Gains and Growth: A Sustainable Harvest

Nottingham is a small village in southern Pennsylvania, not far from the Maryland line. It’s near here that Craig Kretzing owns a tract of land containing about 25 wooded acres. As someone who enjoys the outdoors, he appreciates his land and feels responsible to care for it. He also knows that forests do well when […]
Do you know your trees? Discover Ten Species we Frequently Encounter.

When you look into your woods, you see a lot of trees. But do you know what kinds of trees you are seeing? Maybe you’ve enjoyed the woods as a whole but haven’t thought much about the types of trees it contains. Trees are unique and fascinating, and knowing what kinds you have will help […]
What to Expect After a Timber Harvest

Our last blog post described the process of a Stoltzfus timber harvest. In that post, we talked briefly about what you can expect after we’ve harvested your trees. In this post, we want to cover that topic in more detail. Although we try to explain these things before each harvest, customers are often still surprised […]
First Contact to Final Cleanup: A Bird’s-eye View of a Stoltzfus Timber Harvest

You might have a general idea of what’s involved in harvesting trees, but we wanted to guide you through a typical Stoltzfus timber harvest. Though each project will have some differences, this article will show you what you can expect if you contract with us for your property. Initial contact and meeting When you call […]