{"id":123,"date":"2013-07-18T01:15:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T01:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gosplatypus.com\/riwoods\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:41:09","slug":"working-with-a-logger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/landowner-toolbox\/working-with-a-logger\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with a Logger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Loggers, unlike foresters, implement the \u201cblueprints\u201d of a harvest by cutting the trees and bringing them to the sawmill.&nbsp; Without the direction and timber market knowledge that foresters can provide, landowners are often in the dark about how to handle their sale. Before you hire a logger, learn more about forestry regulations, such as \u201cA-4 Registration of Wood Cutting Operations,\u201d by visiting <a title=\"Forest Regulation\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/ri-woods\/forest-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RI Forest Regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidelines to Protect Your Timber Interests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Whether you hire a professional forester to handle the entire sale for you, or assume the risk of the venture yourself, it is important to:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Know the volume and value of the timber before it is sold.<\/li><li>Ask for and check references from potential buyers.<\/li><li>Seek offers from more than one potential buyer.<\/li><li>Find a business that you know to be bonded and insured.<\/li><li>Use a comprehensive contract approved by a professional who works for you.<\/li><li>Know and mark your boundaries to avoid illegal harvesting.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Once the Harvest is Underway<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Conduct frequent and random onsite inspections to keep track the timber being removed as well as any potential damage.<\/li><li>Do not accept excuses for breach of contract, such as late payment.<\/li><li>Be cautious when timber is being harvested from two adjacent properties. Accounting for individual trees can be difficult.<\/li><li>BE AWARE of poor management practices, such as high grading and diameter limit harvests, or unprofessional payment strategies.<\/li><li>Do not be pressured into selling or harvesting your timber quickly. Take the time to do it right.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about working with a logger, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dem.ri.gov\/programs\/bnatres\/forest\/pdf\/callb4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a list of loggers operating in Rhode Island, <a title=\"Loggers\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/local-businesses\/loggers\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loggers, unlike foresters, implement the \u201cblueprints\u201d of a harvest by cutting the trees and bringing them to the sawmill.&nbsp; Without the direction and timber market knowledge that foresters can provide, landowners are often in the dark about how to handle their sale. Before you hire a logger, learn more about forestry regulations, such as \u201cA-4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":73,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5421,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/5421"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}