Timber Management Plans
WHAT ARE THEY?
Timber management plans are written guides designed to help landowners accomplish their unique goals. A plan outlines methods to improve multiple aspects of a property through sound forest management practices. This can include increasing revenue, enhancing wildlife habitat, or improving recreational opportunities such as horseback riding. While many areas of importance are considered, timber management plans specifically focus on the quality and value of the timber resource as a guiding factor for other improvements. Our plans are drafted by degreed foresters, typically written with a ten-year outlook and revised every five years to remain current.
WHY DO YOU NEED ONE?
A timber management plan provides a clear, actionable roadmap for improving a property while maintaining the health and vigor of the forest. With a plan, landowners can boost timber value, improve wildlife habitat, and expand recreational use, all with long-term sustainability in mind. Beyond property improvements, a written plan can secure tax benefits, support financial planning, and offer peace of mind by ensuring decisions are aligned with the landowner’s objectives.
OUR TWO TYPES OF PLANS:
The first type is intended to help landowners qualify for property tax benefits on their timberland. These plans are most common for smaller tracts, often where the owner lives on the property. Aesthetics play an important role, so natural regeneration is favored, with harvests focusing on multiple thinnings rather than traditional regeneration harvests followed by replanting.
The second type of plan is designed for larger landowners, or those whose primary objective is timber revenue. These are more intensive, often scheduling multiple operations within the same year. Cost and revenue analyses are included for each activity, helping landowners evaluate the financial return of their management decisions.
Acorn is currently a leader among forestry companies in the southeast specializing in prescribed burning, reforestation, and timberland management. Acorn was started back in 1997 and incorporated in 1999 in Huntsville, TX.