The Referral Process - For The Land Owner
Should you want to pursue forest management after meeting with Brook.
3. Brook will be available to follow up with you, answer any future questions, and help you with future forestry related issues as they arise.
- 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.
- Brook will compile a list of Forestry Professionals who have expressed interest in helping you with your specific project.
3. Brook will be available to follow up with you, answer any future questions, and help you with future forestry related issues as they arise.
The Referral Process - For The Forestry Professional
Project #: 60-19-08Date Posted: 04/03/2019
Date Closing: 04/17/2019
Location: Montmorency Co, Avery Township, T30N R3E
Acres: 1000 acres
Forest Type: aspen, northern hardwoods, lowland conifer
Work Requested: forest management plan
Comments: Hunt club would like a forest management plan to get the ball rolling on forest management. Northern hardwoods is in need of beech salvage harvest at the least. Club may decide to enroll in QFP.
Project #: 04-19-16Date Posted: 04/04/2019
Date Closing: 04/18/2019
Location: Alpena County, Long Rapids Township, T31N R6E
Acres: 60 acres
Forest Type: 25 acres swamp maple, 35 acres spruce/fir with component of lowland hardwoods
Work Requested: timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is pretty adamant on having tops chipped and aesthetic buffers left around trails/roads/edges. SBW present.
Project #: 04-19-13
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
Date Closing: 04/04/2019
Location: Alpena County, Maple Ridge Township, T32N, R7E
Acres: 37 acres
Forest Type: 10 red pine plantation, 20 acre upland cedar
Work Requested: red pine thinning, TSI in cedar if economically feasible, FSP forest management plan
Comments: Property is homestead, landowner would like FSP plan for family purposes. Red pine already row thinned (aprox. 12 years ago), 220 BA, Average DBH 10", 6 sticks. Cedar stand on sandy soils, lesser components of spruce/fir, aspen, white pine, ideally thin this stand too if feasible.
Project #: 04-19-11
Date Posted: 03/05/2019
Date Closing: 03/19/2019
Location: Alpena County, Alpena Township NW, T32N R8E
Acres: 127 forested acres
Forest Type: cedar, minor component of lowland conifer with a few aspen pockets
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Majority of property is dense cedar stand,post size trees, 3/4 sticks with minor component of pulpwood sized spruce/fir and aspen. A few mature stands of aspen throughout.
Project #: 04-19-12
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
Date Closing: 03/28/2019
Location: Alpena County, Wellington Township, T32N R8E
Acres: 80 acres
Forest Type: 56 acres cedar swamp, component of maple and tamarack, 24 acres field
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner would like to split up clearcut into two harvests
Project #: 04-19-08
Date Posted: 02/28/2019
Date Closing: 03/14/2019
Location: Alpena County, Green Township East, T31N R6E
Acres: 50
Forest Type: cedar, hemlock, aspen, spruce/fir
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP & Timber Harvest
Comments: 50 acre forest management plan, 35 acre harvest. Loam soils. One mile from 65 and 32. Landowner would like to harvest all merchantable spruce, fir and birch which is strong component of all stands. Harvest all quaking aspen. Where pockets of aspen dominate create patch clear cuts. Where aspen is sparse in cedar and hemlock stands, harvest aspen to favor retaining cedar and hemlock. Majority of spruce and fir are 5/6 sticks, 12"+ dbh, NW corner of property is poletimber fir, and aspen and spruce sawlogs. Stands range from 160 to 270 BA, poletimber to sawlogs, species ranging in dominance throughout, hemlock, cedar, spruce, fir, white pine. A few acres dominate in white pine and the pine should be thinned. Less then one acre is scotch pine and should ideally get harvested. Unique property for Alpena County.
Project #: 04-19-10
Date Posted: 03/05/2019
Date Closing: 03/19/2019
Location: Alpena County, Long Rapids Township, T31N R6E
Acres: 40 forested acres
Forest Type: lowland hardwood and lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner would like to enroll the property in QFP and harvest all mature aspen and spruce as well as clearcut 4 acres to create a food plot. Landowner is already in agreement with harvesting crew for summer 2019.
Project #: 04-19-07
Date Posted: 02/27/2019
Date Closing: 03/13/2019
Location: Alpena County, Green Township West, T30N R5E
Acres: 1,600
Forest Type: Northern red oak (oak wilt present), aspen, cedar/lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: I have not been on this property. This club has a long established relationship with a harvesting crew they intend to continue to work with. They need a plan to enroll in QFP but would like to work with a forester amendable to creating a harvesting schedule that is workable for their particular harvester. However this club stated that they will be open to foresters suggestions on management if it differs from prior management.
Date Closing: 04/17/2019
Location: Montmorency Co, Avery Township, T30N R3E
Acres: 1000 acres
Forest Type: aspen, northern hardwoods, lowland conifer
Work Requested: forest management plan
Comments: Hunt club would like a forest management plan to get the ball rolling on forest management. Northern hardwoods is in need of beech salvage harvest at the least. Club may decide to enroll in QFP.
Project #: 04-19-16Date Posted: 04/04/2019
Date Closing: 04/18/2019
Location: Alpena County, Long Rapids Township, T31N R6E
Acres: 60 acres
Forest Type: 25 acres swamp maple, 35 acres spruce/fir with component of lowland hardwoods
Work Requested: timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is pretty adamant on having tops chipped and aesthetic buffers left around trails/roads/edges. SBW present.
Project #: 04-19-13
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
Date Closing: 04/04/2019
Location: Alpena County, Maple Ridge Township, T32N, R7E
Acres: 37 acres
Forest Type: 10 red pine plantation, 20 acre upland cedar
Work Requested: red pine thinning, TSI in cedar if economically feasible, FSP forest management plan
Comments: Property is homestead, landowner would like FSP plan for family purposes. Red pine already row thinned (aprox. 12 years ago), 220 BA, Average DBH 10", 6 sticks. Cedar stand on sandy soils, lesser components of spruce/fir, aspen, white pine, ideally thin this stand too if feasible.
Project #: 04-19-11
Date Posted: 03/05/2019
Date Closing: 03/19/2019
Location: Alpena County, Alpena Township NW, T32N R8E
Acres: 127 forested acres
Forest Type: cedar, minor component of lowland conifer with a few aspen pockets
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Majority of property is dense cedar stand,post size trees, 3/4 sticks with minor component of pulpwood sized spruce/fir and aspen. A few mature stands of aspen throughout.
Project #: 04-19-12
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
Date Closing: 03/28/2019
Location: Alpena County, Wellington Township, T32N R8E
Acres: 80 acres
Forest Type: 56 acres cedar swamp, component of maple and tamarack, 24 acres field
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner would like to split up clearcut into two harvests
Project #: 04-19-08
Date Posted: 02/28/2019
Date Closing: 03/14/2019
Location: Alpena County, Green Township East, T31N R6E
Acres: 50
Forest Type: cedar, hemlock, aspen, spruce/fir
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP & Timber Harvest
Comments: 50 acre forest management plan, 35 acre harvest. Loam soils. One mile from 65 and 32. Landowner would like to harvest all merchantable spruce, fir and birch which is strong component of all stands. Harvest all quaking aspen. Where pockets of aspen dominate create patch clear cuts. Where aspen is sparse in cedar and hemlock stands, harvest aspen to favor retaining cedar and hemlock. Majority of spruce and fir are 5/6 sticks, 12"+ dbh, NW corner of property is poletimber fir, and aspen and spruce sawlogs. Stands range from 160 to 270 BA, poletimber to sawlogs, species ranging in dominance throughout, hemlock, cedar, spruce, fir, white pine. A few acres dominate in white pine and the pine should be thinned. Less then one acre is scotch pine and should ideally get harvested. Unique property for Alpena County.
Project #: 04-19-10
Date Posted: 03/05/2019
Date Closing: 03/19/2019
Location: Alpena County, Long Rapids Township, T31N R6E
Acres: 40 forested acres
Forest Type: lowland hardwood and lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner would like to enroll the property in QFP and harvest all mature aspen and spruce as well as clearcut 4 acres to create a food plot. Landowner is already in agreement with harvesting crew for summer 2019.
Project #: 04-19-07
Date Posted: 02/27/2019
Date Closing: 03/13/2019
Location: Alpena County, Green Township West, T30N R5E
Acres: 1,600
Forest Type: Northern red oak (oak wilt present), aspen, cedar/lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: I have not been on this property. This club has a long established relationship with a harvesting crew they intend to continue to work with. They need a plan to enroll in QFP but would like to work with a forester amendable to creating a harvesting schedule that is workable for their particular harvester. However this club stated that they will be open to foresters suggestions on management if it differs from prior management.