BAKER LAND & TIMBER MANAGEMENT, INC.
About BAKER LAND & TIMBER MANAGEMENT, INC.
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.
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? →
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? →
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? →
runs the sale and handles the contract
Everything they're registered for
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