Timber sales brisk in Stanislaus Forest
By Walt Cook, Union Democrat
Timber harvested this year in the Stanislaus National Forest is scheduled to exceed last year’s amount by several million board feet — or hundreds of extra logging truck loads.
Last year, around 23 million board feet were sold from the national forest. This year, U.S. Forest Service officials expect to sell 32 million board feet.
One board foot of wood is one foot long, one foot wide and one inch thick.