Crow Wing County authorizes special timber auction to salvage burned red pine
The board authorized a special June 1, 2026 timber auction to salvage red pine damaged in the Flanders Lake fire: staff identified eight timber sales on about 868 acres and estimated roughly 25,000 cords of salvageable wood, with immediate value reduced to about $370,000 from a standing value estimated at $4.6 million.
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Crow Wing County Land Services staff asked the board to authorize a special timber auction on June 1, 2026, to salvage red pine damaged in the Flanders Lake wildfire. The board voted to authorize the auction during the emergency session.
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