Board approves 2027 Forestry & Parks work plan outlining timber sales, planting and trail projects
The board adopted the 2027 Jackson County Forest and Parks Work Plan including offering 20–30 timber tracts, allowable cut totaling 2,075 acres, planting approximately 60 acres (up to 60,000 seedlings), moss marsh sales (~$5,000 annual revenue), carbon-credit reporting for 2027, and a $80,310 grant to rehab part of the Bell Mound trail.
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Jackson County approved its 2027 Forestry and Parks Work Plan under Resolution No. 35-09-2026. The plan lists 20 to 30 timber tracts for sale, an allowable cut total of 2,075 acres across species including oak and aspen, thinning targets of 450 acres, reforestation activities and plans to plant roughly 60 acres with up to 60,000 seedlings. The work plan also notes moss marsh sales that yield approximately $5,000 annually and anticipates that carbon credits should be issued and available for sale in 2027.
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