Timber Sale Contracts
Too often timber harvests are conducted with no more than a nod and a handshake between the parties involved. Although this procedure sometimes works, a written agreement is far better.
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The Idaho Department of Lands protects 9 million acres of forests and rangelands from wildfire. Because Idahoans need timely and accurate information about fires in their communities, we issue wildfire alerts for fires on land we protect. Typically, we issue alerts for fires that are larger than 10 acres, threaten structures, or are managed by an Incident Management Team. Our wildfire alert system sends notifications and fire information via SMS text messaging and email.
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Kootenai Valley Forest Protective District
Priest Lake Forest Protective District
Pend Oreille Forest Protective District
Mica Forest Protective District
Cataldo Forest Protective District
West St. Joe Forest Protective District
Ponderosa Forest Protective District
C-PTPA Forest Protective District
Maggie Creek Forest Protective District
Craig Mountain Forest Protective District
SITPA Forest Protective District
Southwest Forest Protective District
East Idaho Forest Protective District
Priest Lake Forest Protective District
Coolin, Jack Pine Flats, Priest Lake, and Upper Priest Lake
Kootenai Valley Forest Protective District
Porthill, Moyie Springs, Bonners Ferry, and Naples
Pend Oreille Forest Protective District
Bayview, Colburn, Newport, Ponderay, Sagle, Samuels, and Sandpoint
Mica Forest Protective District
Athol, Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, and Worley
Cataldo Forest Protective District
Cataldo, Kellogg, Mullan, Osburn, Pinehurst, Rose Lake, Smelterville, and Wallace
West St. Joe Forest Protective District
Calder, Emerald Creek, Emida, Fernwood, Harrison, St. Maries, and Santa
Ponderosa Forest Protective District
Bovill, Deary, Juliaetta, Kendrick, Lenore, Lewiston, Moscow, Potlatch, and Troy
C-PTPA Forest Protective District
Elk River, Greer, Headquarters, Orofino, Pierce, and Weippe
Learn more about the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (CPTPA) by visiting their website.
Maggie Creek Forest Protective District
Clearwater, Grangeville, Kamiah, Kooskia, Nez Perce, and Stites
Craig Mountain Forest Protective District
Cottonwood, Ferdinand, Greencrick, Waha, Winchester, and Whitebird
SITPA Forest Protective District
Donnelly, Cascade, Lake Fork, McCall, New Meadows, Packer John State Forest, and Smiths Ferry
Learn more about the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA) by visiting their website.
Southwest Forest Protective District
Banks, Bogus Basin, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho City, Ola, Placerville, and Sweet
East Idaho Forest Protective District
Driggs, Rexburg, Rigby, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Pocatello, Soda Springs, Montpelier, Preston, and Malad
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