BLM Coos Bay District sells 1.9 million board feet of timber, July 12

BLM release – 18 Western Oregon Counties will receive 50 percent of proceeds from this and other sales.  NORTH BEND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District sold 1.95 million board feet of timber at an oral auction on June 28 for $291,419. 3H Forestry and Land Management, LLC of Myrtle Point was the high bidder for the “Lookout” timber sale. The timber, which is located on Oregon and California Railroad Revested (O&C) Lands in Coos County, sold above the appraised price of $257,157.50. In addition to supporting working landscapes across the West, timber sales help reduce wildfire risk in support of Executive Order 13855, Promoting Active Management of America’s Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk; and Secretary’s Order 3372, Reducing Wildfire Risks on Department of the Interior Land Through Active Management. The money received from the timber sale is deposited into the federal Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands Fund, which in turn is shared with the 18 western Oregon counties that contain lands designated under the Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield Management Act of 1937. These counties receive 50 percent of the receipts from the sale of forest products coming out of O&C Lands each year. The O&C Lands, which lie in a checkerboard pattern through the 18 counties, contain more than 2.4 million acres of forests. These areas contain a diversity of plant and animal species, wild and scenic rivers, wilderness areas, and cultural and historical resources, and in addition to opportunities for timber sales host multiple uses including recreation, mining, grazing, and more. It takes approximately 16,000 board feet of lumber to frame a 2,000-square-foot home. One million board feet of timber is enough to build approximately 63 family sized residential homes. For additional information on the Bureau of Land Management’s timber program, please visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/forests-and-woodlands/timber-sales