling Poor 26.6 3 Immature Stand harvested as "Thomas Lake Hardwood" #102-10-01 by Hardwood - Aspen Carey Logging Inc, cut winter of 2013-2014. Stand contains a mix of aspen, red maple stump sprouts, cherry, and fir. Regeneration is heavily browsed by moose, especially the red maple and aspen. Cherry regeneration is dense in some locations of the stand.
2 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber 73.2 87 81-110 Stand of black spruce that contains pockets of mature cedar. Well Most of the ground is low but a few areas do contain higher ground.
3 4199 - Other Mixed Poletimber 8.1 65 51-80 Stand is growing on a rock knob and contains mostly red maple, Upland Deciduous Well paper birch, scattered cherry, and aspen. Fir is scattered throughout the stand but is in poor condition. Paper birch is falling out of the stand due to age.
7 6121 - Tamarack Poletimber 13.7 81 51-80 Stand consists of low density tamarack with a mix of black Medium spruce and cedar around the perimeter. The understory consists of tag alder, cedar, and black spruce. Mistletoe exists within the stand.
8 4110 - Sugar Maple Sawtimber 77.5 86 81-110 Selective cut in 2003, TS#101-01-01. Selective cut 1981 Permit Association Well #11-81A.Stand consists of poorer quality hardwood. Basal area is still in the 90-100 square foot range. In some locations the maple regeneration looks good, in other areas it is heavily browsed by moose. Scattered large yellow birch exist within the stand. I noticed some top dieback within the stand. I am not sure of the extent of it beings it's winter.
9 6128 - Lowland Poletimber 7.7 93 81-110 Did not make it to this stand during inventory but used the Coniferous, Mixed Well adjacent compartments inventory (stand 3) in C-216 to come up Deciduous with age and species.
10 4112 - Maple, Beech, Sapling Poor 15.2 4 Immature Stand harvested in the winter of 2014. TS #102-10-01. Stand Cherry Association has regenerated to mostly red maple stump sprouts. 2-3" dbh balsam exist that were remnants from the last stand. Red maple regen is being heavily browsed by moose. I notice some fir has started to regenerate already. It's hard to tell the extent of regeneration due to the deeper snow. A few scattered large diameter white pine exist within the stand.
11 4115 - Y.Birch, Poletimber 105.3 86 81-110 Stand consists of poorer quality hardwood. Stand consists of Hemlock NH Well mostly sugar maple to the south but then grades into more of a red maple, sugar maple, yellow birch mix to the north. Pockets of hemlock exist throughout the stand, on the higher knobs. Fir sapling understory is patchy throughout the stand. Rolling and rocky hills throughout the stand as well. Some intermittent drainages exist throughout the stand. Some large diameter trees scattered within the stand. Old cut stumps exist within the stand. Basal area ranges from 90 to 130 square feet.
12 612 - Lowland Poletimber 3.1 86 Small inclusion of low ground amongst the large hardwood type. Coniferous Forest Medium I was not able to get to this stand to inventory it.
13 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber 130.2 85 51-80 Stand consists of a mix of black spruce and cedar. Scattered red Well maple and yellow birch exist as well. Old cut stumps exist within portions of the stand. Cedar is regenerating via. layering. Scattered large diameter cedar exist within the stand.
08/24/2018 1:31:01 PM - Page 1 of 2 DOHMN Gwinn Mgt. Unit Report 7 – Forested Stands Compartment: 217 S Year of Entry: 2020 t a Level 4 Size n Stand BA General Cover Type Density d Acres Age Range Comments:
14 4119 - Mixed Northern Sawtimber 94.4 81 51-80 Stand harvested in the winter of 2014. TS #102-10-01.Stand Hardwoods Medium consists of red and sugar maple with yellow birch scattered throughout. A few large diameter white pine exist within the stand as well. The understory consists of decent quality sugar maple, red maple, and white pine regeneration. A few nice oaks within the stand.
15 4115 - Y.Birch, Poletimber 219.1 89 81-110 Stand consists of sugar and red maple mixed with hemlock and Hemlock NH Well yellow birch. I noticed a few individual old hemlock and yellow birch of large diameter but no patches (or stands) of old timber. Stand goes from clumps of dense hemlock to mostly maple. Evidence exist throughout the stand of past logging, numerous cut stumps exist. Ground is rugged and rocky with rock hills and valleys throughout. Some valleys are most likely intermittent drainages during the spring season. Ground is more rugged on the western half with large rock ridges. Some hemlock and cedar regeneration exists. Hemlock and balsam is getting heavily browsed by moose. Hemlock is growing mostly on the rocky knobs and ridges that exist. The maple is growing on the flats and valleys within the stand. Some small linear lowland types (mostly cedar) exist within the stand, most are too small to delineate. A few large diameter white pine exist within the stand but not enough to put down as a species. I noticed a few white pine in the SE corner of the stand that were in the 25" (or more) DBH range.
17 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber 6.8 81 111-140 Stand consists of mostly smaller diameter cedar with a few black Well ash and yellow birch mixed in. Nice cedar regeneration exists within the understory of the stand.
18 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber 6.3 81 111-140 Stand of pole sized cedar with young black ash and yellow birch Well existing in pockets within the stand.
20 4193 - Birch, Aspen Sawtimber 47.7 83 81-110 Stand consists of mostly deciduous with scattered conifer. The Well understory is dense with fir. Rocky and hilly ground exists throughout the stand. Old aspen, paper birch, and white spruce exist. The aspen and paper birch are falling out of the stand due to old age. White spruce and balsam are in poor condition due to the budworm infestation.
21 612 - Lowland Poletimber 4.9 83 Lowland stand exists as a result of the topography. I was not Coniferous Forest Poor able to get to this stand to do the inventory.
25 4193 - Birch, Aspen Poletimber 2.1 83 51-80 Small stand that is the same cover type and age as stand 20 to Well the NE. Stand consists of a rock knob with a mix of deciduous and conifer species. Paper birch and aspen are falling out of the stand due to age.
08/24/2018 1:31:01 PM - Page 2 of 2 DOHMN Gwinn Mgt. Unit Report 8 – Nonforested Stands Compartment: 217 Year of Entry: 2020
Managed Stand Cover Type Acres Site General Comments:
6 6229 - Mixed lowland shrub 2.2 No Stand looks to be a former beaver pond that has since been drained.
19 6220 - Alder/willow 11.6 No An open stand that consists of different types of lowland grasses and tag alder. The westernmost side of the stand contains stunted cedar along with tag alder. An island of spruce fir exists within the center of the stand. Beaver activity currently exists.
22 500 - Water 1.9 No Beaver pond. I'm sure water fluctuates depending on beaver activity.
23 6220 - Alder/willow 15.3 No Stand consists of the riparian area and stream that flow through this lowland valley. Stand is part of an existing ERA, Northern Wet Meadow EO ID 18142.
24 500 - Water 1.6 No Beaver pond. I'm sure the water fluctuates depending on beaver activity.
08/24/2018 1:31:10 PM - Page 1 of 1 DOHMN