FY27 Longleaf Hand-Planting Tuskegee National Forest

Site for planting longleaf trees

*Please see attached specifications and map for details *

Location: Tuskegee National Forest, two tracts, 12+/- acres and 23+/- acres in portions of Section 12, T17N, R24E, Macon County, AL, as shown on the attached map.
These tracts were planted in the winter of 2022-23 and the USFS wishes to plant an additional 222 trees per acre to increase stocking levels. Interested bidders may examine the tract at any time.
Specifications for 35+/- acres to be hand-planted with longleaf:

o    Vendor to provide labor only, containerized longleaf pine seedlings will be provided by the USFS, to be picked up at the Tuskegee work center
o    Plant on a 14’ x 14’ spacing or 222 trees per acre
o    At least 90% of the seedlings must be correctly planted according to AFC’s resource sheet “Planting Pine Seedlings”, which is available on the AFC website
o    Seedlings are to be planted between December 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027
o    Vendor to provide proper care and handling of the seedlings while they are in the vendor’s custody
o    Plugs should stay intact when extracted and during handling, with no loss of potting medium, and should never be allowed to dry out
o    Top of plug to be slightly exposed above the soil surface

If you would like to do a sight visit, please reach out to David Kelley, State Lands Forester, Alabama Forestry Commission, @ (334)850-3069

Any other questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Due to the possibility of sight visits, I will have this out for bid for 14 business days.