Selling Timber in Iosco County, MI

2 businesses work this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 2 timber businesses listed for Iosco County, Michigan: 1 consulting forester and 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 2 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 Iosco 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 Iosco 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 Iosco 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 Iosco County (1)

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

5.0(1 reviews)
Tawas City, MI
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Northeast Michigan Forestry LLC is a consulting forestry business run by Jenilee Johnson, based in Tawas City, Michigan. Jenilee has been practicing consulting forestry since 2010, and before starting this company she trained and worked with another consulting forestry firm in the region. The work covers the full process of a timber sale: setting boundaries, marking trees for removal, figuring harvest volumes, then lining up a logger to do the cutting and staying on through to the end of the job. She also writes forest management plans, including Qualified Forest Plans, Forest Stewardship Plans, and USDA NRCS Forest Management Plans, and she can run a forest inventory or GIS mapping job if you just want to know what you have. She also does timber appraisals, so you can get a sense of what your timber might be worth before deciding anything. She says "I work for the landowner" and describes herself as working to "sustainably manage forests." She holds her MI Registered Forester credential, is a certified Oak wilt specialist, is certified by the Michigan DNR to prepare timber sales on State of Michigan land, and is a candidate member of the Association of Consulting Foresters. Timber sales are prepared across all the forest types found in Northern Michigan, with Iosco County named as an area served. This fits a landowner in or near Iosco County who wants one person to handle a timber sale start to finish, or who first wants a written forest management plan and an honest read on what their timber is worth before any decision gets made. From northeastmiforestry.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Iosco County (1)

This buyer is based in Iosco County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

5.0(21 reviews)
Hale, MI
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Bain's Mill is a mill in Hale, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Iosco County?

2 businesses are listed for Iosco County: 1 consulting forester and 1 buyer, logger or mill. 2 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Iosco 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.

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

No price series is published for Iosco 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 Iosco County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.