U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
South Dakota Field Office
South Dakota Field Office
| Contacts: | Mark Jacobsen | |||
| (406) 233-2831 |
BLM announces timber sale results
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. --- The BLM South Dakota Field Office awarded the Sugarloaf timber sale contract to high-bidder Neiman Timber Company at $2.75 per ton, June 4.
The sale area is east of the Terry Peak and Mystic Miner Ski Areas and encompasses part of the Mickelson National Recreation Trail. Neiman Timber Company is based out of Hulett, Wyo.
The salvage of nearly 3,000 trees infested by Mountain pine beetle is expected to start mid-June. The additional thinning of non-infested trees in the sale area will also help improve resiliency to beetle attack and reduce wildfire risk on residual trees.
Coordination with the State of South Dakota as well as private landowners was required in order to complete the sale.
Further questions may be directed to the South Dakota Field Office at 605-892-7000. For the latest updates, find us on the web at: www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/south_dakota_field.html and on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/BLMMontana.
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.
South Dakota Field Office 310 Roundup Street Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717