U.P. Forest Resources
About U.P. Forest Resources
U.P. Forest Resources is a one-person forestry consulting business out of Iron River, Michigan, run by Terry Read, a registered, professional forester. Terry spent 25 years as a District Ranger for the U.S. Forest Service based in Kenton before retiring early to start this business and help landowners through timber sales and land management. The work covers timber sales and forest land management as a "complete forest management service," with the stated aim to "get the most money for your timber" and, if you want it, to improve wildlife habitat on your land. No species or step-by-step process for how a sale runs is laid out, so it looks like Terry handles the details directly with you once you call. There's no stated minimum acreage for taking on a tract. The business serves the Western U.P. of Michigan, with Iron County named as the home base. This fits a landowner in Iron County or nearby in the western U.P. who wants a single, long-tenured forester to walk them through a timber sale rather than a larger firm with multiple staff. From upforestresources.com, read 8 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.
Everything they're registered for
Counties covered
U.P. Forest Resources
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