Silviculture on State Lands
Growing state forests through state trust lands forest management
We use silviculture activities to achieve a variety of agency objectives. By promoting forest health and productivity, increasing revenue, and sustaining wildlife habitat, these activities play a key active role in keeping Washington's forested state trust lands vibrant and healthy.
Silviculture Contracts
Silviculture contracts fall under categories including, but not limited to, Tree Planting, Pre-Commercial Thinning, Site Preparation, Conifer Release, and Hazardous Fuels Reduction. If you are interested in bidding on silviculture contracts, please browse this information to find out about the bidding process and current and anticipated contracts open for bid.
New and newly amended contracts in green: updated June 11, 2025
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Silviculture Contracts
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Contract Type
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Contract #
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Bid Close Date
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| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3216 | July 17, 2024 |
| Fuels Reduction - SE Region^ | 3219 |
July 23, 2024
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| Mechanical Fuels Reduction and Site Prep - NE Region | 3085 | August 13, 2024 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - NE Region | 3098 | August 27, 2024 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - NE Region^ | 3221 | August 27, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning and Hand Piling - NE Region | 3223 | August 27, 2024 |
| Mechanical Fuels Reduction- NE Region | 3224 | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction- Buck and Pile - NE Region | 3086 | August 27, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction- GNA# | 7021 | Sept. 13, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction- GNA# | 7020 | Sept. 13, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning - SPS Region | 3194 | August 21, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning - SPS Region | 3195 | August 21, 2024 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3222 | August 22, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction- Buck and Pile - NE Region | 3227 | August 27, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning - PC Region^ | 3207 | Sept. 5, 2024 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - PC Region | 3213 | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning - PC Region | 3220 | Sept. 16, 2024 |
| Mechanical Fuels Reduction and Site Prep - NE Region | 3230 | Sept. 24, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - OLY Region | 3228 | Oct. 24, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - OLY Region | 3229 |
Oct. 24, 2024
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| Mechanical Site Prep - NE Region | 3232 | Nov. 12, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction- GNA# | 7033 | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - SPS Region | 3181 | Nov. 8, 2024 |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction - SE Region | 3225 | Nov. 18, 2024 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - SPS Region | 3234 | Oct. 25, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - NW Region | 3233 | Nov. 4, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - PC Region | 3217 | Nov. 5, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - PC Region | 3218 | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Precommercial Thinning - OLY Region | 3239 | Nov. 21, 2024 |
| Tree Planting - NE Region | 3236 | Jan. 14, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - NE Region | 3237 | Jan. 14, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - PC Region | 3247 | Mar. 6, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - PC Region | 3244 | Mar. 10, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - PC Region | 3243 | Mar. 17, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3253 | April. 10, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - SPS Region | 3251 | April. 1, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - NW Region | 3240 | Mar. 17, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - SPS Region | 3249 | April. 1, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3252 | May. 8, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - PC Region | 3242 | April. 10, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - NW Region | 3259 | April. 2, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - NW Region | 3260 | April. 2, 2025 |
| Ground Herbicide - NW Region | 3256 | April. 3, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3262 | May. 6, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - PC Region | 3245 | April. 30, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Ground Herbicide - PC Region | 3246 | April. 30, 2025 |
| Aerial Herbicide - PC Region | 3250 | June 3, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - NW Region | 3257 | May 7, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - NE Region | 3248 | June 25, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - NW Region | 3258 | May 27, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3277 | May 29, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3278 | May 29, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - PC Region | 3263 | May 28, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - PC Region | 3268 | May 29, 2025 |
| Conifer Release Hand Cutting - PC Region | 3271 | May 29, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - NE Region | 3264 | June 25, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning & Fuels Reduction - NE Region | 3265 | June 25, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning with Hand Piling - NE Region | 3266 | June 25, 2025 |
| Precommercial Thinning - NE Region | 3275 | June 25, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3254 | July 1, 2025 |
| Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region | 3255 | July 1, 2025 |
^ This symbol indicates an open solicitation was recently amended.
# These contracts are administered by Good Neighbor Authority (GNA). Work takes place on Federal lands and may be administered by both DNR and USFS staff.
NE = Northeast Region, NW = Northwest Region, Oly = Olympic Region, PC = Pacific Cascade Region, SPS = South Puget South Region, SE = Southeast Region.
Posted contracts are from the current fiscal year (FY24, July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024). For information on previous contracts, please contact Zak.Thomas@dnr.wa.gov.
