While there are many possible objectives to consider when harvesting a tract of timber, stand improvement is among the most important. At Timber Works, we know that bad trees produce genetically flawed seeds and therefore lower quality trees. Harvesting high value timber is essential to the success of any harvesting operation but it is often just as important to remove some poorer quality trees to ensure the overall quality of a stand improves over time. Read more »
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Estimating Standing Timber Value
While coming up with exact numbers is impossible while trees are still standing, you can get a reasonable estimate of the likely range of values you can expect from your standing timber. Read more »
Habitat and Recreation
Habitat creation is a legitimate goal of properly executed forest management. By using the unsellable biomass to create piles of limbs, boughs and branches, artificial habitat is created for many species of forest critters. When managing your timber make sure habitat preservation and creation are topics of discussion with your logging consultant. Read more »
Walnut Quarantine Expansion Looming
Over a dozen states have enacted intrastate, interstate or both types quarantines on Black Walnut. With the introduction of Butler County to the growing list of quarantined counties in throughout the east, there is good reason for landowners in that region to be proactive about the harvesting of their timber. Read more »
Gypsy Moth and Your Timber
The Gypsy Moth isn’t a new threat but over the past several decades the population has exploded, with the insect moving into much of the Northern Appalachian regions of West Virginia and Ohio and posing a grave threat to the hardwood stand. As a timber owner you should be educated about the possible ramifications of Gypsy Moth and what you should do to properly manage your Ohio woods. Read more »
Sustainable Nature of US Hardwood
When properly managed, the North American hardwood forest is one of the most renewable resources we have.
Further, utilizing American hardwood lumber in design and building projects provides near permanent carbon sequestration in the products the hardwood is turned into. Read more »
Selling Dead Ash Timber
Dealing with dead Ash trees doesn’t have to be a hassle. Have a no-obligation assessment of your standing Ash today.
Identifying Hardwood Defects Part One
Standing Ash prices continue to rise with Timber Works aggressively paying some of the highest stumpage rates in years. Harvesting Ash in Ohio is a race against time as the trees break down and decay.
Timber owners must act fast if they hope to salvage commercial value from their Ash stands and prevent dangerous conditions in their woods. Read more »
Standing Ash Prices on the Rise
Standing Ash prices continue to rise with Timber Works aggressively paying some of the highest stumpage rates in years. Harvesting Ash in Ohio is a race against time as the trees break down and decay.
Timber owners must act fast if they hope to salvage commercial value from their Ash stands and prevent dangerous conditions in their woods. Read more »
Soil Maintenance Practices and Logging
While not always necessary, when logging steep grades and inclines, certain simple practices should be employed to ensure the integrity of the soil once logging timber has been completed.
Our company implements the latest methods in soil preservation both during and after logging. Read more »