Resources
Have You Been Contacted About Selling Your Timber?
Do your homework and consult professionals when approached about selling timber. Washington DNR (Dept of Natural Resources) staff will provide resources about how get a fair price and manage a timber sale. You can also contact us to help you navigate a timber harvest or decide whether harvesting is the right option.
Current Timber Values: DNR Stumpage - These are updated monthly and reflect the latest prices in MBF (thousand board feet). You can compare these prices to what is being offered and follow timber value trends.
Do You Know Where Your Wood Comes From?
Do you know where your wood and paper products come from and how they were produced? If you are concerned about forest conservation and management this is key.
Protect Forest for Green Space, Habitat, and Sustainable Working Lands
Free Resources for Learning More About Forest Management
WSU Extension Forestry
OSU Extension Forestry
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Washington Dept of Natural Resources
Know Your Forest
FireWise
Do your homework and consult professionals when approached about selling timber. Washington DNR (Dept of Natural Resources) staff will provide resources about how get a fair price and manage a timber sale. You can also contact us to help you navigate a timber harvest or decide whether harvesting is the right option.
Current Timber Values: DNR Stumpage - These are updated monthly and reflect the latest prices in MBF (thousand board feet). You can compare these prices to what is being offered and follow timber value trends.
Do You Know Where Your Wood Comes From?
Do you know where your wood and paper products come from and how they were produced? If you are concerned about forest conservation and management this is key.
- Buy locally sourced wood! Looking for local wood? Get in touch with us! We try to sell all wood from harvests back into the community directly. We also work with folks milling, making biochar, mulch, and firewood.
- If you can't find that, then buy products that have an FSC, SFI, or PEFC logo. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a certification body for sustainably managed forest products. You can find this stamped on lumber or on paper products from printer paper to coffee cups.
- Hire local foresters, loggers, arborists, mills, artisans, and other folks who work in the forest. Hire SAF or ACF foresters, and ISA certified arborists. Also check out WSU Extension's forestry directory.
Protect Forest for Green Space, Habitat, and Sustainable Working Lands
- Own forest land? Put it in designated forest land (minimum 5 acres) or a conservation easement. Or have a succession plan to ensure that the forest continues to remain forest for next generations.
- Don't own land and want to support working lands? Donate, volunteer, or learn about organizations that protect working lands.
- Plant native trees to provide habitat for local wildlife from insects to birds and mammals. (Pojar Mackinnon is a handy guide.)
- Learn about the history of the land you live on and around. Tribal and cultural history, and the biological history. For example: What tribes originally lived here? What is the history of forest management? What natural events (glaciers, fire, etc) shaped the forest around you?
Free Resources for Learning More About Forest Management
WSU Extension Forestry
OSU Extension Forestry
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Washington Dept of Natural Resources
Know Your Forest
FireWise