MyakkaN_Shelterwood.pdf

This file is a timber sale map prepared by the Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, depicting the South Florida Slash 25/26 Timber Sale located on Myakka State Forest in Sarasota County, Florida. The sale encompasses approximately 479 acres divided into two distinct harvest areas: Area 1 comprises 270 acres of shelterwood cut in a 50+ year old South Florida slash pine stand, while Area 2 consists of 209 acres of third row thinning with operator select in two separate stands aged 15 and 26 years. The harvesting operations will be conducted under direct supervision of the Forester-in-Charge, with Area 1 utilizing operator-select methods to reduce stand density to 30 square feet of basal area per acre while creating seed tree clusters, and Area 2 targeting a reduction to 50 square feet of basal area per acre. The contract term is eighteen months, and interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Caroline Ritchey at (941) 460-1333.

The total estimated volume to be removed from the sale area is 6,328 tons of pine pulpwood. Sale boundaries are delineated by forest boundaries, roads, and fire lines as indicated on the provided maps. A two-tree buffer of leave trees will remain on each side of the existing bike trail in Area 1, and test-plot areas with marked trees should serve as guides for harvesting the remaining portions. 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 the Florida Forest Service office located at 4723 53 Avenue E, Bradenton, Florida.