Selling Timber in Bibb County, GA
Quick answer
There are 22 timber businesses listed for Bibb County, Georgia: 13 consulting foresters and 9 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 22 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Bibb County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Consulting Foresters in Bibb County (13)
These 13 foresters have offices right here in Bibb County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
American Forest Management appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner.
Forest Resource Consultants appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Association of Consulting Foresters member; Certified Forester; Certified Real Estate Appraiser; Society of American Foresters member. 6 foresters appear under this office in the roster.
Forest Resource Consultants, Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Association of Consulting Foresters member; Certified Forester; Certified Real Estate Appraiser. 2 foresters appear under this office in the roster.
Forestry Consultants of Georgia Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Georgia Timberlands, Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner; Society of American Foresters member.
Griffith Forestry appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner.
James M. McKenstry Co., LLC. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner.
James T. Green appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner; Society of American Foresters member.
John G. Rawls Co., Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Society of American Foresters member.
Knapp-Barrs & Associates Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Forester; Certified Prescribed Burner; Certified Real Estate Appraiser. 2 foresters appear under this office in the roster.
Rivers Forestry Services appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner.
Timber Management Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner; Society of American Foresters member.
Wayne Peale appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Macon, in Bibb County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Prescribed Burner.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Bibb County (9)
These 9 are based in Bibb County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Central Georgia Tree Service is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lizella, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Dirty Deeds Landscaping is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Dobbs Equipment is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Graphic Packaging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a pulp & paper facility in Bibb County, taking yellow pine. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it. Graphic Packaging International, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Jonathan Lee is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Macon Chips I, Inc. is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a chip mill facility in Bibb County, taking yellow pine. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it. Macon Chips II, Inc. is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a chip mill facility in Bibb County, taking yellow pine. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Piedmont Forestry LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Macon. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Piedmont Forestry LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Macon, Bibb County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Synergy Stakes is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood facility in Bibb County, taking yellow poplar, sweetgum, other mixed hardwoods. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Bibb County?
22 businesses are listed for Bibb County: 13 consulting foresters and 9 buyers, loggers and mills. 22 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Bibb County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. University of Georgia Extension publishes an annual timber situation and outlook report with recent quarterly figures, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Bibb County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Georgia?
Georgia has no statewide permit for cutting timber on your own land, and state law forbids a county to require one or to charge a fee for a timber harvest notification. What a county may require is the notification itself: where its ordinance calls for one, the harvester files it before entering the property if possible and no later than 24 hours after entering, and the county may ask for a bond of up to $5,000 against damage to its roads. Not every county has an ordinance, so check with yours before work starts. Georgia's Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but following them is how a harvest stays clear of the water-quality law that is enforceable.
Permit rules in Georgia →