Forest Management Bureau
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Bureau Chief Bob Helmer [email: bhelmer@idl.idaho.gov] The Forest Management Bureau is located in the IDL Coeur d'Alene Staff Office, 3284 West Industrial Loop, Coeur d'Alene ID 83815; phone (208) 769-1525; fax (208) 769-1524
Updates
› Requirements of Potential and Successful Bidders on State Timber Sales (July 2009) - This PDF document includes information on Bidding Procedures, Sale Procedures, Bonding Requirements and Insurance Requirements.
› For additional information, visit the Department's Timber Sale Website
What We Do
We coordinate and administer inventory, forest improvement and sale of forest products from endowment lands while improving the health and vigor of the state forests for maximum long-term financial return.
Types of Sales
› Timber Sales - Volumes exceeding 1,000 MBF with an appraised value of more than $150,000. These sales are advertised for four weeks in a newspaper in the county where the sale is located and are sold at public auction.
› Salvage Sales - Volumes not exceeding 1,000 MBF with an appraised value of $150,000 or less. These sales are advertised for one week in a newspaper in the county where the sale is located and are sold at public auction.
› Direct Sales - Volumes not exceeding 100 MBF with a value of $15,000 or less. Generally used to harvest isolated parcels of timber of insufficient value to justify advertisement, these sales require no advertisement and are not used if more than one party is interested in the timber involved.
About the IDL Timber Sale Information Website
Timber Sale Web Site -WEB LINK: https://apps.idl.idaho.gov/timbersale/Search.aspx
In response to industry requests, the Department of Lands has developed an online timber sale information website. The website includes the following information:
› Current Fiscal Year Sales Plans;
› Next Fiscal Year's Proposed Sale Plan;
› Notice of Proposed Timber Sale Advertisements;
› Links to IDL's Public Web Sites;
› Customers and the general public will be able to set up user accounts to receive email notifications of sale updates/changes;
› Purchasers can set up secure accounts for access to post sale documents, such as sale contracts and bond forms;
› Ability to search for timber sales by various search criteria, such as Supervisory Area, sale name, auction date or sale type;
› Access timber sale information, such as sale maps, volume estimates, road development, logging cost estimates and sale appraisal information.
Timber Sale Plans by Year
Each fiscal year the Department of Lands presents a proposed Timber Sales Plan, Road Development Plan and Letters of Transmittal to the State Board of Land Commissioners for approval. Each sale listed in the Plan is subsequently presented to the Land Board for individual approval prior to advertisement and sale. Road construction and reconstruction, as outlined on the Road Development Plan, is necessary to develop or improve access for timber harvest and other management activities.
For more recent timber sale plans, visit the IDL Timber Sale Information Web Site.
| FY 2008 | FY 2007 | FY 2006 | FY 2005 |
| FY 2004 | FY 2003 | FY 2002 | FY 2001 |
Other Fiscal and Calendar Year Information
For more information, visit the IDL Timber Sale Information Web Site.
WEB LINK: https://apps.idl.idaho.gov/timbersale/Search.aspx
Fiscal and Calendar Year Information
Summary of Timber Products Sold 1995-2003
| FISCAL YEAR | 1999-2003 | CALENDAR YEAR | 1999-2003 |
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Document links on this page are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
