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Watershed Qualified Foresters

Watershed Qualified Foresters have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in forestry and have received additional training in water quality protection from the New York City Watershed Agricultural Council. Some woodlot activities require help from a professional forester, and foresters are also helpful when you need information on a complex topic. Foresters cover large geographical areas so you can reach out, even if they are not in your county or state. 

Nicholas Smith

148 Old Road
Groton, VT 05046

Areas Served: The entire state of New York.

Services Offered:

  • Licensed forester in Vermont and Maine
  • Practicing forester in New York
  • Licensed herbicide applicator in NY, VT & ME
  • NRCS Technical Service Provider (TSP) in NY for both forest management and wildlife habitat management plans.
  • TSI (Timber Stand Improvement)
  • Invasive Species Treatment & Management
  • Mast Tree Release
  • Early Successional Patch Cutting and Management
  • Road Building & Excavation.
  • Tree Planting & Establishment
  • Wildlife Food Plots and Pollinator Field Plantings
  • Forestry Mulching (Drum Mulching)

My professional specialty is wildlife habitat management and invasive species management and control. Aside from the administrative and planning, my company handles all practices and procedures associated with sound forest management.

Ryan Dewitt

22 1/2 Groton Ave.
Cortland, NT 13045

Areas Served: The following NY counties - Wayne, Seneca, Ontario, Yates, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Broome, Cortland, Chenango, Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, Otsego, Delaware, Sullivan, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady, Saratoga, Fulton, Hamilton.

Services Offered:

  • Timber sales
  • Forest management plans
  • Timber inventories
  • Timber valuations
  • Boundary line maintenance,
  • Property inspections
  • Timber trespass and expert witness testimony
  • Certified Commercial Pesticide applicators in Category 2.

Mission:
FORECON Inc. is a team of knowledgeable forestry professionals using innovative, cutting-edge technology to help landowners, both small and large, achieve profitable and environmentally responsible natural resource management objectives.

Bernard Braun

PO Box 2
Richmondville, NY 12149

Areas Served:
All of NY State

Services Offered:
 All phases of forestry and land use management from timber sale administration to the designing and implementing of tax reducing forest management plans acceptable under the NYS DEC Forest Tax Law, interpretation of aerial photos, maps, and deeds, road design and layout, Best Management Practices design, layout and installation, Certified Pesticide Applicator specializing in removing invasive species and chemical thinning, Timber Stand Improvement (TSI), timber and land valuation. Coordinating permits with DEC for streams and wetland work, writing and securing grant funding for municipal and private clients, coordinating pond and wetland construction, wetland delineation, landowner assistance, professional witness in legal disputes