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 several categories: Tree Planting, Pre-Commercial Thinning, Site Preparation, and Conifer Release. 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 December 5, 2024
 
 
  Silviculture Contracts
Contract Type
Contract #
Bid Close Date
Site Preparation Ground Herbicide - OLY Region 3216 July 17, 2024
Fuels Reduction - SE Region^ 3219
July 23, 2024
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
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
 

^ 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.  ​