Selling Timber in Anchorage County, AK
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Anchorage County, Alaska: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Timber prices for Anchorage County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Alaska's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Anchorage County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. This is the average the federal government receives for standing timber on the Tongass, published by the industry association. It is the only Alaska stumpage figure that can be cited, it is not dated, and it is not a private-land price.
| Sawtimber, all species, federal sale average | $41 per thousand board feet |
Source: Alaska Forest Association, undated. All Alaska timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Anchorage County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Anchorage County (1)
This buyer is based in Anchorage County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Girdwood Milling is a sawmill in Girdwood, Alaska. It's locally owned and serves the Girdwood Valley, in Anchorage Municipality. The work here is custom milling, turning trees from your own property into lumber for whatever you're building. They offer rough cut lumber, slabs and live edge pieces, and bevel siding. They also handle pickup and delivery, and can store material for you. They keep a limited inventory on hand, but most jobs are "cut to order," so what you get is made for your particular logs. They describe themselves as proud to give the Valley "the option to turn trees you from your property into valuable lumber," which is the whole idea of the place: you bring the trees, they turn them into something you can use. No species, licences, or years in business are mentioned, so go by what they show you when you call. This fits a landowner in the Girdwood Valley who already has logs down, or standing trees they plan to take down, and wants them milled into lumber close to home rather than shipped out for someone else to process. From girdwoodmilling.com, read 10 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Anchorage County, working from a nearby town.
Eagle River Sawmill & Kiln is a mill in Eagle River, Alaska. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Valley Sawmill is a mill in Anchorage, Alaska. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Anchorage County?
3 businesses are listed for Anchorage County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Anchorage County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Anchorage County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →What is timber worth in Anchorage County?
No price series is published for Anchorage County on its own. Alaska's latest published stumpage figures (Alaska Forest Association, undated) put sawtimber, all species, federal sale average at $41 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.
Forester listings for Anchorage County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-03. The register is updated quarterly.