It is a question a lot of landowners have, and one I hope to help answer here. For those who feel like they can run a timber sale on their property by themselves, I have someRead More…
Do you remember not so long ago when Harry Potter books were quite the rage? One of those books, Goblet of Fire, sold over 5 million copies. In total, the seven books sold over 450 millionRead More…
I got home from work the other day, and sat down to take off my work boots and put on my play boots. This led me to start whistling a familiar childhood song. (That would beRead More…
There are many steps to take and things to learn for successfully cutting and selling your own logs. One fall, we got it into our heads that we could maximize our profits on a timber saleRead More…
There are some important things you need to learn from a reference supplied by a logger. When I talk with landowners about hiring a forester or logger to work on their property, I always tell themRead More…
There are serious problems you can avoid by spelling out in a contract exactly what you want foresters, loggers and other contractors to do Our property has been in the family for many decades now, andRead More…
The process for determining the value of individual logs is complex and involves a number of variables. As is nearly always the case, a family disagreement took place while we were working in the woods. NowRead More…
There are a number of factors that play into what someone is willing to pay for the trees on your property. I just finished a series of classes for woodland owners on a variety of topics,Read More…