Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc.
About Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc.
Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc. is a forestry consulting firm in Greenwood, South Carolina. Brad Thompson, Sr. founded it in 1979. The firm handles timber appraisal and sales, logging supervision, reforestation, prescribed fire, forest management plans, wildlife management, forest certification, and longleaf pine restoration. It also does real estate sales and appraisal, damage and trespass appraisals, and GPS mapping. Their approach is to work out which practices fit what the owner wants, then supervise the work to make sure it gets done. On a timber sale, they say they represent the owner's interest in getting a successful sale and use control measures to ensure proper payment. The smallest job shown on their site is 21 acres, a tract they listed for sale. Brad Thompson, Jr. and Luke Penney are both Registered Foresters in South Carolina and Georgia, and Brad Jr. is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in Charge. The firm belongs to the SC Forestry Association, the Association of Consulting Foresters, and the Society of American Foresters. Their work covers Abbeville, Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda, and Union counties in South Carolina, and Elberton, Franklin, Hart, Lincoln, and Wilkes counties in Georgia. They describe their work as "independent, honest, and thoughtful service" for non-industrial landowners whose plans run long term. They also advise on buying and selling timber property. This suits owners of wooded land in those counties who want a long-term plan, especially if longleaf pine is part of it. From thompsonforest.com, read 16 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
Everything they're registered for
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