The Doc Holliday timber sale of Juan De Fuca highway west of Port Angeles contains dozens of massive Sitka spruce, Douglas Fir and Red Cedar trees over 5 feet in diameter. It is one of the DNR’s most egregious timber sales of 2024 and contains trees that are likely approaching 150 years in age. It is scheduled to be auctioned in August 2024
Doc Holliday Timber Sale (WA DNR)
Intent Timber Sale (WA DNR)
The Intent timber sale located in Pacific County targets some of the last 2% of the Willipa Watersheds legacy forests, this area located on Mill Creek is scheduled to be logged in 2025.
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
Crows Feet Timber Sale (WA DNR)
Unit one of the Crows Feet timber sale (scheduled for 2028,) targets one of the best remaining sections of legacy forest on Dow Mountain near Lake Cushman in Mason County. There are trees in the forest over 5 feet in diameter and it is on its way to becoming a old-growth Douglas Fir ecosystem.
Crows Feet U1
Salt And Pepper Timber Sale (WADNR)
The Salt And Pepper Timber Sale in Clallam County was originally scheduled for auction in April 2023 but has been delayed, this timber sale is home to massive trees up to 58 inches in diameter and appears to have never been logged before, it is home to Salal over 5 feet tall and is an impressive example of a later successional forest.
Auger In Timber Sale (WA DNR)
The "Auger In" timber sale is located in the headwaters of the Chehalis River and is scheduled for auction in March 2025. Unit 2 of this timber sale contains hundreds of old growth hemlock trees and is for all intents and purposes an old growth forest, in a region that has almost none. This sale is likely Marbled Murrelet habitat. DNR is required to do an old growth assessment of this forest before auctioning it, and if we are lucky unit two will be dropped from the timber sale. That being said, this timber sale is located in the Pacific Cascade region of the DNR which regularly logs small sections of old growth and may log a big section like this one given that it was selectively logged in the past.
Auger In U2
"Shift The Paradigm" Timber Sale (WADNR)
The "Shift The Paradigm" timber sale which is scheduled for auction in November 2024 targets some of the best remaining legacy forests in the Willapa River watershed, this watershed has just 0.2% of its original old growth forest remaining, and only 2.1% of the watershed contains legacy forests. The forest contained within unit one of his timber sale contains a dominant cohort of trees that are over 200 feet tall. This forest is easily one of the best and only opportunities to regain old growth forest across any part of this watershed. It is a top conservation priority.
Shift The Paradigm U1
Shift The Paradigm U2
Shift The Paradigm U3
Suzie Q Timber Sale (WADNR)
The Suzie Q Timber Sale which is scheduled for auction in the beginning of 2025 contains an intact 10+/- acre stand of old growth, one of the only stands of old growth remaining in South Western Washington. This timber sale is located in Grays Harbor County and revenue generated from it would go towards Evergreen State college among other beneficiaries.
Maladjusted Timber Sale (WADNR)
The Maladjusted Timber Sale in Jefferson County contains a perplexing mix of massive legacy trees, sections of legacy forest as well as sections of forest appearing to be plantations that date back to the 1930s, it is certainly a prime candidate for conservation and restoration and it's much more diverse than most forests. This forest used to be part of the "Anderson Adjusted" timber sale, part of that timber sale was canceled but this unit has been re-branded and is now scheduled for auction in the end of 2024.
Maladjusted U1
Jackie Paper Timber Sale (WADNR)
The Jackie Paper Timber Sale located above the Chehalis River in Grays Harbor County is one of the most spectacular, and part of the largest unprotected legacy forests in Grays Harbor County. The sale is directly adjacent to a Marbled Murrelet habitat area and is very likely Marbled Murrelet habitat. The sale contains trees up to 5 feet thick and is easily among the best legacy forests remaining on DNR managed lands.
Jackie Paper Unit 1
Jackie Paper U2
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.
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Carrot U1
Deep Dive Timber Sale (WADNR)
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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Deep Dive Timber Sale U2
Deep Dive Timber Sale U1
Dabbler Timber Sale (WADNR)
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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Dabbler Unit 1
Dabbler Unit 3
Punch Bowl Timber Sale (WADNR)
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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Punch Bowl U1
Punch Bowl U3
Caramel Timber Sale (WADNR)
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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Caramel Unit 1
Firvana Timber Sale (WADNR)
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.
Firvana U3 ARIALs
Firvana U2
Firvana U3
Firvana U4
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
Breaking Bud Timber Sale (WADNR)
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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Breaking Bud Unit 1
"QTip" Timber Sale (WADNR)
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.
Anderson Adjusted Timber Sale (WA DNR)
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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