Mudd & Holland
About Mudd & Holland
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.
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.
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