Confluence Map 2.pdf

This is a timber sale advertisement and map from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, for a selective thinning project on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The Confluence 26/27 Timber Sale encompasses approximately 137 acres of mixed pine species and involves the removal of off-site pine species such as slash and loblolly while preserving carefully selected longleaf pine marked with yellow paint. The estimated timber volumes total 1,048 tons of pine pulpwood, 190 tons of pine super pulpwood, 612 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 3,382 tons of pine sawtimber, and 376 tons of pine poles. The contract term is 24 months, and sealed bids will be opened on August 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT at 11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Florida 32570. Interested parties may contact Wesley Woodham at (850) 957-5721 for complete bid information.

The forest is Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified under BVC-SFIFM-700005. Sale area boundaries are marked with double dots of orange paint, and all unmarked pine within the sale area is available for harvest. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received. The accompanying map delineates the timber sale area, access roads, state forest boundaries, closed roads, and trail locations within Blackwater River State Forest.