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Selling Logs from Your Property: A Curriculum Package for Educators in the Western U.S.

By Lauren Grand Alicia Christiansen Francisca Belart Tamara L. Cushing Chris C. Schnepf and Kelsey Ketcheson

Selling logs is one of the most important decisions a landowner can face. This curriculum package for forestry educators brings together consulting foresters, log buyers and loggers to teach participants how to get a fair deal for their timber, how to protect themselves from exposure to unnecessary liability and how to make sure their property looks the way they want it to when the operation is done.

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Timber harvesting: A process of many decisions

Planning for a timber harvest? This overview can help prepare you to make informed decisions throughout the process.

Francisca Belart, Lauren Grand | Aug 2019 | Article

Start planning early: Things to consider when selling trees from your property

For landowners, selling trees on their property takes planning. They must know what they're selling, ensure access to their property, get estimates from tree buyers and loggers, and arrange for reforesting if required.

Lauren Grand | Dec 2018 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Small-Scale Harvesting for Woodland Owners

By Francisca Belart and Steve Bowers

Timber harvest presents challenges for woodland owners with small acreages. Planning the harvest, working with contractors and selling the logs are tasks that can seem intimidating. Here's how to make a plan, find help and avoid pitfalls —while keeping costs down and increasing revenue.

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Alternative forest management series

There are many ways to manage forested lands. This series of case studies examines alternative forestry methods — from Individual Tree Selection to shelterwood harvest and group selection.

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Measuring Timber Products Harvested from Your Woodland

Defines measurement units used for common forest products (board foot, cubic foot, cord, linear measurements, weight). Covers log rules used to convert log size into board feet, board foot volume, weight, and cubic...

Paul T. Oester, Steve Bowers | Mar 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Safe and Effective Use of Chain Saws for Woodland Owners

Outlines the basic principles and and safety issues of cutting down (felling) and cutting up (bucking ) trees. Covers clothing and equipment, timber-felling plans, evaluating tree-felling conditions and the target tree...

Steve Bowers, Raini Rippy | Mar 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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