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Christopher Prentis
Lower Hudson Forestry Services
Web site: http://lowerhudsonforestry.com
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P.O. Box 756
Nyack, NY 10960
United States
Phone: 845-270-2071
Email: chris@lowerhudsonforestry.com
Service Area:
Southern New York, Northern NJ
Full service consulting firm offering quality forest management services
Education:
B.S. Forest Management University of Massachusetts-Amherst 1997
Experience:
5 years owning own consulting firm
4 years working for private forestry consulting firms
8 years as a forester/firefighter for the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
Questions that Christopher Prentis has answered for the My Land Plan community
Forest consultant for less than 10 acres?
We like to cut the open sections in our land to keep them free of trees. When is the best time to do the cutting?
Services Offered
Enjoy It
  • Wildlife habitat improvement
  • Trail layout/maintenance
  • Wildlife habitat assessment
  • Wildlife habitat cost share programs
  • Aesthetic enhancements (timber stand improvement)
Protect It
  • Marking boundaries
  • Security and protection monitoring
  • Water quality protection/BMPs
  • Timber theft appraisal and expert witness testimony
  • Special site protection plans
  • Rare, threatened or endangered species protection plans
  • Pest and weed assessment/prevention
  • Pest and weed monitoring
  • Managing pest/weed outbreaks
Make it Healthy
  • Timber stand improvement
  • Water quality protection/BMPs
  • Pest and weed assessment/prevention
  • Pest and weed monitoring
  • Managing pest/weed outbreaks
  • Tree planting
  • Forest health survey and appraisal
Profit From It
  • Management plan
  • Timber sale administration
  • Inventory
  • Assessment
  • Timber stand improvement
  • Cost share sign ups
  • Tax law programs
  • Hunting leases
  • Forest certification
  • Appraisal and valuation
  • Income and capital gains tax planning
  • Natural disaster salvage and recovery
Pass It On
  • Conservation easements
  • Intergenerational transfer
Map It
  • GIS mapping
  • Soils type mapping
  • Recreation – trails, points of interest, special sites
  • Natural features – wetlands, streams, waterfalls, water bodies, unique areas
  • Historic/cultural features – wells, stone walls, homesteads
  • Resources – forest types and stands
Certification
  • Society of American Foresters Certified Forester
Training / qualifications
  • American Tree Farm System Tree Farm Inspector
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