Selling Timber in Washington County, RI

3 businesses work this county

Quick answer

There are 3 timber businesses listed for Washington County, Rhode Island: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.

Timber prices for Washington County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Rhode Island's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Washington County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Rhode Island was part of this three-state survey until it stopped reporting separately. These are the eastern Massachusetts figures, the same species mix and the same mills a Rhode Island landowner sells into.

Red oak$200 per thousand board feet
White oak$300 per thousand board feet
Sugar maple$200 per thousand board feet
Red maple$30 per thousand board feet
White pine$58 per thousand board feet
Hemlock$30 per thousand board feet
Fuelwood$11 per cord

Source: UMass Amherst MassWoods, with Massachusetts DCR, Q1 2026. All Rhode Island timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Washington County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.

Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Washington County (2)

These 2 are based in Washington County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

3.3(4 reviews)
Hope Valley, RI

J Tefft Logging & Firewood is a logging contractor in Hope Valley, Rhode Island. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.9(30 reviews)
Hopkinton, RI
LumberMulchFirewoodPallets

Thompson Native Lumberyard is a sawmill in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, right on Woodville Road. It's been family owned and operated since 1955, started by James Thompson Sr and now run by his son James Thompson. This is a mill and lumber business, not a timber-buying or logging outfit. They take in logs and process lumber in house with their own machinery, and from that they sell lumber, mulch, firewood, and pallets. The lumber is "locally sourced from New England," and the firewood is "processed on site and delivered to your home." If you're looking for someone to come walk your woods, mark trees, or make an offer on standing timber, that's not what this place does. But if you've already got logs down, or you want milled lumber, mulch, or firewood, they handle that end of the work themselves, right at their yard. They list Washington County as an area they serve. There's no mention of forestry credentials or land management services, this is a working sawmill and retail yard, not a forestry consulting operation. This fits a landowner who already has logs cut, or who wants to buy local lumber, mulch, or firewood rather than sell standing timber. If you need someone to evaluate your trees or run a timber sale on your land, you'll want to look elsewhere. But for turning logs into usable wood products, or picking up firewood and mulch from a long-running family mill, Thompson Native Lumberyard is set up for exactly that. From thompsonnativelumber.com, read 10 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Washington County, working from a nearby town.

Richmond, RI
Precision Custom MillingProfessional Kiln DryingLocally Sourced Specialty LumberSustainable Timber HarvestingIndustrial Surface Planing+1 more

Buttonwoods Sawmill is a sawmill in Richmond, Rhode Island. They mill raw timber into lumber, working with oak, pine, and cedar, and they also handle logging. Services run from custom milling and kiln drying to surface planing, live edge slabs, trailer decking and cribbing, interior lumber, and post and beam work. If you've got logs on your land and don't know if they're worth cutting, they'll come look. "Not sure if your backyard logs are millable? We'll come to you." They do an on-site check for log quality, accessibility for their portable mill, and structural integrity, then give you a detailed estimate based on board footage, species, and any extra shop work like drying or surfacing. From there they'll either set the mill up on your property or arrange transport back to their stationary mill. They serve Washington County and have been running since 1999. This fits a landowner who has a tree or two worth saving, maybe for a table or a timber frame, rather than someone looking to sell off a standing stand of timber. From buttonwoodssawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Washington County?

3 businesses are listed for Washington County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Washington County?

Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Washington County?

You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.

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What is timber worth in Washington County?

No price series is published for Washington County on its own. Rhode Island's latest published stumpage figures (UMass Amherst MassWoods, with Massachusetts DCR, Q1 2026) put white oak at $300 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.

Forester listings for Washington County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.