Pine Christmas Trees: Sawtooth National Forest Oral Auction Opens October 6

Sale snapshot (from the prospectus)

Where the trees are

The sale is in the Howell Canyon area about 27 miles southeast of Burley, Idaho, more or less within T. 12 S., R. 25 E., sec. 31 of the Boise Meridian (Cassia County). Main access is via Howell Canyon Road (NFSR 549). The sale area sits between NFSR 785 and NFSR 785C.

Those location notes, the prospectus warns, do not supersede the sale area map or sample contract.

Quantities and rates

Estimated quantities and rates per unit of measure (Forest Service estimates — not guaranteed):

• Species / product: Subalpine Fir and Other — Xmas Trees
• Unit of measure: Each
• Estimated quantity: 150.00
• Advertised rate: $10.00 each
• Slash disposal / road maintenance required deposits in the quantity table: $0.00

Estimated Knutson-Vandenberg (K-V) deposit for sale area improvement work: $1,462.00, included in total forest product value.

The minimum acceptable bid rate is stated in the attached bid form; rates are effective at the time of advertisement. Volume quantities are Forest Service estimates; bidders are urged to examine the sale and make their own estimates.

How oral auction bidding works here

Bidders must submit initial bids on prepared forms from Forest Service offices listed in the prospectus and advertisement, including required certifications. A bid guarantee of $200.00 must accompany the bid as cash, certified check, bank draft, cashier’s check, official bank check, or bank or postal money order payable to the Forest Service, USDA. Guarantees return to bidders whose bids are not accepted.

Payment for forest product (and any required deposits) is required in advance of cutting. A performance bond is required: penal sum of 10 percent of the total bid value, rounded up to the nearest $100 when total bid value is $10,000 or less (and to the nearest $1,000 when it exceeds $10,000), or $500.00, whichever is greater.

Specified roads: Not Applicable. Set-aside sales: Not Applicable. Log export and substitution restrictions: Not Applicable.

What this prospectus is — and is not

• It is informational for prospective bidders so they can decide whether to investigate further.
• It is not the advertisement alone, not the signed contract, and not a Record of Sale or Legal Publication by Notice Nearby.
• Contract 2400-4T and the sale area map control the deal.

Obtain the appraisal, sample contract, and bidding conditions at the Forest Service offices named in the prospectus.

Calendar for bidders

1. Now–October 6: Get forms, walk Howell Canyon if you can, read the sample contract.
2. October 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Jerome: Oral auction with $200 bid guarantee in hand.
3. Through December 20, 2026: Contract term if awarded (extensions only when specified conditions are met).

Primary source PDF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r04/sawtooth/publication/timber-sales/Prospectus.pdf

Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).

Notes and sources

1. Source: USDA Forest Service, Sawtooth National Forest — Pine Christmas Trees Forest Product Sale Prospectus (PDF). https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r04/sawtooth/publication/timber-sales/Prospectus.pdf
2. Prospectus is informational and not legally binding; sample contract governs. Quantities/rates are Forest Service estimates as printed. No invented bid outcomes.
3. Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
4. Discussed on @NoticeNearYou: (pending — fill xPostUrl after live post).
5. Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).