Consulting Forester Services

Professional forestry consultant services to help forest land owners meet their economic, wildlife or conservation objectives.

Reduce Property Taxes

All you need is a Forest Stewardship Plan that meets state requirements
for achieving agricultural status.

Manage Forested Land

Save money on your Forest Stewardship Plan and become a member of
the South Dakota Family Forests Association.

Administer Timber Sale

Thin or harvest trees to reduce fire and pine beetle risks, while improving
the health and resilience of your forest.

Consulting Forester Services

Forest Stewardship Plans

Field Survey Forest Property

Write descriptions of forest stands

Write prescriptions for forest stands

Appraise

It’s our absolute pleasure to recommend Lynn Kolund with Dakota Forestry, LLC. We thoroughly enjoyed our time working with Lynn to prepare a Forest Stewardship Plan for our property. Lynn’s knowledge and expertise of the process, along with his hard work and dedication, played a major role in us obtaining agricultural status. Without a doubt, we confidently recommend Lynn to all land owners for all your forestry needs.

Annie Marton

Tree Farm Administrator, Holy Terror Mining Company

Lynn has volunteered his time and energy, unselfishly, in support of the South Dakota Family Forests Association (SDFFA), which administers the South Dakota Tree Farm Program. He has been, and currently is, a member of the Membership and Education Committee (MEC), which I chair. Over the past couple of years, Lynn has participated in SDFFA workshops and programs and has been actively involved in helping the MEC adopt actions beneficial to our tree farm members. Lynn offers his clients a highdegree of personal integrity and professionalism, along with a high-level of forestry expertise.

Doug Miller

SDFFA Board of Directors

Lynn is a retired US Forest Service Employee and a graduate forester. He was the District Ranger in Custer, SD before his retirement. He has since started his own forestry consulting business. Lynn is a Certified Tree Farm Inspector. He is an honest Christian man and has a deep abiding love for land. He will do a good job for you.

Frank Cross

Crosscut Forestry

Lynn, I want to thank you so much for all that you have done for Holy Terror concerning our property located in Keystone, South Dakota. I just received our new property assessments yesterday that reflect our new agricultural designation and I received the check today for partial reimbursement for our tree farm expenses. Lynn, you are the man is all I can say.

Jack V. Marton

President, Holy Terror Mining Co.

As a land owner in the Black Hills, I would recommend Lynn Kolund. He helped my family set up our Forest Stewardship Plan. Because of his help, we have a better idea of how to manage our land and reduce the risk of forest fire. He is very knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions. Thank you, Lynn.

Connie Buckingham

DJCHarmon LLC

We needed a Forest Stewardship Plan in a hurry and did not know where to start. Lynn was highly recommended, and even though he was working on other projects, he made the time for us. He came to our tree farm and counseled us to prepare a plan that accomplishes our goals. Without Lynn’s expert assistance, we would not have been able to qualify for agricultural status for our farm’s property tax assessment. Since then, Lynn has helped us to implement our plan every step of the way, including counseling us on a future timber sale. Lynn has always been professional, respectful and considerate. I would definitely recommend Lynn to other landowners without any reservation.

Alfredo F. Ramirez Macdonald

Esq., O’Neill & Borges LLC

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