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If you own or are considering the purchase of Michigan woodlands, a scientific evaluation can be made to identify your forest management options.

Before you consider a timber harvest of your Upper Peninsula forest, it is essential that you have written management plan.

A well thought out forest management plan should describe your property by stand or timber type.

We help you improve and maintain soil and water quality, and reforestation practices when needed.

The American Tree Farm System has established a relatively new program called the American Tree Farm System, Group Certification Process.

If you are interested in long-term sustainable forest management for your property, this is the program for you.

The natural woodlot is an apparently simple place. Its esthetic elements don't appear to be complex; clean water, timber, wildlife.

Forest care benefits both the woodland property and its owner by appropriately maximizing the kind of healthy, balanced growth that facilitates both land and habitat improvement.

UP Timber Marketing Specialists, Upper Peninsula Timber Marketing, Upper Peninsula Timber Sales


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Upper Peninsula Consulting Foresters
UP Timber Marketing Specialists

Welcome to Grossman Forestry Company's Upper Peninsula Timber Marketing and Sales Administration Page.  We Combine Onsite Field Work and the Latest Technology to Deliver High Quality Forest Consulting Services.

Your forest can offer you many possibilities.  Properly managed timber sales assure sound forestry practices while obtaining the highest dollar value for your forest products.

Healthy, productive forests are a result of active management which remove poor quality, mature, and over mature trees. Sustained yields of high value timber products can be realized by following YOUR management plan and working with a professional forester.

Working as the landowners representative, we use the forest management plan to prepare timber for sale, advertise, and sell that timber on a competitive basis to the highest reputable bidder.		 Properly managed UP timber sales assure sound forestry practices while obtaining the highest dollar value for your forest products.
Our experience assures the Upper Peninsula landowner that he/she will obtain the highest possible price for their UP timber
while securing the services of a reliable operator ensuring a job done right.
Experience & Technology
Using the latest technology and software such as Garmin, Trimble, GPS (Geo Positioning Systems), & ARC View GIS, we create a mapped analysis of tree stands to ensure proper harvesting.

By evaluating a property's potential using Integrated Digital Mapping and Database Mgt., Grossman Forestry Company can target the needed land management and proper timber harvesting opportunities.

Map reports the types of Aspen Stands on a Private Club. With over 10,000 acres to care for, the Club wanted to ensure that the property was well managed. The work of Grossman Forestry Company will ensure that this property will flourish for years to come.  Click map to enlarge view.
Using the latest technology and software such as Garmin, Trimble, GPS (Geo Postitioning Systems), & ARC View GIS, we create a mapped analysis of tree stands to ensure proper harvesting.
Upper Peninsula Timber Sales, Timber Marketing, Top 10 List

10 Steps Leading to A Successful Timber Sale:

  • Complete a detailed forest management plan.
  • Determine which stands or trees are merchantable and should be harvested.
  • Designate cutting units and determine volumes.
  • Complete a timber sale prospectus and advertise timber for sale.
  • Select a successful bidder.
  • Prepare timber sale contracts.
  • Collect performance bond and certificates of liability and workmen's compensation.
  • Collect stumpage payments.
  • Inspect harvesting activities.
  • Final Inspection - Close out sale.

By following these ten steps, we ensure a top quality job. Our clients are directly involved in all of the decision making and are kept informed of the progress of the sale throughout the life of the contract.

An interesting note is that this package could possibly cost you nothing while at the same time safeguard your interests.

The prices we receive for timber through our competitive bidding process often exceeds that which the landowner could obtain on his/her own by more than the cost of our services. 
Grossman Forestry Company has registered Upper Peninsula foresters and Upper Peninsula real estate agents available for all of your land and/or timber needs. We specialize in vacant lands as our primary business and are trained and qualified to recognize any potential timber value on your parcel.