If you are interested in having a forest management plan drafted or are interested in a timber harvest, a list of professionals working in the general area can be found by using the link directly above.
Please see links below for a list for the the Lower Peninsula (specifically) and the State of Michigan in general.
Should you want to pursue forest management after meeting with Greg (see previous webpage):
Your profile will be confidentially posted to our website for a two-week period during which forest resource professionals will have the opportunity to express interest in your project. Please note that no personal information will be available on the website; only a basic profile and general location of your land will be made available in order to help consultants effectively express interest in your project.
Greg will compile a list of forest resource professionals who have expressed interest in helping you with your specific project and will provide further guidance on working with foresters.
It is up to the landowner to call the forest resource professionals and choose with whom they would like to work.
Greg will be available to follow up with you, answer any future questions, and help you with future forestry and non-game wildlife-related issues.
The Referral Process - For The Forest Resource Professional
Project #: 006-24-002 Date Posted: 6/3/24 Date Closing: 6/17/24 5 PM ET Location: Montmorency Co. T30N-R4E Acres:360 (total ownership) Forest Type: Upland mixed, lowland coniferous, aspen (wet) Work Requested: This landowner is looking for a forester to oversee his NRCS-funded forest management plan under the Golden-winged Warbler Regional Conservation Planning Partnership. The property is enrolled in the Qualified Forest Program, with the first treatments to occur between now and 2030. Soils are mostly mucks and complexes; harvesting during frozen periods is likely required. Seed tree treatments are planned, but talk has occurred regarding more novel silviculture such as variable retention harvesting. Access to the property and within the property are good.
Project #: 004-24-031 Date Posted: 5/23/24 Date Closing: 6/6/24 5 PM ET Location: Alpena Co., T29N-R6E Acres:80 (total ownership) Forest Type: Upland mixed, upland deciduous, red pine plantations Work Requested: This landowner is looking for a forester to oversee a timber harvest on property his family has owned since the 1930s. A clearcut harvest would occur on approximately 15 acres of red pine plantation. Trees are approximately 10+" dbh and have 6+ sticks. Thinning of red pine of 7" dbh with 2 sticks would also occur. Finally, there is a mixed stand of undetermined acreage with aspen, oak, balsam fir, red maple, etc. that would yield pulpwood and sawtimber; the landowner wants a clearcut, but a large amount of small diameter saplings are scattered throughout. He is looking for aspen regeneration. Soils are mostly sands and sandy loams. Access to the property, and within the property, are excellent. No management plan exists. Harvesting will likely create opportunity for autumn olive to proliferate and this has been discussed with the landowner.