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Methods of Wooded Land Clearing You Should Know
Land clearing is an important step in any type of development project. It’s also often a very costly process, with heavy equipment and lots of labor. Given the costs and difficulty, it’s important that you approach these projects in the best way from the beginning. ...
Forest Hiking Trails: How Logging Helps Establish Trails
Living in the Maine woods, you don’t get the same conveniences as folks dwelling in cities. We don’t get a Starbucks every quarter mile. We don’t have the convenience of being a minute away from grocery shopping. What we do have is ready access to unbroken...
Forest Recreation: Activities and Opportunities For Landowners
If you’re new to forest land ownership, you probably have many questions about how you can use your land, including the best ways to pursue forest recreation activities. While our focus as a business is on logging and related activities, most loggers get into our line...
Modern Timber Harvests: How Better Tools Support a Greener Future (updated for 2026)
When people hear about new forestry equipment, they often picture bigger machines and faster work. We see a more useful change. The biggest step forward is not speed alone. It is better information, better planning, and better use of the wood a harvest produces. That...
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...