The Gifford Pinchot National Forest recently sold and awarded 5.9 million board feet of timber from the Jane Timber Sale in the Lewis River watershed to High Cascade of Carson.  Forest officials say it’s the first of several timber sales to be offered from the Swift Thin project approved in 2016 that is located east and south of Swift Reservoir that will commercial thin trees 45 to 55 years old on about 3,600 acres of forest plantations.  About $525,000 from the timber sale will fund road reconstruction and maintenance on 36 miles of road used to transport timber from the sale area to the mill.  Forest officials say the road improvements provide public benefit for those who access that part of the Gifford Pinchot for hunting, enjoying a weekend drive, hiking, and other forest uses.  Trail networks in the Trapper Creek Wilderness and the Siouxon area will be greatly improved.  Following completion of the timber sale, there may be unused wood made available to the public to remove via firewood permits if the situation allows.