Timber Buyers & Forestry Professionals in Rib Lake, WI

Sound Forest Management, LLC is a forestry consulting business in Rib Lake, Wisconsin, that also buys timber. The forester behind it calls himself a "Family Forester" and says the business "guides landowners to reach their goals through sustainable Forest Management." The work covers the whole life of a timber sale and more: forest inventory, long term management planning, establishing timber sales with marking and volume estimates, writing the timber sale contracts, seeking out competitive buyers, hiring loggers, and filing the legal documents and permits a land management activity needs. The business also writes Managed Forest Law plans, helps landowners find cost sharing and grants, and does recreation and wildlife habitat work, including trail planning and food plot development. Species worked with include aspen, hardwoods, and oaks. Credentials listed include a B.S. in Forest Management from UWSP, Certified Plan Writer status for the Wisconsin MFL Program, NRCS Technical Service Provider, Cooperating Forester with the Wisconsin DNR, Ruffed Grouse Society Consultant, and pesticide licensing and certification. Its primary service area is Taylor, Price, and Lincoln counties, within a 30 mile radius of the 54470 zip code, with a secondary area reaching into Clark, Wood, Marathon, Ashland, Iron, Oneida, Rusk, and Sawyer counties. This fits a landowner in Taylor County or nearby who wants one forester to carry a job from the first walk through the woods to the signed timber sale contract, rather than hiring separate people for the plan and the sale. From soundforestmanagement.com, read 8 October 2026.