Forest Management Proposals and Silviculture Prescriptions are presented by the year in which they were proposed and then further by the Management Forestry District in which they are located. Proposals remain posted until the project is implemented with a timber sale or Home Fuelwood contract. Silviculture Prescriptions remain posted as long as a project is being actively implemented and at least one year after a project is completed. If you are unsure of when a project was proposed but know it’s location check the Management Forestry District map and it’s forester contact list.
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Table of Contents
Sherlock Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed November 27, 2012
| State Forest | October Mountain |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington |
| Acreage | 166 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 54 and 119 |
| Forest Type | Northern hardwood |
| Silviculture | Thinning, Group Selection, Irregular Shelterwood, Patch Cuts |
| Date Proposed | 11/27/2012 |
| Public Meeting Date | 12/6/2012 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 8/16/2013 and 6/1/2018 |
| Sold | Yes and Yes |
| Active | 5/22/2015 and 1/5/2019 |
| Harvesting Completed | 11/4/2015 and 5/15/2020 |
| Contract Closed | 6/21/2018 and 5/22/2020 |
Additional Resources for Sherlock Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,
Sherlock Lot
(English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Open PDF file, 633.23 KB,
fall-2012-all-comments-and-responses
(English, PDF 633.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.47 MB,
Sherlock Lot Prescription
(English, PDF 1.47 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.39 MB,
Sherlock Lot B Final Prescription
(English, PDF 1.39 MB)
Open PDF file, 152.73 KB,
Pre-harvest Tour Notice
(English, PDF 152.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 77.44 KB,
Pre-Harvest Tour Notice June 2018
(English, PDF 77.44 KB)
Heaphy-Richardson Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed February 26, 2016
| State Forest | October Mountain |
|---|---|
| Location | Becket |
| Acreage | 230 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 75 and 152 |
| Forest Type | Northern hardwood; Oak hardwood, northern hardwood |
| Silviculture | Group Selection, Irregular Shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 2/26/2016 |
| Public Meeting Date | 3/29/2016 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 75 acres - 11/1/2016; 152 acres - 8/31/2017 |
| Sold | Yes and Yes |
| Active | 75 acres - 12/12/2016; 152 acres - 5/5/2018 |
| Harvesting Completed | 6/1/2019; 8/6/2019 |
| Contract Closed | 11/19/2019; 11/22/2019 |
Additional Resources for Heaphy-Richardson Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 1.1 MB,
Heaphy Richardson Lot Proposal
(English, PDF 1.1 MB)
Open PDF file, 446 KB,
winter-spring 2016 comments and responses
(English, PDF 446 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.91 MB,
Heaphy Richardson Lot Prescription
(English, PDF 1.91 MB)
Garnett Hill Lot, Peru State Forest
Proposed February 16, 2017
| State Forest | Peru State Forest |
|---|---|
| Location | Peru |
| Acreage | 266 |
| Timber Sale Acres | * |
| Forest Type | Red Pine, Red Spruce, Northern Hardwoods |
| Silviculture | Overstory removal, Clearcut, Irregular shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 2/16/2017 |
| Public Meeting Date | 3/16/2017 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for Garnett Hill Lot, Peru State Forest
Open PDF file, 2.63 MB,
Garnet Hill Lot Proposal
(English, PDF 2.63 MB)
Open PDF file, 328.69 KB,
2017-general-forestry-comments-and-responses
(English, PDF 328.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.99 MB,
Final Prescription Garnet Hill
(English, PDF 1.99 MB)
No Signal Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed February 9, 2018
| State Forest | October Mountain State Forest |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington |
| Acreage | 59 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 37 |
| Forest Type | Norway spruce plantation, northern hardwoods, red spruce |
| Silviculture | Overstory removal with reserves, uniform shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 2/9/2018 |
| Public Meeting Date | 2/28/2018 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 9/5/2019 |
| Sold | Yes |
| Active | 8/20/2020 |
| Harvesting Completed | 10/7/2020 |
| Contract Closed | 10/20/2020 |
Additional Resources for No Signal Lot, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 1.73 MB,
No Signal Lot final proposal
(English, PDF 1.73 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.84 MB,
No Signal Lot Prescription
(English, PDF 1.84 MB)
Open DOCX file, 403.61 KB,
Pre-Harvest Tour Notice - September 4 2019 Washington Mt. and No Signal Lot
(English, DOCX 403.61 KB)
Sykes Mountain, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed February 9, 2018
| State Forest | October Mountain State Forest |
|---|---|
| Location | Pittsfield |
| Acreage | 218 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 77 |
| Forest Type | Northern hardwood, Conifer mixed woods |
| Silviculture | Irregular shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 2/9/2018 |
| Public Meeting Date | 2/28/2018 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 9/25/2020 |
| Sold | Yes |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for Sykes Mountain, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 2.11 MB,
Sykes Mt final proposal
(English, PDF 2.11 MB)
Open PDF file, 577.49 KB,
2018 Forestry Projects Public Comments and Responses
(English, PDF 577.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.03 MB,
Sykes Mountain Silviculture Prescription
(English, PDF 2.03 MB)
Open PDF file, 339.72 KB,
Pre-harvest Tour Notice December 2019 Sykes Mountain
(English, PDF 339.72 KB)
Washington Mountain Spruce, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed March 15, 2019
| State Forest | October Mountain State Forest |
| Location | Washington |
| Acres | 15 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 14 |
| Forest Type | Norway spruce plantation |
| Silviculture | Shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 3/15/2019 |
| Public Meeting Date | 4/2/2019 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 9/5/2019 |
| Sold | Yes |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for Washington Mountain Spruce, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 1.35 MB,
Washington Mountain Spruce Forest Management Proposal 2019
(English, PDF 1.35 MB)
Open PDF file, 2.74 MB,
Washington Mountain Norway Spruce Prescription FINAL
(English, PDF 2.74 MB)
Open DOCX file, 403.61 KB,
Pre-Harvest Tour Notice - September 4 2019 Washington Mt. and No Signal Lot
(English, DOCX 403.61 KB)
Horse Valley Lot, Huntington State Forest
Proposed March 2, 2020
| State Forest | Huntington State Forest |
| Location | Huntington |
| Acres | 174 |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | Hemlock hardwood |
| Silviculture | Irregular shelterwood, patch clearcut |
| Date Proposed | 3/2/2020 |
| Public Meeting Date | 3/16/2020 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for Horse Valley Lot, Huntington State Forest
Open PDF file, 6 MB,
Horse Valley Forest Management Proposal
(English, PDF 6 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.84 MB,
Horse Valley Lot Prescription
(English, PDF 1.84 MB)
OMSF Day Use Area, October Mountain State Forest
Proposed March 2, 2020
| State Forest | October Mountain State Forest |
| Location | Washington |
| Acreage | 37 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 37 |
| Forest Type | Norway spruce and red pine plantation |
| Silviculture | Overstory removal, irregular shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 3/2/2020 |
| Public Meeting Date | 3/16/2020 |
| Public Meeting Location | Pittsfield |
| Offered | 8/7/2020 |
| Sold | Yes |
| Active | 10/7/2020 |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for OMSF Day Use Area, October Mountain State Forest
Open PDF file, 6.63 MB,
OMSF Day Use Area Forest Management Proposal
(English, PDF 6.63 MB)
Open PDF file, 913.46 KB,
October Mountain Day Use Area Prescription Final
(English, PDF 913.46 KB)
Old House Lot, Chester-Blandford State Forest
Proposed June 30, 2021
The Old House Lot forest management project includes plantations of Norway spruce; and natural stands of red maple and aspen with remnant red pine, hemlock, oak-hemlock, and oak-hardwoods. The work in the non-native plantations is planned to continue their transition to stands of naturally regenerated, native species. The small red maple-aspen-red pine stand will be managed to expand and add much-needed early successional habitat to the forest. In the other stands, conditions will be created to allow hemlock to thrive, regenerate red oak (a highly adaptable species under climate for which limited seedlings and saplings are present), and slow the spread of emerald ash borer by reducing ash phloem.
| State Forest | Chester-Blandford State Forest |
| Location | Blandford |
| Acreage | 106 |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | Norway spruce plantations, and remnant red pine; aspen; hemlock; oak-hemlock; oak-hardwoods |
| Silviculture | Shelterwood, Clearcut, Thinning, Irregular Shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 6/30/2021 |
| Public Meeting Date | - |
| Public Meeting Location | - |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
Additional Resources for Old House Lot, Chester-Blandford State Forest
Open PDF file, 830.06 KB,
Old House Lot Proposal
(English, PDF 830.06 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.7 MB,
Final Prescription Old House Lot
(English, PDF 1.7 MB)
Open PDF file, 250.02 KB,
Pre-Harvest Tour - Old House Lot 01
(English, PDF 250.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 252.53 KB,
Pre-Harvest Tour - Old House Lot 02
(English, PDF 252.53 KB)
Other Projects
Here are projects that may cross between multiple forest management districts. Details can be found on "Other Forest Management Projects".