Selling Timber – Why hiring a Consulting Forester in PA is a good move.

A timber sale is something you should enter into with great care. Start by informing yourself – read this:

Sometimes I read an article by one of my associates and It is so good I just need to re-post it.  In this article by Allyson Muth, she describes what usually happens when timber is sold to a logger or sawmill.  Ninety percent of timber sales are done without the benefit of a Consulting Forester in Pennsylvania, or at least not a good one.  These timber sales, regardless of what the Landowner is told, result in high-grade logging with damage to the residual stand, no regeneration of quality trees and possibly not generating the income it should.  Most timber sales have a detrimental effect on the future timber value of a stand and the health of the forest.

There is more to a Timber Sale then painting and tallying trees

Every timber sale should include a plan for regeneration, reduction of invasive species, increased diversity of native trees and reserving high quality timber for future growth.  If you want all of the above, hire a forester who can achieve these goals.  As a Forestry Consultant in Pennsylvania, I can help you understand the process, mark your timber properly, see to it that the logging job goes well and make sure you get a fair price and all of the money you are owed.

Anyway here is the link: http://ecosystems.psu.edu/research/centers/private-forests/news/2018/timber-harvesting-cautions

Here is another article in my blog you may be interested in as well: http://chilcoteforester.com/what-does-a-consulting-forester-do/