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# Banana Fire Salvage timber sale

Montana DNRC · Northwestern Land Office · Sanders, MT · Mar 5, 2026

_Source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026_

> Banana Fire Salvage sold for $67,099, $8.54/ton, +1% over the $66,549 minimum with 1 bid.

Banana Fire Salvage drew one bid on March 5 and sold for $67,099, a 1% premium over the $66,549 minimum, at $8.54/ton for 7,857 tons of fire-salvage timber. Thompson River Lumber won the tract.

## The numbers

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Agency | Montana DNRC |
| Region / forest | Northwestern Land Office |
| County | Sanders, MT |
| Species | not reported |
| Volume offered | 7,857 tons |
| Minimum bid | $66,549 |
| Winning bid | $67,099 |
| Price | $8.54/ton |
| Premium over minimum | +1% |
| Bidders | 1 |
| High bidder | THOMPSON RIVER LUMBER, INC |
| Auction date | Mar 5, 2026 |

## About Banana Fire Salvage timber sale

This page records a single public timber sale: Banana Fire Salvage, offered by Montana DNRC in the Northwestern Land Office district, Sanders County. 7,857 tons of standing timber was offered at a $66,549 minimum. It sold to THOMPSON RIVER LUMBER, INC for $67,099, a price of $8.54/ton. Volume is measured in tons (green weight), the per-ton basis Idaho and Montana sell some sales on. Figures are as published by MT DNRC.

## About this data

- Source: Washington DNR, Oregon Department of Forestry, Idaho Department of Lands, Montana DNRC, US Forest Service Region 6 and BLM Western Oregon timber auctions
- Series: One completed timber auction: tract, volume, minimum, winning bid, premium, bidders
- Basis: Stumpage; $/MBF (state) or $/CCF (federal)
- Geography: Individual sale
- Update frequency: Event-based

## Official sources
- [Montana DNRC bid summary — Banana Fire Salvage](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_BananaFireSalvage_BidResults.pdf)

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