RoyOMartin Forestry Services is a full-service, forest-management company whose roots are firmly grounded in the principles that have made its namesake, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, L.L.C., the industry leader in environmentally friendly industrial forestry.
Established in 2008, RoyOMartin Forestry Services’ goal is to become the forest-services contractor of choice with forest landowners. To accomplish this mission, RoyOMartin Forestry Services will always operate under and abide by the principles of the following vision statement:
RoyOMartin Forestry Services will be a professionally managed, ethically based company that works with its clients to employ management techniques that generate maximum economic returns while ensuring the long-term sustainability and value of the client’s resources.
RoyOMartin Forestry Services will be built upon open, honest communication between its clients and its employees. Communication, client trust, commitment to our clients, and excellence in customer service will be the permanent building blocks of our business.
RoyOMartin Forestry Services offers a wide array of management services to its clients. The majority of management services are usually done on a turn-key basis. However, hourly fees and rates are available for a limited number of services, depending on client needs or requests.
Please see our list of forest-management services below.
Long-Term Land and Timber-Management Services
- Development and implementation of management plans
- Harvest planning and scheduling
- Timber stand improvement recommendations
- Asset protection and security
- Wildlife and/or recreation enhancement and management
- Timberlands tax counseling and accounting services
- Timberland investment analysis
- Growth and yield modeling
- Estate planning and wealth protection
Mineral Marketing and Exploration through Indigo Minerals, L.L.C.
- Maximization of mineral lease rates
- Environmentally conscious oil and gas exploration
- Administration of oil, gas, and mineral activity
- Field assessments of current and potential damages
- Invoicing and collection for damages
- Administration of land-use permits and documents
- Compliance checks and monitoring of activities
Forest Inventory / Appraisals / and Marketing Services
- Timber cruise design and timber cruising
- Land and timber appraisals
- Land and timber sales and marketing
- Land and timber acquisitions
- Real-estate development
- Timber sales and marketing
- Timber sales administration
- Timber harvesting supervision
Geographic Information Systems / Mapping Services
- Computerized stand level mapping
- 2004 infrared aerial photographs
- 2005 – 2007 satellite imagery
- GPS footprint of forest management activities
- Soils mapping
- Inventory tracking and management
Reforestation Services
- Mechanical site preparation
- 3-N-1 plowing
- Bedding
- Shear and pile
- Chemical site preparation
- Site preparation burning
- Bare root pine and hardwood planting
- Containerized pine and hardwood planting
- Quality-control plots
- Herbaceous weed control
- Survival / stocking plots
Wildlife Management Services
- Hunting lease administration and management
- Population surveys and assessment
- Traditional methods
- Infrared camera census
- Development of management plans and monitoring
- Habitat surveys
- Habitat enhancement
- Endangered / threatened species recognition and management
- Food plot development and implementation
Environmental Management Services
- Environmental assessments
- Certification compliance audits
- Administration of governmental cost-share programs
- Administration of conservation easements
- Assistance with the sale of carbon credits
- Administration of wetlands mitigation projects
Safety Management Services
- Creation and implementation of an OSHA-approved safety program
- Safety audits
- Facilitation of regular safety meetings and seminars
- Accident investigation
- Facilitation of root-cause analysis
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If you have any questions about RoyOMartin Forestry Services or would like more information about how we can help you manage your lands, please contact:
John Dunn
Manager, Forest Services
318-483-3894