Private forestry - page 2
Prices for stumpage (especially cordwood) could be multiplied many times with only a small increase in the retail price of finished wood products.  The 5-10% increase in retail prices being discussed now for certified wood, would be a major incentive to forest management if passed directly to the forest producer.  A 5-10% increase in stumpage prices (in the same discussions on certification) itself would be insignificant  in the big picture.

Low market prices for timber also force loggers to push for maximum daily production, often sacrificing our forest's future. The logger doing the work in the woods need to a better job of protecting the next timber crop and leaving the forest owner feeling good about timber harvesting.  Good loggers should be paid well for their work and should take the time to do things right on private land.  Careful loggers are  essential to sustainable forest management. 

Forest Industry:  you need to pay the forest owners and the loggers who cut the timber more money.  Both good timber and good loggers are in short supply today - its because they are both not paid a fair price for their efforts.    If we need to pass higher costs on to consumers, so be it.  If you don't take care of those who supply your raw materials, you are cutting your own throats.  You've got your trade associations organized, put your efforts where it will directly deal with the growing timber shortage.


Our efforts at Timbergreen Forestry will be directed at educating forest owners on how to deal effectively with professional timber buyers and loggers.  The growing timber shortage today is bringing up prices through increased competition, and stumpage prices are already reaching the profitable range in many good quality forests.  Market forces of supply and demand will eventually make forestry a profitable business on most forest land.  How bad the timber shortage will actually get is yet to be seen, and still depends on what the industry does in the next few years.

We are working to produce the best timber from the forests that we manage.  We will delay harvests of good timber for a time to build up our forest's productivity, work to get the best prices  possible for the forest owner, and demand good logging practices (and we are willing to pay the logger well for good work).  The end result will be more good quality timber for our future. 

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