FY 18/19 Cable Thinning Timber Harvest

The contract is for the FY 18/19 Cable Thinning Timber Harvest project, which involves harvesting designated and marked merchantable timber in one stand of approximately 56 acres in the Corvallis Forest and transporting it to the City-designated mills. The project includes cable thinning, ground yarding, and variable density cable thinning. The contract was awarded to B & G Logging and Construction and Cross & Crown, Inc. The key aspects of the project include: • Harvesting of approximately 500 MBF of Douglas fir saw logs • Conversion of up to 2.7 acres of alder to conifers • Thinning of a 39-year-old stand to promote wind-firmness, reduce density, and improve crowns • Cable yarding and ground yarding of designated areas • Transportation of harvested timber to designated mills