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Maine Consulting Foresters

Consulting foresters offer a variety of services to landowners. These may include:

• Acquisition & sale of forest lands

• Aerial photo mapping & interpretation

• Appraisals: land, timber, damage, trespass

• Arboriculture

• Forest inventory & cruising

• Forest management plans

• Litigation & expert testimony

• Road location, design & construction

• Timber sales: preparation & administration

• Timber sales: solicit bids & prepare contracts

• Timber stand improvement

• Thinning, weeding, & pruning

• Wildlife management

In addition to the above services, consultants listed as cost-share program participants may also participate in state and federal cost-share programs, which can provide financial assistance to small woodlot owners for certain forest management activities, such as forest management planning and non-commercial forest management practices.

List of Stewardship Foresters eligible to participate in Maine Forest Service cost-share programs (pdf | text)

The Maine Forester Licensing Board maintains a complete list of all licensed foresters in Maine. This list can be searched at:
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The inclusion of a name on these list does not imply a recommendation by the Maine Forest Service. We encourage you to check references and have a written contract for services.

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