Selling Timber in Madera County, CA
Quick answer
There are 2 timber businesses listed for Madera County, California: 1 consulting forester and 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for Madera 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 Madera 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 Madera 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.
No forester is based in Madera County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Madera County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working Madera County (1)
Listed as working Madera County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Sierra Forestry Consulting, LLC is a forestry consulting and logging business based in Oakhurst, California. It is set up to work with landowners as well as utilities and agencies, and it covers Madera County. The work it takes on runs from standing timber to the paperwork around it: tree harvesting, planting, logging, timber tract operations, tree line assessments, evaluation of hazardous trees, logging remediation and gathering, wildfire prevention, project management, safety consulting, natural resource stewardship, environmental assessments, wood product manufacturing, lumber grading, forest management, and vegetation management. The business describes its approach as delivering "holistic forest management" for the people it works with, and sums up its own attitude toward tough jobs as "we are the solution." On credentials, Sierra Forestry Consulting holds licensed timber operator (LTO) status and certified arborist standing with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Staff also carry the ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and ISA Utility Specialist designations, ISA Traq certification, Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) membership including Certified Treecare Safety Professional status, and a connection to the Western Chapter of the ISA. The business was founded in 2018, started up to meet demand for expert arborists in utility vegetation management work. This fits a landowner whose property touches power lines, sits in wildfire-prone ground, or who wants a consultant that also carries arborist and safety credentials alongside the logging side, rather than a straightforward timber-sale broker. From sierraforestry.com, read 4 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills That Work Here (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Madera County, working from a nearby town.
Romine Timber is a logging contractor in Oakhurst, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Madera County?
2 businesses are listed for Madera County: 1 consulting forester and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Madera 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 Madera 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 Madera County?
No price series is published for Madera 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 Madera County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.