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.
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The Deep Dive Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in 2024 and contains structurally complex old forests. It is located on the western side of Lewis County. All mature forests should be protected.
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The Dabbler Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in October 2024, this timber sale contains structurally complex old forests that have never been clear-cut. These forests naturally regenerated from a fire in the early 1900s and were selectively logged in the 1990s. These forests are some of the only primary forests remaining in Clark county and should be protected.
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The Punch Bowl Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in February 2024, unit one of this timber sale contains structurally complex old forests. This is one of the only old forests remaining in Clark County and should be protected.
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The Caramel Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in 2027, and contains structurally complex old forests. It is located on the eastern side of Capitol State Forest in Thurston County, where the commissioners have asked that all mature forests be protected.
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Firvana Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in November 2024, this timber sale contains some of the only structurally complex old forests in Green Mountain State Forest in Kitsap County and is part of the headwaters of the Tahuya River in Gold Creek.
The Trees Louise Timber Sale is scheduled for auction in March 2027, this timber sale contains some of the only structurally complex old forest in Green Mountain State Forest in Kitsap County and is part of the headwaters of the Tahuya River in Gold Creek. "Yellow Perch" was the original name of this timber sale, however its name was changed. “Green FY22“ is a unit of a timber sale that was removed in the same area. It may be at risk in the future.
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.
Breaking Bud is scheduled for auction on March 2024, unit one of this timber sale contains some of the only structurally complex old forest in Green Mountain State Forest in Kitsap County and is part of the headwaters of the Tahuya River
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The Qtip timber sale is planned for 2032 and woulds log the oldest stand of trees in the Eock Creek watershed which drains into the Chehalis river near Oakville. This forest originated in 1886 and contains trees over 5 feet in diameter. Another sale called "Quintessential" is located just to the north of Qtip and would log another section of this same forest in 2027.
The Anderson Adjusted Timber Sale is located in Eastern Jefferson County and contains a massively diverse Legacy Forest with towering Red Cedar, Grand Fir and Douglas Fir. Units 1 and 2 of this timber sale contain a critically imperiled (G1/S1) plant community, this plant community. An association between Red Cedar, Grand Fir and Sword Fern is one of the rarest forest types in the Pacific Northwest the DNR is legally required to protect critically imperiled plant communities such as this one.
It remains to be seen whether the DNR will protect this plant community or not, but for now, they are planning on auctioning this area in fiscal year 2025.
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The Last Crocker Timber Sale in Eastern Jefferson County is a Legacy Forests 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.
The Jefferson County Commissioners have supported the protection of Legacy Forests yet the DNR intends to move forward with his sale in October 2023.
The Jigsaw Timber Sale is located in the Willapa Bay watershed and will clear cut an area that contains dozens of remnant old growth trees. This region contains almost no old growth and this sale would fragment an already fragmented stand of old growth that was selectively logged in the 1950s. While the biggest cedar trees will be left standing, either in riparian buffers or as individual leave trees, dozens of old growth Hemlock are set to be cut down, and this ecosystem that has begun to knit itself back together will once again be fragmented. The rest of the timber sale consists of plantation hemlock, which are reminiscent of the landscape across this region.
The Chai Timber Sale located in Thurston County targets one of Capitol State Forest's best remaining legacy forests in Unit 3 of the sale. This forest is essentially emergent old growth, it contains second growth Douglas Fir trees up to 75 inches in diameter, as well as Red Cedar trees up to 58 inches in diameter and Grand Fir trees up to 56 inches in diameter. A particular note in this forest is the abundance of Grand Fir, this tree species is not very commercially viable and is absent from most of Western Washington. This forest is truly one of Thurston Counties best, it is scheduled to be auctioned in November 2024.
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The Marshmallow Timber Sale in Thurston County contains a small amount of legacy forest, which is set to be auctiond at the end of 2023.
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The Mm Mm Good Sale is scheduled for 2023, this forest is part of one of the largest complexes of natural ecosystem in southern Washington, it's located in Grays Harbor County, and is part of the Willapa Bay Watershed.
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The Tweedy Timber Sale is scheduled for 2025, this forest is part of one of the largest complexes of natural ecosystem in southern Washington, it's located in Grays Harbor County, and is part of the Willapa Bay Watershed.
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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.
The Chinwag Timber Sale in King County is a legacy forest on the Raging River in Tiger Mountain State Forests. It is scheduled to be logged in 2026 and has trees up to 96 inches thick - truly one of the best legacy forests I’ve seen!
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The Bears Timber Sale is scheduled for 2026, this forest is in Thurston County and contains over 7 acres of old growth. The county commissioners have asked the department of natural resources to stop auctioning off legacy forests.
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