Selling Timber in Humboldt County, CA

20 businesses work this county · 4 registered consulting foresters

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There are 20 timber businesses listed for Humboldt County, California: 4 consulting foresters and 16 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 15 of them have offices 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 Humboldt County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are California's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Humboldt County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Redwood$510–$1,050 per thousand board feet
Douglas-fir$10–$350 per thousand board feet
Ponderosa pine$10–$90 per thousand board feet
White fir / true fir$70–$220 per thousand board feet
Incense cedar$40–$150 per thousand board feet

Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, July–December 2026. All California timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Humboldt 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.

Consulting Foresters in Humboldt County (3)

These 3 foresters have offices right here in Humboldt County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

4.8(6 reviews)
Arcata, CA
Site preparationSeed collection, nursery operations and plantingPre-commercial thinning, chipping, grinding and haulingCommercial thinning and haulingHarvest and hauling

Green Diamond Resource Co - California Timberlands Division is a timber buyer in Arcata, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a consulting forester. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.6(30 reviews)
Scotia, CA
sustainable loggingforest restorationtimber harvesting

Humboldt Redwood Company Lumber Mill is a mill in Scotia, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(3 reviews)
Eureka, CA
timberland managementforestry consultingtimber cruising and growthtimber appraisalsinventories+1 more

James L Able Forestry Consultants is a forestry consulting business in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. They call timberland management and forestry consulting their core business, saying "Timberland management and forestry consulting is our core business." They take on timberland management, timber cruising and growth, timber appraisals, inventories, forest harvesting and utilization, forest roads, natural resource economics, GPS and GIS techniques, wildlife and habitat conservation, government assistance programs, real estate acquisition and disposition, and range management. For a management client, they work to understand the owner's needs and goals for the property, then design and implement a management plan, using site-specific silvicultural systems to schedule timber harvests. Timber appraisals are part of this work and often set the basis for deciding what to do with the land. They serve Humboldt County, and say they have designed tree farms in Humboldt, Del Norte and Mendocino counties. One of their staff holds the Regional Chairman position for the American Tree Farm Association. They have operated since 1979. This fits a landowner in Humboldt County who wants someone to plan out the whole life of the timberland, not just arrange a single harvest. From ableforestry.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)

Listed as working Humboldt County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

null, CA
Sustainable Logging & Timber HarvestingForest Management & Fire PreventionLand Restoration & ConservationCustom Logging SolutionsTimber Valuation & Appraisal Services+1 more

Elsi Logging LLC is a logging contractor and forestry consultant based in Fortuna, California, working in Humboldt County. It's a Native American woman-owned business, and the owner grew up in logging camps in Trinity County before starting the company here on the Redwood Coast. The work covers sustainable logging and timber harvesting in redwood, along with forest management and fire prevention: thinning, firebreak construction, controlled burns, and tree health assessments. They also do land restoration and conservation work, including reforestation, erosion control, riparian and wetland restoration, invasive species removal, and carbon sequestration projects. For landowners selling timber, they offer timber valuation and appraisal, long-term forest management planning, and guidance on selective harvesting versus clear-cutting, plus wood processing and transportation. They describe their approach as blending "traditional ecological knowledge" with modern forestry techniques, and use selective harvesting and reduced impact logging methods rather than clear-cutting. They serve communities throughout Humboldt County, including Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, and Garberville, and work with private landowners, conservation groups, tribal entities, and government agencies. Their stated mission is "to deliver high-quality logging services while respecting the ecosystem, community, and tribal heritage." This fits a Humboldt County landowner who wants more than a straight timber sale: someone interested in selective cutting over clear-cutting, habitat or watershed restoration alongside the harvest, or working with a locally rooted, tribally connected operation. From elsilogging707.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Humboldt County (12)

These 12 are based in Humboldt County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

McKinleyville, CA

Boak Logging Inc is a logging contractor in McKinleyville, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.5(2 reviews)
Fortuna, CA

Chambers Logging Co Inc is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Fortuna, CA

Huffman Logging Co Inc is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(1 reviews)
Fortuna, CA

Humboldt Tree Craft is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Korbel, CA

Korbel Sawmill is a mill in Korbel, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.5(2 reviews)
Fortuna, CA

Leonardo Logging Shop is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.0(2 reviews)
Fortuna, CA

Lewis Logging is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.7(13 reviews)
Korbel, CA

North Fork Lumber Company is a sawmill in Korbel, California, serving Humboldt County. It takes raw logs and turns them into solid wood products, working mainly with Douglas Fir and Hemlock Fir. In its own words, it "utilizes 100% raw wood material to create solid wood products," cutting Douglas and white fir logs into construction grade lumber through what it calls "zero-waste product utilization," turning sawdust, bark, hog fuel, soil, shavings, and woodchips into by-products rather than waste. It is an FSC Certified producer. The Korbel sawmill launched in 2017. This is a sawmill, not a timber buyer or logging contractor. It doesn't walk your woods, price standing timber, or offer forest management advice. What it does is process logs that are already cut, sorting them by species and milling them into graded lumber. For a landowner who already has logs ready to sell, or who wants to understand where Humboldt County timber ends up once it leaves the woods, North Fork Lumber Company is the kind of operation to know about. It's not the first call for someone still deciding whether to cut, but it's part of the chain once the cutting is done. From northforklumbercompany.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Eureka, CA

NPI Logging is a logging contractor in Eureka, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.7(44 reviews)
Arcata, CA
premium redwood fence boardsfence railsdimensional lumbertimbersfence pickets and posts+1 more

Sequoia Forest Products runs a sawmill at 105 Alder Grove Road in Arcata, California, turning redwood logs into fencing lumber it ships nationwide to contractors, retailers, and property owners. It's categorized as a saw mill under Del Norte County, and it also serves Humboldt County. The mill works only in redwood, including Sequoia Supreme redwood, turning logs into fence boards, rails, pickets, posts, dimensional lumber, timbers, and full fence kits. It offers five distinct grades, and says each board is "milled with precision to reduce warping" and "end-sealed to prevent rot." The company describes itself as a zero-waste, zero-emission mill and says it uses forest thinning practices aimed at wildfire prevention and long-term forest health. Sequoia Forest Products belongs to the American Fence Association, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association, the Fence Workers Association, and the Forest Stewardship Council. This fits a landowner with redwood timber who wants to see where the logs end up as finished fencing lumber, rather than someone looking for a forester to walk the land and arrange a standing timber sale. From sequoiafp.com, read 4 October 2026.

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4.2(12 reviews)
McKinleyville, CA

Steve Morris Logging & Contractor is a logging contractor in McKinleyville, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.2(15 reviews)
Fortuna, CA
log haulinglogging

Steve Will's Truck & Logging is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (4)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Humboldt County, working from a nearby town.

Orleans, TN

CLT Logging is a logging contractor in Orleans, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(3 reviews)
Fortuna, MN

Leland Rock Logging is a logging contractor in Fortuna, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(16 reviews)
null, CA
Portable Sawmill ServicesCustom Milling ServicesFree On-Site Estimates

Portable Sawmill & Custom Milling, run as Ukonom Designs, is based in Eureka, California. Owner Jeremy Dahl brings his Lucas Mill right to your property, or you can bring logs to his mill yard on J Street. He cuts dimensional lumber, timbers, posts, beams and slabs from old growth redwood, second growth redwood and Douglas fir, and can source other species on request. Milling on-site means you skip hauling logs anywhere, "No Trucking Costs" as he puts it, and every board gets stacked and stickered before it leaves. He offers free on-site estimates, and the business is licensed and fully insured for all aspects of portable sawmill operation. Jeremy has run his Lucas Mill for 9 years, giving him a "well rounded understanding" of what it takes to go from log to finished product. He serves Humboldt County. This fits a landowner who already has logs down, whether from a storm, a thinning job, or a tree that had to come out, and wants them milled into usable lumber without paying to truck them anywhere. From ukonomdesigns.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Bridgeville, SC

Three Rivers Logging Co is a logging contractor in Bridgeville, California. 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 Humboldt County?

20 businesses are listed for Humboldt County: 4 consulting foresters and 16 buyers, loggers and mills. 15 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Humboldt 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Humboldt 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.

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What is timber worth in Humboldt County?

No price series is published for Humboldt County on its own. California's latest published stumpage figures (California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, July–December 2026) put douglas-fir at $10–$350 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 Humboldt County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.