Selling Timber in Columbia County, WI
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Columbia County, Wisconsin: 1 consulting forester. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for Columbia County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Wisconsin's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Columbia County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Red oak | $359 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $464 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $366 per thousand board feet |
| Red pine | $162 per thousand board feet |
| Aspen | $37.18 per thousand board feet |
| Black walnut | $2,587 per thousand board feet |
Source: Wisconsin DNR forest tax rates, November 2025 – October 2026. All Wisconsin timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Columbia 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.
No forester is based in Columbia County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Columbia 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 Columbia County (1)
Listed as working Columbia County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Envirotek Forestry Consulting, LLC is an independent forestry consulting firm in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. It has worked as a forestry consultant in Wisconsin since 2005, and Michael Ederer started the LLC itself in 2010. It serves Columbia County. The work covers forest management plans (both Managed Forest Law and Forest Stewardship Plan types), timber sale marking and design, timber stand improvement, inventory and appraisal, and GIS mapping and remote sensing. Species named include red oak and white oak. For a timber sale, the process starts with an onsite meeting to match the harvest to your goals, then marking timber using recognized methods, then a prospectus with harvest volumes, cutting specifications and a map, and for MFL mandatory harvests, getting DNR approval of the cutting notice. One sale listed, "Red Oak 16\" + Average 162 BDF," gives a sense of the size of job shown on the site, so that may be a useful marker if you're wondering whether your acreage is worth a call. Credentials named are a Bachelor of Science from UW-Madison (2003), Certified Plan Writer, and Cooperating Forester, along with membership in Wisconsin Consulting Foresters. This fits a landowner in Columbia County who wants a written management plan or a planned, marked timber sale handled through the DNR process rather than a quick cash offer. From envirotekforestry.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Columbia County?
1 business is listed for Columbia County: 1 consulting forester and 0 buyers, loggers and mills. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Columbia 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 Columbia 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? →What is timber worth in Columbia County?
No price series is published for Columbia County on its own. Wisconsin's latest published stumpage figures (Wisconsin DNR forest tax rates, November 2025 – October 2026) put white oak at $464 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 Columbia County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.