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Why partner with Timberline Forestry for your project?
With a philosophy of using efficient methods that support natural systems and address prioritized client values, Timberline Forestry occupies a unique position in an economy of constant change. A dedication to continuous research, understanding, and adjusting to changes in the agricultural and natural resources fields, Timberline’s business approach is a fusion of analyzing complex systems and supplying solutions based on history and innovation.
What can Timberline Forestry do for you?
Planning and Mapping services
Including, but not limited to:
Property inspections, Tract assessments, Forest management plans, Michigan Qualified Forest Property plans, Michigan Commercial Forest Program plans, Forest management plans, Master plans for sustainable development projects, Expert assistance support on planning projects, Cartography/Mapping, Property boundary maintenance, Aerial and satellite photo interpretation, Ecological land typing and delineation, GPS mapping, GPS/GIS data transfer, GIS analysis and general consulting in the field of natural resources.
Timber appraisals & sales
Including, but not limited to:
Forest vegetation Inventory by species, including commercial and non-commercial species, Timber cruising, Long term plot sampling design and record maintenance, Financial analysis of forest assets, Log volume estimates by species, Timber appraisals by wood product volume per species, Stand growth & yield projections, Timberland investment consulting, Timber sales including timber sale boundary, road layout and marking, Cut/Leave tree marking, Wildlife habitat improvement, Timber sale marketing, Contract drafting, Log scaling, Project supervision, Best management practices (harvesting) consulting, and Timber stand improvement consultation and contracting, Wood lot and Woodland management.
Trespass consultation
Including, but not limited to: Boundary dispute resolution, Litigation assistance during civil and criminal legal cases, Site inspection and investigation, Authoring tree damage reports, Inventory and valuation of vegetation, Deposition, and Expert witness testimony.
Other services
Due diligence Investigations, Interpretation of natural resources, Land navigation training, Wilderness travel assistance, Wildlife habitat improvement, Forest insect damage inspection and control, Wildlife damage inspection and control, Wildlife guiding, Tree removal, Tree service, Special service requests are welcomed.
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Assistance Available
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Confidentiality, if requested, will be
honored with the highest integrity.
Partial list of commercial clients
Examples of projects
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Timberline Forestry Consulting’s Dedication to Conservation:
Timberline Forestry Consulting LLC provides work only under the highest ethical standards.
A forester’s first duty is to the forest and its future. Since 2001, Timberline Forestry has only assisted in projects where the management directives support long term, sustainable conservation of the natural resources. Timberline Forestry does not assist clients in the liquidation of natural resources for short term gains.
I believe in being fair, honest, and ethical. I do not intentionally participate in activities in which I am aware there is any form of conflict of interest. My sole interest while providing management assistance is reaching client goals using guidance based on my qualifications. On projects where the scope of work exceeds my area of expertise, I have and will continue to search the world for talent that is uniquely qualified for the project to support client goals.
I believe in providing the highest possible degree of quality in the services offered. I would prefer to serve clients that value quality higher than production, while realizing an applied efficiency of methods as the primary support for conserving the project term.
Tenants of service
1. Quality assessments, investigation,
mapping and careful strategic
considerations.
2. Proper prescriptions and
treatments to conserve and/or
enhance the land to meet your
goals.
3. No conflict of interest, as the
fiduciary duty of Timberline
Forestry is to solely support client
interests.
4. If timber sales or other actions are
necessary, strategic marketing to
qualified contractors will increase
the ability to properly support the
project goals.
5. Logging contract design that
benefits your interests both directly
and indirectly through economic
considerations of all parties.
6. Expert direction during the logging
and/or contracting operation(s) to
ensure contract compliance.
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Geoff Kegerreis
Career History:
After my first semester at Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1997, I took a job in wood procurement assistance at a sawmill in Canton, North Carolina. Once college was back in session, I attended full time while working part time at two Lansing, Michigan area tree nurseries and a Christmas tree production operation. I took one semester off and went to work under an employment contract for a sawmill in Western Montana. After returning, the next two years while college was in session I was employed by Michigan State University in the forest biotechnology laboratory. During the last three years of college, I worked for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a student assistant.
Immediately after graduating from Michigan State University in 2001, I worked on my first consulting project that involved preparing several timber sales totalling 237 acres on State of Michigan land on behalf of a contractor who otherwise would have defaulted on their obligation. Since that time, I have been dedicated to serving a diversity of clients with a broad array of services based on client demand.
Qualifications:
-B.Sc. degree in Professional Forestry,
Michigan State University.
-Michigan Registered Forester
in good standing 5/02-present
-Formerly pre-qualified as a
State of Michigan forestry
services contractor.
-Michigan Forest Association
(MFA) member (2005-2007 Board
member & current Northwest lower
peninsula Michigan chapter
representative).
-Previous membership in Society of
American Foresters, Forest Guild and
Forest Steward’s Guild.
-Completed forest management
projects in Michigan, New York, Ohio,
and Tennessee.
-Assistance of non-industrial private
landowners, the State of Michigan,
forest product corporations, attorneys,
various consulting firms, forester and
wildlife biologist colleagues and more
(Partial list of commercial clients,
project examples & descriptions)
-Valid passport in possession for
international projects.
- Letters of recommendation and
references from clients and colleagues
available by request.
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