Southern New England Stumpage Price Reports
NOTE: This site is no longer maintained (as of 30 December 2005).
Please go to the NEW
Southern New England Stumpage Site
http://forest.fnr.umass.edu/snestumpage.htm
This
information is meant to be used as a guide
only. Use with care. Prices paid for standing timber (or
"stumpage") can be influenced by
many factors, including but not limited to: timber quality, distance to market,
accessibility of property, sale volume, market demand, season, skid distance,
landowner requirements, method of sale (e.g., competitively bid, or directly
negotiated; see the article below) and logging costs.
This survey is a result of joint efforts of
Cooperative Extension at the Universities of
Latest 3rd quarter 2005 stumpage survey results (pdf version) (free Abode Reader to read pdf files)
Massachusetts stumpage price information 1959 - 1988
Stumpage price trends, 1994 - present. Graphs showing quarterly median, high, and low prices by species
Links to stumpage price trends in other states.
Stumpage price variation and the value of bids. An article from the Massachusetts Forestry Association Woodland Steward explaining how stumpage prices can vary, and the importance of seeing what the "market will bear". Here is a similar version of the same study, published in the Northern Journal of Applied Forestry [pdf].
Common elements of a contract It is advisable to have a written contract when selling stumpage or standing timber. Since the goals of landowners, foresters, and loggers may vary, it is difficult to have one single contract that may be applicable in all circumstances. Nevertheless, there are common elements of a contract that are always advisable, and may be fine-tuned to fit certain circumstances.
Foresters and the care of your land (html version). (pdf version) A good way to ensure that you have an effective contract, and to get the best price for your timber is to work with a private forester. (brochure presented with permission of the Southern New England Forestry Consortium, SNEFCI: (800) 772-8733 info@snefci.org)
2004 Massachusetts consulting forestry expense survey results. Private foresters licensed in Massachusetts responded to a survey asking what they charge for a variety of services such as: management plans, timber sale marking and administration, and other activities. html pdf Go here if you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat's free reader software. Here is a pdf version of the report published by the Society of American Foresters in their Northern Journal of Applied Forestry.
National timber tax web site. An excellent source of information for woodland owners on all aspects of taxation, including timber transactions. How will you treat that stumpage income from a timber sale?
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2004 Tax Year courtesy of the USDA Forest Service. (free Abode Reader to read pdf files)
Southern New England Logger Education Program, leading to Certified Professional Loggers . The purpose of the Southern New England Logger Education Program is to improve logger professionalism, performance, and image and to assure the public that timber harvesting is being practiced in a manner that is consistent with the goal of sustainable forestry. The program also provides a framework for the professional logger to meet the Massachusetts and Connecticut state licensing requirements for continuing education and the logger education component of the American Forest and Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Follow this link to Mount Wachusett Community College's Program in Logger Education, and review the list of currently certified loggers.
MA directory of sawmills and dry kilns. 2003. produced by Gordon Boyce (MA Dept of Conservation & Recreation) and Dave Damery (UMass - Amherst Dept of Natural Resources Conservation). Go here if you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat's free reader software.
FORVAL: Forest Valuation online calculator for forestry investments (e.g., monthly or annual payments, stumpage price projection, financial analysis): http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/forval/
"Silvicultural Options for Managing Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Wooly Adelgid", David Orwig (Harvard Forest) and David Kittredge (UMass-Amherst). pdf version: large - (1.3 Mb) and small - (0.8 Mb)
A brief fact sheet that reviews Hemlock Wooly Adelgid biology, silvicultural options, Best Management Practices, and considerations for making an informed decision about the future of hemlock stands.
Last revised: 20 December 2005
For more information, or to submit data, please
contact:
Extension Forester/Associate Professor
Department of
Natural Resources Conservation
University
of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01003
413 545-2943
413 545-4358 fax