Sale Advertisement Cow Pen 24-25 Timber Sale.pdf
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- Cow Pen 24/25 Timber Sale
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- Hernando County, Brownsville CDP, Florida
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The Sale Advertisement is issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, seeking sealed bids for a timber sale in the Withlacoochee State Forest across Citrus and Hernando Counties. The sale involves row with operator select thinning of approximately 184 acres of planted longleaf pine, divided into three stands: two stands (Areas A and B) totaling 174 acres will have every fourth row harvested for access and selective tree removal to achieve a 60 square feet per acre basal area, while a 10-acre stand (Area C) will have every third row harvested to reach a 40 square feet per acre basal area. The contract will be for twelve months, with bid opening scheduled for 05/13/2025 at 10:00 AM EDT in Brooksville, Florida.
The estimated timber volumes to be removed include 6,000 tons of pine pulpwood and 2,000 tons of pine chip-n-saw and better. Trees selected for removal will include diseased, deformed, forked, and suppressed trees, along with a portion of intermediate and codominant trees. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities. Interested parties can obtain complete bid information by contacting Daniel Taylor at (352) 797-4136. The sale boundaries are defined by roads, firelines, orange paint, or obvious forest type changes, with a focus on preserving healthy trees with good form and large crowns.
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| Cow_Pen_T_S_Location_Map_BW.pdf | ||
| Cow_Pen_T_S_Area_C_Map_BW.pdf |
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Cow Pen 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 sale is a row with operator select thinning of approximately 184 acres of planted longleaf pine separated three stands located within the Sugarmill Woods, Annutteliga Hammock, and Homosassa Tracts of
Withlacoochee State Forest in Citrus and Hernando Counties, Florida. Two of the stands, totaling 174 acres, are represented as Areas A and B on the attached maps. Timber to be harvested in these areas include every fourth row for access and select trees in the leave rows to reach a target basal area of 60 square feet per acre. An additional 10 acre stand, represented as Area C on the attached maps, is located in the Annutteliga
Hammock Unit. Timber to be harvested in this area includes every third row for access and select trees in the leave rows to reach a target basal area of 40 square feet per acre.
Trees to be removed from the leave rows includes diseased, deformed, forked, and suppressed trees along with a portion of the intermediate and codominant trees to reach the desired basal area. Leave trees should be healthy trees with good form and large crowns and are not to be damaged by harvesting operations. Sale boundaries are roads, firelines, orange paint, or obvious forest type changes. The estimated volumes to be removed from this stand include 6,000 tons of pine pulpwood and 2,000 tons of pine chip-n-saw and better. This will be a twelve (12) month contract. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Daniel Taylor at (352) 797-4136.
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:
15019 Broad Street, Brooksville, Fl 34601
05/13/2025 10:00 AM, EDT
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Keith Mousel Withlacoochee Forestry Center
(352) 797-4116
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