PROPOSED CLASS II LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEWIS WETZEL
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
PINEY
TIMBER FOR SALE
WV-D1-030-2-2017
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Resources Section, offers for sale the following
timber on approximately 75-acres of the 13,590-acre
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area in Lewis
County. The purpose of this timber sale is to create and
enhance game and nongame wildlife habitat.
Doyle Scale
Species Estimated Minimum
Volume Acceptable
Bid Rate
Per MBF
Black Cherry 532 $400.00
Black Oak 9,365 $125.00
Basswood 15,021 $100.00
Black Walnut 48 $400.00
Chestnut Oak 50,528 $125.00
Hickory 15,186 $50.00
Misc. 11,413 $25.00
Red Maple 38,248 $175.00
Red Oak 40,668 $160.00
Sugar Maple 83,698 $175.00
Scarlet Oak 2,034 $125.00
White Ash 3,394 $50.00
White Oak 9,029 $200.00
Yellow-Poplar 125,603 $100.00
All Hardwood
Pulp Wood 71 Tons $2.00 Ton
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID $53,044.83
Sealed bids for this timber will be received by the West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife
Resources Section, Bids will be received up to and
including 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, at the Lewis
Wetzel Managers Office Buffalo Run Road near
Jacksonburg, WV. Bids will be opened immediately
afterwards.
A bid guarantee of 10% of the total bid price must
accompany the bid and will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders.
Minimum acceptable bid shall be $53,044.83.
Minimum bid per species must be met.
Full information concerning the timber, conditions of
sale and submission of bid can be obtained from the
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife
Resources Section, at (304)642-8286.
A conducted inspection of the WMA project area and
review of the sale contract will be held at 10:00 a.m. on
December 16, 2020. All persons interested in this tour
should meet at the Lewis County WMA Manager’s
Office on Buffalo Run Road.
WV DNR Foerster
WC 12/2 12/9 14687