Selling Timber in Cowlitz County, WA
Quick answer
There are 18 timber businesses listed for Cowlitz County, Washington: 3 consulting foresters and 15 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 12 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 Cowlitz County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Washington's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Cowlitz County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Douglas-fir | $273–$635 per thousand board feet |
| Western hemlock | $180–$352 per thousand board feet |
| Western red cedar | $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $133–$147 per thousand board feet |
Source: Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026. All Washington timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Cowlitz 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.
Consulting Foresters in Cowlitz County (2)
These 2 foresters have offices right here in Cowlitz County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Adams Timber Service is a logging contractor in Kelso, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hadaller Logging, Inc. is a logging contractor in Kelso, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a consulting forester and a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)
Listed on the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory as working Cowlitz County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Chilton Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Woodland, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Cowlitz County (10)
These 10 are based in Cowlitz County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Bob's Big Boards is a sawmill in Longview, Washington. It cuts and finishes lumber from logs, working the wood from freshly felled tree through to a finished board, all processed in its own shop. This is not a timber buyer or a logging outfit. It takes in logs and turns them into boards and lumber, working with local hardwoods and sometimes rare woods that come its way. It specializes in large sizes, "Specializing in larger boards," and can handle pieces up to 6 feet wide and 25 feet long. Boards are air dried, then kiln dried to the right moisture, then sanded or planed before they go out. The company was founded in the early 2000s by Bob Doran, who had already spent decades in the wood business, "over 50 years of experience in the local hardwood industry," including many years at Weyerhaeuser in Longview before starting this family run mill. It is locally owned and family operated, and it sources its wood from in and around Cowlitz County, serving the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Washington more broadly. This fits a landowner who has already got logs down, or who is thinking about having a tree milled into boards for a project, rather than someone looking for help selling standing timber or finding a logger. From bobsbigboards.com, read 4 October 2026.
Brian's Logging and Excavating is a logging contractor in Longview, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
C & C Logging, LLC is a logging contractor based in Kelso, Washington. It's a second-generation family business, started by Frank and Lee Chandler in November of 1967, and now run with help from their son Frank Jr. and daughter Lee Anne. The work they take on is commercial and contract logging, including ground based logging, conventional cable logging, cutting, winch assist, leveling shovels, final harvest, grapple logging, cut to length, and heavy transport. They describe themselves as licensed and insured. No species are named. There's no stated minimum acreage, and no job examples with acreage are given either, so there's nothing to size up a small tract against. They serve Cowlitz county, along with several others in Washington and Oregon. If you need a quote, you can schedule an appointment with them in Kelso, and they say they offer "free quotes and estimates on your project." They also describe moving from hand tools to heavier equipment over the years, saying "we also used to complete our job with saws or axes. Now, with 100 employees, we're using the most advanced technology." This looks suited to a landowner with a larger harvest in mind, or one who wants a contractor with steep slope or mechanized equipment on hand, rather than someone with just a few acres to clear. From candclogging.com, read 4 October 2026.
Green Mountain Logging is a logging contractor in Castle Rock, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Northwest Forest Link is a log buyer based in Longview, Washington. They purchase round logs from Pacific Northwest suppliers and sell to sawmills and wholesalers in the United States and abroad, working out of their Longview office on 12th Avenue. This isn't a logging outfit that comes out and cuts your trees. They buy round logs already harvested and move them along to mills and wholesalers, with sales handled both domestically and for export. Several species and dimensions are available, and they describe their work as "connecting trees to customers," matching forest resources to the buyers who want them. They cover Cowlitz County and work with suppliers across the Pacific Northwest more broadly. The business states "over 30 years of timber purchasing and sales experience." There's no minimum tract size stated, so if you're a smaller landowner it's worth a call to see if your logs fit what they're buying. This one suits a landowner who already has logs cut and ready, or who's working with a logger, and just needs a buyer on the other end rather than someone to manage the harvest itself. From nwforestlink.com, read 4 October 2026.
NWH buys logs and standing timber, and also works as a logging outfit. It's listed in Cowlitz County with a Longview, Washington contact, John Anderson, though the company itself is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. They buy a wide range of hardwoods. Out west that's Alder, Ash, and Pacific Coast Maple. In the east it runs to Cherry, Chestnut Oak, Hard Maple, Poplar, Red Oak, Soft Maple, Walnut, and White Oak, among others. Their process has four steps: they come out to evaluate your timber, give you a detailed estimate, put together an agreement with payment terms, and then harvest. They describe it plainly: "We want to buy your logs & standing timber." They set a floor on size. NWH says it works "with landowners who have a minimum of 10 acres to harvest," so if your parcel is smaller than that, this isn't the match. Washington buying is mentioned alongside Oregon and Northern California, and the company also covers ground in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, with named contacts in each area. NWH has been around since 1967. This fits a landowner with at least 10 acres in Cowlitz County or nearby who wants one outfit handling both the timber purchase and the logging, and who doesn't mind that the company's main office sits far from the woods it buys from. From nwh.com, read 4 October 2026.
RSG Forest Products Inc is a mill in Kalama, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a logging contractor. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sedy Logging is a logging contractor in Castle Rock, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Silver Bay Logging is a logging contractor in Kelso, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Triple L Saw is a mill in Longview, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (5)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Cowlitz County, working from a nearby town.
DeRocher Timber Falling is a logging contractor in Woodland, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Pacific Land And Timber is a timber buyer in Cowlitz County, Washington. 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.
RSG Forest Products is a mill in Woodland, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sticks Custom Portable Bandsaw Milling is a portable sawmill operation based in Woodland, Washington. Brian Trembley runs it, cutting fir, cedar, oak, and maple on a Wood-Mizer LT-70, which he calls "the largest portable mill made by Wood-Mizer." He'll come to your place or you can bring wood to his, and he's been doing this since 2003. This isn't a timber sale business. It's custom milling: you bring or have logs on hand, and he cuts them into board and batten siding, framing stock, beams, short stock, natural edge slabs, beveled siding, furniture stock, instrument stock, artisan stock, or fencing. He also offers planing out of his home shop. His mill handles logs up to 20 feet long and 36 inches across without chainsaw work, and up to 5000 pounds without extra lifting gear. He serves southwest Washington and northern Oregon, and says he has cut logs from Washington County to Clark and Cowlitz counties to Lewis County. He describes his own approach plainly: "I thought that I could focus custom cutting to the small landowner niche." He also says "No Job Too Big or Small," so a single tree or a small stand both seem to be within what he'll take on. This fits a landowner who already has logs down, or a few trees to drop, and wants them turned into usable lumber rather than sold off as standing timber. From sticksmilling.com, read 4 October 2026.
Tim Brown Logging, Inc. is a logging contractor in Cowlitz County, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Cowlitz County?
18 businesses are listed for Cowlitz County: 3 consulting foresters and 15 buyers, loggers and mills. 12 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Cowlitz 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.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Cowlitz 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.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Washington?
Washington is not like the southern states on this. You must file a Forest Practices Application or Notification with the Department of Natural Resources before you can legally harvest timber, even on your own land, and DNR generally has about thirty days to review it. Mandatory stream-buffer and reforestation rules apply. Local governments generally cannot add rules on top of this.
Permit rules in Washington →What is timber worth in Cowlitz County?
No price series is published for Cowlitz County on its own. Washington's latest published stumpage figures (Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026) put western red cedar at $1,036–$1,051 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 Cowlitz County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.