Forestry Consultants

Raven Forestry is a consulting forester in Webster Springs, West Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

WVLandGroup is a timber buying and forestry consulting business based in St. Albans, West Virginia. They work with landowners in Kanawha County on timber sales, timber inventory and appraisal, forest management plans, timber sales management, and timber damages assessment. The timber they handle is hardwoods, including Appalachian Hardwoods, White Oak, and Red Oak. Their process starts with a timber inventory and appraisal to work out the volume and market value of what's standing. That data and sale mapping then go out to the forest industry for purchase offers and harvest contract terms, often through their competitive sale process. Once a price and terms are agreed, their forester writes up the final sale contract and payment terms, with protections for insurance and liability built in. They describe their approach to appraisal this way: "no guessing no wondering. know what hardwoods you have and what they are worth." Their My Forester program, aimed at owners who want a forester on call before a sale comes up, is pitched as "cost effective professional management for your land." The company lists a Managing Forester on staff and points to "30+ years of land, forest and timber experience." This suits a landowner in Kanawha County who wants someone to run the whole sale from the first measurement of the trees through to the signed contract, rather than piecing it together on their own. From wvlandgroup.com, read 4 October 2026.

Holstine Forestry Consulting, LLC is a forestry consulting and timber buying business based in Charleston, West Virginia. Owner John Holstine has over 30 years of experience as a professional procurement forester in the forest products industry, working in West Virginia and surrounding states. The business handles long-term land management, timber sales, logging inspections, timber inventory, timber and damage appraisals, timber harvesting, absentee landowner representation, boundary line maintenance, hunting lease management, and marketing forest products. It works with oak, walnut, pine, and other hardwood, selling sawlogs, veneer logs, and pulpwood. John Holstine is a WV Registered Forester (#709), a Certified Tree Farmer through the American Tree Farm System, West Virginia real-estate licensed, and a member of the Society of American Foresters, West Virginia Chapter. Service runs throughout the Central Appalachian Region, including West Virginia and surrounding states. The minimum acreage is 25. For anything smaller, the business asks landowners to "email us directly with information about the property to see if it qualifies for harvesting." This one suits a landowner with at least 25 acres of standing timber, especially an absentee owner, who wants one person to handle the appraisal, the sale, and the oversight of the logging itself. From holstineforestry.com, read 4 October 2026.

Beaver Creek Forestry LLC is a consulting forester in Summersville, West Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Bird Folk Forestry is a consulting forester in Fayetteville, West Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Appalachian Growth Forest Management & Logging, LLC is a logging and forestry consulting business based in West Virginia, with a listing found in Hardy County. The owner also runs it under the name Appalachian Growth Forestry Services, and the business says it services Shenandoah County, Virginia and surrounding areas. The work covers full logging jobs: making a plan based on the landowner's goals, marking the timber, harvesting it, and merchandising the logs for value. Beyond logging, they do view clearing on steep ground, firewood sales by the truck load, forest management plans, timber valuation, wildlife management, invasive species control, and prescribed burning. On invasive species, they name multiflora rose as one they treat. The owner holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a major in Forest Resources Management, is licensed, certified, and insured in forest pest control through the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and is a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager through the Virginia Department of Forestry. The business says, "We'll help you get the most out of your timber while preserving your land's beauty and future harvest potential." It started in 2018 when the owner launched Appalachian Growth Logging, LLC, and later added the forest management side to handle invasive species control and thinning work. This fits a landowner who wants more than a one-time harvest, someone also weighing a view-clearing job, a prescribed burn, or an invasive species problem on the same property, and who wants the person doing the cutting to also hold forestry credentials. From agforestryservices.com, read 4 October 2026.

Heritage Habitat & Forestry is a forestry consulting outfit with an office in Charleston, West Virginia. They do forest management planning, timber sale administration, forest carbon consulting, wildlife habitat work, and hunting lease management, serving landowners in Kanawha County and across the wider region. If you're thinking about a timber sale, they'll handle it start to finish, marking every tree to be cut, advertising the sale, and watching over erosion and sedimentation compliance. They also do forest inventory and appraisal work, breaking your timber down by species and diameter to put a fair market value on it, plus carbon credit consulting, absentee property oversight for owners who can't check on their land often, and drone and GIS mapping. The business is led by Anthony F. Pappas, a Certified Forester, and also lists SAF Candidate Certified Forester credentials. No tree species are named specifically, but the work covers both commercial timber and habitat improvement side by side. They state you should currently own at least 10 acres of forested property to work with them. One testimonial describes a 200 acre farm "with a lot of second growth timber" they surveyed in Doddridge County, giving a sense of the scale of jobs they've taken on. This fits a landowner who wants more than a quick timber check, someone looking at tax programs, carbon credit income, or a full management plan alongside a timber sale, rather than just a one-time cut and done. From heritagehabitatco.com, read 4 October 2026.

True North Forestry LLC is a forestry consulting business in Weston, West Virginia, also listed under timber buyers. It works out of 92 Sunset Drive and serves Lewis County. When you hire them to sell your timber, they walk your woods to look at the stands, sit down with you to talk through your goals, and decide whether to sell by negotiating with a specific market or by sealed bid. They run a timber cruise to get volumes by species, then put together a prospectus covering payment schedule, sale date, reclamation requirements, and a topographic map of the location. From there they draw up a Timber Sale Agreement covering insurance, payment terms, reclamation, and a "Performance Bond" that has to be in place before any cutting starts and is held until the contract terms are met. They also run the closing where buyer and seller sign and payment is made, and they stay on through the harvest, starting with a pre-harvest meeting and continuing through reclamation. Beyond timber sales, they handle boundary line maintenance, management plans (including help with the WVDOF Managed Timberland and stewardship programs, and the USDA/NRCS CAP 106 program as a TSP provider), timber inventory and appraisals using GPS data collection, and timber trespass and encroachment work, where they determine how much timber was cut and its value, though they note they are not surveyors. On payment, they say plainly: "we are paid based on the amount your timber sells for." That lines their interest up with getting a fair price for your wood. This fits a landowner in Lewis County who wants someone to handle the whole timber sale process from first walk-through to the final reclamation check, not just a name to call for a quote. From truenorthforestryllc.com, read 4 October 2026.

Honest Forestry LLC is a forestry consulting and timber buying business based in Summersville, West Virginia, working in Nicholas County. Caleb Long founded it with over 12 years of forestry experience in the state, and he specializes in timber cruising, marketing, and wildlife-focused forest management. The work on offer covers a lot of ground: timber appraisals, timber cruises, long term forest management, forest stewardship and management plans, timber marketing, harvest planning and compliance oversight, property inspections, forest carbon marketing, boundary line painting, mapping, and drone services. They work with hardwood species. Their approach to a sale starts with cruising your timber to pin down species, volume, quality, and market potential, then matching your wood to the mills that need it, watching stumpage prices, mill inventories, and market trends along the way. They say "our job is to maximize your return." They also write Forest Stewardship Program plans, which can open the door to property tax reductions and cost-sharing funds. Wildlife work is part of the mix too, with harvests planned around habitat for deer, turkey, and grouse alongside the income from the timber itself. Caleb describes the business as built "on faith, integrity, and a commitment to responsible land stewardship." This suits a landowner in Nicholas County who wants one person handling the cruise, the marketing, the paperwork, and the wildlife side of a harvest, not just a buyer looking to log and leave. From honestforestry.com, read 4 October 2026.