Golden Oak Forestry
About Golden Oak Forestry
Golden Oak Forestry, based in Russellville, is a forestry consulting business owned by Tim and Karen White. Tim is a registered Forester in Arkansas and a member of the Arkansas Forestry Association, a 1981 graduate in Forestry/Wildlife Management, and has worked as a private consultant for over 20 years. The work covers boundary line establishment and maintenance, timber inventory, timber stand improvement, timber sales, annual inspections, hunting and recreational lease administration, a long term management program, and beaver control. Species mentioned include shortleaf pine, white oak, willow oak, sweetgum, post oak, red oak, and overcup oak. On a sale, they mark timber for selective harvest or delineate areas for complete harvest, obtain bids, execute the timber sale contract or deed, and work with the harvest operation. As Tim puts it, "we have no other interest involved other than our client's interest," since they are not timber buyers themselves, and sales usually run "through a competitive bidding process." They cover a long list of counties across Arkansas, including Washington, Benton, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, and Madison, among others. Golden Oak says it has "inventoried properties as small as 10 acres," so that is the floor to expect for that kind of work. Their timber sale listings include a 25 acre bid sale and a 35 acre hardwood tract, the Bull Tract, so smaller sale jobs have been handled too. This fits a landowner who wants someone to run the whole sale process on their behalf, from marking to bids to contract, rather than deal directly with a buyer or logger. From goldenoakforestry.com, read 3 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? →
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? →
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
Everything they're registered for
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