Who is Clark Forestry Consulting?
Established in 1993, Clark Forestry Consulting has assisted landowners and businesses to better care for their properties through better vegetation management and get the most for the products offered. We have also assisted cities and organizations plan their urban forest needs and control disease in their urban, park and woodland trees.Qualifications
Robert Clark, owner and lead consultant has worked for the USDA Forest Service and private forestry companies. He started in the forestry consulting business in 1993. Some of his qualifications are listed below:Affiliations:
- lllinois Consulting Foresters - Member
- Missouri Consulting Foresters - Member
- Illinois Forestry Association - Member
- NRCS Technical Service Provider
- Open Water SCUBA Diver
What is a Consultant?
A consultant is a self-employed professional providing services to the public for a fee, while remaining independent of any business which may provide a conflict of interest with the client. A consulting forester works with the landowner and wood using industry to provide management assistance in both the planning and application levels to best meet the landowners goals. A forester serves as a liaison between the landowner and the wood using industry.Why do I need a Consulting Forester?
In 1997, Clark
Forestry Consulting was hired to conduct a timber sale for a retired
engineer who had received an unsolicited offer of $70,000 from a local
timber buyer. The buyer-logger proposed to clear-cut the engineer's 200
acre forest. Clark Forestry Consulting selectively marked the timber, designating
trees not to be cut. We retained 40 percent of the trees and preserved the
land's aesthetic value. Clark Forestry Consulting conducted a competitive,
sealed-bid, lump-sum offering of the timber, and obtained a top offer of
$249,000 !
What could you do with an extra $179,000?!
Granted this is an extreme example. However studies show that foresters conducting sealed bid sales average 27% higher returns.