Selling Timber in Kanawha County, WV

3 businesses work this county · 2 registered consulting foresters

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There are 3 timber businesses listed for Kanawha County, West Virginia: 2 consulting foresters and 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 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 Kanawha County

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

Black walnut$771–$1,213 per thousand board feet
White oak$441–$556 per thousand board feet
Red oak$213–$352 per thousand board feet
Hard maple$336–$500 per thousand board feet
Yellow poplar$251–$292 per thousand board feet
Pulpwood, all species$4.89–$10.22 per cord

Source: West Virginia Division of Forestry, 2022. All West Virginia timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County (1)

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

4.7(14 reviews)
Charleston, WV
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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.

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Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)

Listed as working Kanawha County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

St Albans, WV
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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.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills That Work Here (1)

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

5.0(1 reviews)
null, WV

Browning logging llc is a logging contractor in Kanawha County, West Virginia. 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 Kanawha County?

3 businesses are listed for Kanawha County: 2 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Kanawha 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Kanawha 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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What is timber worth in Kanawha County?

No price series is published for Kanawha County on its own. West Virginia's latest published stumpage figures (West Virginia Division of Forestry, 2022) put white oak at $441–$556 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 Kanawha County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.