Josh B. Burling, ACF

As the Chief Operations Officer for Steigerwaldt, Josh oversees and implements performance and budget standards, executes upon strategic vision for Stegierwaldt entities, and works closely with the President and CEO to advise on major business decisions. He has worked for Steigerwaldt since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources with a Forest Management Emphasis and a certificate in Environmental Studies. Josh is an active member of the Association of Consulting Foresters.

Josh specializes in forest operations oversight and execution for large private landowners (TIMO, REIT, and large private non-industrial ownerships). He is experienced in all aspects of Lake States and Appalachian silviculture; third-party certification systems (FSC, SFI, and ATF); timber sale harvest planning, establishment, marketing, contracting, and administration; inventory execution and field oversight; forest road maintenance and improvement; and reforestation planning and contracting. He holds a Wisconsin Real Estate Sales License and assists clients with timberland and recreational real estate acquisitions, dispositions, marketing, contracting, due diligence, recreational lease program oversight, and strategic direction.

Josh previously managed Steigerwaldt’s offices in Hayward, Wisconsin, Chilicothe, Ohio, and Negaunee, Michigan, where he had responsibility for oversight of up to 275,000 acres of client-owned properties, as well as client and company budget management, client relationships, project management, staffing, procurement, and execution of business directives and expectations.

Josh enjoys spending time with his family, deer hunting, searching for shed antlers, musky fishing, and coaching youth basketball.

josh.burling@steigerwaldt.com
715.699.1401, ext. 203