Forestry Consultants

Acadian Forestry Consulting, LLC is a forestry consulting firm based in Lebeau, Louisiana, with an office in Morrow. It serves St. Landry. The work covers timber cruising and marking, timber damage appraisals, boundary line maintenance, forest management plans, timber stand improvement, taxation, and tree planting. They also make GPS and GIS maps of land and can monitor absentee-owned property for trespass and timber theft. If you want to sell, they can handle it two ways. They can hire a logging contractor to cut the timber and haul it to mills, and you're paid weekly after the wood is hauled and settlements come in. Or they can run a bid so several buyers compete, and you choose whether the contract is paid up front or "pay-as-cut." Their first visit to your land costs nothing, and they'll tell you whether it needs management yet. The team has over 40 years combined experience in the timber industry. The owner, Ryan Manuel, holds a bachelor's degree in forestry from LSU and an MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and he has more than 10 years as a forester. He also recently became a licensed Louisiana real estate salesperson. This suits landowners who want one firm to handle the cruise, the marking, the bid, and the logging oversight, or who own land they can't visit often. From acadianforestry.com, read 18 October 2026.

Baker Land & Timber Management, Inc. is a forestry consulting firm in Alexandria, Louisiana. It describes itself as a full service firm covering all aspects of forest management, and it has been in business since 1986. The firm says it manages over 70,000 acres of timberland in Louisiana parishes and East Texas counties, and its listed service area includes Rapides. The work covers forest land management, timber marking, timber cruises and estimates, timber sales, appraisals, boundary line work, tree planting, direct seeding, prescribed burning, watershed management, road maintenance, hunting leases and land sales. Timber sales are set up around the owner's goals for the property. The firm moves through inventory, contact with vendors, the sale, the contract, supervision and an audit. It states that it works solely for the landowner client and does not buy timber. Its pay comes only from the client, and appraisals are done on a fee basis. Work follows the Louisiana Recommended Forestry Best Management Practices. The credentials stated include a Certified Forester with the Society of American Foresters, a Licensed and Registered Forester in good standing with Arkansas, a Certified Tree Farm Inspector and a Licensed Arborist in Louisiana. The firm is a member in good standing with the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, and it carries general liability and auto insurance. This firm suits a landowner who wants a consultant working only for the owner on a timber sale, a management plan or an appraisal. From bakertimber.com, read 18 October 2026.

Crosby Resource Management is a forestry company based in DeRidder, Louisiana. Its main trade is forestry consulting, and it also does logging and real estate. The Crosby family has worked timber in Louisiana since 1888, and the company describes its work as "full-service forest management solutions." It serves Beauregard County and works across Southern Louisiana. Its services include timber harvest planning, sustainable timber harvesting, reforestation and resource planning. It also handles forest products sales, timber cruises and estimates, appraisals, tree planting, direct seeding, real estate brokerage, litigation work and SIP management plan development. Since a long-term timber lease ended in 2022, the company has had sole responsibility for harvesting and delivering wood. The team is certified by the American Tree Farm System, and staff include a conservation forester and a district forester. The smallest tract shown is the 19.81-acre Mame Johnson Rd Tract in DeRidder, which is offered for sale. That is the smallest job they show, not a stated minimum. It suits a Beauregard County landowner who wants one firm to plan a harvest, cut and haul the wood, and replant the land, and who may also be thinking about selling. From crosbyresource.com, read 18 October 2026.

EWING TIMBER CO. is a forest land management business based in Ruston, Louisiana. They describe themselves as "a full service forest land management provider." L.C. Ewing founded the business in the late 1940s, and they work with private landowners to manage, harvest and replant their land. Their work covers Jackson County. The services they list run from stand establishment through thinning and final harvests. Southern pine and pine pulpwood are the species they name. A harvest plan is drawn up from the first thinning to the final harvest to meet your goals for the stand. Professional, trained loggers do the cutting under the supervision of their forestry staff. On selling, they say they supply all the wood products mills in their region and can match your forest products to a mill, which gives you access to the market. Their own notes say the pine pulpwood market is oversupplied right now, so getting a thinning done can take patience, especially on tracts that must be cut in dry weather. This suits a landowner who wants one firm to plan a pine stand from young trees through the final cut and to handle the mill sale too, and who is willing to wait out a slow market. From ewingtimber.com, read 18 October 2026.

FORESTLAND ASSOCIATES LLC is a forestry and land firm in Urania, Louisiana, and it works in LaSalle Parish. The firm has operated since 1978, when Glen Stephens came home to become a self-employed consulting forester. In 2010 Kevin Daugherty, who had been with the firm for several years, took on an ownership role and the name changed to ForestLand Associates. The firm is a member of the Association of Consulting Foresters. The firm does forest management, timber marketing, land sales, timber appraisals, and wildlife management. For a timber sale, it says it knows the market and advises on the methods that suit your particular tract. It then handles the process from start to finish and helps with reforestation if you need it. It says it has no vested interest in any wood buying company or logging operation. Its appraisals are used for sales and purchases, tax basis, damage claims, and estate values. It also appraises rights-of-way for banks, energy and utility companies, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Its wildlife plans are mostly aimed at deer habitat, and it works with owners who want timber and wildlife managed together. As the firm puts it, "We specialize in making the two work together." It focuses on timberland and recreational properties. This firm suits owners of timberland or hunting land who want timber, wildlife, and any sale handled by one firm. From forestland.com, read 18 October 2026.

GLEN I STEPHENS is a forestry consulting business in Alexandria, Louisiana. It has operated since 1978, when Glen Stephens returned to his hometown as a self-employed consulting forester. The business also works under the name Forestland Associates, and it is a member of the Association of Consulting Foresters. The work covers forest land management, timber marking, timber cruises and estimates, forest products sales, appraisals, and boundary line establishment and maintenance. For a timber sale, it says "We handle the process from beginning to end," and it will help with reforestation if needed. It also does timber appraisals for banks, utility companies, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and for estate valuation. Its listed service area is Rapides. The business says it has no vested interest in any wood purchasing companies or logging operations, so it has no conflict of interest when it helps sell a tract. It specializes in timberland and recreational properties, and it says "We specialize in making the two work together" when timber and wildlife habitat goals overlap. Most of its wildlife plans aim at deer. This suits Rapides landowners who want a forester to handle a timber sale or appraisal from start to finish, with no stake in the buyers or loggers, and who may also want help with wildlife or a land sale. From forestland.com, read 18 October 2026.

Manuel Forestry, LLC is a forestry consulting and land business based in Ethel, Louisiana. Its owner, Thomas M. Manuel, is a consulting forester, wildlife biologist, and licensed broker in Louisiana and Mississippi. Real estate is the main trade. For decades the business has provided consulting services to "non-industrial forest landowners," and it covers southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi, with East Feliciana County named as a county served. On the forestry side, the work includes timber management plans, timber appraisals, timber sales, site preparation, tree planting, and hunting lease management. The business also takes on timber marking, timber cruises and estimates, boundary line work, taxation, and SIP management plan development. When a landowner decides to sell all or part of their land, Tom markets and sells the property himself. He draws on his forestry knowledge there, since he knows a tract's wildlife use, habitat, timber volume and value, and neighbors. The smallest job shown on his pages is a 10-acre parcel with a house in Amite County, Mississippi. This suits a landowner who wants one person to look at the timber, plan its management, and sell the land if that time comes. From manuellandsales.com, read 17 October 2026.

Mudd & Holland is a consulting forestry firm in Shreveport, Louisiana. They work with non-industrial, private landowners on the management of their timberland. Their services include management plans, marked thinnings, timber appraisals, marketing of timber sales, and facilitating harvest operations. They also do reforestation site prep, tree planting, understory burns, stand improvement, wildlife habitat work, watershed management, and estate planning. The firm was established in 1959 by Mr. Lee Mudd and is now run by the third generation of the family. Tim Holland, CF, is owner and lead forester. Jason Holland, CCF, and David Holland also work on the tracts. Tim is a Certified Tree Farm Inspector and currently serves as president of the Louisiana Forestry Association. Several properties under his management have been awarded Louisiana Tree Farm of the Year. They say they manage timber for landowners in 28 counties and parishes across Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. They describe the work in their own words: "We view your property as a family legacy." They say they tailor management to each owner's goals and aim to maximize the long-term value of the land. This firm suits a landowner who wants a long-term plan for the property and for passing it on to the next generation, more than a single timber sale. You can reach them by phone at 318.286.2802. From muddandholland.com, read 18 October 2026.

MUSLOW FORESTRY, INC is a consulting forestry firm in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was established by Stephen E. Muslow in 1978 and has three graduate foresters on staff. The firm works with landowners in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, and lists Bossier among the counties it serves. The work runs from timber sales through replanting. The firm marks timber, cruises and estimates it, and does appraisals, boundary line work, timber stand improvement, and tree planting. On a sale, the firm is "employed by the landowner and not the timber purchaser," and its fee is a percentage of the total timber sale value. Most sales are advertised, with bid invitations sent to wood-using facilities and logging contractors in the area. The owner can reject any and all bids. For first thinning sales, the firm recommends a pay-as-cut basis. After a harvest, it inspects the site, hires and oversees the planting vendors, requires them to carry proof of insurance, and applies for state or federal cost share funds. It says it has planted more than 1,500,000 pine seedlings per year over the past several years. The species it handles include pine, hardwood, and pine pulpwood. This firm suits an owner of pine or hardwood timber who wants a forester working only for the owner, from the sale through the replanting that follows. From muslowforestry.com, read 18 October 2026.

Peters Forest Resources, Inc. is a Louisiana forestry and land management firm that, on its own site, says it "started in 1996" and "offers over 95 years of combined professional experience in forestry management," serving "private landowners, forest industry, state and federal agencies, investment bankers, and attorneys." Its services are grouped into brokerage, appraisal, and forest and land management. The brokerage page says the firm has "a proven track record of connecting buyers and sellers" including families, institutions and conservation organizations, and has "guided customers both small and large through 100s of transactions." The firm states its team has "combined experience of over 60 years performing real estate appraisals with land and timber," and offers "general forestry and other natural resource consulting to help you navigate the environmental aspects of land ownership." Its contact page lists an address at 37283 Swamp Road, Unit 702, Prairieville, LA 70769; the state register files the firm under Baton Rouge, and both sit in the Baton Rouge area. No minimum tract size is stated on the site. As described on peters-fr.com, read 23 September 2026.

Templin Forestry, Inc. is an Alexandria, Louisiana consulting forestry firm that says on its own site it has "been providing superior, responsive forestry management services, along with resource analysis, consulting, and appraisals since 1984," the year Steven Templin bought out the Louisiana Division of Davis Forestry of Monticello, Arkansas. The site describes work in timber sales and marketing, reforestation, forest analysis, appraisals and long-term management plans, and says that because the firm is "independent from any timber buying operations" it can market and administer a landowner's timber sale to optimize the owner's return. It reports having planted more than 40 million pine and hardwood seedlings for Louisiana landowners over the last 40 years, describes itself as a certified Technical Service Provider (TSP) for the NRCS, and says it operates as a licensed drone operator for mapping and photography. Owner Steven Templin is described as a Certified Forester (CF) and a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters who has earned the ACF designation and the SAF Presidential Field Forester award, and is a Louisiana State Certified General Appraiser and Licensed Real Estate Broker. The firm also runs a Louisiana licensed real estate brokerage whose site lists timberland and rural tracts for sale; those for-sale listings are property inventory rather than jobs performed, and no minimum tract size for the firm's forestry services is stated on the site. As described on templinforestry.com, read 23 September 2026.

Timberland Services, Inc. is a forestry consulting business in Taylor, Louisiana. It has operated since 1983 and works mainly in North Louisiana and South Arkansas, with Bienville among its listed counties. Its main trade is forest consulting, and it also buys timber and does logging. The work covers management plans, timber sales, reforestation, appraisals, timber harvesting, and competitive timber procurement. The business says it has four graduate foresters on staff. It focuses on pine plantation timber but also works with all species of standing timber, and it encourages keeping hardwoods for wildlife habitat and water quality. Its foresters are familiar with working alongside lawyers and accountants on appraisals, which the business says are needed for estate planning, mortgages, inventory, and purchase or sale evaluations. For harvesting, the business says its loggers and key personnel are certified Louisiana or Texas Master Loggers, and that certified foresters supervise each harvest. It describes a timber harvest as a "carefully planned event," and says its wood goes to mills in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. This business suits landowners in North Louisiana or South Arkansas who want a forester involved from planning through harvest and replanting. From timberlandsvc.com, read 18 October 2026.

Willis & Suire Forestry Consultants is a forestry, land, and wildlife consulting firm in South Central Louisiana, with its office on Saint Anthony Avenue in Opelousas. Founded in 2005, the firm says it manages over 225,000 acres of timberland throughout the state of Louisiana. The work covers forest products sales, timber cruises and estimates, appraisals, boundary line establishment and maintenance, and litigation. Clients include private landowners, estates, public entities, and utility companies. The county they serve is St. Landry. Daniel Suire is the forester behind the firm. He is a second generation forester with 22 years in the field. He belongs to the Louisiana Forestry Associations, the Society of American Foresters, the Association of Consulting Foresters, and the Southern Hardwood Forestry Group. He is also a real estate agent with Louisiana Outdoor Properties. The firm puts it plainly: "We work for you." This suits a landowner who wants one consulting forester to handle timber sales, cruising, boundary lines, and appraisals, and who does not mind dealing with a forester who also sells land. From willisandsuire.com, read 18 October 2026.

B & S Timber Inc. is a logging business in Olla, Louisiana, and has operated since 1987. Its main trade is logging, and it also does forestry consulting. The county it serves is LaSalle. The work covers timber harvesting, land and timber management, woodyard operations, timber consulting, and wood hauling. For cutting, it offers selective cutting, clear cutting, and shelterwood cutting, so a landowner can discuss which method suits the land. The consulting and management work runs alongside the cutting and hauling, so the advice, the cutting, and the trucks can all come from one firm. The business puts weight on "solid relationships with local mills," which it ties to getting landowners the best returns. It also puts weight on safety and quality service in every part of its timber work. B & S Timber Inc. suits a landowner who wants one local firm to cut, haul, and advise on the timber from start to finish. From bandstimber.com, read 18 October 2026.

Armistead Land & Timber Co is a timber business in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its main trade is logging, and it also buys standing timber, does land clearing and site work, and offers forestry advice through its consultants. The company was started in 1994 by Vince Drake and Aaron Poole, and it describes itself as owner operated. It lists itself as a 3MP Certified/Pro Losser LA Contractor, number 49199. Its services include timber purchasing and harvesting, land clearing, right of way and well pad clearing for oil and gas companies, clearing of timber and debris, dirt work such as ponds, driveways and drainage, and trucking and hauling of logs, dirt and gravel. It says it has worked with landowners across Northern Louisiana, Eastern Texas and Southern Arkansas, and it names Caddo as the county it serves. Its services page names both 15 acres and 500 acres as sizes of land it works with, and it says "Let our team of professionals turn your timber into profit." To start, you ask for an appraisal or free estimate by phone or through its request form, and staff say they will get back to you within 24 hours. A consultant can talk through the best way to clear your land without harming the new forest. This business suits a landowner who wants one firm to buy the timber, cut it, and handle clearing, dirt work or hauling in the area it names. From armisteadtimber.com, read 18 October 2026.

Acadian Forestry Consulting, LLC is a forestry consulting firm based in Morrow, Louisiana, and it works in St. Landry. Its work runs from timber cruising, which measures the trees on your land, to forest management plans and the financial analysis that goes with them. Other services include timber marking, damage appraisals after trespass or storms, boundary line maintenance, GPS and GIS mapping, forest monitoring for owners who live away, tree planting, and help choosing state or federal incentive programs. The first visit to your property is free. When you are ready to sell, the firm can run a bid that draws several buyers, and the highest bidder signs a timber sale contract. You choose whether the contract is paid as a lump sum up front or "pay-as-cut." The firm can also hire a logging contractor directly, and you are paid weekly once the wood is hauled to the mill and the settlements come in. A management commission covers the trips to the property, the inventory and marking, the bids and contracts, and oversight of the loggers. The owner, Ryan Manuel, has a forestry degree from LSU and an MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and has worked as a forester for over 10 years. He has just recently gained his license as a Louisiana real estate salesperson. The team has over 40 years combined experience in the timber industry. This suits a landowner who wants one firm to handle the cruise, the sale and the paperwork, and who may also want help with boundaries or monitoring. From acadianforestry.com, read 18 October 2026.

Crosby Resource Management is a forestry business based in Dequincy, Louisiana, at 903B E 4th St. You can reach it at 337-317-8333. Its main trade is forestry consulting, and it also does logging and real estate. The work it names is sustainable timber harvesting, reforestation, resource planning, and timber harvest planning, across Southern Louisiana. Calcasieu is one of the counties it serves. Crosby has cared for Southern Louisiana's forests for over 90 years, and the company's own line for it is "Forestry rooted in family." Crosby Resource Management manages the 137,000 acres of land that belong to Crosby Land & Resources, a related company. Since a long-term timber lease ended, the company has been solely responsible for harvesting and delivering its own wood. The operation is certified by the American Tree Farm System for sustainability. The team includes a district forester, a conservation forester, and a logging supervisor. The smallest tract it shows is 19.81 acres, the Mame Johnson Rd tract near DeRidder, which it is offering for sale. It suits a landowner who wants forest planning, harvesting, and replanting handled by one firm in Southern Louisiana. From crosbyresource.com, read 18 October 2026.

Hunt Forest Products L.L.C. is a mill that makes Southern Yellow Pine plywood, veneer and clean chips. Its corporate office is in Ruston, Louisiana, and its plant is at Pollock, about fifteen miles north of Alexandria. The company has operated since 1978. It also buys timber, runs logging, and does forestry consulting. The company has four Louisiana forestry offices, in Ruston, Choudrant, Olla and Pollock. Its foresters write harvest plans for timber bought from private landowners and offer timber management, timber marketing, harvesting, reforestation and property line maintenance. Landowners in its Landowner Management Assistance Program get a forest management plan with a computer-generated map of each tract. Free pine seedlings go to owners who sell on a non bid timber sale, and after a total harvest. The company is ATFS Certified and a member of ATFS-IMG-21. The county it names as its service area is Lincoln. Sales are handled from the Ruston office. Its forestry page invites owners who "need a market for your timber" to call one of its offices. It suits a pine owner who wants a mill that also writes the harvest plan and runs the logging. From huntforpro.com, read 18 October 2026.

Stevens Forestry Service is a forestry consulting firm listed in Alexandria, Louisiana. Its headquarters are in El Dorado, Arkansas, with an office in Louisiana, and it works across South Arkansas and Louisiana. The firm was established in 1950 and says it has over 90 years of experience in forestry. It handles timberland management, timber sales, real estate brokerage, timberland appraisals under USPAP guidelines, hunting lease administration, and aerial inspections from two fixed-wing aircraft the firm owns. The work covers pine plantations, mature natural pine and hardwood, mixed pine hardwood, and bottomland hardwood. Timber is sold by "lump sum sealed bids or pay-as-cut," depending on the tract and the owner's wishes. The firm sends sale prospectuses to forest product mills and wood producers, and its foresters inspect harvesting operations to check the contract and best management practices. Staff include registered foresters, a licensed real estate broker, and registered appraisers. The smallest tract on its pages is the 25-acre Tri-County sale in Columbia County, Arkansas. This suits a landowner with pine or hardwood timber in South Arkansas or Louisiana who wants sale, management, and appraisal work from one firm. From stevensforestry.com, read 3 October 2026.

Forestry techniques llc is a land and forestry consulting business based in Minden, Louisiana, with an office on Olive Street in Monroe. The owner, Chris Bordelon, was born and raised in Central and Northwest Louisiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2007 and started the company to keep his work outdoors. They describe their work as "turnkey forestry consulting services" for landowners who buy and sell rural timber and recreational land. The work covers timber management, timber appraisal and cruising, marketing, GPS mapping, boundary line upkeep, and reforestation and tree planting. They also help landowners with cost-share funding for reforestation and habitat work. Their dozer services include grading, new road construction and interior road maintenance. The owner has been a licensed realtor since 2011 through RecLand Realty LLC, and holds a license for prescribed burning used for site prep and understory release. Work is by appointment. The smallest tract they show is 20 acres, a hunting and recreation property in Winn Parish that has sold. The owner says he has helped many people buy and sell rural tracts in North and Central Louisiana, and they work in Webster County. This suits a landowner in the north or center of the state who wants one firm to handle the land sale, the timber appraisal, the roads and the burn work. From forestrytechniques.com, read 18 October 2026.

RoyOMartin - OSB Plant is a mill in Oakdale, Louisiana. 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.