April 8, 2026 3:30 a.m. 

The Bureau of Land Management sold nearly 58.8 million board feet of timber across 1,943 public acres in Oregon in March, for a total of nearly $15 million.

A BLM Oregon & Washington release said this indicates a strong demand in American lumber manufacturing by exceeding total appraised values by over $5.8 million. This timber will feed local mills and support jobs in local communities.

In the Roseburg District, the BLM sold Reston Pieces timber tract of 6.1 million board feet on 159 acres to Scott Timber Company of Roseburg for just over $1.022 million.

Taking March’s results together with timber sales in January and February, the total amount of revenue generated in the first quarter of 2026 was just over $25 million from 94.4 million board feet sold.

The release said the BLM manages 58 million acres of forests, including 2.4 million acres in western Oregon of some of the most productive forests in the world, and is committed to supplying a reliable, secure, and resilient domestic supply of timber. BLM forestry supports economic security, reduces risks from wildfire, conserves fish and wildlife habitat and decreases costs of energy production. Local communities rely on jobs that come from BLM forests, and timber from public land feeds local industry.

In fiscal year 2025, the BLM offered 301 million board feet of timber under new sales, good neighbor agreements and stewardship contracts.