Timber Sale Administration

A timber sale is often a big step for a forest landowner. fountains forestry provides complete timber sale supervision and administration services to consulting, investment and corporate clients. Our professional guidance ensures that your timber is sold at the highest possible price and the forest remains stable after logging and healthy for future growth and value.

Timber harvesting and sale administration services are tailored to your specific needs and we strive to make each operation efficient and productive. Fees are based on a percentage of the net sale income (stumpage), or on an hourly rate plus expenses. The administering forester will calculate a percentage fee based on the anticipated income and complexity of the timber land project. Fees will be detailed in a Forestry Service Contract.

Timber sale administration services may include:

Consultation on access to the property and internal access to the stands to be treated prior to logging timber.
Negotiation of temporary rights-of-way, if necessary.
Marking the timber to be harvested based on sound forestry and the landowner's objectives, and designing the sale, often to comply with a forest management plan and state forestry regulations.
Layout of skid trails and/or truck roads before forest logging begins.
Drafting a contract, with the landowner's input if desired, to detail the specific requirements of the operation.
Negotiations with logging contractor or soliciting bids from regional mills and contractors.
Collecting and holding a performance deposit on the contract from the logger.
Verifying the contractor's insurance coverage.
Administration of the contract throughout the project, including supervision of the cutting, product utilization, and restoration.
Maintaining a record of products shipped to mills from the timber land operation.
Collection of stumpage payments from the contractor, verification, cross referencing with fountains forestry's records and disbursement of payments to the landowner.
Deduction of fees from sale income when possible.
Summary information at the conclusion of the operation.