Manchester Stewardship
Description of Work-The Manchester IRSC is located in both the Boulder and Clear Creek Ranger Districts of the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forests, encompassing the area indicated on the Contract Area Map. Land management objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:
(1) Improve Forest Health-Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loadings.
(2) Utilize Timber or other products-Provide wood resource to forest product industry.
To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: stand cleaning/thinning, mechanical fuels reduction, snag and down wood management, and removal of Timber or Other Products.
Resulting Contract-any resultant contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for timber removal.
Project Location-the contract is located in T1S, R72W sections 29 & 30, 6th P.M., Boulder County Colorado. Units 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 5c, 6a, 6b, 6c, and 7 of the contract area are located approximately 5 miles south of Nederland, Colorado on the Boulder Ranger District.
Brooke Barker, Contract Specialist, Phone 970-295-6610, Email brooke.barker@usda.gov
