These project will involve timber sale preparation as described in forest service handbook 2409.12 - timber cruising handbook

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region, awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $532,703.35 to Comanche Nation under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691), effective June 18, 2025, with a completion date of September 27, 2033. Under this agreement, Comanche Nation will perform timber sale preparation activities on federal lands in Texas, including marking and cruising timber consistent with Forest Service Handbook 2409.12, with potential progression to advanced sale preparation activities upon additional training. The scope of work also encompasses land line maintenance to establish project parameters and conduct heritage surveys involving pedestrian reconnaissance, subsurface probing through shovel testing, and site delineation.

The Good Neighbor Authority program authorizes federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct restoration and land management projects on federal lands through negotiated cooperative agreements designed to increase the pace and scale of forest and watershed restoration. As a federally recognized tribe with extensive experience administering federal grants and contracts across multiple agencies, Comanche Nation's participation in this agreement leverages tribal capacity to support Forest Service land management objectives while contributing to regional forest and watershed health priorities in the Southern Region.

The work will mainly consist of marking and cruising timber but may progress to other sale preparation activities with additional training.heritage surveys will also be included in this agreement. The planned work will involve pedestrian reconnaissance, subsurface probing (shovel testing), and site delineation forheritage surveys.land line maintenance will also need to be accomplished to establish parameters for any and all projects.