Pheasants Forever
About Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever shows up in the directory listing under forestry consultants, but what you find at DubuqueLand Pheasants Forever is a local chapter of a wildlife conservation nonprofit based in Iowa. It is not set up to buy timber, log a woodlot, or advise a landowner on a sale. The chapter's work is habitat and community activity: prescribed burns, tree planting, youth hunts, roadside cleanups, and events like the Heritage Classic Youth Day. Its mission is "the protection and enhancement of pheasants and other wildlife populations in North America through habitat improvements, land management, public awareness and education." There's no description of forestry consulting, timber sales, or logging services, and no street address or phone number tied to timber work. This fits a landowner who wants to support pheasant habitat, burns, or youth outdoor programs in the Dubuque area, not someone looking to sell standing timber or hire a logging crew. From dubuquepheasants.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.
Pheasants Forever
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