Geode Forestry, Inc.
About Geode Forestry, Inc.
Geode Forestry, Inc. is a forestry consulting business based in Swedesburg, Iowa. It has been run from that address since January 1, 2000. The business handles tree planting and direct seeding, forest management, timber stand improvement, and timber appraisals, harvesting and timber sales. Its foresters, Bob Petrzelka and Gretchen Cline, both hold a BS in Forest Resource Management from Iowa State University. They say "most of our consulting happens on location, as it's much easier to assess our clients needs and their proposed project scope in person." When it comes to a timber sale, the aim is to get landowners "the best price for your timber through a competitive bidding process" rather than selling straight to a logging company, and a forester can oversee the harvest itself to protect the land. For forest management plans, the work starts with the landowner's own goals, then moves into action items covering soil, timber markets, wildlife, and expected costs, laid out with maps and recommendations the landowner can carry out alone or hand off to others. This fits a landowner in Iowa who wants a forester on the ground before, during, and after a timber sale, rather than someone who just names a price over the phone. From geodeforestry.com, read 10 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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