Selling Timber in Lewis County, WA

8 businesses work this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 8 timber businesses listed for Lewis County, Washington: 1 consulting forester and 7 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 7 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 Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County (1)

This forester has an office right here in Lewis County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

5.0(3 reviews)
Centralia, WA
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Forest Management Solutions, LLC is based in Centralia, Washington. They handle timberland management and forestry consulting for landowners, covering everything from timber cruising and valuation to logging subcontracting, log marketing, harvest permitting, engineering, and silviculture work like planting, thinning, and spraying. Their core services break down into a few areas: timberland management (management plans, contractor selection and negotiation, generational ownership transitions, acquisition and sale advising), timber harvesting (harvest planning and layout for thinnings and regeneration, log sales and marketing, road construction), timber cruising and valuation (land acquisitions, timber sales, estate valuations, cost basis estimates), GIS/GPS mapping, and reforestation (site prep, seedling procurement, stand monitoring, vegetation and animal damage control). On the harvesting side they say they have a "strong network of log buyers and logging contractors" to work the sale when the time comes. They also help attorneys, CPAs, and real estate professionals who need to understand timber values and succession planning. They work throughout western Washington and northwest Oregon, with current operations centered in Lewis County. They have been in business since 2014. Their minimum acreage is 5 acres, stated plainly in their own words: "Whether you own 5 acres or 5000, we take pride in providing current, professional forestry services." This outfit suits a landowner who wants one business to carry a timber sale from first cruise through harvest to reforestation, rather than juggling separate contractors for each step, and who may also be dealing with an estate or ownership transition alongside the timber itself. From fmspnw.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Lewis County (6)

These 6 are based in Lewis County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

3.7(3 reviews)
Chehalis, WA

B & M Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Chehalis, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(2 reviews)
Winlock, WA

Bradley Naillon Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Winlock, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.1(15 reviews)
Ethel, WA

Bucks Logging is a logging contractor in Ethel, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.6(34 reviews)
Centralia, WA
Buying Logs, Land or Timber

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) Sawmill runs a sawmill in Centralia, Washington, and buys logs, land, and standing timber as part of a larger company based in Redding, California. They describe themselves as "one of the largest purchasers of logs and timber in North America," and they buy "throughout the western U.S. and Canada." The species they take include Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Douglas Fir, Incense Cedar, White Fir, and Western Hemlock. Their work covers buying logs, land, or timber, along with their own logging. For Washington landowners, they serve Lewis County, and their procurement contact for the Centralia mill is listed by name and phone on their site. They point to professional foresters on staff, and their site talks about Sustainable Forestry Initiative commitments and documents they've put together for log suppliers and contractors, including fact sheets by state, Washington among them. SPI also traces its sequestration figures back to 1990. This fits a landowner near Centralia or elsewhere in Lewis County who has the species SPI buys and wants a straightforward sale to a large, established mill rather than a smaller local outfit. From spi-ind.com, read 4 October 2026.

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4.5(2 reviews)
Chehalis, WA

W A Cutting & Logging is a logging contractor in Chehalis, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.0(10 reviews)
Winlock, WA

Winlock Fibre LLC is a mill in Winlock, Washington. 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 (1)

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

5.0(2 reviews)
null, WA

A&J Logging and Land Clearing LLC is a logging contractor in Lewis County, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Lewis County?

8 businesses are listed for Lewis County: 1 consulting forester and 7 buyers, loggers and mills. 7 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Lewis 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 Lewis 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 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.

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What is timber worth in Lewis County?

No price series is published for Lewis 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 Lewis County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.