Arbor Springs Forestry
About Arbor Springs Forestry
Arbor Springs Forestry is a forestry consulting business based in Burns, Tennessee, run by Jonathan Boggs out of Dickson County. They work for the landowner, not the buyer, helping you plan, sell, and keep your woods healthy over the long run. The work covers timber stand improvement, timber sale administration, timber inventory and appraisals, forest management planning, tree planting and site preparation, damage and trespass assessment, wildlife management planning, water quality and erosion assessment, GIS mapping, and boundary line maintenance. They also handle forest certification through American Tree Farm, greenbelt tax plans, prescribed burning, and cost share applications. Sales are run as sealed bids, and the firm lists dozens of completed timber sales going back to 2012. Jonathan Boggs holds a forestry degree from West Virginia University, is a Registered Forester in West Virginia, a Technical Service Provider for the USDA NRCS, and an active member of the Tennessee Forestry Association and the Society of American Foresters. He serves as Vice Chair on the TN State Tree Farm Committee. He formed Arbor Springs Forestry in 2011 after 14 years working in forestry in both public and private sectors. The business says it is "committed to sustainable forest management" and describes itself as "more than just timber sales." They say they can serve all of Tennessee and surrounding areas, with Dickson County named as served ground. This fits a landowner in middle Tennessee who wants one forester handling the whole job, from planning and wildlife goals through to running the actual timber sale. From arborspringsforestry.com, read 3 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? →
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
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