While the investment you’ve made in your property is long term, most landowners will only conduct one or two timber harvests during their lifetime. The professional foresters at Northern Timberlands are there to advise and guide you through the process. Our foresters will recommend and implement Best Management Practices (BMP’s) in order to protect your lakes, ponds, and streams, as well as special or natural cultural resources.

 Marketing forest products generated from timber harvests is where the “rubber meets the road” in terms of income potential for you, the forest landowner. Marking forest products to their highest end use value is Northern Timberlands specialty. We deal with hundreds of forest product markets throughout Michigan and the Lake States, and we know the current pricing, products, and trends that will return the highest income value to you. Because Northern Timberlands is not in the manufacturing business, we deal in the open market and are uniquely positioned to assure the highest end use value and the most complete utilization of your forest products.

The following list details other conventional forestry services we provide in conjunction with comprehensive management plans and harvest proposals:

1. Cruise timber and prepare volume estimates
2. Locate & mark approximate forest boundaries
3. Locate & mark internal harvest lines
4. Determine “No Cut’ areas
5. Locate and mark buffer zones
6. Mark individual trees for harvest
7. Haul road construction & maintenance
8. Supervise harvesting operations
9. Final harvest inspection and closing requirements