Squaxin Territory

Papaya Timber Sale (WA DNR)

The Papaya (formerly Sunny) timber sale in Capitol State Forest is scheduled to be auctioned off in 2026. U6 and U7 are located immediately adjacent to the Chameleon timber sale which was the side of a tree set in 2020. This beautiful forest is 120 years old and given time will become old growth.

Papaya Unit 5

Papaya Unit 1

Papaya Unit 6

Papaya Unit 7

Carrot Timber Sale (WADNR)

The Carrot Timber Sale was approved for auction in January 2024 over the objections of Thurston County commissioners. The board of natural resources was split over the decision. The sale is located above Cedar Creek in Capitol State Forest and contains structurally complex old forests. All mature forests should be protected. 

Learn more at wlfdc.org 

Carrot U1

Hang About Timber Sale (WADNR)

The “Hang About" timber sale targets monumental legacy forests that were originally set to be auctioned as part of the Buttercup timber sale in early 2023, now this timber sale is scheduled to be auctioned in 2028. it's located near Highway 8 in Capitol State Forest.

Hang About Unit 1

Hang About Unit 2

Hang About Unit 3

Matador Timber Sale (WA DNR)

The Matador Timber Sale in Thurston County is a Legacy Forest up for logging on Washington State Department of Natural Resource Trust Lands. The forest re-generated from logging in the early 1900s and is now around 100 years old. It, and all other legacy forests like it deserve protection, to get involved visit wlfdc.org

This sale is scheduled for auction in 2025.

Matador U4

Hartstene Flats Timber Sales (WA DNR)

The Hartstene Flats Timber Sale in Mason County is a Legacy Forest up for logging on Washington State Department of Natural Resource Trust Lands. The forest re-generated from logging in the early 1900s and is now around 100 years old. It, and all other legacy forests like it deserve protection, to get involved visit wlfdc.org

This sale is scheduled for auction in 2024.