3. Shelterwood Method: The removal of the mature timber in a series 



of cuttings, which extend over a relatively 

 short portion of the rotation. The establish- 

 ment of essentially even-aged reproduction is 

 encouraged under the partial shelter of the 

 remaining seed trees. 



Each unit designated for harvest was marked on the basis of the most 

 efficient and appropriate method to naturally regenerate a new forest stand. 



The units to be harvested by each silvicultural method and the total 

 acreages included are give below: 



Units Number Silvicultural Method Total Acreage 



1,2 2 Shelterwood 20.4 



6,9,11,13, 



15,17, 19 7 Seed Tree 63.0 



3,4,5,7,8, 

 10,12,14,16, 



18 10 Clearcut 86.2 



169.6 



Road construction, improvement and maintenance activities will begin at 

 the junction of the existing Upper Whitefish road and U.S. Highway 93 opposite 

 the Olney turnoff and will proceed into the sale area. These activities will con- 

 sist of the following: 



1 . New roads will be constructed over 7.8 miles, 7.2 miles of which 

 consist of secondary haul roads and .6 miles which consist of 

 temporary spur roads. 



2. Widening, ditching and the placement of five culverts will improve 



1 .1 miles of existing road to secondary haul road standards. These 

 improvements will also include minor alignment and grade changes. 



3. Road resurfacing (ripping roadway where large boulders are exposed, 

 placing of approximately six inches of gravel and regrading of the 

 road surface) will be done over 9.0 miles of existing road, reauiring 

 the placement of approximately 18, 240 cubic yards of gravel from a 

 2.5 acre site located in SE£,NE* Section 14, T33N,R23W. The pur- 

 chaser will be required to prepare a reclamation plan and enter into 



a written agreement with the State Board of Land Commissioners as 

 provided for in Montana's Open Cut Mining Act. 



4. As a dust abatement measure, not less than 2500 gallons per mile of 

 Forest Service Dust Oil (Fuel Oil, number 5 grade) will be evenly 



