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How Does Timber Management & Land Management Increase Biodiversity?
Land management for timber has a multi-faceted role to play. It promotes structural diversity and increases wildlife habitat by nurturing the ecological function of the forest. It also fosters diversity of tree sizes and ages and improves water and air quality....
What Is Timber and Its Uses?
In short, timber is unprocessed or minimally processed harvested wood. Timber is processed to create lumber for construction along with other wood products. Timber products are essential for many businesses, but most of us aren’t familiar with timber and its uses. We...
7 Ways to Find a Logging Company Near Me
7 Ways to Find a Logging Company Near Me - Updated August 2023 There is a constant need for timber and logs to process for use in a wide range of industries, and where there’s demand, there’s profit to be made. These industrial buyers aren’t interested in coming to...
Timber Marketing & Sales: How Marketing Fits Into Forest Management
Marketing is necessary to raise awareness, make sales, and meet customer needs. It bridges the gap between supply and demand by integrating the customer perspective. Marketing and sales are equally instrumental in selling timber for top dollar. At William A. Day Jr....
Maine Boundary Marking: Your Quick Guide To Marking Boundaries
Maine is 90% forested land – the highest percentage of any state in the United States. This includes the 12 million acres of forested land in the northern part of the state, with few people living there, and even fewer living there permanently. Three-quarters of the...
Why It’s Important To Identify Boundary Lines of Your Property?
Whether you’ve purchased a new property or you’re planning to mark timber harvest property lines, you must understand where your boundary lines lie. Perhaps you want to build a stone wall along your property boundary, or use bits of barbed wire or iron posts to...
Boundary Marking in Maine: How To Recognize Your Property Line?
Mapping boundary lines is an important part of responsibly managing your forest. Make sure you know about your property boundaries in Maine before you render logging services or plan for wood harvesting in the future. William A. Day Jr. & Sons can help you connect...
Is Your Timber Worth Selling? Let’s Find Out!
Owning forest land is a rewarding long-term investment. You can earn income and generate economic value locally regularly by growing, harvesting, and selling your timber. You can decide to sell your timber any time, but how can you find out your timber’s worth to make...
What Type of Methods Do Timber Harvesting Services Use?
Timber harvesting services use a combination of extraction and felling equipment to ensure a successful harvest. Every system must have a defined mechanism for felling and removing felled trees to the sawmill. Successful log reflects the right use of timber harvesting...
What Types of Methods Do Timber Harvesting Services Use?
Forests represent a staggering range of diversity in terms of time and landscape. Disturbance tends to be a critical component of diversity; harvesting timber offers a measure of control of how and when these disturbances occur. Why Harvest Timber? Forestry services...