| THE PRIMARY SERVICE every forester worth his or her salt should provide for timberland owners is the ability to "cruise" or inventory a timbered tract of land and accurately estimate the volume of standing timber upon it. THE TIMBER CRUISE is the single most valuable bit of information a timberland owner can have for his or her property. CHESNUT FORESTRY offers timber cruising or inventorying as a basic service. Such a cruise can determine estimates of timber quality, quantity, species, potential, and other characteristics. Such data can be useful to the landowner or potential landowner for land and timber acquisition or sale, timber selling, basis determination, taxation information, future management planning or other objectives such as assessment of wildlife habitat (mast, crops, snags, wetlands, dens, nests, thickets, etc.) or potential wildlife habitat, watershed, recreational opportunities, or other management opportunities that exist (or could exist) on the property. A BIT OF WARNING, HOWEVER: Tim Chesnut is not a fast timber cruiser, and has been known to walk slowly in the woods so as not to miss any critical critter, flora, or scenic opportunities. Tim normally carries his digital camera wherever he goes, and in addition to GPS'ing corners and other features on the property while cruising, he will take photos to include in any reports. From a timber cruise, decisions can be made to conduct a timber sale, or even prescribed burn or paint boundary lines and put up posted signs in case of trespass or vandalism. Whatever the reason, a timber cruise puts professional eyes on the timbered property, and no corner of the property goes unseen. |
| Cruising Timber provides a Landowner with the knowledge of what type of timber is on his property, how much timber volume (and therefore value) is on his property. With this knowledge, the Landowner can make very informed timber management decision. |
| Timber Cruising |
A timber cruise
obviously is
performed to
assess timber
volume and
value...(left) but it
can also provide
other information
such as where
that old fence
corner was (far
left), the location of
that secret fishing
hole (bottom left),
a waterfall that
your Grandfather
told you about, that
old well in the
middle of the
woods or the trash
pile that has
appeared on your
property.
obviously is
performed to
assess timber
volume and
value...(left) but it
can also provide
other information
such as where
that old fence
corner was (far
left), the location of
that secret fishing
hole (bottom left),
a waterfall that
your Grandfather
told you about, that
old well in the
middle of the
woods or the trash
pile that has
appeared on your
property.
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| Timber Evaluation--- |
| "What do you have and what is it worth"? |
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