I offer management plan prescriptive services, plan formulation. writing and implementation. Timber sale setup, timber marking, harvesting oversight, and sales administration. I also offer turnkey site preparation, chemical and mechanical, and reforestation services. I also do small prescribe burning jobs.
Education:
Bachelor of Science - Botany/Plant Biology - 1972 ,Ohio University, Athens, OH
Master of Forest Management - 1974, Duke University, Durham, NC
Experience:
Forty plus years of professional experience with Westvaco, MeadWestvaco, and KapStone Paper in their award winning Cooperative Forest Management (CFM) program. Duties in the program included management plan composition, timber sales setup and administration; timber harvesting, site preparation- mechanical and chemical; reforestation - natural and artificial; herbicide prescriptions; silvicultural contractor oversight; prescribe burning; GPS, and digital map making. As my career advanced, titles changed, but job responsibilities remained much the same. Supervised 3-4 other foresters and technicians, including management oversight of nearly 150,000 acres; also was responsible for administration of the entire assistance program and a proprietary computerized database, that I assisted in designing. Proficient in various computer programs, including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and several publically available growth and yield programs.
Success story:
During my industrial career, I had the honor to work with and nominate six landowner clients who won the South Carolina State Tree Farmer of the Year title. Two went on to win the regional Tree Farmer of the Year and one earned the National Tree Farmer of the Year title in 2000.
Questions that Gary Hermann has answered for the My Land Plan community
I have about 20 acres of land that I would like to cut down some of the trees on for profit.
New Timber Landowner. Completely Overwhelmed.
Why do loggers say they can not cut large live oak trees?

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