Logging and Timber in Bonners Ferry, Idaho
The short answer
As of October 2026, 6 local businesses do logging and timber work in Boundary County. Before a logging job starts on your land, Idaho law says the Department of Lands must accept a notice of the harvest, and it takes those notices at its Bonners Ferry office.
By the Huck's Guide team. Updated October 28, 2026
At a glance
- Before a harvest
- A notice the state must acceptIdaho Code 38-1306
Based in Boundary County
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Serves Boundary County from nearby
Logging around here
The Department of Lands calls this the "slash" or "brush" form. Its Compliance/Notification page has the worksheet, and lists its Bonners Ferry office for forms by email or in person.
Source: Idaho Department of Lands, Compliance/Notification. Form name and the Bonners Ferry office checked on IDL's Compliance/Notification page, Oct 27, 2026.
Logging companies, sawmills and timber buyers
These businesses do different jobs. A logger cuts the trees, skids them out and hauls the logs. A sawmill turns logs into lumber. A timber buyer buys standing timber or logs. A portable sawmill service brings a mill to your place and saws your own logs into boards.
Idaho has a training program for loggers. The University of Idaho runs Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP), and the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho has the details on the Idaho Pro-Logger program.
Source: University of Idaho Extension, Forestry programs. Logger training checked on the Extension forestry programs page, Oct 28, 2026.
Ask before you hire
A harvest changes your ground for years. Ask these before you sign anything.