Remember that a consulting forester is trained in maximizing the value, health, and longevity of your forest. The consulting forester is there to protect your interests and ensure that your specific objectives and expectations for the forest are met. After I have completed an intensive individual tree analysis of your forest, we sit down and discuss your specific goals for the forest, considering current and future revenues, wildlife and hunting expectations, various recreation uses, and any other factors that would affect your overall best forest management. Often, the forester’s fee structure, is compenstated through the greater timber sale values obtained during the competeive bid process, which allows the opportunity for over 50 certified vendors in the region to compete for your high quality forest products.
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_007048.pdf
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5230.html