What benefits does an ACF Consulting Forester provide?
1. A forest management plan may lower your property taxes.
2. University studies show that the use of a consulting forester by landowners selling their timber nets higher revenue, after paying sales commissions, and better protects the environment than attempting to sell timber without representation by an independent consulting forester.
3. Accurate timber inventories and appraisals facilitate investment analysis for purchases, assessment of offers to purchase, and fair divisions of estate properties.
4. Reforestation assistance can improve returns on investment through improved growth, reduced insect and disease losses, and appropriate tax treatment of expenses.
5. Management can reduce the risk of economic losses from, fire, insects, diseases, overstocked conditions, and improper tax treatment of revenues.
6. Enhanced wildlife habitat can increase hunting lease revenue, improve hunting success, or increase wildlife viewing opportunities.
