Bill Wais
About Bill Wais
Miami River Forest Management is a forestry consulting business at 2232 Elstun Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is listed in Hamilton County and says it works with Ohio woodland owners and public land stewards. This is a consulting business. It plans, appraises and advises. The work starts with what you want from the land. They help you name your goals, whether income, wildlife, forest health or looks, and then write a plan of treatments to match. The services include timber inventory and appraisal, which works out board foot or cubic foot volume and value for a sale, cost basis, a land sale or an estate. They also offer wildlife habitat work, invasive species control, timber stand improvement, tree planting, and tree work for street trees and parks. They say their plans can meet the requirements for Ohio's Current Agricultural Use Value and Forest Tax Law programs, and they will help you pursue government assistance if you qualify. The principal is Bill Wais, a Certified Forester with a master's degree in forestry from Duke University and more than 33 years in forest management. Most of that time was with the U.S. Forest Service, where he was a Certified Silviculturist in three Regions. He has also worked for private companies in North Carolina, Florida and Ohio. The firm says its consulting foresters are certified by the Society of American Foresters. In their own words, they will "put your land on track to reach its potential." This suits a landowner who wants a written plan and help with tax and assistance programs before deciding what to cut, along with a forester's appraisal to go with it. From miamiriverfm.com, read 21 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
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