Remnant 25-26 Timber Sale.pdf

The document is a sale advertisement issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, for the Remnant 25/26 Timber Sale located in Blackwater River State Forest, Okaloosa County, Florida. The sale involves a leave tree marked thinning of approximately 98 acres of loblolly and slash pine, with a 12-month contract duration. The timber sale includes estimated volumes of 1,074 tons of pine pulpwood, 201 tons of pine super pulpwood, 465 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 5,804 tons of pine sawtimber, and 644 tons of pine poles. Sealed bids will be opened on August 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM CDT at 11650 Munson Highway, Milton, FL 32570, with interested parties able to obtain complete bid information by contacting William Zuhlke at (850) 957-5700.

The timber sale is for an SFI Certified Forest (NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755), with all unmarked pine within the sale area available for harvest, while timber marked with yellow paint is not to be harvested or damaged. Sale area boundaries are marked with double dots of orange paint. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the received bids. The sale is being conducted under the authority of Wilton Simpson, Commissioner of Agriculture, with administrative support from Mike Hudson at the Blackwater Forestry Center.