Bishop Forestry and Land, PLLC
About Bishop Forestry and Land, PLLC
Bishop Forestry and Land, PLLC is a consulting forestry business based in Waynesville, North Carolina, run by Blair Bishop. The work covers the full range a landowner might need: forest management plans and mapping, reforestation, timber stand improvement, timber appraisal, timber cruise and volume estimates, timber sale and contract administration, stewardship plans, wildlife and recreation management, forest taxation, and farm or rural land improvement work like pasture clearing, ponds, and road layout. They also do expert witness and testimony work for land disputes or timber trespass cases, and use drone imagery and GIS mapping for property assessment. On a timber sale, the work covers assessing the timber, "marketing timber to all potential buyers," developing a harvest plan, writing the contract, and staying on top of regulatory compliance, with the stated aim of "ensuring fair market value" for the landowner. They serve western North Carolina, naming a long list of counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey. Blair Bishop holds an NC Registered Forester license (#1575), is an SAF Certified Forester (#53779), and also holds an NC Real Estate Broker license (#295557). This fits a landowner in the western part of the state who wants one person handling the plan, the sale, and the paperwork, and who also wants someone who can speak to land disputes or boundary questions if they come up. From bishopforestryandland.com, read 10 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
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Registered forester
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