Hatchery 25/26 Timber Sale

<p>SALE ADVERTISEMENT</p><p>Hatchery 25/26 Timber Sale</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a take tree marked thinning of approximately 440 acres of longleaf pine and slash pine on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida (SFI Certified Forest BVC-SFIFM-700005). All pine marked with blue paint within the sale area is available for harvest.&nbsp; Any and all timber that is not marked with blue paint shall not be harvested or damaged.&nbsp; Estimated volumes for the sale are as follows: 3,339 tons of pine pulpwood, 1,128 tons of pine super pulpwood, 1,377 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 3,273 tons of pine sawtimber, and 818 tons of pine poles.&nbsp; Sale area boundaries are marked with double dots of orange paint.&nbsp;This will be a 9-month contract. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting&nbsp;Thomas Jernigan at (850) 957-5737.</p><p>The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bids will be opened at:</p><p>11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Fl 32570</p><p>02/26/2026 10:00 AM, CST</p>