Eddy 24-25 Timber Sale.pdf
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- Baker County, Florida
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This is a timber sale advertisement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, seeking sealed bids for a fourth-row thinning operation on approximately 270 acres of 24- to 27-year-old planted slash pine in John M. Bethea State Forest, Baker County, Florida. The project is divided into two areas of similar size (134 and 136 acres) and involves removing every fourth row of trees plus select trees in remaining rows to achieve a target basal area of 60 square feet per acre. The estimated yield includes 15,649 tons of pine pulpwood and 2,337 tons of pine chip-n-saw and better. Bids will be opened on March 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT at 1656 State Road 2, Sanderson, FL. The contract duration is twelve months.
The sale specifies detailed selection criteria for tree removal, prioritizing diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees, followed by intermediate and co-dominant trees as needed. The Forester-in-Charge has authority to adjust target basal area based on stand and site conditions. Sale boundaries are clearly marked, and designated decks and skid trails are marked with blue paint. Property boundary trees, marked with white bands or signs, must be preserved. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive irregularities.
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Eddy 24/25 Timber Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a fourth-row thinning with logger select of approximately 270 acres of 24- to 27-year-old planted slash pine in two areas on John M.
Bethea State Forest (SFI Certified Forest #NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755) in Baker County, Florida
(see attached maps). Area 1 is approximately 134 acres in size and Area 2 is approximately
136 acres in size. Timber to be removed includes every fourth row and select trees in remaining rows to reach a target basal area of 60 square feet per acre. Timber to be removed in select rows will be harvested based on the following criteria: diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees shall be harvested first, followed by a portion of the intermediate and co-dominant trees to reach the desired basal area. Leave trees should be evenly spaced throughout the sale area. The target basal area per acre and/or number of trees per acre can be adjusted by the Forester-in-Charge as needed due to variations in stand and site conditions. Sale boundaries are marked property boundaries, roads, firelines, or wetlands.
Decks and skid trails are designated with blue paint on all blocks to be thinned. Property boundary trees are marked with white bands or property signs and are not to be harvested or damaged. Estimated volumes to be removed are 15,649 tons of pine pulpwood and 2,337 tons of pine chip-n-saw and better. This sale contract will be for twelve (12) months. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Garrett Henderson at (904) 259-
2157.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
1656 State Road 2, Sanderson, FL 320870
3/11/2025 10:00 AM, EDT
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Glenn Davis Suwannee Forestry Center
(386) 243-6240
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