Forestry Consultants
A forestry consultant (forester) works for YOU — not the buyer. They walk your land, estimate timber value, and negotiate on your behalf to maximize what you receive.
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There are 15 forestry consultants listed in North Dakota. Listings come from the North Dakota forestry register and each one shows the counties it covers and the species it handles. TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed any of them.
Aspen Arboriculture Solutions, LLC is based in Sioux Falls. It works as an arboriculture consulting business, with plant health care services for Sioux Falls and surrounding communities, and consulting that reaches clients nationwide. The work leans toward evaluation and expert opinion rather than cutting or buying timber: tree risk and hazard assessment, storm damage assessment, tree appraisals and valuation, tree failure investigation, tree inventories and site maps, tree health evaluations, pest and disease diagnosis and treatment, planting, pruning specifications, and habitat management. It also handles expert witness work, arborist accident investigations, and litigation support. Its plant health care side covers diagnosis, spraying, fertilizing, and emerald ash borer treatment for Sioux Falls area trees. Aspen Arboriculture Solutions names several credentials: Registered Consulting Arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists, Certified Arborist through the South Dakota Arborists Association, Certified Treecare Safety Professional with the Tree Care Industry Association, Qualified Tree Appraiser, and an arborist license with the City of Sioux Falls. It has operated since 2006, "covering your aspen since 2006." This fits a landowner dealing with a tree problem, a dispute, a storm-damaged tree, or an emerald ash borer question, not someone looking to sell standing timber or hire a logging crew. From aspenarbo.com, read 10 October 2026.
Community Forestry Consultants Inc. is listed in Spokane, North Dakota, offering forestry and tree consulting work. The services cover management plans, tree inventories, and risk assessment and risk management plans, along with tree preservation plans and pest diagnosis, including planning for emerald ash borer. The work also includes contract and specification development for removal jobs, pruning and planting programs, ordinance development, public participation and conflict resolution, and training programs. On the technical side, the business handles expert witness work and forensic investigation, and it uses "Tree Works ™ tree management software" to run its practice. This fits a landowner who wants advice on managing trees, planning for pests or ordinances, or working through a dispute, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber outright. From asca-consultants.org, read 10 October 2026.
Flaming Tree Solutions, LLC is a consulting forester in Riverton, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). Its listing names in-person and remote consulting services for homeowners, landowners, neighborhoods, development professionals, community leaders, industry leaders, emergency responders, land managers, forestry and or land management needs. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hanson Design Associates, LLC is a consulting forester in Fargo, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). Credentials on the register: Registered Landscape Architect. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
JC Arborist Consulting LLC is a consulting forester in Fargo, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). Its listing names diagnosis of tree and landscape problems, tree risk assessments, tree appraisals, tree protection and preservation plans, ordinance development, training and education, insurance claims, report writing, inventories and expert witness and litigation and more. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
The Johnson Tree Company is based in Rapid City and has served South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming, including the Black Hills, since 1980. Most of its work is yard and landscape trees rather than forest tracts: tree sales, tree moving, pruning, transplanting, installation, and removal. The trees it sells and plants include Ponderosa pine, white spruce, Colorado blue spruce, and quaking aspen. Dave Johnson, who runs the company, is a Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA #459) with the American Society of Consulting Arborists and a Certified Arborist (#MW-0340A) with the International Society of Arboriculture. On the consulting side, he works as an expert witness and consultant for forest and tree litigation, and the company offers appraisals, damage and trespass appraisals, insect and disease work, tree planting, and urban and community forestry services. The company describes itself as "not a discount cut-and-run tree 'service'" and says it offers "zero-pressure sales" along with fair prices. This one fits a landowner who needs a tree appraisal, a damage or trespass dispute looked at, or an expert consultant for a forestry or tree-related case, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber or line up a harvest. From johnsontree.com, read 10 October 2026.
Land Stewards Inc. is a consulting forester in Hannover, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Northern Tree Specialties is a consulting forester in Fargo, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
DBA Paul's Stump Removal (Gar y's Tree Removal) is a consulting forester in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Prairie View Landscaping and Nurser y, Inc. is a landscaping, irrigation, and excavating company in Baldwin, North Dakota, serving Bismarck-Mandan and the surrounding area, including Burleigh County. Its own pages describe commercial and residential landscape design, irrigation, maintenance, excavating, commercial snow removal, and aggregate and soil delivery. It sells Western Red Cedar Mulch and Softwood Mulch, and its nursery carries deciduous and coniferous plants, from container shrubs and perennials up to spaded trees. There is no mention of buying standing timber, logging, or forestry consulting work on its pages. When you reach out, they ask that you include "as many details about your project as possible" so they can match it to the right crew, then a designer follows up for an on-site look at scope, preferences, and budget before putting together a proposal. The company was founded in 2005 and has since added its irrigation, maintenance, excavating, and snow removal divisions. This looks suited to someone who needs land cleared, graded, or landscaped around Bismarck-Mandan, not a landowner looking to sell timber off a wooded tract. From pvl-nd.com, read 10 October 2026.
Steigerwaldt Land Ser vices, Inc. is a consulting forester in Tomahawk, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
T's Tree Ser vice is a consulting forester in Stanton, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tree Rows 4 U is a consulting forester in Bismarck, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
TreeScapes Consulting is a consulting forester in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It appears in the North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Forestry & Arboriculture Consultants list (Nov 2023). A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Holzfaller LLC is a forestry consulting firm based in Williams, and its work covers Minnesota. It helps landowners plan their woods, manage timber, and improve their land. Its services include Stewardship Plans, forest inventory, timber appraisal, reforestation, timber stand improvement, food plot establishment, land buying service, land assessment, timber harvesting, and help with programs and cost-share. A Stewardship Plan is a written plan for your property covering goals like wildlife habitat, forest health, and open land. For that plan, the property should be, or plan to be, at least 20 acres of forested land. The free land assessment comes first, led by a professional forester. Within 30 days, you get a clear understanding of your property and the risks to avoid. On timber sales, the firm works as the landowner's agent. It designs the sale, appraises the timber volume, and sends a Timber Sale Bid Invitation to dozens of potential bidders. Bids go through a competitive sealed bid process. The firm also marks harvest lines, monitors the sale while it runs, and tracks the wood removed. Its pages cover forest health problems too, including dwarf mistletoe, larch beetle, diplodia, buckthorn, and Emerald Ash Borer in ash. The firm describes its role as "as your agents." Holzfaller LLC suits a landowner with 20 acres or more of forest who wants a written plan for the land, or who would rather have a forester run a timber sale than handle the bidding alone. From holzfaller.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many forestry consultants are there in North Dakota?
15 are listed on TimberClear, sourced from the North Dakota forestry register.
How do I choose between them?
Start local and get more than one. A business based in your county knows the mills and the ground; one registered for all one hundred counties may be three hours away. Every listing here shows how far its office is from the county you are looking at, so "will travel" is never mistaken for "is local". TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed anybody on this site.