Contacts for Forestry - Wapello County
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District Forester
District Foresters are professional foresters that work with private landowners in regions throughout the state. They provide consultation and planning services related to timber sales, tree planting, and improving wildlife habitat or timber quality. They also provide guidance on cost share assistance programs and tax incentive programs. Professional foresters such as Iowa DNR district foresters and private forestry consultants should be the first point of contact for forestry projects.
District Foresters are professional foresters that work with private landowners in regions throughout the state. They provide consultation and planning services related to timber sales, tree planting, and improving wildlife habitat or timber quality. They also provide guidance on cost share assistance programs and tax incentive programs. Professional foresters such as Iowa DNR district foresters and private forestry consultants should be the first point of contact for forestry projects.
Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic
The Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic provides diagnosis of plant problems (plant diseases, insect damage, and assessment of herbicide damage) and the identification of insects from the field, forest, garden, and homes.
The Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic provides diagnosis of plant problems (plant diseases, insect damage, and assessment of herbicide damage) and the identification of insects from the field, forest, garden, and homes.
ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic
Ames, IA 50011
Private Forestry Consultants/Contractors
Private forestry consultants and contractors provide landowners with a wide range of forestry services, ranging from general consultation, forest management planning, and timber sale administration, to site preparation, invasive species management, and tree planting and maintenance.
Note: professional foresters (i.e., private forestry consultants and Iowa DNR District Foresters) should be your first point of contact for any forestry project. The contact list that follows indicates whether a business has a professional forester on staff. How do we define a professional forester?
Private forestry consultants and contractors provide landowners with a wide range of forestry services, ranging from general consultation, forest management planning, and timber sale administration, to site preparation, invasive species management, and tree planting and maintenance.
Note: professional foresters (i.e., private forestry consultants and Iowa DNR District Foresters) should be your first point of contact for any forestry project. The contact list that follows indicates whether a business has a professional forester on staff. How do we define a professional forester?
Ray Lehn
Fairfield, IA 52556
Cedar Ridge Land Management - Will Francy
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641
Kevin Oetken
Monmouth, IA 52309
KT&T Landscape - Kit Paper
Stratford, IA 50249
Bar W LLC - Drew Wagner
Mediapolis, IA 52637
Blackwell Creek Forestry - Philip Sneed
CHILLICOTHE, MO 64601
Buffalo Creek Land Management - Ryan Mullins
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C&L Dirtworks LLC - Dustin Clark
Agency, IA 52530
Cody's Tree Service - Cody Hamburg
Cantril, IA 52542
Complete Forestry Service - Phil Simmons
Fairfield, IA 52556
Country Landscapes inc. - Scott Thompson
Ames, IA 50010
Dbltree Habitat Enhancement Inc - Jesse Knox
Fairfield, IA 52556
Forest Legacy LLC - Cody Widner
PO Box 112
Ollie, IA 52576
Forestry Consulting Services LLC - Steve Hamilton
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Fry Dirtworks & Conservation LLC - Dillon Fry
Fairfield, IA 52556
Geode Forestry, Inc. - Robert Petrzelka
PO Box 86
Swedesburg, IA 52652
Hawkeye Farm Services - Zech Moriarty
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& CRP management, stump grinding, tree removal, vegetation removal
Heritage Land Solutions - Will Halstead
Story City, IA 50248
Hunters Management Group - Brady Bloomquist
Promise City, IA 52583
Jake's Woods LLC - Jason Jacobson
458 College Street
Kahoka, MO 63445
John Byrd Consulting - John Byrd
Bloomfield, IA 52537
Morris Earthworks & Land Clearing - Jackson Morris
Fort Madison, IA 52627
North Missouri Forestry - Andrew Helton
Exline, IA 52555
Paradigm Land Management - Michael Martens
Wellman, IA 52356
PNS Construction - Cameron Scott
Moravia, IA 52571
Precision Land Management - Chad Johnson
Muscatine, IA 52761
Prudenterra - Luke Gran
Nevada, IA 50201
River Forks Land Clearing - Seth Todd
Columbus Junction, IA 52738
Smith Landworx - Connor Smith
New Virginia, IA 50210
Vitality Visions Habitat Management - Drake Lamb
Knoxville, IA 50138
Private Lands Biologist
There is a network of Private Lands Biologists in Iowa that serve similar roles and often work together to help landowners find the right help and programs. Here’s a list of the entities involved in private lands programs in the state indexed in this section.
- The Iowa DNR has a Private Lands Program with wildlife biologists and specialists that cover every county in Iowa and work with private landowners for wildlife habitat restoration projects. These biologists work closely with NRCS offices and other private lands programs in the state to make sure you find the right help.
- Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited have networks of wildlife biologists that cover multi-county regions in most areas in the state. These biologists are partnership positions with NRCS, IDALS, SWCDs and work in county USDA offices to help landowners with technical assistance, conservation planning and help to enroll in conservation practices that are favorable to pheasants and quail and many other wildlife in Iowa.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program that employs biologists to work with private landowners on wildlife habitat projects on their land that benefit species like bats and migratory birds that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a mandate to help protect.
- This section also includes a grab-bag of other professionals, employed by non-profit organizations, municipalities, or other governmental organizations that work with private landowners on strategic projects throughout the state, primarily within focus watersheds.
There is a network of Private Lands Biologists in Iowa that serve similar roles and often work together to help landowners find the right help and programs. Here’s a list of the entities involved in private lands programs in the state indexed in this section.
- The Iowa DNR has a Private Lands Program with wildlife biologists and specialists that cover every county in Iowa and work with private landowners for wildlife habitat restoration projects. These biologists work closely with NRCS offices and other private lands programs in the state to make sure you find the right help.
- Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited have networks of wildlife biologists that cover multi-county regions in most areas in the state. These biologists are partnership positions with NRCS, IDALS, SWCDs and work in county USDA offices to help landowners with technical assistance, conservation planning and help to enroll in conservation practices that are favorable to pheasants and quail and many other wildlife in Iowa.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program that employs biologists to work with private landowners on wildlife habitat projects on their land that benefit species like bats and migratory birds that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a mandate to help protect.
- This section also includes a grab-bag of other professionals, employed by non-profit organizations, municipalities, or other governmental organizations that work with private landowners on strategic projects throughout the state, primarily within focus watersheds.
Iowa DNR - Kevin Andersen
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Jerren Sears
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USDA Service Center
Your local USDA service center houses staff from multiple agencies that can help with a variety of projects on private land.
- The Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) has staff who work exclusively with private landowners to improve soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat through federal land conservation programs. They administer the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides financial assistance and technical service for many activities including weed control, prescribed burning, forest management plans, and forest stand improvement. The NRCS is also a good source of information regarding pond construction.
- The Farm Service Agency administers several conservation-focused programs including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in addition to many loan and financial programs for farmers and landowners. Examples of practices eligible for federal cost-share and rental payments through CRP include grassland habitat establishment, hardwood tree planting, riparian forest buffer establishment, and many others.
- Soil and Water Conservation District staff provide assessment, planning, design, and cost share assistance to reduce soil loss, improve soil health, reduce runoff and protect water quality on private land.
Your local USDA service center houses staff from multiple agencies that can help with a variety of projects on private land.
- The Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) has staff who work exclusively with private landowners to improve soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat through federal land conservation programs. They administer the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides financial assistance and technical service for many activities including weed control, prescribed burning, forest management plans, and forest stand improvement. The NRCS is also a good source of information regarding pond construction.
- The Farm Service Agency administers several conservation-focused programs including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in addition to many loan and financial programs for farmers and landowners. Examples of practices eligible for federal cost-share and rental payments through CRP include grassland habitat establishment, hardwood tree planting, riparian forest buffer establishment, and many others.
- Soil and Water Conservation District staff provide assessment, planning, design, and cost share assistance to reduce soil loss, improve soil health, reduce runoff and protect water quality on private land.
Wood Processors
Wood processors are a resource for people who have timber to sell, who want logs sawn, or who want to buy logs, lumber, or other wood products. Note: Iowa wood processors range greatly in capacity and services provided. For example, larger wood processors may not accept small volumes of timber to be processed for hobby purposes. Loggers who buy timber and are not listed on Iowa's Bonded Timber Buyer list are breaking the law.
Wood processors are a resource for people who have timber to sell, who want logs sawn, or who want to buy logs, lumber, or other wood products. Note: Iowa wood processors range greatly in capacity and services provided. For example, larger wood processors may not accept small volumes of timber to be processed for hobby purposes. Loggers who buy timber and are not listed on Iowa's Bonded Timber Buyer list are breaking the law.
Stone House Timber Sawmilling and Vacuum Kiln - John L. Brannaman
Lisbon, IA 52253
We own a Peterson Saw Mill that slabs logs up to 6 feet wide and 20 feet long. We also own a VacDry vacuum kiln that dries slabs and lumber up to 4 feet wide and 16 feet long. Dries white oak slabs in three weeks, and other species in even less time.
We can arrange for custom milling of slabs into boards, cut to your specs, then we can dry them. We have a wide selection of slabs already kilned for woodworking projects.
We can unload logs that customers bring in, and we can load pallets of milled and dried products onto customers' trailers.
Kevin Oetken
Monmouth, IA 52309
Hammes Brothers Sawmill Inc. - Jeff Sieren
Ollie, IA 52576
Kendrick Forest Products
Edgewood, IA 52042
Moravia Hardwoods, LLC
Moravia, IA 51571
Pierce Lumber, Inc
Belle Plaine, IA 52208
Wieland and Sons Lumber Co.
Winthrop, IA 50682
Woodland Forestry LLC
Monmouth, IA 52537
Woodroffe Sawmill Inc.
Fort Madison, IA 52627
The information contained on the Natural Resources Contacts Directory on this website is an amalgamation of publicly-available information. Inclusion of entities in the application does not imply endorsement by Iowa State University or affiliates. Please contact us with any questions about the application.