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foresters-inc.com

PO Box 11750
Blacksburg, VA
24062
540-951-2094
Fax: 540-951-0223

Whether you hope to generate income over the long term or simply sell your timber or other forest products once, we can help you through the entire process with an array of services:

• Inventory - through a Forest Resources Inventory we determine the volume and quality of the marketable timber or other forest products on your property, then combine those numbers with a current market analysis to approximate the dollar value of your product.

• Timber and boundary marking - For timber sales, if the best option for you is to cut and sell only selected trees (rather than conduct a clearcut), we will mark either the trees to leave uncut or the trees to sell, depending on the sale. Even if you're not conducting a marked sale, we will clearly mark the sale and property boundaries to insure that the logger cuts only the trees you want cut.

• Road layout - For a timber sale or any other sale involving heavy equipment moving through your forest, we can lay out road and trail locations so that both you and the potential buyers know and understand any constraints involved.

• Product marketing - Once we know the value of your products and have prepared the site (i.e. marked trees, laid out roads), we can prepare a bid prospectus describing the timber, advertise the sale, and speak with potential customers (loggers if you are selling timber). We can sell your products through a sealed open bid (i.e. anyone interested can make an offer) or through negotiations with specific individuals; in either case, our concern is to insure that you get maximum value, while at the same protecting your resources for intended future uses.

• Contracts - Once we have a buyer, we can draw up an appropriate contract that, above all, protects you and your property and obligates the buyer to abide by not only legal requirements, but any other stipulations you or we consider appropriate for this harvest.

• Sale oversight - With the signed contract in place, we can monitor every phase of the harvest operation to insure that your buyer complies with all the terms of the contract. Working with your state's Department of Forestry or comparable office, we will monitor the operation to make sure it meets all legal requirements and complies with the state's Best Management Practices. For details on Virginia's laws and BMPs, visit the VDOF web site.

If you'd like to learn more about the what's involved in selling timber, read our Guide for Landowners.