Selling Timber in Powhatan County, VA

44 businesses work this county · 31 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 44 timber businesses listed for Powhatan County, Virginia: 31 consulting foresters and 13 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office 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 Powhatan County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Virginia's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Powhatan County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Pine sawtimber$114 per thousand board feet
Hardwood sawtimber$224 per thousand board feet
Pine chip-n-saw$18.54 per ton
Pine pulpwood$8.27 per ton
Oak sawtimber$43.97 per ton
Hardwood pulpwood$7.23 per ton

Source: Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program, Q2 2026. All Virginia timber prices

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A timber buyer's job is to buy your timber as cheaply as they can. A consulting forester works for you — they measure what's standing, tell you what it's worth, and run a competitive sale, usually for a percentage of the price. That makes their interests line up with yours. 24 of the 31 foresters covering Powhatan County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one

No forester is based in Powhatan County

That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 31 of them work Powhatan County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.

Consulting Foresters Working Powhatan County (31)

Listed on the Virginia Department of Forestry private forestry service provider directory as working Powhatan County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

North Chesterfield, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanForest Road Construction and Maintenance+1 more

Serves 58 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Amherst, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

The business is Appalachian Forest Restoration, LLC. It is a consulting forestry firm at 184 Flat Woods Road in Amherst, Virginia. It writes forest management plans, including USDA NRCS CPA 106 plans built around each owner's goals, and it helps with cost share and grant opportunities for forest management. The listed services include timber cruising and appraisals, timber marking, timber sale contract preparation and administration, timber stand improvement, pre-harvest logging engineering and road design, GPS and GIS mapping, boundary line painting, and tree planting in both hardwood and pine. It also takes on agroforestry such as silvopasture and forest farming, generational transfer of land, riparian restoration, and non-native vegetation control. On harvests, its own wording is "enhance rather than exploit forested ecosystems." The counties it lists include Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Madison, Nelson and Albemarle, among others. Billy Newman, a SAF Certified Forester, ISA Certified Arborist and USDA NRCS Technical Service Provider, has 30 years of consulting work for private and industrial landowners on management, timber appraisals and timber sales. Suzanne Ryan is a SAF Candidate Certified Forester. The firm says the two of them bring over 40 years of research, public, private and industry experience in forestry and wildlife management. It suits owners who want a plan for the whole tract, with wildlife, streams or a farm with trees in it, and not only a timber sale. From appalachianforestrestorationllc.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Wilsons, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingPre-Harvest Planning - Logging Engineering & Road Design+1 more

Serves 33 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Stuarts Draft, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHarvesting+1 more

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Scottsville, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHarvesting+1 more

Bob Warring Forestry Services is a forestry consulting business in Scottsville, Virginia, at 9075 Totier Creek Road. It works for landowners who want to sell timber, and it takes on the whole sale, from designing it through to reforestation. The business serves Central Virginia from Scottsville, with listed counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Powhatan and Prince Edward. The work includes timber cruising, appraisals, timber marking, timber sale contracts, and supervision of the harvest. Clearcut, thinning and marked harvests are all offered. It also does forest stewardship and management plans, GPS and GIS mapping, boundary line painting, logging engineering and road design, timber stand improvement, and timber tax basis calculations with tax advice. One harvest service is listed for tracts under 15 acres. Bob Warring is an ACF consulting forester with a Bachelor of Forestry & Wildlife Management from Virginia Tech. The business has been doing forestry work for over 40 years. He is a member of the Association of Consulting Foresters, the Society of American Foresters and the Virginia Forestry Association. He is also a Tree Farm System certified inspector and a member of the Virginia State Hardwood Steering Committee. The business's own rule is "Never sell timber without an appraisal," done by a consulting forester who works for the landowner. This suits a landowner who wants one forester to run the whole sale, from appraisal to replanting, and who wants that forester working for them. From scottsvilleforestry.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Mattaponi, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel MitigationForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan+1 more

Serves 42 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Myrtle Beach, SC
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Serves 95 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. The office is in Myrtle Beach, SC, outside Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Chester, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanForest Road Construction and MaintenanceGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Serves 52 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Blackstone, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel Mitigation+1 more

Serves 16 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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3.5(2 reviews)
Louisa, VA
Handles the full sale
Consulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanHarvestingTimber Cruising & AppraisalsTimber Marking+1 more

Serves 34 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Blackstone, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel Mitigation+1 more

Serves 45 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Shipman, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Serves 50 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Charlottesville, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanForest Road Construction and MaintenanceGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Serves 30 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Charlottesville, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHarvesting+1 more

Serves 124 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Kenbridge, VA
Handles the full sale
Consulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Timber Cruising & AppraisalsTimber MarkingTimber Sale Contract Preparation/AdministrationTimber Stand Improvement

Serves 11 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Midlothian, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHunting Lease Administration+1 more

GFR Forestry Consultants is a forestry consulting business based in Midlothian, Virginia. It provides forest and land management services to individuals, investors, corporations and governments. It lists Virginia counties it serves, among them Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, Louisa, Essex and York. On the timber side, it does timber cruising and appraisals, timber marking, and timber sale contract preparation and administration. It also does pre-harvest planning, including logging engineering and road design, and writes forest stewardship and management plans. It offers GPS and GIS mapping, boundary line painting and hunting lease administration. For a sale, its website says it helps prepare the timber sale, organizes a sales announcement and marketing plan, and manages bids, with the stated goal to "maximize the value of your timber revenue." Timber volume and value estimates rest on an on-site inventory, and it can run a timber trespass analysis. The business states it has served clients since 1964. It lists itself as a consulting forester as prescribed in Virginia state code section 10.1-1181.9. Its foresters also hold registrations in North Carolina and South Carolina, and the firm belongs to the Association of Consulting Foresters and the Society of American Foresters. It suits a Virginia landowner who wants one firm to cruise, mark and sell timber and handle the sale paperwork, and who also needs boundaries, mapping or a hunting lease looked after. From gfrforestry.com, read 16 October 2026.

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Warrenton, NC
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel Mitigation+1 more

GFR Forestry Consultants, PLLC is a forestry consulting firm based in Warrenton, Virginia. It has served individuals, investors, corporations, institutions and governments since 1964. Its work includes timber sales, timber cruising and appraisals, timber marking, timber sale contract preparation and administration, and forest stewardship and management plans. It also does tree planting in pine and hardwood, pre-commercial thinning, prescribed burning, boundary line painting, hunting lease administration and wildlife habitat management. Harvesting is offered on tracts under 15 acres. For a timber sale, the firm starts with an on-site inventory and stand assessment. Then it helps prepare the sale, organizes a sales announcement and marketing plan, and manages the bids. In its own words, the goal is to "maximize the value of your timber revenue." The counties listed for service include Amelia, Appomattox, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Spotsylvania and Sussex, along with several others and some cities. Its foresters are registered in North Carolina and South Carolina, and the firm lists Certified Tree Farm Inspector and SAF Certified Forester credentials. The register also lists consulting forester work under Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9. The firm brokers rural land, including timberland and hunting land, through North Carolina real estate brokers. It suits a landowner who wants one consultant to take a timber sale from the first stand walk through to the bids, and who is comfortable with a firm that works across the Carolinas as well as Virginia. From gfrforestry.com, read 16 October 2026.

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Spotsylvania, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Timber Cruising & AppraisalsTimber MarkingTimber Sale Contract Preparation/Administration

Serves 24 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Staunton, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Sims Forestry Services is a forestry consulting business in Staunton, Virginia. It was founded in 1987 and has worked with private landowners across Virginia for over 35 years. Its consulting forester work is carried out as prescribed in Virginia state code section 10.1-1181.9. The work covers timber sales from "Start to Finish." That means timber marking, cruising, volume and value estimates, bidding, preparing and administering the timber sale contract, and weekly monitoring of logging operations. The firm also writes forest management plans, including Forest Stewardship plans, and offers timber taxation help, storm and insect damage assessment, GPS and GIS mapping, pre-harvest planning and logging road design, timber stand improvement, wildlife habitat management, and boundary line painting. Field data is recorded with its own CRUISE software. It serves 35 Virginia counties and Staunton City, among them Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham and Warren. They will not give a value for a property without seeing it first. In their words, "we have to look." It suits a landowner who wants one firm to handle a timber sale from first measurement through to monitored logging, or who needs a written plan for the land before any cutting. From simsforestry.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Roanoke Rapids, NC
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHunting Lease Administration+1 more

Serves 35 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. The office is in Roanoke Rapids, NC, outside Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Valentines, VA
Handles the full sale
Boundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingHerbicide Application – Aerial+1 more

Serves 38 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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La Crosse, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan+1 more

Serves 13 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers both timber cruising and administration of the sale, which is the pair a landowner needs to run a competitive sale. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Tappahannock, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Three Rivers Forestry LLC is a consulting forestry firm in Tappahannock, Virginia. John C. Magruder founded it in February 1998, and it serves public and private landowners across eastern Virginia. Their own words are "Turn your forest into income while meeting your management goals." The counties they list include Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond and Westmoreland, among others. They offer forest management plans, timberland evaluations, timber cruising, thinning, reforestation, prescribed burning, drone and mapping, and custom sawmilling, and they list harvesting as well. On a timber sale they handle courthouse research, mapping, cruising, marking and harvest supervision. Sales go to over 100 potential buyers, who have two to three weeks to submit sealed bids, and the winning buyer must close within 30 days. The first consultation is often free. Their timber sale pay is commission-based, and the cruise cost is included in that commission if the timber sells, "keeping our success tied directly to yours." The smallest tract they show work on is the 10-acre S.B Baird job. That is a past job, not a stated minimum. They list affiliations with ACF, DOF, SAF, Tree Farm, VFA and VLA, and they describe their role as consulting forester under Virginia state code. It suits a landowner who wants one firm to run the whole timber sale, from courthouse research to harvest supervision, paid by commission. From trfva.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Afton, VA
Handles the full sale
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan+1 more

Virginia Forestry & Wildlife Group is a forestry consulting firm in Afton, Virginia, and it is also listed as a tree service. It has served Virginia since 2008. Its work covers forest management, timber sales, wildlife habitat, and restoring native plants on farms and woodland. It starts with the owner. Before it cruises or manages a tract, it wants to understand your objectives and your "vision" for the property, then builds a plan meant to protect soil, water, viewsheds and habitat. On the timber side it offers cruising and appraisals, timber marking, and sale contract preparation and administration, along with timber stand improvement and harvesting on tracts under 15 acres. Prescribed fire, herbicide work, tree planting, and GIS mapping of forest types and streams are also on its list. Its stated credentials include Certified Wildlife Biologist and Certified Prescribed Burn Manager in Virginia. It names Virginia pine in its work, including a degraded stand it cleared and turned into native meadow. It works across Virginia, including Albemarle, Augusta, Henrico and Loudoun counties. It suits owners who want a management plan and wildlife goals worked out alongside any timber work. From vaforestwild.com, read 23 October 2026.

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1.0(1 reviews)
Aylett, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Fireline ConstructionForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan+1 more

Forest Resources Management Inc is a forestry consulting firm based in Aylett, Virginia. It works with private and public landowners across eastern and central Virginia, and its pages name Amelia, Charles City, Caroline, Essex, and King and Queen counties. Frank O. Brooks, Jr. founded it in the mid 1980s, and it has helped landowners for over 40 years. Its services include timber sales, timber valuation, real estate appraisals, real estate sales, long-term forest management, timberland investment analysis, forest taxation, GIS mapping, reforestation, and prescribed burning. The only tree type named on its pages is pine plantation thinnings. In 2024 it handled clear cut and select cut sales on over 1,400 acres. A timber sale can run start to finish. The firm offers a "turn key" sale that begins with the timber appraisal and ends with complete reforestation of the tract. You can also have only certain parts of a sale done. It says it markets a tract to the buyers interested in that particular wood, often from outside the local area. John R. Reid, CF, is a Certified Forester and a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser. Bill Pownall holds a real estate salesperson license from 2018. Staff are certified by the Virginia Department of Forestry to write Forest Stewardship Plans, by the American Forest Foundation to prepare Tree Farm Plans, and by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to prepare Management Plans. The smallest job on its pages is the 16-acre Mitchell Tract in King and Queen County. That is the smallest tract shown, not a stated minimum. It suits a landowner in eastern or central Virginia who wants a sale handled from appraisal through replanting, or who needs help with just one part of it. From frmva.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Stanardsville, VA
Timberland EvaluationsForest Management PlansTimber CruisingTimber SalesThinning+1 more

Freelance Forestry, LLC is a forestry consulting firm in Stanardsville, Virginia. It helps Central Virginia landowners get more value from their timber through timber sales and forest management. Mark Strickland leads the firm and holds the credentials Certified Professional Forester and Certified Forester. The firm says it brings over 40 years of hands-on experience across private consulting, forest industry, government agencies, and logging operations. It works with timber tracts of 40 acres or more, and it does not do residential tree removal or small lot clearing. The work covers timberland evaluations, forest management plans, timber cruising, timber sales, thinning, selective harvests, clear cutting and final harvest, and reforestation. The firm works with pine and hardwood stands. A timber sale goes in steps. The firm appraises the timber, markets it to buyers, and can run sealed bid sales so buyers compete against each other. It then oversees the harvest to protect the land. The process begins with an introductory timberland evaluation, an informal meeting followed by a walk through the woods. If the landowner goes ahead, both sides sign a Consulting Forester Agreement and the firm manages the project to completion. The service area is a 100-mile radius from Charlottesville, and Greene is among the counties it serves. This firm suits a landowner with 40 acres or more of pine or hardwood who wants the timber valued, sold, and watched over during the harvest, with the aim of keeping the land "like the financial asset it is." From freelanceforestryllc.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Walkerton, VA
Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan

Gibson Landworks LLC is a small, family owned business in Walkerton, Virginia. The business says it works with both private and commercial landowners, and a husband and wife team runs it. The register lists it under forestry consultants, and also under independent loggers and tree services. The business says it serves the Middle Peninsula, Tidewater and Northern Neck areas. Most of the work is clearing and site work. Services include forestry mulching, selective thinning, food plots, recreational shooting lanes, ATV, UTV and walking trails, easement and property line clearing, stump grinding, grading, power raking and brush removal. Mulching lays a bed of fine mulch on the ground. The business calls its approach "a cheaper alternative to massive equipment." The register also lists it for forest planning, specifically a Forest Stewardship Plan or Management Plan. The counties and cities listed for service are Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Louisa, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Newport News City, Powhatan, Rappahannock, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Westmoreland, Williamsburg City and York. This suits a landowner in one of those places who wants brush and overgrowth cleared, trails or food plots cut, or a forest plan written. From gibsonlandworks.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Victoria, VA
Consulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)GPS and GIS Mapping

Serves 31 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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5.0(1 reviews)
Chesterfield, VA
Land SalesTimber SalesForest ManagementPost-Harvest ServicesTimber Cruises+1 more

Timber Marketing & Management is a timber consulting firm in Chesterfield, Virginia, with an office on Iron Bridge Road. It works for private landowners who want to sell timber, manage their woods, or sell the land itself. The firm has been at it for over 40 years. The work covers timber sales by bid or open market, timber cruises, forest management, post-harvest services, boundary line maintenance, and land sales. A sale usually starts with a talk about what you want from the property. Next comes field work: inventory, mapping, and appraisal. The firm then markets the timber, takes bids or negotiates, and handles the contracts and payment. It oversees the harvest and, if you want, the replanting. Inventories are careful and often include 100% tallies of sawtimber. From first consultation to reforestation usually takes about two years. Most services are paid by a flat commission, and extra work is charged by the man-day. They serve most of Virginia, from the Eastern Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and further for certain properties. Their rule of thumb is 20 acres or more, since they focus on commercial harvests. They will take on smaller tracts too, depending on several factors. They are clear about one thing: "We do not manage or harvest individual trees/yard trees." They also manage hunting leases on request. This suits a landowner with 20 acres or more who wants a full handoff from cruise to closeout and is comfortable paying on commission. From tmmva.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Mckenney, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingConsulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanForest Road Construction and Maintenance+1 more

Serves 37 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers timber cruising and appraisal. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Chester, VA
Pine and Hardwood HarvestingSelective Cutting & ThinningClear cuttingTimber Sales & Appraisalsforestry consulting+1 more

Wood Brokers Co Inc is a timber company based in Chester, Virginia. It harvests pine and hardwood timber and also does forestry consulting for landowners. It works on tracts throughout Central and Southside Virginia and serves Chesterfield County. The work it lists includes pine and hardwood harvesting, selective cutting and thinning, clear cutting, timber sales and appraisals, timber cruises, and customized forest management plans. Pine and hardwood are the species it names. The company is family owned and operated, with Joel and Cullen Brewster as owners. It was incorporated in 1994, and the company describes its record as "hundreds of timber harvests." It is a member of the Virginia Forestry Association, holds SHARP Logger Certified status, and is fully licensed and insured. It says its work follows the requirements set by the Virginia Department of Forestry. Wood Brokers Co Inc suits a landowner who wants the cutting and the planning handled by one firm, on pine or hardwood tracts in Chesterfield or elsewhere in Central or Southside Virginia. From main.djppsps3ifdps.amplifyapp.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Powhatan County (1)

This buyer is based in Powhatan County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

Powhatan, VA

Powhatan Wood Products and Preservation LLC is a mill in Powhatan, Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (12)

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

Ladysmith, VA
Forest Road Construction and MaintenanceHarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acresTimber MarkingTimber Sale Contract Preparation/Administration

Canal Wood LLC is a timber buying and logging business based in Ladysmith, Virginia. Its headquarters is in Conway, South Carolina, and its own pages describe it as the largest independent timber merchant in the Southeast, founded in 1937. Timber buying is its main trade, with logging and forestry consulting alongside. The work covers timber marketing and management, harvesting, inspections, mapping, appraisals and harvest planning. Aerial and infrared photography is used to identify tree species. The company also lists forest road construction and maintenance, timber marking, and timber sale contract preparation and administration. Its species list covers veneer logs, sawtimber, chip-n-saw, pulpwood, fuel chips and bottomland hardwoods, along with pine plantations and mixed hardwood and pine stands. It says it has "over 100 timber buyers on staff," and that it is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). A sale starts with a consultation, where a stand is assessed and your goals are understood. The timber is then marketed to find prices, and the company harvests and transports it to the mills. Its contact form asks for a property of at least 10 acres. Its Virginia counties include Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Prince William and Stafford, among others. It suits a Virginia landowner with at least 10 acres of timber who wants buying, harvest planning and contract handling from one firm. From canalwood.com, read 3 October 2026.

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Breezewood, PA
Harvesting

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. The office is in Breezewood, PA, outside Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Barhamsville, VA
Consulting Forester (as prescribed in Virginia state code §10.1-1181.9)HarvestingTimber Cruising & AppraisalsWildlife Habitat Management

Serves 28 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers timber cruising and appraisal. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Blackstone, VA
HarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acresTimber Stand Improvement

F&P Enterprises, Inc. is a logging business in Blackstone, Virginia. Its timber harvesting is done through F&P, and its timber buying and sawmill work is under the Pembelton Forest Products Inc. name. Pembelton was established in 2001 as a family-operated company in Blackstone. The species named are red and white oak, poplar and other hardwoods. Harvesting is listed for tracts of less than 15 acres. Other work includes timber stand improvement, land clearing, purchasing timber and land, and lumber sales with delivery. The mill is a band sawmill that can saw more than 15 million board feet a year, and they keep a "well-stocked yard" for their buyers. For a sale, qualified professionals evaluate the property and give a "fair analysis of the timber," then make an offer. Timber is cut by crews who follow timber harvesting guidelines. The counties they serve include Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico, Halifax, Sussex, Surry and Lancaster, along with others in the listed area. This suits a landowner with hardwood on a tract of under 15 acres in one of the listed counties who wants one firm to look at the timber, make an offer and do the cutting. From pembeltonforestproducts.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Emporia, VA
HarvestingTree Planting – Pine

Serves 50 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Cumberland, VA
HarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acres

Serves 11 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Jetersville, VA
HarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acres

Serves 15 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Lovingston, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingForest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanForest Road Construction and MaintenanceGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Serves 60 Virginia jurisdictions. Offers timber cruising and appraisal. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Chatham, VA
Boundary Line PaintingDrone Photography and Mapping ServicesGPS and GIS MappingHarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acres+1 more

Old Belt Land & Timber is a timber buyer in Chatham, Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Keysville, VA
HarvestingSawmill

Serves 31 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Dillwyn, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationForest Road Construction and MaintenanceHarvesting

Serves 10 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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CARTERSVILLE, VA
HarvestingWildlife Habitat Management

Woodland Renovation, Inc. is a family-owned and operated land clearing business in Cartersville, Virginia, west of Richmond and east of Charlottesville. It has been in business since 2002. The company removes trees and unwanted vegetation to clear ground for many different uses, and it describes this as an "environmentally friendly way" to do the work. It also lists harvesting and wildlife habitat management among its services. The business says it is licensed, bonded and insured, and it gives free estimates. Once an area is cleared, the company leaves it covered with mulch, which it says helps prevent erosion and minimizes re-growth. There is no burning and no hauling off the remaining debris, and the land can be kept up afterward with a bush hog. Selected trees can be left standing for a "park-like" setting around a yard. It serves Cartersville and surrounding areas, including Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Louisa, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, New Kent, Nottoway, Orange, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George and Spotsylvania counties. The office is at 758 Ampthill Road, Cartersville, VA 23027, and the phone number is (434) 390-3165. This suits a landowner who wants ground cleared for a yard, pasture or building site, with little left to do afterward. From woodlandrenovation.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Palmyra, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingFireline ConstructionGPS and GIS MappingHarvesting+1 more

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Offers timber cruising and appraisal. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Amelia, VA
Herbicide Application – Aerial

Serves 47 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Reva, VA
Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel MitigationPre-Commercial ThinningWildlife Habitat Management

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Victoria, VA
Fireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel MitigationForest Road Construction and MaintenancePrescribed BurningWildlife Habitat Management

Serves 19 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Manakin Sabot, VA
Fireline ConstructionForest Road Construction and MaintenancePre-Harvest Planning - Logging Engineering & Road DesignTimber Stand ImprovementWildlife Habitat Management

Cedar Point Land Mamagement is a land clearing and site work business in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. Its main work is clearing land, building and repairing gravel driveways and access roads, forestry mulching, grading and site prep, and septic and drain field work. It describes itself as family owned and locally owned. For woodland, the firm removes trees, stumps, brush, and roots so the ground is ready to build on or farm. Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees where they stand, and the mulch stays on the ground as cover, so there are no burn piles. The business also lists fireline construction, forest road construction and maintenance, pre-harvest planning with logging engineering and road design, timber stand improvement, and wildlife habitat management. In their own words, "We work with what's there." A job starts with a walk of the property and a written scope and price, with no charge for the estimate. The crew clears the site, then hauls or mulches the debris and leaves it ready to use. Areas served include Albemarle, Amelia, Buckingham, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa, Madison, Mathews, Nelson, New Kent, Orange, Powhatan, Richmond, and Spotsylvania, along with Charlottesville City. It suits landowners who need ground cleared, a lane or driveway built, or a lot graded and cleaned up before building or farming, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber. From cplmva.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Fontana, CA
Timber Marking

Commercial Forest Products is a hardwood lumber business, founded in 2009 and described as family-owned. Its own pages place it in Upland, California, not Fontana, Virginia. They describe a supplier that mills and planes hardwood, sells lumber, and makes custom hardwood flooring, mouldings and components. They do not describe a company that buys standing timber, logs land, or works with landowners. The species on its pages include alder, red gum, cherry, maple, walnut, oak, mahogany, padauk, poplar, sassafras, Spanish cedar, limba and ash, along with several imported woods. It also sells roasted wood, which is hardwood heat-treated in a kiln so it holds steady in damp conditions. The business names guitar and instrument making, flooring and millwork as common uses. It states that it is a member of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and that it is willing to tackle tough wood projects. The Virginia details in this listing, the town of Fontana, the timber marking service and the Virginia county list, do not appear on the business's own pages, so they are unconfirmed. Do not rely on them for a timber sale, marking or logging job. Confirm the location and services directly with the business first. This suits a woodworker, builder or instrument maker looking for cut hardwood, not a landowner who wants someone to buy or log standing timber. From commercialforestproducts.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Waynesboro, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationGPS and GIS MappingPlanting Site Preparation – MechanicalTree Planting – HardwoodTree Planting – Pine+1 more

Conservation Services, Inc. is a planting and conservation firm based in Waynesboro, Virginia. It has worked on hardwood tree establishment and conservation projects in the Mid-Atlantic since 2001. It can run a whole project from planning through maintenance, or supply materials only. On a full job, the firm handles mapping, planting recommendations, soil sampling, budgeting and cost-share program contacts. Site work includes mowing, forestry mulching, boundary marking and invasive species control. Planting covers bareroot seedlings, container stock, Tubex tree shelters and Vispore weed mats, for both pine and hardwood. Maintenance includes survival checks and shelter removal. The firm also lists GPS and GIS mapping, mechanical site preparation, best management practice installation and wildlife habitat management. The team coordinates the work and keeps the landowner updated on progress. They source all the plants and materials too, so that you don't have to "worry about anything." A project manager at the firm, Rodney Nice, is a Society of American Foresters Certified Forester. The business serves landowners, organizations and localities from New York to Georgia and west to Ohio. Landowners who only want shelters or mats can order them shipped from the warehouse or pick them up. This suits a landowner who wants a planting or habitat project planned and carried out by one firm, or who needs only the materials and will handle the planting. From conservationservicesinc.com, read 23 October 2026.

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King William, VA
Planting Site Preparation – MechanicalPre-Commercial Thinning

Serves 31 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Scottsville, VA
Firewise Fuel Mitigation

Diversified Land Management, LLC is a land management company based in Scottsville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. Its main trade is land clearing and site work, and it describes itself as a full service land management company. The listed services are forestry mulching, lot clearing, brush mowing, pond bank mowing, invasive species removal, underbrush clearing, right of way clearing, fence line clearing, trail construction and maintenance, and Firewise fuel mitigation. Forestry mulching leaves the wood behind as mulch, with no burning and no brush piles. The company calls the method one that "has minimal impact on the land." Farmers use its work to turn wooded ground into pasture or hay fields, and logging crews can have stumps and debris mulched after a clear cut. It names Albemarle, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Nelson, Orange and Powhatan counties as areas it serves. The phone number is 434-989-9917. This business suits a landowner who wants wooded ground cleared or mulched for pasture, hay, trails, fence lines or fire safety. From diversifiedlm.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Chester, VA
Firewise Fuel Mitigation

East Coast Arborist Consulting Services is a tree consulting firm in Chester, Virginia. Its certified arborists provide consulting services to ensure "the health, safety, and beauty of your trees." The work is arborist consulting, not timber buying or logging. The listed services include tree risk assessments and surveys, diagnosis of tree and landscape problems, insect and disease identification and management, tree, landscape, and nursery appraisals, tree protection for construction projects, plant health care programs, tree planting programs, and Firewise fuel mitigation. It also prepares and supervises contracts and does expert witness and forensic work. Its stated service area covers many Virginia counties and cities, including Accomack, Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Mecklenburg, and York, and it also names Maryland, Washington D.C., and North Carolina. The arborists list Certified Arborist MA-6552A, RCA #900, and TRAQ credentials. At the time of writing, the firm is not taking new consulting clients, and it points people to the American Society of Consulting Arborists directory to find a consulting arborist in their area. This suits a landowner who needs advice on tree health, tree risk, or appraisals, not someone looking for a timber buyer or a logger. From eastcoastacs.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Port Republic, VA
Firewise Fuel MitigationForest Road Construction and MaintenanceWildlife Habitat Management

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Waverly, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationForest Road Construction and MaintenanceHarvestingHarvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acresPre-Commercial Thinning+1 more

Serves 84 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Gordonsville, VA
Boundary Line PaintingPre-Commercial ThinningTree Planting – HardwoodTree Planting – Pine

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Sandy Hook, VA
Fireline ConstructionPre-Commercial ThinningTimber Stand Improvement

Hummingbird Land Services is a tree services business in Sandy Hook, Virginia. Its website describes the work as "Reclaiming and renewing land across Central Virginia since 2021," and it has operated since 2021. The services it offers are fireline construction, pre-commercial thinning, and timber stand improvement. These are jobs done on the trees and ground of a stand, so a landowner should ask about them directly before assuming a timber sale is part of the work. The counties it serves are Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, New Kent, Nottoway, Orange, Powhatan, Prince Edward, and Richmond City. The office phone is (804) 337-7018. This business suits a landowner in one of those counties who needs thinning, firebreaks, or stand improvement done on their land, rather than someone to buy the timber. From hummingbirdlandservices.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Canton, NC
Timber Stand Improvement

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. The office is in Canton, NC, outside Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Bruington, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationBoundary Line PaintingFireline ConstructionForest Road Construction and MaintenanceGPS and GIS Mapping+1 more

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Bealeton, VA
Fireline ConstructionInvasive Species ManagementPre-Commercial ThinningWildlife Habitat Management

Metz Forestry Solutions is a family business in Bealeton, Virginia, run by the Metz family. Its main work is land clearing by forestry mulching, which uses a specialized machine to grind brush, small trees, vines and other growth into mulch. Its other services include invasive species control, vegetation management, wildland fire prevention through firebreaks and fuel reduction, conservation work, field restoration and fireline construction. Jeff Metz is a retired firefighter from the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue, and he has worked in forestry for more than thirty years. Vinny Metz operates the heavy equipment, and Danielle Gambale-Metz handles logistics and the office. The conservation method, the business says, works by "keeping the soil disturbance relatively low." The first step is a one-hour meeting on your land to talk over the project. The business names PA, VA, MD and WV as its service area. Its Virginia coverage includes Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Culpeper, Stafford and many other counties and cities, from Accomack to Winchester City. This suits owners whose main need is clearing overgrowth, invasive plants or firebreaks by mulching the growth into the ground. From metzforestrysolutions.pro, read 23 October 2026.

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Powhatan, VA
Boundary Line PaintingFireline ConstructionFirewise Fuel MitigationPrescribed BurningTree Planting – Hardwood+1 more

Serves 18 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Colonial Heights, VA
Herbicide Application – AerialHerbicide Application – GroundWildlife Habitat Management

Serves 64 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Fishersville, VA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationHerbicide Application – GroundPlanting Site Preparation – MechanicalTree Planting – HardwoodTree Planting – Pine+1 more

Shenandoah Habitat Services, LLC is a tree planting and habitat business in Fishersville, Virginia. It started in October 2019. The company describes itself as a one-stop shop for large-scale reforestation projects and natural resource management, and it also sells tree protection supplies. Most of the work is planting. Crews hand plant hardwood and pine, using bareroot seedlings, tubelings or container plants. The company also does native meadow establishment, live stake installation, mechanical site preparation, ground herbicide application, invasive species management, and wildlife habitat management. It sells traditional and degradable tree and shrub shelters, stakes and mats. Help runs from the first plan through installation and on-going maintenance. That includes project management, mowing, spot and strip spraying, stake maintenance, and removing bird netting and tree shelters. The company uses a seed drill built to be portable and maneuverable, and it says "we excel in small to mid-sizes projects." Counties it works in include Augusta, Albemarle, Rockingham and Fairfax. Stated credentials include a degree in Environmental Science and Biology from Ferrum College for David Coleman, and a forest ranger program for Jeff Brower, who later worked 15 years with the state Department of Forestry. Crews have planted thousands of acres of hardwood and conifer trees over the past thirty years, they say. This business suits a landowner who wants land replanted or turned into meadow, and who wants the same team to see the work through its maintenance years. From shenandoahhabitats.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Richmond, VA
GPS and GIS Mapping

Timmons Group is an engineering, design and technology firm in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded in 1953, and its Richmond headquarters is on Celebration Park Ave. Its work covers civil planning, infrastructure design, environmental and geotechnical services, and structural engineering. Its listed services include land surveying, GIS and GPS mapping, landscape architecture, land planning, stormwater management, and cultural resources work. It does not list timber buying, logging or timber sales among its services, so this is not a firm for selling standing timber. The firm names a long run of Virginia counties and cities as service areas, among them Richmond, Albemarle, Lee and Fairfax. It says it has been an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council since 2000, and that nearly 30 of its staff hold LEED accreditation. Timmons Group suits a landowner who needs a survey, a GIS property map or a land plan from an engineering firm, not someone who wants to sell standing timber. From timmons.com, read 23 October 2026.

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Disputanta, VA

Serves 54 Virginia jurisdictions. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Calhoun, GA
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationHerbicide Application – GroundPlanting Site Preparation – MechanicalTimber Stand ImprovementTree Planting – Hardwood+1 more

Lists itself as serving all of Virginia. The office is in Calhoun, GA, outside Virginia. Virginia does not license or register foresters, so this directory is voluntary and inclusion is not a recommendation.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Powhatan County?

44 businesses are listed for Powhatan County: 31 consulting foresters and 13 buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Powhatan 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. Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program publishes quarterly Virginia timber stumpage prices, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. 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 Powhatan 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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Do I need a permit to cut timber in Virginia?

Unlike some neighbouring states, Virginia does require you to notify the Department of Forestry before you start a commercial timber harvest — or within three working days after you begin — even on your own land. There is no approval to wait for, but failing to notify can bring a civil penalty. Water quality rules also apply, and following Best Management Practices is effectively required to stay protected under them.

Permit rules in Virginia →

What is timber worth in Powhatan County?

No price series is published for Powhatan County on its own. Virginia's latest published stumpage figures (Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program, Q2 2026) put hardwood sawtimber at $224 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 Powhatan County come from the Virginia Department of Forestry private forestry service provider directory, revised 16-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.