River Styx Timber Sale

The St. Johns River Water Management District is requesting sealed bids for a per ton timber sale within the Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve in Alachua County, Florida. The sale area is approximately 151.3 acres and includes a combination of marked and logger-select thinning within mature slash pine stands. The district estimates the volume of timber conveyed to be 3,640 tons of pine pulpwood and 750 tons of chip-n-saw. • The sale area is located in Section 12, Township 11 South, Range 21 East, and is accessed at 10742 South County Road 325, Hawthorne, Florida. • The sale boundaries include roads, swamps, marked property boundaries, and obvious changes in timber type. • The district is seeking bids for the harvest of marked and logger-select trees, with the goal of achieving a density of 45 to 50 square feet of basal area per acre. • The successful bidder will be responsible for harvesting the timber in accordance with the district's guidelines and regulations.