Mike Leonard

Northern Forestry Services, 35 Leighton Rd., Petersham, MA
978-724-8822

Description:

"Last Fall, after meeting Senator Brewer in Petersham and giving him a forest tour, Karl Davies (a consulting forester colleague) and I saw a bobcat with a squirrel in its mouth jump out in front of my truck in Petersham," explains Mike Leonard, when asked about his greatest experiences as a forester.

When he is not encountering amazing wildlife scenes like the one above, Mike works with landowners to provide a complete array of forest management services such as forest inventories, forest mapping, forest appraisals, forest recommendations, Timber stand improvement (TSI), timber sale administration, forest cutting plans, wetlands delineation, boundaries demarcation, Chapter 61 forest management plans, and Forest Stewardship Plans.

His business, Northern Forestry Services, manages 2,000 acres for 50 clients in the North Quabbin Region and a total of 7,000 acres across Massachusetts.

Mike left his work in factories as a teenager to find employment working outside. Since receiving a B.S. in Forestry from UMass Amherst, he has spent 15 years working as a consulting forester.

According to Mike, the landowner is the boss, but they must be told the truth about value growth and high grading.

Contact:

Phone: 978-724-8822
Email: mlforester@rcn.com

 

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