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Appraisal

From vast tracts of forestland to individual trees, our team of experts excel at all aspects of land and natural resource valuation.  We specialize in challenging appraisal situations for timberland investments and natural resources, including due diligence efforts, conservation and new utility easements, carbon projects, and tree and property damage situations.

Collaborating with our Analytics experts, we offer a unique suite of services yielding supportable natural resource and land valuations.  We stay current on fluctuating market conditions of a dynamic industry including stumpage trends, intricate land transactions, conservation easements, and more.

Our clients include timberland investment and real estate organizations; forest product industries; conservation groups; nonprofit organizations; energy, utility, and transportation companies; federal, state, county, municipal, and tribal governments; attorneys and insurance companies; lenders; and private landowners.  We are experts on land and forest valuation projects of all sizes, in the Midwest, and beyond.

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Services

Real Estate Appraisal

We specialize in appraising forest and recreational properties, completing hundreds of “yellow book” appraisals for land acquisitions. Our land and forest valuation experts are also skilled in valuing resorts, marinas, commercial, industrial, agricultural, development, and residential properties.

Conservation Easement Appraisal

Our team of analysts, foresters, and appraisers specialize in valuing properties and timberland investments where conservation easements and carbon projects are being considered or in place and where there are other or additional encumbrances.

Expert Witness Testimony

Our forest valuation experts, appraisers, foresters, and arborists serve as expert witnesses in court cases involving a variety of land and tree valuation issues. We are experienced in working with legal counsel, preparing and analyzing data, and providing written and oral testimony regarding our work and expertise.

Tree & Property Damage Appraisal

Our foresters and appraisers will value your timberland investment, forestland, or Christmas tree plantation when it is damaged from human trespass or acts of nature, such as forest fire, frost, and flooding.

Individual Tree Appraisal

We take an approach to tree appraisal that gives clients a well-grounded, realistic picture of a tree’s worth. With an ISA-certified arborist on staff, we are a trusted source for valuations of landscape and ornamental trees, and for estimating loss of value.

Eminent Domain Appraisal

From transportation to energy projects, we offer a full range of valuation services for land acquisition. Our appraisers are well versed in the legal issues of eminent domain and the requirements of “yellow book” appraisals. We tailor appraisals to the specific report formats required.

Christmas Tree Appraisal

The valuation of Christmas trees requires an understanding of the cost, risk, cultural, and management aspects of tree production and a willingness to investigate market demand and supply dynamics. Being in the Christmas tree industry ourselves, our appraisers can accurately value trees and tree farm properties with this knowledge.

Appraisal Review

We help clients determine whether the appraisals they have received on timberland investments and properties from other providers contain supportable value opinions and conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

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A Practical Guide to Tree Appraisal

Tree valuation presents a unique challenge to the arborist, forester, and appraiser because various approaches to value—such as tree trunk formulas, cost of replacement, and cost to cure—can produce widely disparate results. If tree values are not properly tied to overall property value, value conclusions can become excessive, drive up insurance costs, and contribute to inequity and inconsistency across the industry.