St. Louis County Publishes Feb. 26 Timber Auction Package with Volumes, Appraisals

St. Louis County’s forestry division published a timber auction sales package dated February 26, 2026 that lists multiple tracts for bid; the public PDF includes parcel locations, species mix, volume estimates, appraised values and required down payments. One fully detailed entry in the package is Tract 25, identified also as K26-531425 and C19260025, located in the Pike Lake Area on Twp. 53N Rge. 14W Sec. 25, 36 at coordinates 47° 2.39' N, 092° 3.665' W, covering 43 acres, with Erik Anton listed as Sale Administrator and the sale contract expiring 4/15/2029.

The tract-level appraisal lists per-species volumes, unit prices and appraised values that total $25,174.63 with a required down payment of $3,776.19. Aspen is appraised at 770 cords at $30.81 per cord for $23,723.70 labeled SOAV. Maple-Sugar is 108 cords at $8.00 for $864.00 SOAV, Birch 37 cords at $7.72 for $285.64 SOAV, Maple-Red 25 cords at $5.75 for $143.75 SOAV, Balsam Fir 6 cords at $8.29 for $49.74 SOAV, and Spruce-White 7 cords at $15.40 for $107.80.

Block-level volumes are provided for Blocks 1 and 2. Aspen pulpwood is listed as Block 1 = 350 cords and Block 2 = 420 cords. Maple-Sugar pulpwood is Block 1 = 90 cords and Block 2 = 18 cords. Birch pulpwood is Block 1 = 30 cords and Block 2 = 7 cords. Maple-Red pulpwood is Block 1 = 12 cords and Block 2 = 13 cords. Balsam Fir pulpwood is Block 1 = 3 cords and Block 2 = 3 cords. Spruce-White pulpwood shows Block 1 = 7 cords; the Block 2 value is not legible in the excerpt and the file contains a block of non-printable, garbled characters at that location. The document lists operational timing as printed: “Block Operational Periods 1 Dry soil after June 1 or Frozen Ground 2 Dry soil after July 1 or Frozen Ground.”

Access and post-sale requirements are specified in the Tract 25 listing. “Access: Sale blocks will be accessed using a pre-existing road off the Cannonball Lake Forest Management Road. An extra spur can be constructed to minimize skidding distance.” The listing repeats that “This sale is in the Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area.” It also states that “Berm installation required after sale completion, berm will be installed to the satisfaction of seller.” The sale document allows processing under scaling rules with the line “Roundwood chipping of scaled species will be allowed if scaling requirements are met.”

The package also presents a sale option: “The purchaser has the option to purchase this sale as advertised or to purchase all species as Sold On Appraised Volume (SOAV). Optional Products will be included with the SOAV option if advertised.” The public PDF indicates the species table columns titled “Species Sticks Dia.” with adjacent numerical entries (for example Aspen 5.2 10.7 and Maple-Sugar 3.3 8.7) but the excerpt does not define those column headings. The Feb. 26, 2026 county package contains additional tracts at the package level; the available excerpt provides full detail only for Tract 25, and confirmation from the St. Louis County forestry division would be needed to clarify the Spruce-White Block 2 volume and the precise meaning of the “Sticks” and “Dia.” columns for prospective bidders.