New Timber Sale Advertisement App Goes Live
Thanks to a new GIS-enabled service launched by IDL, Idaho’s forest products industry and members of the public can easily find information about timber offered for sale by the department.
The new online app, available at https://www.idl.idaho.gov/timber-sale-advertisement-app/, provides a statewide view of all IDL timber sales planned across the landscape and allows users to zoom in to review the boundaries of individual sales. The service’s interactive map also features selectable layers of imagery and connects users with auction dates, appraisal documents, cruise data, and development cost estimates.
The soft launch for the app occurred today and the service will be advertised beginning next week with a news release and social media posts.
Delivered Products Pilot Project Moves Forward
IDL launched a timber sales pilot project and seeks to contract directly with loggers for harvesting and delivering timber products to purchasers.
Under the Delivered Product Sales Pilot Program, IDL will sell at public auction specific product sorts like pulp, posts and poles, sawlogs, cedar poles, or house logs directly to end-users, contracting with loggers to harvest and deliver the product sorts.
For loggers to be eligible to bid on harvesting and delivering products under this pilot program, timber harvesting contractors must apply to become eligible bidders. The bidder eligibility application period runs from July 1, 2022, through August 1, 2022. Following the application period, qualified applicants will be invited to submit bids on specific delivered product projects as they occur.
The Associated Logging Contractors is encouraging contractors to fill out the application and get their name on the list as a qualified applicant.
Research suggests that other states and companies that sell timber as delivered products realize net revenue increases of 10% to 20% compared to the traditional stumpage sales.
IDL to Help Lead Recreate Responsibly Idaho
Recreate Responsibly Idaho (RRI) began in March 2020 at the request of the Governor’s office. Initially, it addressed recreation during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as record numbers of in-state residents and out-of-state tourists flocked to Idaho to go hiking, biking, ATV and UTV riding, whitewater rafting, fishing, camping, and hunting. The increase strained Idaho's recreation infrastructure and land management staff. Continued population growth and ongoing pressure on outdoor recreation facilities in Idaho has illustrated the need to continue the RRI efforts.
The Idaho Department of Lands is taking the lead among state agencies, both state and federal, to support the third year of RRI and is working closely with the Idaho Department of Commerce and a paid marketing campaign with the goal of future-proofing recreation opportunities in Idaho. Key solutions are wildfire prevention, reducing waste left in the outdoors, and discouraging damage to state and federal lands, including Idaho Endowment Lands.
Marketing IDL's Wildfire Alert System
Last month Governor Little introduced IDL's new text messaging and email based wildfire alert system during a press conference at IDL's Interagency Fire Cache in Coeur d'Alene. This communications tool supports the Governor's Leading Idaho initiative to enhance public safety. The system covers all 6.3 million acres in IDL's 12 forest protective districts.
To ensure the system is marketed widely, please print and post these flyers in your office where they will be visible to customers:
Additionally, if you use social media, please share this Facebook post:
2022 Forestry Tour & Land Board Staff Summit
Earlier this week State Controller Brandon Woolf, Sen. Lori Den Hartog, Rep. Judy Boyle, Rep. Mike Kingsley, Rep. Doug Okuniewicz, Rep. Joe Palmer, Land Board staff, and other guests attended the 2022 Forestry Tour and Land Board Staff Summit. This year's event was jointly hosted by IDL and Stella-Jones.
Participants toured timber salvage operations in the Benton Ridge area, a 2,600 acre endowment block that burned during 2021's Cougar Complex Fire. In addition to highlighting the in incredible work undertaken by local IDL staff to bring more than 45 million board feet of salvage timber quickly to auction and build a road system through challenging terrain, the group discussed:
- IDL's overall approach to suppressing wildfires
- The important role of timber protective associations in wildfire suppression
- Work underway to implement fire-related decision units approved in IDL's FY2023 budget
- IDL's anticipated FY2024 budgetary needs
Special thanks are due to Jay Sila and his staff at the Clearwater Supervisory Area, Renée Jacobsen from the Boise Staff Office, Jeremy Chou of Givens Pursley LLP, and Jon Younce of Stella-Jones for making this successful event possible.
Director Miller Joins Governor Little for Annual Trail Ride
Director Miller participated in the Governor’s Trail Ride near Blackfoot last week. One of the main issues discussed back at camp was managing the impacts of increased recreation while protecting multiple uses. State and federal agency leaders participating in the discussion reported:
- They are experiencing increased use by those recreating.
- They are experiencing damage to the resource from people not being good stewards.
- They struggle with enforcement issues.
In Case You Missed It
Here's a recap of other recent IDL newsletters you may find interesting:
One Team One Voice Webpage
With multiple communication channels at our disposal – our website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, newsletters and individual conversations – sharing stories broadly has never been easier. However, given this abundance of communication channels, it’s crucial for our team speak with one voice. Otherwise, important messages we’re trying to communicate can be lost.
The One Team, One Voice webpage features the following resources:
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