Illinois Forestry Association
The Voice for Illinois Forests



The Illinois Forestry Association is proud to offer our online Timber Sale service*. Current members in good standing are entitled to post their private timber sales at no charge. There is a nominal fee required for non-members and for consulting foresters who wish to utilize this service on behalf of their clients. Timber postings are removed from the website following the bid opening date. Please refer to the fee structure below.

Fee Structure (per posting)
Current Members: Free
Non-Members: $25

Please mail payment to:
Illinois Forestry Association
Attn: Online Timber Sales
PO Box 224
Chatham, IL 62629-0224

Current Timber Sales
County Sale Name Volume Bid Opening Date
Vermilion (Sample) Hickory Tract 80.3 MBF Wednesday, December 31, 2008

To participate in this service, please email your timber sale announcement directly to the IFA Technical Committee chair, Jay Hayek (jhayek@uiuc.edu). All timber sale announcements must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) and must include the following information:
  1. Timber sale name
  2. County and state
  3. Legal location
  4. Contact name & information
  5. Bid opening date, time, and location
  6. Total volume and number of trees
  7. Volume and number of trees by species
  8. Sale comments
  9. Digital aerial phtoto (optional)
Please review the sample posting below to ensure sufficient information and detail when submitting a timber sale prospectus to the IFA Technical Committee.
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* By submitting this information to the Illinois Forestry Association, you hereby agree to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the Illinois Forestry Association against all causes of action, claims, demands, suits, liability, or expense by reason of loss or damage to any property, income, or bodily injury to any person, including death, as a direct or indirect result of this posting.