MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST TRAIL MAINTENANCE

This requirement is for trail maintenance to be performed within and adjacent the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area in the Malheur National Forest. Lines items involve logout and brushing of eight wilderness trail segments and five non-wilderness trail segments. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, supervision, material, equipment, facilities, services, supplies, travel, transportation, training, and incidentals to perform deferred trail maintenance. The line items require logout and brushing on the trail segments based on USFS standards (Reference Exhibits 1-7). This includes all downed and leaning trees, brushing of woody type vegetation encroaching on the trail corridor, and general clearing of debris from trail beds. Brushing is 4 feet from centerline of trail, 10 feet high. Clearing of down logs is the same, in addition to hazard trees. Cut stubs to avoid safety concerns – where possible cut to ground level. Trails shall be cleared to standard trail clearing specifications. Whitebark pine within trail clearing limits have special specifications shown in technical requirements.