Bolton, Jacob
About Bolton, Jacob
Bolton, Jacob runs SYLVICS Forestry & Nursery, LLC out of Peoria, Illinois. He consults on forest management and reforestation, and he does the hands-on work too, including tree planting, silviculture, and land design projects. He formed the business in January of 2021 as a sole proprietorship and later filed it as an LLC. The main offer is a written forest management plan. A standard plan starts at $1500 and a boutique plan starts at $2500. He can also photograph and identify every plant on a property and put the list in a printable PDF. One of his boutique plans was accepted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Forest Development Act program. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Forestry from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is a certified Nurseryman in the State of Illinois, and is a certified Wilderness First Responder. For tree planting, the aim is to get trees in the ground quickly and properly, and to make sure the landowner knows how to look after them over the long term. His own starting point is "Let's walk your property together," which suggests a site visit before any plan or planting. It suits a landowner who wants a written plan for the land, or help planting and restoring trees on it. From sylvicsforestrynur.wixsite.com, read 21 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? → — not listed
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? → — not listed
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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