Timber Harvest Planning

Timber Harvest Planning

Slate & Associates, LLC are your partners in maximizing the value of your timber harvest and meeting all of your resource management objectives. We have extensive experience planning and conducting timber harvest operations in all kinds of terrain. We have particular experience in technically challenging and environmentally-sensitive areas. No operation is too large or too small and no challenge is too great. Contact us today and let us help you.

We offer the following services:

· Timber harvest scheduling

· Harvest System Selection.

· Boundary marking

· Riparian Management Area (RMA) planning and marking

· Coordination and administration of property line surveys

· Commercial Thinning Layout

· Threatened and Endangered Species Analysis

· Environmental Planning

· Permit Acquisition

· Contract preparation, bidding, and administration

· Log marketing

Timber Harvest Scheduling

Slate & Associates, LLC can develop a short- or long-term forest management plan for your timberlands. Our extensive harvesting, road construction, and environmental compliance experience can help optimize the return on your investment over time. We evaluate all aspects of your management objectives to determine the best plan for your properties.

Harvest Unit Planning, Preparation, and Layout

Properly designing a timber harvest plan for your property is a serious undertaking. Slate & Associates, LLC can make it happen. We have expertise in all phases of timber harvest planning, from boundary marking and permit acquisition to assisting with reforestation. We combine practical logging experience, engineering theory, economic optimization, and a thorough knowledge of state and federal forest practice regulations to ensure that your timber harvest operations are the best they can be.

Your timber harvest will be prepared to your specifications. We will administer any property line surveys that need to be conducted, prepare riparian management areas, and, if needed, secure any permits required by the state forester. Our fieldwork is efficient and thorough.

Our experts will help you select the proper harvesting methods and equipment for your timberlands. If you desire, we will locate a suitable logging contractor to carry out your timber harvest operations. Our experts have extensive experience in planning timber harvest operations under a wide variety of conditions, and with all varieties of equipment, from horses to helicopters.

Contract Preparation, Bidding, and Administration

Slate & Associates, LLC can prepare your timber harvest or road building contracts. Our associated legal experts are well versed in timber law and the timber industry in general. We will put together your project, put it out to bid to appropriately selected contractors, award the contract, and oversee the operation to ensure compliance with contracts and regulations. After harvest is completed, we will arrange proper site preparation and reforestation activities.

Commercial Thinning Layout

Slate & Associates, LLC are your commercial thinning experts. We have a unique blend of thinning logging experience and thinning engineering experience. This allows us to optimize your thinning project to return the best results to your forestland and your bank account. We will consult with you to determine your management objectives and plan the project accordingly. Complete layout, including boundaries, riparian management areas, roads, tree selection, and corridor or skid trail marking will be performed. If desired, we will oversee the logging operation to ensure your desired results are achieved.

Environmental Analysis

Slate & Associates, LLC will, if desired, perform a complete environmental analysis of your proposed forest management activities. We can evaluate your operation for compliance with forest practice rules, threatened and endangered species rules, anadramous fish regulations, Sustainable Forestry guidelines, or any other rules, regulations, or laws. Our affiliated wildlife biologists are familiar with the complexities of intensive forest management and are leaders in their field.

Log Marketing

Slate & Associates, LLC will market your forest products to obtain the maximum return on your investment. A complete analysis of your marketing options will be undertaken to ensure that the best prices for your logs are received.

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