Healthy Forests, Healthy Lives
Who We Are
Our Company
Our Experience
Our Services
- We promote biologically diverse forests that provide vital ecosystem services.
- We believe that all people have a connection to nature, so we educate landowners about how that connection can guide their activities on the land.
- We help forest landowners understand how healthy forests contribute to human health as well as to the health of the
- We promote biologically diverse forests that provide vital ecosystem services.
- We believe that all people have a connection to nature, so we educate landowners about how that connection can guide their activities on the land.
- We help forest landowners understand how healthy forests contribute to human health as well as to the health of the environment.
- We believe that forest management by people who understand their forest ecosystems leads to valuable timber harvests and a wide array of non-timber forest products.
- We believe it is possible to manage Virginia’s forests back to health for a vibrant and productive future.
Our Services
Our Experience
Our Services
We assist with the following:
- USDA NRCS CPA 106 Forest Management Plans based on your goals.
- Cost share and grant opportunities for forest management.
- Climate smart forestry and nutrient and carbon markets to help make your goals sustainable.
- Timber harvests that enhance rather than exploit forested ecosystems.
- Agroforestry systems such as
We assist with the following:
- USDA NRCS CPA 106 Forest Management Plans based on your goals.
- Cost share and grant opportunities for forest management.
- Climate smart forestry and nutrient and carbon markets to help make your goals sustainable.
- Timber harvests that enhance rather than exploit forested ecosystems.
- Agroforestry systems such as silvopasture and forest farming
- Generational transfer of land.
- Riparian restoration plans.
- Vegetation management and non-native vegetation control.
Our Experience
Our Experience
Our Experience
With over 30 years of research and industry experience in forestry, we offer a unique blend of perspectives on Virginia's forests.
Billy Newman, SAF Certified
Forester, USDA NRCS Technical Service
Provider
Billy grew up on a small family farm in
rural southwest Virginia. He has a BS in
Forestry from Virginia Tech and an MBA
from Averett Univers
With over 30 years of research and industry experience in forestry, we offer a unique blend of perspectives on Virginia's forests.
Billy Newman, SAF Certified
Forester, USDA NRCS Technical Service
Provider
Billy grew up on a small family farm in
rural southwest Virginia. He has a BS in
Forestry from Virginia Tech and an MBA
from Averett University. During his career,
he has worked for the Virginia Department
of Forestry and a global forest products
corporation, and he has 30 years of
experience as a consulting forester to
private and industrial forest landowners
helping them with forest management,
timber appraisals, and timber sales. He
also teaches responsible forest
management at Mountain Gateway
Community College. The forests are not
only where Billy works but also where he
spends his spare time hunting and fishing.
Suzanne Ryan, SAF Candidate Certified Forester
Suzanne grew up in rural central Maryland
surrounded by forests. She has a BA in
biology from Oberlin College and an MA in
elementary education from Columbia
University. After a career of teaching
mostly in Waldorf schools, she earned an
AAS in Forest Management Technology
from Mountain Gateway Community
College and an MS in Forestry at Virginia
Tech. Her research of Virginia’s native
hardwood habitats has inspired her to help
landowners understand their forests and
engage with them in ways that are
healthful for both the landowners and the
forests. She too spends her spare time
outdoors gardening and planting a forest
farm.