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BLM Sells Over 13 Million Board Feet of Timber in Linn County

The Bent Beekman and Roaring Toads timber sales totaled $3,238,399.

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Courtesy: Freres Lumber Company Inc.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Approximately 13.3 million board feet (MBF) of timber was offered for sale at oral auction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.

The Bent Beekman Timber Sale (4,495 MBF), located 20 miles southeast of the town of Scio, in Linn County, was purchased by Freres Lumber Company Inc. for the bid price of $1,739,348. There were three other bidders on the parcel.

The Roaring Toads Timber Sale (8,813 MBF), located 16 miles southeast of the town of Scio, in Linn County, was purchased by Freres Lumber Company Inc, for the bid price of $2,031,858. There were no other bidders on this sale.

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For more information on Salem BLM’s timber sale program go to: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/timbersales/index.php




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Scott May 5, 2016 6:17 pm (Pacific time)

Your math is wrong on the header and in the first paragraph. It should be 13 million board feet, not 13 thousand.

EDITOR: Thank you! The corrections have been made. 

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