BLM timber sales to offer nearly 17 million board feet in western Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will offer sale of up to 17 million board feet of timber to be harvested from across 662 public acres near Holley in Linn County. The BLM will accept written and oral bids at 10 a.m. on June 26, 2025, at the Springfield Interagency Office, 3106 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, Ore.
The 345-acre Farm Team timber sale and 317-acre Brushback timber sale will offer variable retention harvest and thinning expected to produce about 8.5 million board feet of timber each. Timber produced from these sales will provide critical supplies for construction and other industries, and support jobs across western Oregon economies.
“America has significant timber resources and many of those resources are in western Oregon,” said BLM Northwest Oregon District Manager Dennis Teitzel. “We are focused on sustainable production of timber that produces jobs that support families and improves American lives.”
In western Oregon, the BLM manages 2.4 million acres of some of the most productive forests in the world, and is committed to supplying a reliable, secure, and resilient domestic supply of timber. BLM forestry supports economic security, reduces risks from wildfire, conserves fish and wildlife habitat, and decreases costs of energy production. Local communities rely on jobs that come from BLM forests, and timber from public land feeds local industry.
Each year, the BLM Oregon-Washington forestry program sales support approximately 2,000 local jobs and generate more than $1 billion for local economies. Revenue from timber sold on O&C lands is shared between the U.S. Treasury and 18 western Oregon counties. This funding provides local communities with the means to construct new county buildings; develop fairgrounds and museums; support libraries, schools, and jails; and build flood-control dams and reservoirs.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.