Timber

Timber is wood before it has been processed into a primary product other than fuelwood. It can either be standing in the forest or harvested and awaiting processing into lumber or other product.
A stack of logs.
  • A timber sale requires careful consideration and preparation. The cumulative efforts and expenses of managing your forest over many years are at stake. And the condition of your forest after the sale greatly affects your forest’s future productivity.  Preparation  Have a plan. The most important building block that contributes to a successful timber sale is to […]
  • Tools & Applications

    The Texas Forestry BMPs app is based on the Texas Forestry Best Management Practices Handbook publication, often referred to as the “Blue Book”, the state manual for protecting water quality during forest operations.
  • Tools & Applications

    Plan My Land Operation allows you to make a map of your property while taking a deeper dive into operational considerations as you manage your land. You can identify sensitive areas, determine soil suitability, create elevation profiles, and calculate recommended culvert size.
  • Tools & Applications

    The Timberland Decision Support System is a web-based decision support tool for non-industrial private landowners and others who are interested in timberland investment and management.
  • Tools & Applications

    The Timber Supply Analysis website provides estimates of timberland area and standing timber, growth, and removals within a user-defined area in the U.S. South.
  • Tools & Applications

    Provides information on the various forest products industries in Texas and searchable by several attributes.
  • Tools & Applications

    A story map summarizing the BMP Implementation Monitoring Program’s 10th round in 2018.
  • Tool for estimating costs associated with biomass logging