Selling Timber in Ware County, GA
Quick answer
There are 12 timber businesses listed for Ware County, Georgia: 12 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 11 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 Ware 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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Ware County (11)
These 11 are based in Ware County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
B & M Wood Products, Inc. is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a post facility in Ware County, taking yellow pine. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Carson Yawn is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
Melvin M. Waters Logging Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Nicholls. 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. Melvin M. Waters Logging, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Ware 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.
Morris Timber is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
Oliver Logging Co., Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
Peagler Land & Timber Co., Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
Rayonier is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Manor, Ware County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. 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.
Rayonier is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
Rayonier, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Manor, Ware County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. 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. Rayonier Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Manor, Ware County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. 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.
Rayonier, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waycross, Ware 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.
TRW Timber Company, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Ware 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. TRW Timber Company, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Ware 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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Ware County, working from a nearby town.
Enviva Biomass is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Leesburg, Ware 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.
Land clearing and small-lot services (1)
Enviva Pellets Waycross is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a energy product-wood pellets facility in Ware County, taking yellow pine. 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 Ware County?
12 businesses are listed for Ware County: 0 consulting foresters and 12 buyers, loggers and mills. 11 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Ware 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 Ware 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 →