Description
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This sale is approximately 479 acres in size and consists of a combination of approximately 209 acres of third row thinning with operator select and 270 acres of shelterwood cut on Myakka State Forest in Sarasota County. The goal is to reduce the stand to 30 square feet of basal area per acre while creating seed tree clusters. The estimated volume to be removed from the total sale area is 6,328 tons of pine pulpwood.
• The sale is for approximately 479 acres of timber.
• The sale includes a combination of third row thinning with operator select and shelterwood cut.
• The goal is to reduce the stand to 30 square feet of basal area per acre while creating seed tree clusters.
• The estimated volume to be removed from the total sale area is 6,328 tons of pine pulpwood.
• The contract will be for 18 months.