Our Certified Ontario Tree Markers can make the difference between the sustainable management of your plantation or forest and destructive harvesting. Tree marking is the expert process of knowing which trees to take and, more importantly, which ones to leave behind. This process ensures you know what you are selling ahead of time and that the harvest has be chosen based on skilled inventories, your personal objectives, and in the best interest of the forest’s health.  Certified Tree Markers work under a strict code of ethics, marking based on an approved prescription by a Registered Professional Forester. We have no financial interest in which trees are selected for harvest, making us objective partners focused on the best outcome for you and your forest.

Too often, one hears stories of a landowner who was taken advantage of in a harvest operation. These are usually the minority of cases, but they definitely are the stories that get repeated. Almost always, this involves a transaction where no forester was used and where no tree marking took place. These are always heartbreaking to hear as usually the cost of these services would have been far outweighed by the additional revenue for the landowner, as well as there still being a healthy and productive forest to partially harvest again in 15-20 years. Once the tree is cut you cannot put it back.

For more information on tree marking, please see the excellent #ittakesaforest video as well as the Ontario Tree Marker Training website.