Selling Timber in Clare County, MI

6 businesses work this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 6 timber businesses listed for Clare County, Michigan: 1 consulting forester and 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 5 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.

Timber prices for Clare County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Michigan's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Clare County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Red oak$220 per thousand board feet
White oak$136 per thousand board feet
Hard maple$348 per thousand board feet
Red pine$153 per thousand board feet
Aspen$120 per thousand board feet

Source: Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025. All Michigan timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Clare County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.

Consulting Foresters in Clare County (1)

This forester has an office right here in Clare County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

4.8(10 reviews)
Harrison, MI
Forest ManagementTimber HarvestingRoad ConstructionLand Clearing ServicesTimber Stand Improvement+1 more

Miller Logging Inc is a family owned logging business in Harrison, Michigan. They say they "offer a wide range of services pertaining to the logging industry," and that covers a lot of ground: forest management, timber harvesting, road construction, land clearing, timber stand improvement, consulting, storm damage cleanup, tree health assessments, lot clearing, and crop tree management. They buy standing timber outright, select cut or clear cut, in oak (red, white, and black), pine (red, white, and jack), hard or soft maple, ash, aspen, cherry, and beech. When you reach out, they ask for your county, section, acreage, the types of trees on the property, and whether you're looking at timber stand improvement. On how a sale comes together, they say they "strive to listen carefully to your concerns and discuss a management plan that will best address those concerns," and they'll help sort out protected zones around streams and wetlands as part of that. Work is currently focused on Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Midland, and Osceola Counties. The crew is SFI trained for managing timber as a renewable resource, and they note that safety is their top priority on site given how dangerous logging work can be. This fits a landowner in that Michigan stretch who wants one outfit that can buy the timber, run the harvest, and talk through a management plan rather than juggling separate buyers and loggers. From millerlogginginc.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Clare County (4)

These 4 are based in Clare County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

3.9(8 reviews)
Harrison, MI
Timber HarvestingForest Management PlansSustainable Forestry and Harvesting OperationsLand Clearing, Excavating and Brush Work

Billsby Lumber is a mill in Harrison, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(1 reviews)
Clare, MI

East Dover Harness Shop is a logging contractor in Clare, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.8(5 reviews)
Harrison, MI

The Forestry Forum is a logging contractor in Harrison, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(42 reviews)
Clare, MI

Timber Frame Chicken coops is a logging contractor in Clare, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Clare County, working from a nearby town.

5.0(2 reviews)
Lake, NY
select cuttingclear cuttinglog trucking

C F Timbercruising buys standing timber and runs select and clear cuts, out of Lake, Michigan. Chris Fouts runs it, and they've been at it for 20 years. They'll buy oak (red, white, and black), hard or soft maple, ash, aspen, cherry, and beech. The work itself is select cutting, clear cutting, and they'll haul the logs out too. They say plainly, "We buy all standing timber and offer select and clear cuts." Their aim with a cut isn't just to take the wood and go. They say they focus on "making your woods look nice and being able to recut in 10, 15, and 20 years down the road," which matters if you want your land to keep producing after this sale. They're SFI trained for managing land. They want a woodlot of 10 or more acres of standing timber before they'll look at it. That's stated right on their page, not a guess. They serve Clare County and describe their range as "Mid Michigan" more broadly. This fits a landowner with a 10 acre lot or bigger who wants both a cut and someone thinking about what the woods look like afterward, not just a one-time harvest. From cftimber.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Clare County?

6 businesses are listed for Clare County: 1 consulting forester and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 5 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Clare County?

Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.

What stumpage value means →

Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Clare County?

You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.

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What is timber worth in Clare County?

No price series is published for Clare County on its own. Michigan's latest published stumpage figures (Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025) put hard maple at $348 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.

Forester listings for Clare County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.