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, number codes next to his/her name are as follows:
1 Qualified Forester registered with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
2 Registered Forester with Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 Certified Forest Stewardship Plan Writer with Michigan Department of Natural Resources
4 Forest Management Plan Technical Service Provider with Natural Resources Conservation Service
5 Certified Forester with Society of American Foresters
6 Member of the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.
7 Certified Wildlife Biologist with The Wildlife Society
8 Certified Arborist with International Society of Arboriculture
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, number codes next to his/her name are as follows:
1 Qualified Forester registered with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
2 Registered Forester with Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 Certified Forest Stewardship Plan Writer with Michigan Department of Natural Resources
4 Forest Management Plan Technical Service Provider with Natural Resources Conservation Service
5 Certified Forester with Society of American Foresters
6 Member of the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.
7 Certified Wildlife Biologist with The Wildlife Society
8 Certified Arborist with International Society of Arboriculture
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Office in Manistee County:
Stephen Begin 1234 1306 25th Street Manistee, Michigan 49660 231-723-5532 Email: atree57@yahoo.com 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 23 (covers Mason, Newaygo, Muskegon, and Oceana Counties) Andy Klein 123 (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 123 2677 Setterbo Road Suttons Bay, MI 49682 231-271-3673 Email: bakkerforestry@yahoo.com Office in Benzie County: Gerhart Forestry, LLC Paul Gerhart 3 P.O. Box 597 Beulah, MI 49617 989-600-7452 Email: phgerhar@mtu.edu Office in Wexford County: Drysdale Forestry Inc. Paul Drysdale 123456 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 1234 2285 Whitetail Drive Cadillac, MI 49601 231-920-0683 Email: steve@osforestry.com Ron Brouwer 134 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: Wilson Forestry Services David M. Wilson 134 1118 E. Park Road Rothbury, MI 49452 231-861-8549 Email: wilsonforestry@icloud.com Office in Ottawa County: Michigan Forestry Co. Brett Kuipers 12 4612 Lakeshore Drive Holland, MI 49424 616-566-9741 Email: brett@miforestry.com Website: www.MiForestry.com Office in Crawford County: Metcalfe Forestry Co. Bryce and Susan Metcalfe 1236 402 Chestnut St Grayling, MI 49738 989-348-3596 (Office Phone) 989-619-7086 (Mobile Phone) Email: metcalfeforestry@yahoo.com Website: metcalfeforestry.com Forest Resource Services, LLC Jerry Lambert 126 11904 Huntingdon Frederic, MI 49733 989-619-2882 Email: jlambert@forestresourceservices.com Office in Iron County: VanOss Forestry Services Brock VanOss 12346 Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-874-0777 (Office Phone) 906-367-0777 (Mobile Phone) Email: brock@vanossforestry.com Website: http://vanossforestry.com/ Office in Houghton County: American Forest Management Brandon Bal 1235 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:
MichiTree Inc. Scott Erickson 1236 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 13 3636 N. US Hwy 31 Scottville, Michigan 49454 231-757-4925 Weyerhaeuser NR Company Michael Lesinski 12 (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 2 P.O. Box 340 Luther, MI 49656 231-884-0628 (Home Phone) 231-878-5753 (Business Phone) Eco Management, LLC Travis Miller 12 Luther, MI 49656 231-342-3819 Email: miller.travis27@yahoo.com Office in Grand Traverse County: Schillinger Forestry, LLC Daniel Schillinger 123468 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 2 2624 Hartman Road Traverse City, MI 49685 989-370-4706 Email: bryan.watters@northwesthardwoods.com Office in Missaukee County: Biewer Lumber Jon Witkowski 12 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 123 1191 120th Avenue Hersey, MI 49639 231-734-2841 Email: fordkf@gmail.com Jeffery G. Pullen 34 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 12 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 1347 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 Natural Resource Insight Shawna Meyer 13 934 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 1234 2725 Lamb Road Mason, MI 48854 517-243-2000 Email: Jason@DarlingForestry.com Website: www.DarlingForestry.com Natural Capital Forestry, LLC James Gray 13 East Lansing, MI 262-705-7452 Email: jamesgray@naturalcapitalforestry.com Office in Otsego County Martell Forestry Inc. Keith Martell 123456 Boots Martell 235 Perry Smeltzer 205 Arrowhead Trail Gaylord, Michigan 49735 989-732-6774 (Office Phone) 989-370-7079 (Keith’s Mobile Phone) Keith’s Email: keith@martellforestry.com Boots’ Email: bootsmartell@gmail.com Perry’s Email: perry@martellforestry.com Website: https://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: Verso Corporation David J. Kossak 13 989-217-0856 Email: djkossak@gmail.com Office in Antrim County: Eklund Forestry, LLC Carl Eklund 12 1200 Vermeersch Road Central Lake, MI 49622 231-350-1307 Email: eklund6@yahoo.com |