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Do you know your trees? Discover Ten Species we Frequently Encounter.

A shagbark hickory tree.

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

a skidder on a logging path

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

A loader loading logs onto a semi trailer.

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 […]

4 Steps to Take After Harvesting Your Timberland

logging equipment during timber harvest

As part of our series on investing in timberland, we want to consider what happens to land after the timber has been harvested. That will depend, in part, on how and why the trees were harvested and what your goals are for the future. Though each situation is different, this article will be a general […]