Selling Timber in Sonoma County, CA
Quick answer
There are 6 timber businesses listed for Sonoma County, California: 1 consulting forester and 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Sonoma County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
J&L Palo Urbano Wood Milling is a mill in Santa Rosa, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Sonoma County (1)
This buyer is based in Sonoma County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Mount Storm Forest Products, Inc. is a sawmill and lumber distributor in Windsor, California. It's not a logger and it doesn't buy standing timber off your land. It's a mill that turns hardwood into finished product for woodworkers, cabinet shops, and lumber yards. What they handle is hardwood lumber, plywood, moldings, decking and cladding, flooring, S4S hardwood lumber, European beech panels, and thermally modified poplar. On the milling side they plane, rip, run-to-pattern, cross-cut, re-saw, wide belt sand, and glue up panels. They describe their own goal plainly: "our focus and primary goal is to add value to, as well as help make our customer's business more profitable." They serve Sonoma County, and their broader reach covers "a much greater area of Northern California, as well as other parts of the United States and overseas." They've been at it since 1980, and they note that more than half their staff has been there 15 to 35 years, which tells you something about how the place runs day to day. There's no stated minimum acreage here, and nothing in what they say points to a smallest job size either, since this isn't a timber-buying or logging operation at all. This one suits a landowner who already has logs or lumber in hand and needs it milled, planed, or turned into finished boards and moldings, not someone looking for a buyer to come harvest standing trees. From mountstorm.com, read 4 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (4)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Sonoma County, working from a nearby town.
Berry Sawmill & Lumber Yard is a sawmill and lumberyard in Cazadero, California. It's a "family-run business," the kind that's been part of the community for a while, selling lumber and building supplies rather than just buying standing timber off your land. What they carry runs wide: dry and green lumber, plywood, slabs, engineered wood products, plus the hardware side of things like nails, fasteners, sheetrock, insulation, cement products, plumbing and electrical supplies. So this is more of a mill and yard you'd buy from than a logger you'd hire to come cut your trees. They serve Sonoma County. There's no acreage minimum given, and since they're set up as a lumberyard rather than a timber-buying operation, acreage likely isn't the question you'd ask them anyway. This fits a landowner who needs milled lumber or building materials for a project, not someone looking to sell standing timber or hire a logging crew. They describe their own mission as working "to promote healthy forests" alongside the business side of things. From berrysmill.com, read 4 October 2026.
Redwood Empire is a sawmill and lumber milling business in Cloverdale, California, with a second mill in Philo. They say "with the support of two sawmills, Redwood Empire-Cloverdale and Redwood Empire-Philo, we can fill your order promptly." The work here is milling, not standing-timber buying. They do specialty milling, resaw and surfacing work including S4S, S2S, and S1S, plus custom patterns. They mill Redwood, Douglas Fir, Plywood, Cedar, Treated lumber, Pine, and Ipe. Orders that are in stock ship within 24 to 48 hours, and they run truck delivery along with national distribution, so lumber can move well beyond the mill itself. For service area, they list Sonoma County in California. The business started as a family operation in 1971 and says it is still family owned. Nothing here points to a minimum acreage, since this is a milling operation working from lumber orders rather than standing timber tracts. This fits a landowner, or more often a builder or contractor, who already has logs or lumber needs and wants them milled to spec, rather than someone looking for help selling timber off their land. From buyredwood.com, read 4 October 2026.
Redwood Empire Lumber Mill is a sawmill business in Cloverdale, California. It runs two mills, Redwood Empire-Cloverdale and Redwood Empire-Philo, and says that together they let it "fill your order promptly." It started as a family business in 1971 and remains family owned. The mill cuts and finishes lumber in Redwood, Douglas Fir, Cedar, Treated, Pine, Ipe, Plywood, Hardwoods and Softwoods. Its work includes specialty milling, S4S re/saw face and edge, S2S re/saw center, S1S and pattern work. It calls its redwood "Sustainably harvested California Redwood." Orders move out on its own trucks, and in-stock items ship within 24 to 48 hours of an order. It serves Sonoma County directly, and also ships lumber across California and the nation. This fits a landowner who wants milled lumber or specialty wood products, rather than someone looking for a buyer to purchase standing timber or log their land. From redwoodemp.com, read 4 October 2026.
Redwood Empire Sawmill is a mill in Cloverdale, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Sonoma County?
6 businesses are listed for Sonoma County: 1 consulting forester and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma County?
No price series is published for Sonoma 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 Sonoma County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.