SERVICES
Timber Sales
- A harvesting plan, tailored to meet the landowners’ goals
- Sale preparation, sample inventory work, and tree marking
- Marketing to reputable local timber buyers
- Harvesting and payment oversight
- Following the latest environmental protection standards known as BMP’s
Timber Sales
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Forest Valuation Appraisals
These services answer the bottom-line question – what are my trees worth and what is my land’s potential? Useful for:
- Land purchases and sales
- Long-term financial planning
- Income/estate tax planning and minimizing federal income taxes on forest product sales
Forest Valuation Appraisals
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Management Plans & 1-d-1 Applications
Bird Forestry assists with 1-d-1 Applications for timber tax exemptions, also known as forest tax breaks.
A Forest Management Plan (FMP) is a very detailed report of your current property and timber condition which includes:
- An inventory and estimate of the current timber volume and the respective market value
- Descriptions of timber and soils
- Numerous maps, including topography, soils, and stands maps
- Management recommendations
- Wildlife considerations can be added
Management Plans &
1-d-1 Applications
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Reforestation
As a turn-key forestry firm, we offer sound reforestation prescriptions custom-tailored to site conditions and landowner objectives.
- Along with our sister company, Silva-Tech/South, Ltd., we provide site preparation and planting supervision
- For native tree seedlings for wetlands restoration and ornamental tree production visit terranative.com
Reforestation
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Burning
Burning is a natural and effective way to improve your land. In addition to prescribed burning, a firelane is constructed improving access. Fire is used as a tool to:
- Reduce un-wanted invasive understory species leaving a more open looking forest
- Control understory vegetation competing with the growth of your timber
- Lessen the risk of damage from wildfires
- Enhance the habitat for wildlife
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Boundary Maintenance
Marked boundary lines is a way to deter trespassing and timber theft by showing the land is legally posted and managed.
- Visible boundary lines can prevent accidental cutting of your timber
- Unidentifiable boundary lines can result in the need of a costly survey
- Bird Forestry assists with gate installation
Boundary Maintenance
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Mulching
Mulching is used to:
- Reduce understory brush
- Make trails, right-of-ways, shooting lanes, food plots, improve aesthetic, etc.
- Clean fence lines
Mulching
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Wildlife
Wildlife Biologist are on staff to assist with your wildlife and recreational needs, including:
- Wildlife habitat management plans
- Ecological services such as mitigation banking and conservation easement projects
Wildlife
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Litigation Support
With a long history in the natural resources field and tremendous experience, Bird Forestry can provide consultation for forestry, environmental and ecological litigation.
Litigation Support
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Hunting Leases
We manage hunting licenses for private landowners located in Texas, Louisiana and more.
Please see Bird Forestry Recreational Hunting Leases for details.
Hunting Leases
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Mapping and Drone
Using the latest technology, our team of foresters and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysts specialize in:
- Database Management of Spatial Information
- Aerial Imagery and LiDAR Interpretation
- Digital Land Classifications and Analysis
- GPS Field Data Collection
- Custom and Historical Imagery Acquisitions
- Operating in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones)
- Capturing and creating new data for projects in the field and in the office
Mapping and Drone
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