FawnRoad25-26TS.pdf

This is a timber sale advertisement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, for a fourth-row logger select thinning project on Lake George State Forest in Volusia County, Florida. The sale encompasses 185 acres of 24- to 37-year-old planted slash pine and longleaf pine, with approximately 6,299 tons of pulpwood and better to be removed. The harvesting operation will involve removing every fourth row for access and selectively thinning leave rows to achieve a target basal area of 70 square feet per acre, with new rows cut 30 to 40 feet apart where rows are not easily defined, not exceeding 20 feet in width. Diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees will be harvested from leave rows to reach the desired basal area. The contract term is eighteen (18) months, with sealed bids to be opened on April 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT at 8431 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida 32809. Complete bid information is available from Cynthia Venuti at (384) 384-5259.

The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received. No pricing terms, set-asides, funding requirements, or other specific financial details are provided in the sale advertisement. The map included with this documentation delineates the sale boundaries, including roads, swamp edges, and plowed lines, and identifies primary roads, secondary roads, service roads, and the Lake George State Forest boundary in relation to surrounding county roads and U.S. Route 17.