BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR
For release: October 28, 2015
Contact: Tim Lieske, Salem District
Forester, 503-315-5924
Trish Hogervorst, PAO
503-375-5657
BLM Sells Timber in Linn County
Salem, Ore -- Approximately 4,444 thousand board feet (MBF) of timber was offered for
sale at oral auction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District, on
Wednesday, October 28. The Belly Twister timber sale was sold for $1,157,189.
The Belly Twister Timber Sale (4,444 MBF), located ten miles east of the town of Scio, in
Linn County, was purchased by Freres Lumber Company Inc. for the appraised price of
$1,157,189. There were no other bidders on the parcel.
For more information on Salem BLM’s timber sale program go
to: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/timbersales/index.php
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. The BLM's
mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future
generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated
$5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.
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