Selling Timber

The State Forestry Division recommends, to ensure the future growth of desirable trees in your forest and to understand markets; that forest landowners considering selling timber should first consult a professional forester.  Division of Forest Resources has assembled here some basic, important tools and advice for landowners who are considering selling timber. The division keeps a searchable list of licensed Illinois buyers and a sawmill directory.  Timberland owners may contact a local IDNR Forestry Division Forester and/or a professional, private Consulting Forester from the University of Illinois Directory of Consulting Foresters.

• Calculating Board feet Volume in a Standing Tree

• Forestry BMPs to Protect Soil and Water Quality

• IDNR Press Release, 2017 - DNR Warns Landowners to Check the Value of Their Trees

• IDNR Selling Timber Brochure

• Illinois Directory of Consulting Foresters

• Illinois Timber Prices
  

• State Forestry Field Office Map and Information

• Timber Advice from Illinois Forestry Association

• Timber Advice from Missouri DNR

• Timber Sale Agreement Template