The Big Creek Aspen Sale is located within T16S, R33 1/2E, Section 11. The Forest Service will receive sealed and oral bids in public at Malheur National Forest Supervisor’s Office at 10:00 AM local time on 11/05/2008 for an estimated volume of 91 CCF of Lodgepole Pine sawtimber, and 107 CCF of Ponderosa Pine sawtimber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is within the sale area an unestimated volume of Softwood Other non-saw that the bidder may agree to remove at a fixed rate. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Interested parties may obtain a prospectus from the office listed below. A prospectus, bid form, and complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and submission of bids is available to the public from the Malheur National Forest, 431 Patterson Bridge Road, John Day, OR 97845. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.