Whether it's as simple as a brief walk of your land to get actionable advice, a more detailed report on forest health and fire risk, or you just aren't sure where to start, we can help.

Any owner of 5 or more acres of forest may be eligible for property tax deductions via the Designated Forest Land Program (RCW 84.33). A Forest Stewardship Plan is typically required to qualify. We write plans to be easily digestible for landowners without forestry knowledge. 

A well written Forest Stewardship Plan ensures that the landowner can stay on track long term for achieving their goals. We clearly identify your objectives, provide inventory information on forest conditions, and offer detailed recommended actions over a long time scale (typically 20+ years) to ensure the forest stays on track for achieving the landowner's goals.

We consistently receive compliments on my Forest Stewardship Plans from state, private, and Conservation District foresters & staff, as well as our clients. We take great pride in preparing clear, concise, well written Stewardship Plans. Example plans available upon request.

Many modern day forests are in a tough spot: clearcutting, high-grading, & 100 years of fire suppression have left many of our forests severely degraded. These ecosystems have lost the ability to recover on their own: they are young & dense, lacking spatial complexity. Excessive forest density (overstocking) puts intense stress on trees across the forest, making them vulnerable to mortality from drought, insects/disease, and loss to crown wildfire.

By thinning overstocked forests & retaining the large healthy trees, we replicate a natural disturbance event (low/moderate intensity wildfire), moving the forest closer to it's historic counterpart. This puts the ecosystem on a better long term path while simultaneously reducing wildfire risk.

We only conduct forest thinning in areas where there is an ecological need: we're not clearcutting to maximize revenue. We thin in a regenerative & healing way, "thinning from below", proven by decades of peer reviewed research to heal degraded forests.

We take great pride in managing forest health timber sales for our clients and ensuring a high quality outcome. We have strong working relationships with the best local loggers. We also offer low-impact logging, utilizing operators with lightweight, tracked machinery to ensure your land stays beautiful & in tact. 

Many properties in the area have a very high density of small trees, without much mature timber on site. It is often highly beneficial to thin these areas, reducing inter-tree competition & allowing remaining trees to become healthy again. Pre-commercial thinning also reduces wildfire risk significantly by alleviating ladder fuels. We work with only the best fuel reduction contractors to ensure a high quality outcome. This type of thinning typically qualifies for cost share funding to reduce costs.

We also offer help with reforestation & natural regeneration planning, custom mapping services (GIS), timber cruising & logging system design, and forest practice application (FPA) work, including long term FPA's.

We work closely with WA DNR, Chelan County, & Kittitas County Conservation District (KCCD) on projects that qualify for cost share funding.