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Wilson's Woodland Consulting Inc.
Wilson’s Woodland Consulting Inc. is based out of Cloverdale, Indiana and was founded in 2010 by Brad Wilson out of a pure passion for forestry. Our company offers forest evaluations, timber marking and sales, as well as forest management prescription services to landowners throughout west central Indiana. The Indiana counties that we offer services to include: Putnam, Parke, Clay, Vigo, Owen, Greene, Morgan, Hendricks and Montgomery. Through our services, you will get the highest prices and some of the best management of your timber, while preserving a sustainable and healthy forest for maximum growth and value for years to come. Our goal is to assist landowners in achieving their personal goals for their property while also conserving resources for the future generations.
Brad Wilson
Brad Wilson is a Woodland Consultant and the founder of Wilson’s Woodland Consulting Inc. Brad graduated from Eminence High School in 1984. He later graduated from Vincennes University in May of 1988 with an Associates Degree in aviation maintenance. After his college career he worked in the airlines industry as an aviation mechanic for 15 years.
In 2003, Brad decided that he no longer enjoyed his career in aviation maintenance and mechanics. Brad has always had a passion for the outdoors, so he decided to try to pursue a career in the forestry industry. Later in 2003, Brad was hired as a timber buyer for R Booe and Son Hardwoods Inc. and continued to work there for 7 years. In 2010, Brad decided that he had an interest in forestry consulting and decided to start his own company and founded Wilson’s Woodland Consulting Inc.
Since he has started the company, Brad has used his knowledge of the timber industry, timber sales, and timber management to help forest landowners sell their timber while maintaining the maximum forest health, forest growth, and forest value for the future. Some services that Brad offers are forest evaluations, timber marking and timber sales.
Steven A Wilson
Steven Wilson is one of our consulting foresters. Steven graduated from South Putnam High School in 2015. He later graduated from Purdue University in May of 2020 with a Bachelors of Science in forestry along with a minor in urban forestry. During his time at Purdue University, Steven obtained abundant forestry knowledge and experience by working closely with several of Purdue’s professors and property managers, being an active member in Purdue’s Society of American Foresters, being a teaching assistant for Purdue’s Arboricultural Practices Course, and by attending Purdue University’s Forestry Summer Practicum in the summer of 2019.
Steven’s professional forestry experience began in the summer of 2019 when he accepted a position as a forestry field technician for Gregg Forest Services in southern Indiana. During his time working for Gregg Forest Services, Steven worked closely with consulting forester Michael Gregg marking timber, performing forest inventories, removing invasive species, timber stand improvements, and various other aspects of forest management.
In late May of 2020, Steven began working full-time for Davey Tree Experts in Indianapolis, Indiana. While working at Davey, Steven’s duties included safely removing trees in urban and rural areas, tree trimming and pruning, tree planting and transplanting, and tree health inspections and treatment.
Steven then began working for Wilson’s Woodland Consulting Inc in early 2022. Since joining the company, Steven has used his expertise of tree health and sustainable forest management to help forest landowners achieve maximum forest health, growth and value for the future. Some services that Steven offers are forest evaluations, timber marking, timber sales, forest inventories, management plans and forest health prescriptions.
Benefits of Harvesting Timber
Allows for the regeneration (new growth) of the understory
The understory of a forest refers to the vegetation growing beneath the overstory and midstory canopy. Timber harvesting allows for regeneration by creating openings in the forest canopy thereby allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor and by creating space for new seedlings to take root and begin growing. These openings can be created by harvesting out over mature, unhealthy, poor form, or low quality trees, and releasing higher quality trees.
Promotes biodiversity
Proper timber harvesting promotes biodiversity of tree species and wildlife because it allows for the selection of which trees to be removed and which to be favored. When marking and harvesting timber, favorable trees can be left to continue growing and act as a seed source for reproduction and regeneration. If a timber stand is dominated by less desirable species (such as species providing little wildlife benefit or low monetary value), they can be selected against to increase the productivity of more desirable species, such as oak and hickory.
Creates and enhances wildlife habitat
Coarse woody debris (CWD), which are fallen dead tree remains, enhance wildlife habitat by providing additional sources of food and shelter. CWD provides habitat for a variety of insects which are a vital food source for a variety of wildlife such as birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The decomposition of CWD also adds nutrients to the soil thereby aiding in the health and growth of vegetation, which in turn provide food and shelter for a variety of wildlife. Downed tree canopies also provide protection and cover to a variety of large and small mammals, as well as bird species such as wild turkey and ruffed grouse. White-tail deer can often be seen seeking shelter or bedding within downed tree canopies.
Create an additional source of income for years to come
If trees marked are selectively chosen and the harvest is conducted sustainably, timber harvests can occur at regular intervals as often as every 10 to 15 years! This results in a continual source of revenue as well as the continually benefiting the overall health and productivity of the stand. As your stand becomes healthier, the amount of revenue collected from each harvest also increases.
Reduces the effects of competition among desirable trees
If a woodland becomes overstocked and overcrowded, the growth capability of the trees will be hindered and slowed, as a result of their competition for space, water, sunlight, and other vital nutrients. However, if a stand is thinned by the use of a sustainable timber harvest, the trees left behind are granted more space to grow and better access to nutrients. Thereby significantly increasing productivity of the stand.