Tips for Landowners Attempting to Salvage Hurricane Damaged Timber

Tips for Landowners Attempting to Salvage Hurricane Damaged Timber

by Dr. Bill Stuart and Dr. Laurie Grace, Mississippi State University

Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the forests of south Mississippi was catastrophic. The challenge for land owners, loggers and consuming mills is to salvage as much of the volume and value from those forests as possible. This process is not going to be easy, and raises special problems for those buying the timber and conducting the necessary operations. Landowners can expedite the process by doing some preparatory work. The items listed here are just a few suggestions to make the process flow easier and be less stressful.

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