Southern Maine Forestry Services offers the following to its clients:
Pre-Harvest Woodlot Marking
Woodlot Volume Tallies
Logger Contracting and Negotiation
Logger Monitoring, Supervision
Timber Utilization
Marketing, Mill Negotiation
Record-keeping and Reporting
Timber Cruise, Woodlot Assessment
Forest Management Plans
Timber Purchase and Sale Appraisals
Tree Growth Tax Planning
Timber Tax and Depletion Appraisals
Forest Mapping
Investment Counsel
Timber Trespass Opinions, Evidence
Planting, Pruning, Marking
TSI - Pre-Commercial Thinning
Boundary Maintenance
Why is forest management important?
There is a growing demand for all kinds of forest products derived from Maine's greatest natural resource.
Improved quality, value and productivity of Maine woodlands are a direct result of skilled forest management.
Properly managed woodlands contribute to natural resource protection, good land stewardship, enhanced wildlife habitat and improved quality of life for the landowner.
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Our clients' need and goals are diverse;
we generally work with our clients to achieve one or more of these important objectives:
Generating ongoing income to offset property ownership costs
Enhancing the future value of standing timber with selection cutting
Determining timber value for the purchase or sale of property
Pre-commercial timber stand improvement - thinning, pruning, brush control
Improving landowners' condition, value and aesthetics
Natural Resource Conservation, including forest management for wildlife
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TIMBER SALE ADMINISTRATION
Our primary objectives are 1) maximizing short and long-term income for our clients, and 2) relieving our clients from the often complex tasks associated with a timber sale.
The key to meeting client objectives involves locating, contracting for, and overseeing a competent, responsible logger. We contract only with very high quality loggers with proven track records. We negotiate to optimize income and regularly monitor performance to help assure high quality work.
Finally, we handle all aspects of record-keeping, reporting, administration and delivery of proceeds on a timely basis.
FORESTRY CONSULTING
Effective woodlot management often requires development of a comprehensive plan. After an initial consultation, we conduct a thorough inspection of the property, document our findings and recommendations and present them to the client. Specific courses of action are then agreed upon.
Timber appraisal is one of our most widely used services. Appraisal objectives include the determination of timber value for:
1) purchase or sale of property
2) establishing depletion accounts to offset timber income taxes in future sales
3) timber trespass incidents
Other consulting services include timber investment counseling, expert opinions regarding timber trespass and property classification under Maine's Tree Growth Law.
LAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
We assist our clients in upgrading the quality, appearance, productivity and hence, the value of their landholdings, by providing the following land management services:
Timber Stand Improvement- This normally includes activities required to manage young stands before timber can be cut profitably- e.g. weeding, pruning, thinning, brush control.
Pre-Timber Sale Lot Preparation, which includes tree selection and marking, road and trail layout- important keys to leaving a good residual stand.
Plantation Management- Christmas trees, landscape stock; includes planting, herbicide application for disease and insect control, pruning, brush control and marketing.