Legacy Forest Management
About Legacy Forest Management
Legacy Forest Management is a forestry consulting and timber buying business based in Sparta, Wisconsin. They help landowners "sustainably manage their land by providing sound forest management services," handling everything from forest inventory and timber cruising to marking trees, soliciting bids from local sawmills and loggers, and writing up the sale contract. They also supervise the harvest once it starts, checking in on-site and by phone to make sure the work matches what was agreed. Species they work with include red, white, and black oak, aspen, red maple, white pine, and mixed hardwoods. Work on the books runs from MFL plans and timber appraisals to habitat management, recreational planning, GIS mapping, and expert testimony. Owner Eric Olson came up through sawmill procurement forestry and independent logging before starting the company in 2019. He's a member of the Society of American Foresters, part of the Wisconsin DNR's cooperating forester program, a MFL Certified Plan Writer, and a Certified Tree Farm Inspector for the American Tree Farm System. There is no stated minimum acreage, but the smallest sale they've listed is a 10 acre job in Arcadia, Trempealeau County, so smaller tracts seem to be in reach. They serve Sparta and the surrounding area, with sales named in Monroe, Buffalo, La Crosse, and Trempealeau counties. This one suits a landowner who wants someone to run the whole sale start to finish, from marking trees to making sure the logger does what the contract says. From legacyforestmanagement.com, read 8 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
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