Timber showing in Winchendon

The Division of Fisheries & Wildlife will hold a public timber showing at the Birch Hill Wildlife Management Area in Royalston & Winchendon at 1:00 pm on February 16th. The Birch Hill sale will harvest 593 Mbf of sawtimber, 357 cords of hardwood firewood, and 6,366 tons of chipwood from 158 acres at the Birch Hill WMA.  Whole tree harvesting is required on 101 acres of this sale to reduce the fuel loads for prescribed burning.

Bid forms and contracts will be available at the showing. Prospective bidders MUST attend this scheduled showing OR make alternate arrangements with MassWildlife PRIOR TO the scheduled showing so that all prospective bidders can be announced at the scheduled showing.

If you need to make alternate arrangements, contact MassWildlife Habitat Biologist Thomas Wansleben at 603-903-4794.   

Sealed bids for this sale will be due on or before 2 p.m. on March 8th..

These timber sales are designed primarily to enhance wildlife habitat, and MassWildlife wishes to thank private sector loggers and wood product companies for their interest in and assistance with completing these important operations.