DNR updates revenue forecast

Wahkiakum County should receive $630,000 in revenue from timber harvested from county trust timber land, representatives of the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.

The figure is higher than what the DNR had previously estimated but well below the $2 million the county would like to receive for its budget.

The agency has no timber under contract after 2007, but two sales are scheduled that could generate funds, said Stella Unit Forester Collin Robinson.

One sale set to go to bid in June would have timber estimated to be worth $1.5 million. This could be logged in 2007 or 2008, for the DNR normally gives purchasers two summer seasons for logging.

Another set for December has about 5 million board feet of timber estimated to be worth $1.5 million. It could be logged in 2008 or 2009.