County timber sales are record breakers

Two years of challenging weather made things tough for loggers and for Price County timber sales … but as the old rock song goes … in the 2015 season, the future’s so bright “ya gotta wear shades!”

Price County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Holm said that the spring sale has just concluded and it looks like the final figure is $1,461,162 noting that figure reflects a 78 percent increase over average totals.

Holm said that it has been a year when all the stars aligned and the good weather and the strong demand for lumber have led to amazing prices for stumpage.

Read more: Price County Review

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