Environment Map_East Woody.pdf

This is a timber sale advertisement issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service for the East Woody 26/27 Timber Sale on Tiger Bay State Forest in Volusia County, Florida. The project involves the first thinning of 175 total acres, comprising 168.3 acres of 20-25-year-old planted slash pine and 6.7 acres of natural pine. For the plantation area, timber removal will include every third row plus operator-selected trees in remaining rows to achieve a target basal area of 70 square feet per acre. In the natural pine stand, new rows will be cut 30 feet apart with a maximum width of 20 feet, followed by operator selection of trees to reach the same basal area target. The estimated volume to be removed is 8,637 tons of pine pulpwood and better. The contract term is eighteen (18) months. Sealed bids will be opened on October 20, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT at 4316 W. International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32124. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Rachel Kyle at (386) 317-3278.

The sale boundaries are defined by roads, wetlands, obvious timber type changes, state forest boundaries, and fire lines. Logging decks and skid trails require approval by the Forester-in-Charge. Operator-selected trees for removal will include those that are diseased, damaged, forked, suppressed, or otherwise approved by the Forester-in-Charge to meet basal area targets. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in bids received.