Murr Forestry, PLLC
About Murr Forestry, PLLC
Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union anchor this Norwood firm's fourteen-county register territory, with a second reach southwest to Rutherford, Polk and Transylvania. Murr Forestry's own about page puts it more simply: an independently owned forestry consulting business based in Stanly County, providing forestry assistance to landowners in central and western North Carolina, with a stated mission of helping owners get the most from their investment in timber land, whether the goal is timber income, family recreation, better wildlife habitat, or some combination of those. The services page groups the work into forest management planning and mapping, timber appraisal (volume and value estimation), administration of timber sales and timber stand improvement projects, afforestation and reforestation, forest protection, forest recreation, wildlife and aesthetics, and forest certification. Plans are written to meet or exceed the requirements of county present-use-value tax deferral, cost-share assistance programmes and certification programmes, and the firm prepares plans to the criteria of both the American Tree Farm System and the Forest Stewardship Program. Forest protection, as the site describes it, takes in boundary line marking and maintenance, routine insect and disease checks, fire line and prescribed burning recommendations, and, in the event of timber theft, coordinating with law enforcement to investigate and appraise it. Managing principal J. R. Murr is a Registered Forester and Consulting Forester in North Carolina (RF# 1143), an American Tree Farm System Qualified Inspector (ID# 18400) and a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker (#315888), and also holds N.C. Environmental Educator and QDMA Deer Steward I certifications. He began as a Ranger with the N.C. Forest Service, served eight years with N.C. State Parks as Park Ranger and Park Superintendent, and retired from the N.C. Forest Service as a Forest Law Enforcement Officer; he started consulting part-time as J R's Forestry Services in 2007 and now works full-time through Murr Forestry, PLLC. As described on murrforestry.com, read 23 September 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
Everything they're registered for
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