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Seeking Contractor to Plant and Maintain 282 Acres of Forest in Pennsylvania – Spring 2024

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from forest planting contractors to establish new forest on one large site totaling 282.38 acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania during the spring 2024 planting season. Services sought include site preparation, invasive plant control, material procurement, planting, annual maintenance, replanting services, and shelter removal on portions of…

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Seeking Contractor for 9 Acres of Meadow Establishment in South-Central PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from land management contractors to convert 8.76 acres of lawn to meadow habitat across 4 sites in Pennsylvania during the fall 2023 planting season. Services sought include: Site preparation with 2 applications of broad-spectrum, systemic herbicides in September and October 2023 Seeding via a no-till drill…

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Seeking Contractor for 45 Acres of Meadow Establishment in Chester County, PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from land management contractors to establish 45.2 acres of meadow habitat on a current crop field in Chester County, Pennsylvania in fall 2023. Services sought include: Procuring seed with approval of Alliance staff Seeding via a no-till drill in October or November 2023 1 establishment mow…

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Seeking Forest Planting Contractor for 106 Acres of Riparian and Upland Forests in PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from forest planting contractors to establish new forest on 106.3 total acres in Pennsylvania during the spring 2023 planting season. Services sought also include site preparation, annual ‘turnkey’ maintenance, and replanting services on portions of those acres. Services sought entail: Pre-planting mowing on 4.5 acres across…

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Seeking Forest Planting/Maintenance Contractor for 47 Acres of Riparian Forest Buffer in PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from forest planting contractors to establish new forests on 46.7 total acres in Pennsylvania during the fall 2022 planting season. Services sought also include subsequent ‘turnkey’ maintenance on 29.70 of those acres. All services sought entail: Pre-planting mowing on 24.55 acres across 4 planting sites. Planting…

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Seeking Forest Planting Contractor for 40 Acres of Riparian Forest Buffer in PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking bids from forest planting contractors to plant 40.31 acres of forest in south-central Pennsylvania. Services sought entail: Planting 10,744 bare-root seedlings during spring 2022 planting season Installation of perforated 5’ deer shelters on all stems Scope of Work The contractor shall be responsible for providing all equipment,…

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