IDL timber sales help fund vital public institutions and services. Our timber sales generate millions for beneficiaries like Idaho’s public schools, veterans’ homes, and colleges and universities.
Idaho’s forest products industry is the largest contributor to the endowments’ annual revenue. The trees we sell account for 25% of all timber harvested in Idaho. IDL foresters protect the endowments’ renewable timber resources by managing the land, selling the timber, planting new trees, and repeating the process.
Recent Timber Sale Notifications
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Timber Sale Notification - St. Joe Supervisory Area - Keel Over
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Timber Sale Notification - Priest Lake Supervisory Area - Big Cool
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*2nd Attempt* Timber Sale Notification - Ponderosa Supervisory Area - Y Schwartz Cedar
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Timber Sale Notification - Clearwater Supervisory Area - Upper Reeds Creek
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Timber Sale Notification - Nez Perce Clearwater NF - Jungle Badger GNA
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*2nd Attempt* Timber Sale Notification - Mica Supervisory Area - Stateline Cable
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Timber Sale Notification - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area - Model T Coulee
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Timber Sale Notification - Pend Oreille Lake Supervisory Area - Steep Ranger
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*2nd Attempt* Timber Sale Notification - St. Joe Supervisory Area - Smith Sandwich Cedar
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*2nd Attempt* Timber Sale Notification - St. Joe Supervisory Area - Retired Sawing Cedar
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Fiscal Year 2025 - Proposed Timber Sale Plan
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REVISED Timber Sale Notification - BLM- Happy Trails GNA Ton
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Timber Sale Notification - Bureau of Land Management - Happy Trails GNA Ton
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Timber Sale Notification- Idaho Panhandle National Forest -REAPPRAISED Hoodoo Valley GNA Ton
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Timber Sale Notification - Boise National Forest - Hurd-Wyck GNA Ton
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Hoodoo Valley GNA Ton Auction CANCELLED
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Timber Sale Notification - Boise National Forest - Aldape GNA Ton
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Timber Sale Notification - Boise National Forest - West Pine GNA Ton
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Timber Sale Notification - Payette National Forest - Sloans Point GNA Ton
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Corrected - Timber Sale Notification- Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Hoodoo Valley GNA Ton
Learn More About Endowment Land
Managed by Statewide Elected Officials
Idaho's constitution charges the State Board of Land Commissioners with managing endowment lands for the beneficiaries. The Board delegates its stewardship and daily management responsibilities to the Idaho Department of Lands.
Located Near Every Idaho Community
At statehood Idaho received sections 16 and 36 of each thirty-six square mile township to support public schools, plus additional sections for the other beneficiaries. This resulted in the ownership pattern initially being scattered across a checkerboard pattern. You can see the exact locations of all endowment lands on our interactive GIS maps.
Providing Vital Funding for Beneficiaries
We generate revenue from endowment lands by selling timber and leasing the land for grazing, farming, conservation, communication sites, recreation, residential/commercial use, minerals, and more.
Serving the Beneficiaries Financial Needs First
Endowment lands impact all of us in one way or another. But it’s the beneficiaries that have our undivided loyalty. This loyalty is core to the constitutional purpose of endowment lands. No matter how desirable a competing interests may be, we are constitutionally bound not to be swayed by anything that is not in the best financial interest of the beneficiaries.
Nine Beneficiaries Receive the Funding
Idaho’s public schools, Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind, University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College, state hospitals for the mentally ill, state veterans homes, Capitol Commission, and state correctional system
Sole Mission to Produce Maximum Revenue
Endowment lands differ from other public lands. They are managed solely to generate revenue for the beneficiaries. Other public land managers have different missions. For endowment land, any use besides generating revenue is secondary because the Land Board, in its capacity as a trustee, must act with undivided loyalty in the interest of the beneficiaries.