August Timber Sales Makes Over $14.3M, BLM Says

The Bureau of Land Management sold 55.1 million board feet of timber across 2,281 public acres in Oregon for $14,343,372.  BLM said these nine timber sales in western Oregon during August will feed local mills and support about 770 jobs in western Oregon communities.

• The Coos Bay District sold 3.2 million board feet of timber across 118 public acres in the Soup Bones CT timber sale to Morrell Logging, LLC, of Pleasant Hill for $229,195.
• The Lakeview District sold 1.9 million board feet across 490 acres in the Bryant timber sale to Upland Forest Services, LLC, of Klamath Falls for $13,162.
• The Northwest Oregon District in Salem sold 7.7 million board feet across 183 acres in the For Granite timber sale to Freres Lumber Co., Inc., of Lyons for $2,074,718; 7.3 million board feet across 167 public acres in the Riley Coyote timber sale to Hampton Tree Farms, LLC, of Salem for $2,321,169; and 6.7 million board feet across 160 public acres in the Deer Slide timber sale to Stella-Jones Corporation of Eugene for $3,078,509.
• The Northwest Oregon District in Springfield sold 8.7 million board feet across 368 acres in the Dueling Elk timber sale to Freres Lumber Co., Inc., of Lyons for $1,312,313; and 5.5 million board feet across 193 public acres in the Shotgun Formation timber sale for $1,510,245 and 6.3 million board feet across 219 public acres in the Creat-Panther timber sale for $1,710,739 to Sierra Pacific Industries of Eugene.
• The Roseburg District sold 7.8 million board feet across 383 acres in the Noble Steed timber sale to Sierra Pacific Industries of Eugene for $2,093,322.  

"The production of timber, lumber and other wood products from public lands is critical to our Nation’s well-being, including local job creation,” said Barry Bushue, BLM Oregon/Washington state director. “Timber production also supports forest management and wildfire risk reduction projects can save American lives and communities."  

In western Oregon, the BLM manages 2.4 million acres.

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