Timber Buyers & Forestry Professionals in Ophir, CO

Hemlock Consulting is a tree care and forestry consulting business in Leadville, Colorado. Luke Hiotis, who wrote the About page, has worked in landscaping and tree care for over a decade, starting right after high school. The business offers tree service across Colorado, with towns such as Aspen, Durango and Salida on its list, and it also names areas in Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. Its hazardous tree removal covers "remove trees near buildings or homes," along with lot clearing, trail cutting and subcontracting. Tree risk assessments use the ISA Risk Matrix to find unsafe trees, and tree health consultations look for insects, disease and signs of a dying tree. Pesticide and insecticide application is done under a Colorado Department of Agriculture commercial applicator license. For woodland owners, Hemlock Consulting is certified to write Forest Stewardship Plans. The Forest Ag Program recommendation depends on a mandatory plan of that kind, and the business also helps homeowners apply to the Colorado State Forest Service Homeowner Grant Program. The process starts with a meeting about goals and future use, then an onsite visit with measurements of tree height, stand density, soil and endangered species. The written plan includes parcel maps and recommendations for each management unit. Its credentials include ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, TCIA Tree Care Specialist and NALP Horticulture Technician. Hemlock Consulting suits a Colorado landowner with dead or unsafe trees near a house or outbuilding, or one who wants a written forest management plan for grant or Forest Ag Program purposes. From hemlockconsultingco.com, read 10 November 2026.

Telluride Arborist® is a tree service in Ophir, Colorado. It removes trees, prunes, looks after tree health, and does wildfire mitigation in Telluride, Mountain Village, and the greater San Juan Mountains. The work is in San Miguel County, and the company has been at it since 2002. Its own words put it this way: "Caring for our forests, our community and its trees since 2002." The crew takes on technical and hard to access removals, especially in tight spaces near buildings and in established landscaping. Other work includes selective thinning and forest restoration, defensible space, brush chipping, stump grinding, storm clean-up, and tree planting. The company plants trees of all sizes and specializes in large trees. Wood and debris are hauled away and 100% recycled. Tyler Schultz heads the company as an ISA Certified Arborist. The staff are ISA Certified Arborists, the company is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture, and all work is licensed, bonded and insured. Consultations include arborist reports for permits and tree condition assessments. Most jobs start with a site visit to look at the trees, access, terrain, nearby structures and what the owner wants from the property. Texted photos help the company understand the work before a visit is scheduled. It suits a homeowner or estate owner near Telluride who needs thinning, wildfire defensible space or a difficult tree removal done, and who wants a certified arborist to plan the work first. From telluridearborist.com, read 10 November 2026.

Windthrow Forestry Services is a locally owned and operated tree service and forestry consultancy in Telluride, Colorado. It works in San Miguel County and the surrounding area, including the Town of Mountain Village. Owner Morgan Pihl was born and raised in Telluride, and the company is an LLC. The work covers tree pruning and trimming, technical tree removal, fire mitigation, forest management, storm clean-up, and consulting. Forest management means selectively thinning overcrowded stands, removing diseased or declining trees, and dealing with hazardous standing dead trees. The species it names are aspen, spruce, and fir. Fire mitigation starts with a walk-through of forest health, defensible space, and fuel load, followed by selective removal and fuel reduction steps. Past work includes cutting and stacking firewood on a client's property. Every project starts with a walk-through led by Morgan Pihl, who has more than 15 years of hands-on forestry experience in the Telluride area. The firm is fully insured, and the crew includes an ACRT Certified Arborist. The walk-through and estimate are free, and the company offers "a fair bid tailored to your property and goals." Windthrow Forestry Services suits a landowner near Telluride who has hazardous trees, a lot that needs fire mitigation, or an aspen or conifer stand in need of thinning, and who wants someone to walk the land before any work begins. From windthrowforestry.com, read 10 November 2026.