U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Dillon Field Office
Dillon Field Office
| Contacts: | Contact David Abrams 406-533-7617 |
BLM Announces Results Of Dillon Timber Sale
RY Timber, Inc. of Townsend, Mont. was the successful bidder on a recent timber sale offered by the Bureau of Land Management in Dillon. The sale is in the Price Creek and Bean Creek drainages of the Centennial Valley, about 12 miles east of Monida, Mont.
The total sale price was $31,824.25 for 15,675 tons of softwood products and 400 tons of biomass material.
The sale, known as the Price of Beans timber sale, was for an 862-acre salvage, sanitation, and commercial thinning harvest located in Township 14 South, Range 3 West, Section 31; Township 15 South, Range 3 West, Section 6; Township 15 South, Range 4 West, Sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; and Township 15 South, Range 4 West, Sections 1 and 12.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Dillon Field Office 1005 Selway Dillon, MT 59725