List of Foresters



This list is provided to the general public as a service of the Manistee Conservation District.  The Manistee Conservation District makes no recommendations or suggestions of the forester’s abilities.  These listed Foresters are independent businesses and have no connection with the Manistee Conservation District.  The list includes BOTH consulting foresters AND industry foresters.  The Manistee Conservation District recommends that you; 1) request and check references and 2) visit sites where foresters have recently worked, before you sign a contract.  CLICK HERE for some frequently asked questions about managing your forest land.


For each forester listed below, symbol codes are as follows:

+Member of the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.  CLICK HERE for more information.

†Qualified Forester registered with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.  CLICK HERE for more information.

‡Certified Forest Stewardship Plan Writer.  CLICK HERE for more information.

§NRCS Forest Management Plan Technical Service Provider.  CLICK HERE for more information.


 

Office in Manistee County:

Stephen Begin †‡§
1306 25th Street
Manistee, Michigan  49660
231-723-5532
Email: atree57@yahoo.com

Scarlata Tree Diagnostics
James M. Scarlata
P.O. Box 88
Manistee, Michigan 49660
231-723-6996 (Office Phone)
231-845-2500 (Mobile Phone)
Email: jamesscarlata@hotmail.com
Website: http://savemytrees.com/

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA)
Sean Sobaski †‡ (covers Mason, Newaygo, Muskegon, and Oceana Counties)
Andy Klein†‡(covers Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, and Lake Counties)
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, MI 49660
231-723-8164 (Office Phone)
231-499-9441 (Sean's Mobile Phone)
231-499-9444 (Andy's Mobile Phone)
Sean's Email: ssobaski@packagingcorp.com
Andy's Email: andrewklein@packagingcorp.com
Website: http://www.packagingcorp.com/

New Forest Services LLC
Brian Jarvinen
P.O. Box 255
Manistee, MI  49660
231-590-9198
Email: newforestservices@mac.com
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/NewForestServices/info?tab=page_info


Office in Leelanau County:

Lynn Bakker
2677 Setterbo Road
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
231-271-3673
Email: bakkerforestry@yahoo.com



Office in Benzie County:

Paul Gerhart 
P.O. Box 597
Beulah, MI 49617
989-600-7452
Email: phgerhar@mtu.edu

Two by Two Wildlife Consulting, LLC
Linda Ebel Thomasma, Ph.D. ‡
Certified Wildlife Biologist
P.O. Box 155
Honor, MI 49640
906-361-0260
Email: twobytwowildlife@gmail.com
 



Office in Wexford County:

Drysdale Forestry Inc.
Paul Drysdale +†‡§
408 Leeson Avenue
Cadillac, Michigan  49601
231-779-2989 (Office Phone)
586-531-2866 (Mobile Phone)
Email: paul@drysdaleforestry.com
Website: http://www.drysdaleforestry.com/

ARC Consulting Services
Ronald E. Scott
711 E. Chapin Street
Cadillac, Michigan  49601
231-775-6334
Email: arcwoods@charter.net
Website: http://www.allresourceconnections.com/

Old School Forestry, LLC
Stephen T. Kalisz †‡§
2285 Whitetail Drive
Cadillac, MI 49601
231-920-0683
Email: steve@osforestry.com

Ron Brouwer †§
10600 E. 50 Rd.
Cadillac, MI 49601
231-775-2825
Email: ron47@juno.com



Office in Newaygo County:

Jack Titus †
408 Basseta St.
Newaygo, MI 49337
231-652-7831 (Office Phone)
231-282-4976 (Mobile Phone)
Email: jacklintitus@gmail.com



Office in Oceana County:

Michael Paling‡
810-705-9655
Email: mpaling30@gmail.com

Wilson Forestry Services
David M. Wilson †‡§
1118 E. Park Road
Rothbury, MI 49452
231-861-8549
Email: wilsonforestry@icloud.com

 
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Office in Ottawa County:

Randy Kuipers †‡
4612 Lakeshore Drive
Holland, MI 49424
269-330-0346
Email: rkforester499@gmail.com



Office in Crawford County:

Metcalfe Forestry Co.
Bryce and Susan Metcalfe +†‡
402 Chestnut St
Grayling, MI 49738
989-348-3596 (Office Phone)
989-619-7086 (Mobile Phone)
Email: metcalfeforestry@yahoo.com
Website: metcalfeforestry.com
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Forest Resource Services, LLC
Jerry Lambert +†
11904 Huntingdon
Frederic, MI 49733
989-619-2882
Email: jlambert@forestresourceservices.com



Office in Iron County:

VanOss Forestry Services
Brock VanOss†‡§
Crystal Falls, MI 49920
906-874-0777 (Office Phone)
906-367-0777 (Mobile Phone)
Email: brock@vanossforestry.com 
Website: http://vanossforestry.com/

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Office in Houghton County:

American Forest Management 
Brandon Bal†‡
850 W. Sharon Ave, Suite 2
Houghton, MI 49931
906-369-4775
Email: Brandon.Bal@afmforest.com
Website:  https://americanforestmanagement.com/







 

Office in Mason County:
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MichiTree Inc.
Scott Erickson +†
2650 W. Fisher Rd
Ludington, MI  49431
231-845-0142 (Office Phone)
231-723-9946 (Mobile Phone)
Email: michitreeinc@gmail.com
Website: http://www.michitree.com/

Midwest Forestry Inc.
Robert Talsma ‡
3636 N. US Hwy 31
Scottville, Michigan  49454
231-757-4925

Weyerhaeuser NR Company 
Michael Lesinski (covers Northwest Lower Peninsula)
4111 West 4 Mile Road (Main Office)
Grayling, MI 49738
231-852-4213 (Mobile Phone)
Email: michael.lesinski@weyerhaeuser.com
Website:  www.weyerhaeuser.com


Office in Lake County:

Rothig Forest Products
Christopher A. Yonkers †
P.O. Box 340
Luther, MI 49656
231-884-0628 (Home Phone)
231-878-5753 (Business Phone)

Cherry Creek Forestry, LLC
Travis Miller†‡
Luther, MI 49656
231-342-3819
Email: miller.travis27@yahoo.com



Office in Grand Traverse County:

Schillinger Forestry, LLC
Daniel Schillinger +†‡§
5138 Hidden Glen Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-633-8733
Email: schillingerforestry@gmail.com
Website: http://www.michiganforester.net/

Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
Bryan Watters 
2624 Hartman Road
Traverse City, MI 49685
989-370-4706
Email: bryan.watters@northwesthardwoods.com

 

Office in Missaukee County:
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Biewer Forest Management, LLC
Jon Witkowski 
6251 West Gerwoude Drive
McBain, MI  49657
231-942-1026
Email: jwitkowski@biewerlumber.com
Website: http://www.biewerlumber.com/

 

Office in Osceola County:

Lake States Forestry
Kenneth F. Ford †
1191 120th Avenue
Hersey, MI 49639
231-734-2841
Email: fordkf@gmail.com

Jeffery G. Pullen †‡
22108 23 Mile Road
Tustin, MI 49688
231-829-3090 (Office Phone)
231-645-8523 (Mobile Phone)
Email: jgpullen56@gmail.com



Office in Mecosta County:

Tom Jennett 
21157 West Drive
Big Rapids, MI 49307
231-796-3959 (Office Phone)
231-878-2291 (Mobile Phone)
Website: http://www.uscco.com/index.html


Office in Clare County:

Billsby Lumber
Brad Johnson
2725 East Larch
Harrison, Michigan 
989-539-9842 (Office Phone)
616-634-1522 (Mobile Phone)
Email: Brad@billsbylumber.com
Website: www.billsbylumber.com


Office in Kent County:

Ecosystems Management, LLC †‡§
Jack W. Boss
3210 Bewell Ave. SE
Lowell, MI 49331
616-897-8575 (Office Phone)
616-822-7973 (Mobile Phone)
Email: ecosystemsmgt@att.net

Tree & Timber Forestry
Boyd Kahler
3343 20 Mile Road
Kent City, MI  49330
616-675-4648 (Office Phone)
616-799-5671 (Mobile Phone)
Email: bwkahler@att.net

Northwoods Natural Resources
Lee Mueller †‡
114 Fuller Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI  49506
248-266-0659
Email: MuellerL@northwoodsresources.com

Natural Resource Insight
Shawna Meyer‡
934 Thomas St. SE1
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
517-388-6954
Email: shawnameyer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.naturalresourceinsight.com


Office in Ingham County:

Darling Forestry, LLC
Jason Darling †‡§
2725 Lamb Road
Mason, MI 48854
517-243-2000
Email: Jason@DarlingForestry.com
Website: www.DarlingForestry.com
 
Natural Capital Forestry, LLC
James Gray †‡
East Lansing, MI
262-705-7452
Email: jamesgray@naturalcapitalforestry.com
 


Office in Otsego County

Martell Forestry Inc. 
Keith Martell +†‡§
Kayti Brinkman+†‡§
205 Arrowhead Trail
Gaylord, Michigan  49735
989-732-6774 (Office Phone)
989-370-7079 (Keith’s Mobile Phone)
Keith’s Email: keith@martellforestry.com
Kayti’s Email: kaytlyn@martellforestry.com 



Office in Oscoda County:

Michigan Lumber and Wood Fiber, Inc.
Chris Nieman, Procurement Forester
4750 Abbe Rd
​Comins, MI 48619
231-250-3300
 Email: chris.nieman@ml-wf.com
Website: https://www.ml-wf.com/​


Office in Montmorency County:

Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
David J. Kossak †‡ 
989-390-1358 (Office Phone)
810-656-8069 (Mobile Phone)
Email: djkossak@gmail.com



Office in Antrim County:

Eklund Forestry, LLC
Carl Eklund †
1200 Vermeersch Road
Central Lake, MI  49622
231-350-1307
Email: eklund6@yahoo.com