Consultants & Contractors
Kansas Forest Service maintains lists of forestry consultants and contractors that are available to provide a variety of fee-based forestry services.
The Kansas Forest Service does not promote or endorse any particular Consulting Forester or Forestry Contractor, and provides these lists as a service to the people of Kansas. Consulting Foresters are invited to contact Ryan Armbrust to be added to the list. Forestry Contractors may update their information or request being added to the list by filling out this form.
Consulting Foresters
Consulting foresters are professional foresters who provide a variety of services to landowners on a fee basis. They are experienced in providing competent forest management advice and gathering technical information that will stand up in a court of law. Consulting fees will vary depending upon individual circumstances. Services that consulting foresters may offer include advice on marketing timber, inventorying forests to establish depletion accounts, tax and estate services related to forestlands, and tree appraisals associated with damage or timber theft that may require legal counsel.
The below list of Consulting Foresters is made up of foresters who have a degree in forestry and have graduated from a University accredited by the Society of American Foresters.
John E. Barbur, CF 5821 Edwards Court 785-263-5792 | Kevin Church, PhD 1367 Rd. 205 620-343-0944 | Marty Hewins PO Box 64 785-989-3429 |
Chris Lohmann, CF, ACF 301 Salinda Dr. lohmann.chris@gmail.com | Ron Lumb Ron Lumb's TLC 816-364-5922 | Ryan Neises PO Box 339 785-241-9007 |
Willard Schnurbusch 6522 Co. Rd. 2570 417-256-2464 | Phil Sneed, ACF 14435 LIV 251 (660) 973-2714 | David Stokesberry PO Box 512 620-515-2165 |
Jeremy Wilson 733 Stanton Ave. 573-248-7713 |
Forestry Contractors
Forestry Contractors may also include some of the same people listed as Forestry Consultants, however, not all of these people have degrees in forestry. The Forestry Contractors list includes a broad range of people who provide tree planting, timber stand improvement and windbreak renovation services. Their experience and knowledge varies and should be affirmed by checking references.
The forestry contractors list below includes people with limited to extensive forestry knowledge and experience. Always use a professional, experienced or SAF certified forester to mark trees for thinning or to design tree plantings. KFS foresters and consulting foresters are available to mark trees and design tree plantings. An asterisk beside a contractor indicates they have had training from the KFS.
Name/Address | Contact | Area of Coverage | Services Provided |
Bauman’s Pasture Maintenance | (785) 489-2416 | Within one hour of Westphalia | Custom shearing & piling, brush mowing, fencing--dirt or rock, clearing, portable sawmill |
B-K Tree Service David Brandyberry* 9461 Rd. W Lenora, KS 67645 | (785) 567-4628 bbark@ruraltel.net | The High Plains | Site preparation, machine tree & shrub planting, fabric & drip irrigation installation, follow up maintenance & windbreak renovation |
Betts Enterprises Jacob Betts | (620) 252-5253 | Eastern half of Kansas | Timber harvest and timber stand improvement |
Blackwell Creek Forestry Phil Sneed, ACF* 14435 LIV 251 Chillicothe, MO 64601 | (660) 973-2714 phil@blackwellcreekforestry.com www.blackwellcreekforestry.com | Eastern half of Kansas | Forest management plans, timber sale administration, prescribed burning, TSI, timber tax advice, wildlife management, timber trespass advice |
Ben Bowers Hillsboro, KS | (808) 359-8808 akmototech@hotmail.com | Statewide | Timber Stand Improvement |
Complete Ranching Outsource LLC Tyler Galyen | (217) 202-5585 completeranching@hotmail.com | Statewide | Pasture clearing, prescribed burning, fencing, timber stand improvement |
Jeff Cooper Salina, KS | (785) 650-8168 jjcooper2000@hotmail.com legacylandcare.com | Statewide | Pasture clearing, timber stand improvement, windbreak renovation, brush clearing, site preparation, food plots |
Custom Forestry Applications Luke Terry* 2284 250th St. Robinson, KS 66532 | (785) 547-7777 nek.forestry@hotmail.com | Northeast quarter of Kansas | Timber stand improvement, hand tree planting, machine and tree & shrub planting, riparian forestry management, herbicide application |
Custom Tree Care, Inc. Greg Gathers 6021 SW 29th St., PMB 130 Topeka, KS 66614 | (785) 221-7550 customtreecare.com | Northeast KS (Statewide depending on size of job) | Land clearing, forestry mulching, and tree cutting |
John Dagley PO Box 4721 Joplin, MO 64803 | (417) 437-3873 (417) 624-2867 | Cherokee County | Tree planting services |
Ecotone Forestry, LLC Ryan Neises* P.O. Box 339 Ottawa, KS 66067 | (785) 241-9007 ryan@ecotoneforestry.com | Eastern third of Kansas | Tree planting, direct seeding, timber stand improvement, herbicide application, timber marketing, wildlife habitat improvement |
Henry Ferguson 23457 Ullery LaCygne, KS 66060 | (913) 406-5146 | Linn County and surrounding areas | Salvage, harvest and timber stand improvement services |
Hawley Lumber Co. George Hawley 2770 Florida Rd. Elsmore, KS 66749 | (620) 473-3468 (620) 365-9744 hawleylumber@gmail.com | 100 mile radius of Elsmore,KS | Timber stand improvement |
Heartland Forest Consulting, LLC Chris Lohmann, CF, ACF 301 Salinda Dr. Ashland, MO 65010 | (573) 825-8252 lohmann.chris@gmail.com http//www.hlforest.com | Eastern third of Kansas | Timber stand improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, management planning, invasive species control, herbicide application |
High Plains Habitat Gary Shaw Hoxie, KS | (785) 675-1208 highplainshabitat@gmail.com | Statewide | Tree mulching, tree removal, pasture clearing |
Independent Forestry Services Leonard Ellis* 528 N. Barker Florence, KS 66851 | (620) 878-4357 (620) 203-0731 (cell) | Statewide | Timber stand improvement & reforestation |
Lee Green 2423 10000 Rd Oswego, KS 67356 | (620) 762-2533 l-jgreen@wavewls.com | SE KS | Timber stand improvement & tree planting |
Pasture Clearing Solutions Brad Klenda 1671 300th Lincolnville, KS 66858 | (620) 382-6947 pastureclearingsolutions@gmail.com | Statewide | Forestry mulching, underbrushing, traditional saw and grapple, stump grinding, brush mowing |
Quality Forest Management Jeremy Wilson* 733 Stanton Ave. Monroe City, MO 63456 | (573) 248-7713 (cell) (573) 735-7558 (home) treemanwilson@msn.com www.qfmllc.com | Eastern half of Kansas | Tree planting, timber stand improvement, timber harvest, planning, wildlife habitat improvement, prescribed burning |
Richardson Tree Service Marcus Richardson* 8200 E Pleasant Valley Road Haven, KS 67543 | (620) 727-1267 richardsontreesvc@gmail.com richardsontreesvc.com | South-central Kansas | Windbreak renovation, windbreak establishment, tree plantings, community tree inventories, rural and urban tree care, biochar production and application, wastewood utilization |
Nathan Schippers | (785) 623-7554 | Ellis, Trego, Rush, Russell, and Rooks counties | Tree/shrub plantings, windbreak establishments, weed barrier fabric installation |
Shamrock Tree Service, Inc. Dan Timms PO Box 4655 Lawrence, KS 66046 | (785) 865-4160 shamrocktreeserviceinc@gmail.com shamrocktreeserviceinc.net | Statewide | All non-mechanical: treeplanting, hand/browse protection, riparian forest buffer tree planting bare root, forest stand improvement single stem, windbreak renovation supplemental planting BR |
Matt Smith | (785) 713-9088 | Marshall and Washington counties | Forest Stand Improvement |
Southeast Kansas Forestry Services David Stokesberry PO Box 512 Coffeyville, KS 67337 | (620) 515-2165 | Eastern half of Kansas | Forest management plans, timber stand improvement, timber harvesting, streamside management zones, tree planting, herbicide application, timber taxation advise, other services as requested |
Southside Lumber Co. 805 Rice Rd. Butler, MO 64730 | (660) 679-6129 southsidelumber@gmail.com | East Central Kansas | Timber stand improvement with tree saw machine & marking timber for harvest & logging |
Taylor Johnson Furniture Co. Taylor Johnson 11947 SW 50th Towanda, KS 67144 | (316) 619-0144 taylorcjohnson22@gmail.com | Butler, Greenwood, Marion, Chase, and Elk counties | TSI work, tree to table custom furniture, timber framing |
Third Fork Land Management Mark Humphrey 8671 NW Bowen Rd King City, MO 64463 | (660) 535-4940 (816) 752-2270 markahumphrey21@gmail.com | mid-northeastern Kansas | tree planting, timber stand improvement, timber sales |
Tree Health & Forest Management, LLC John E. Barbur, CF* 5821 Edwards Court Wichita, KS 67204 | (785) 263-5792 | South-central Kansas | Forest management plans, timber sale marking/appraisal/administration, timber inventory, timber stand improvement marking, urban forest inventory and planning |
Triple C Pasture Cleaning Cole Sorell | (785) 632-6060 (785) 955-2211 | Statewide | Trim trees, Fence Lines & Spray to Prevent Regrowth |
Tom Maly Planting Tom Maly HC 70 Box 561 Jasper, AR 72641 | (870) 861-5524 terandtom@yahoo.com | Southeast quadrant | Hand planting of trees and shrubs |
Twister Mud Company Taylor Dehlinger PO Box 191 Eureka, KS 67045 | (316) 323-5317 | Statewide | Brush management, pasture clearing, timber stand improvement, cedar tree revetment, other services as requested |
Wycoff Tree Planting Todd Wycoff | (620) 546-3799 | Central Kansas or statewide for larger projects | Tree planting and weed barrier fabric installation |