Advantages provided by professional foresters:

• professional guidance and planning to accomplish your goals
• increased profit from your harvest
• protection of your forest throughout harvest operations

Typical services provided when managing a timber harvest:

• free consultation
• harvest plan - one time prescription or management plan (highly recommended)
• harvest setup - locate existing property lines, layout roads and landings, mark or delineate trees
• mapping & GPS - aerial photo & harvest operation maps, GPS coordinates
• generate request for bids and harvest contract
• market sale to dozens of competitive bidders
• award contract & secure security bond, insurance certificates, and payments
• harvest administration - orient, monitor, and supervise operator
• final inspection and distribute payments
• guidance to minimize taxes on profit