The following documents will aid in meeting the standards, requirements, and processes needed to prepare and administer the harvesting of Indian trust forest products through contracts, permits, or free use harvesting without permits. The guidelines contained in the Harvest of Forest Products Handbook interpret 25 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 163 and 53 IAM 3 Harvest of Forest Products Manual.

Use of these documents applies to individually held, Tribal trust and restricted Indian lands under BIA jurisdiction, and to all Indian Affairs (IA) programs and staff charged with the management of these lands. These guiding documents may also be utilized for entities acting on behalf of the United States under contracts, compacts or other agreements or as required by law.

Listed below are forestry documents as referenced in the Harvest of Forest Products Handbook (53 IAM 3H). 3H is being updated and will replace the currently available 3H and 4H. Not all documents described are referenced in the current 3H or 4H, but many are (but may not be referenced correctly). This page will be updated once the updated handbook has been approved.

Examples

These example documents may be used and modified by Forestry Programs to create their own forestry materials.

  • Example 01 - Harvest Preparation Checklist (docx)
  • Example 02 - Sample Language for Sale of Forest Products below FMV (docx)
  • Example 03 - Revocable Road Use Permit (docx)
  • Example 04 - Reciprocal Road Use Agreement (docx)
  • Example 05 - Forest Officer's Report (pdf)
  • Example 06 - Timber Sale Advertisement (docx)
  • Example 07 - Prospectus (docx)
  • Example 08 - Logging Plan (docx)
  • Example 09 - Log Yard Agreement (docx)
  • Example 10 - Ticket Book (docx)
  • Example 11 - Load Ticket Procedures (docx)
  • Example 12 - Contract-Permit Modification (docx)
  • Example 13 - Third-Party Scaling Agreement (docx)
  • Example 14 - Consumer Scale Authorization (docx)
  • Example 15 - Addendum to Consumer Scale Authorization (docx)
  • Example 16 - Forest Products Use Policy (FPUP) (docx)
  • Example 17 - Forest Enterprise Operating Agreement (docx)

Exhibits

Exhibits are figures, tables, and explanatory information that supplement the Indian Affairs Forestry Handbooks.

  • Exhibit 01 - Forestry Business Process (xlsx)
  • Exhibit 02 - Summary of Permit and Contract Requirements (xlsx | pdf)
  • Exhibit 03 - Sample Scale Frequency Calculation (docx)
  • Exhibit 04 - Timber Sale Process Flowchart (docx | pdf)
  • Exhibit 05 - IAM 3-H Frequently Asked Questions (docx)

Form Templates

These templates may be used when implementing forestry activities.

  • Template 01 - Power of Attorney for Harvest of Forest Products (docx | pdf)
  • Template 02 - Bid Proposal and instructions (docx)
  • Template 03 - Abstract of bids (xlsx | pdf)
  • Template 04 - Irrevocable LOC Guidelines and Template (docx)
  • Template 05 - Assigned Savings Account Performance Bond (docx)
  • Template 06 - Advance Deposit Worksheet (xlsx)
  • Template 07 - Harvest Inspection Report (xlsx)
  • Template 08 - Truck Ticket Control Record and Sign out sheet (docx)
  • Template 09 - Contract Assignment (docx)
  • Template 10 - Scale Sheet and Summary (xlsx)
  • Template 11 - Scale Report (xlsx)
  • Template 12 - Report of Timber Cut (xlsx)
  • Template 13 - Statement of Completion and Summary of Operations (xlsx)

Other Documents

These documents are associated with forestry activities.

  • Forest Land Management Activities Consent Form (docx)

Contact Us

Division of Forestry
1001 Indian School Road NW, Building 1
Albuquerque, NM 87104
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MST, Monday–Friday.
IA_Forestry@bia.gov