State Forestry Profile

Maryland Consulting Foresters

Verified consulting foresters based in Maryland serving Delmarva and regional landowners across Maryland and Virginia.

Timber Regions

  • Eastern Shore / Delmarva (Intensive loblolly pine management and bottomlands)
  • Central & Southern Maryland (Upland hardwoods and mixed pine-oak stands)
  • Western Maryland (Appalachian hardwoods: red oak, white oak, sugar maple, black cherry)

Key Landowner Tax & Cost-Share Programs

  • Maryland Woodland Assessment / Forest Conservation and Management Program (FCMP)
  • Chesapeake Bay Riparian Forest Buffer Initiatives
  • Maryland DNR Woodland Stewardship Assistance
Regulatory Framework: Maryland Department of Labor licenses Professional Foresters under Maryland Code, Business Occupations and Professions, Title 7. Consulting foresters provide objective stewardship and sales representation exclusively for landowners.
Regional Representation: These consulting forestry firms maintain physical office headquarters in Maryland and provide independent landowner representation across Maryland and Virginia counties.

Verified Consulting Foresters with Offices in Maryland (2)

Allinder Forestry Services LLC

Forester: Michael Allinder
📍 Office: Pocomoke City, MD • Serving Virginia
VDOF Registered Consultant40+ Yrs Exp
Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management PlanGPS and GIS MappingTimber Cruising & AppraisalsTimber Sale Contract Preparation/Administration

Dyson Forestry

Forester: Carl Dyson
📍 Office: Great Mills, MD • Serving Virginia
VDOF Registered ConsultantSAF Certified20 Yrs Exp
Best Management Practice (BMP) InstallationForest Road Construction and MaintenanceHarvestingPre-Harvest Planning - Logging Engineering & Road Design