It is the question we get asked more than any other, and the honest answer is more interesting than a number. Two properties side by side can be worth wildly different amounts, and understanding why is what stops a landowner making an expensive decision.
Free. No sales pitch. A recording goes to everyone who registers, whether you make it live or not.
Four chapters and a long question session. Shorter than part one on purpose, because the questions on this topic tend to be specific and worth the time.
What drives the number
Diameter, grade, species and access. Why two neighboring properties can be worth very different amounts, and why the tree you think is valuable often is not the one that is.
The high grading trap
What happens when you cut only the best trees, and what the property is worth twenty years later. This is the single most expensive mistake we see on woodland in New York.
What a management plan actually is, and what it costs
In plain terms. What goes into one, who writes it, what it lets you do afterwards, and a real number for what you should expect to pay.
Your questions
Twenty minutes, genuinely open. If you want a rough sense of what your own woods hold, this is the place to ask.
Artem Treyger
Executive VP, Head Forester
Artem has been working in forestry for more than 20 years, with the last 15 plus years focused on helping private landowners manage their forests. Artem handles day to day business operations while also working in the woods inventorying properties, talking with landowners about what they want from their forest, writing forest management plans, marking timber, and helping put those plans into practice.
SAF Certified Forester. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Service Provider in Forest Management.
Luke Day
Director of Field Operations
Luke has been working in forestry and natural resource management for the past 6 years, with the last 4 years focused on helping private landowners manage their forests. Day to day, Luke heads all field operations including project scheduling and client relations, while also working in the woods inventorying properties, talking with landowners about what they want from their forest, writing forest management plans, marking timber, and leading teams in project implementation.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Service Provider in Forest Management. ISA Certified Arborist.
Three sessions, all Thursdays at noon. They stand alone, so you can come to one or all three, but they are built to run in order. Registering for more than one is a single form.
Understanding Your Forest and Why Management Matters
What management actually means, why a managed forest holds more game, and what a habitat cut looks like on the ground.
What Is in My Woods, and Is It Worth Anything?
What drives timber value, the high grading trap, and what a management plan is and costs.
What Programs Are Open to New York Landowners Right Now?
Every program side by side, who each one suits, what the paperwork really involves, and what you can stack.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is nothing to buy on the call and nobody will phone you afterwards unless you ask us to.
What if I cannot make it at noon?
Register anyway. The recording goes to everyone who signed up, live attendance or not, and it does not expire.
How long is it?
About an hour. Roughly forty minutes of material and twenty minutes of questions, and we mean the questions part.
Do I need to own a lot of land?
No. We work with properties from a handful of acres upward, and the smaller ones often have the most straightforward options.
Will you try to sell me a timber harvest?
No. Plenty of the properties we look at should not be cut at all right now, and we will say so. That is rather the point of the series.
Can I bring a question about my own property?
Please do. Put it in the box on the form when you register and we will try to work it into the session.