How much will forest management cost?
Timber sale expenses are normally deducted from the returns of timber sales. The US Forest Service and state forestry agencies subsidizes the cost of some forest management plans, plus some management practices such as tree planting, timber stand improvement and old field restoration–for wildlife habitats (COST SHARE RATES). Over the long term, costs will be in the range of 10-20% of returns (PRICE LISTS). However, over the short term the percentage is often higher, particularly for properties that need a lot of thinning and weeding to reverse the effects of no management or poor management in the past.
