September 15, 2025 3:30 a.m. 

The Bureau of Land Management will offer six timber sales in September, totaling 39.7 million board feet to be harvested from 3,470 public acres across western Oregon, including in Douglas County.

BLM Oregon/Washington State Director Barry Bushue said, “Timber harvested from public lands provides essential benefits to our nation, from supporting rural economies and local jobs to ensuring a strong domestic timber supply”. Bushue said, “At the same time, timber production plays a vital role in forest health and wildfire risk reduction that protects communities and saves lives”.

The Roseburg District will offer the Prince Butte timber sale, which is 6.9 million board feet and 239 public acres near Oakland. The BLM will accept written and oral bids at 10:00 a.m. on September 23rd at the Roseburg District Office on Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard in Roseburg.

The Medford District will offer four timber sales, and the Lakeview District will offer one.

A release said in western Oregon, the BLM manages 2.4 million acres of some of the most productive forests in the world and is committed to supplying a reliable, secure, and resilient domestic supply of timber.

Each year, sales managed by the BLM’s forestry program in Oregon and Washington support approximately 2,000 local jobs and generate more than $1 billion for local economies. Revenue from the timber sold on O&C lands is shared between the U.S. Treasury and 18 western Oregon counties.