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  • A new landowner in casual outdoor clothes standing at the entrance to a mature mixed hardwood forest on a recently purchased property in Sullivan County New York, holding a property deed in one hand and a small notebook in the other. Morning light, stone wall at the forest edge, slight uncertainty in the posture — someone at the beginning of understanding a new responsibility. Documentary photography style, warm earth tones, no filters. The mood is curious and purposeful, not anxious.
    May 13, 2026

    New Woodland Owner Guide: First Steps After Buying or Inheriting Forest Land

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  • A thinned woodland stand in Sullivan County New York — recently cut stumps visible among retained mature oaks and cherry trees. Dense raspberry and young regenerating stems already establishing in the light-filled opening. A white-tailed deer trail clearly visible entering the thinned area from the adjacent mature forest. Morning light filtering through the expanded canopy gaps. Documentary photography style, warm earth tones, no filters. The mood is purposeful abundance — a place that feels alive and used.
    May 13, 2026

    Forest Thinning for Wildlife: Why Less Can Be More

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  • A consulting forester examining the underside of a hemlock branch close-up in a Sullivan County New York woodland, using a hand lens to inspect for white woolly HWA egg masses. The woolly masses are subtly visible on the branch. A dense mature hemlock grove is visible in the background — dark green canopy, winter light filtering through. Documentary photography style, muted earth tones, no filters. The mood is careful assessment — someone detecting a problem early enough to act.
    May 13, 2026

    Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Managing Hemlocks on Private Land

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  • A consulting forester crouching in a dense stand of Japanese barberry in a Sullivan County New York woodland, examining a branch with red berries for identification. The thorny thicket surrounds him on three sides — illustrating the scale of the infestation. No native regeneration visible on the shaded forest floor beneath. Overcast forest light, muted earth tones, documentary photography style, no filters. The mood is purposeful assessment — someone reading a problem before prescribing a solution.
    May 13, 2026

    Invasive Species in Your Forest: How to Identify and Control Them

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  • A consulting forester and a private landowner standing at a log landing in a Sullivan County New York woodland after a successful harvest. Several large log decks are visible, stacked and ready for hauling. The forester holds a clipboard with the timber sale contract and a tally sheet. Both figures look satisfied — the harvest done right. Morning light, warm earth tones, documentary photography style, no filters. The mood is completed work, well managed.
    May 13, 2026

    Selling Standing Timber: How the Process Works

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  • Side-by-side view of two adjacent forest stands in Sullivan County New York separated by a fence line or stone wall. Left stand shows a mature, well-structured forest with straight-boled black cherry and oak trees and a relatively clean understory. Right stand shows a dense, crowded woodland with red maple dominance and heavy invasive shrub understory. Natural overcast light, muted earth tones, documentary photography style, no filters. The visual contrast between managed and unmanaged stands tells the story immediately.
    May 13, 2026

    Timber Value Per Acre in New York: What to Expect

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  • A logging skidder working through a mature Sullivan County New York hardwood forest in winter conditions — light snow on the ground, frozen soil, clear tracks from the equipment visible in the frozen earth. Mature oak and cherry trees in the background. Morning light, muted winter forest tones, documentary photography style, no filters. The mood is purposeful and efficient — a harvest happening at exactly the right time of year.
    May 12, 2026

    When Is the Best Time to Harvest Timber on Private Land?

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  • A consulting forester in field clothes using a marking gun to paint an orange blaze on a large black cherry tree in a mature Sullivan County New York woodland. Other marked trees visible in the background. A logging truck partially visible on a nearby skid trail. Morning light, warm earth tones, documentary photography style, no filters. The mood is deliberate and professional — a forester defining what gets cut and what stays.
    May 12, 2026

    How to Sell Timber from Your Land Without Getting Taken Advantage Of

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  • A consulting forester crouching close to an ash tree trunk in a Sullivan County New York woodland, examining the bark closely with a hand lens. D-shaped exit holes are subtly visible on the gray bark. The forester holds a field notebook. Morning forest light, muted earth tones, no filters. Documentary photography style — focused and technical. Other trees visible in the soft background, some healthy-crowned, some showing early decline.
    May 11, 2026

    How to Do a Woodlot Health Assessment

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  • A consulting forester standing in a dense, tangled overgrown woodlot in Sullivan County New York — invasive barberry shrubs visible in the understory, competing small-diameter stems crowding a larger oak tree behind him. He holds a marking paint gun and points toward the oak crown, identifying it as a crop tree. Overcast natural forest light, muted earth tones. Documentary photography style, no filters. The mood is purposeful — someone reading chaos and finding the recoverable structure within it.
    May 11, 2026

    How to Improve a Neglected or Overgrown Woodlot

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Westbrookville, NY 12785

(845) 754-8242

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Henry Kowalec — Consulting Forester
30+ years serving the Hudson Valley & Catskills

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SERVICES

480-a Forest Tax Law

Land Clearing

Timber Harvesting

Sell Standing Timber

Woodlot Management

Wildlife Habitat

Stump Grinding

Tree Planting

Tree Removal

SERVICE LOCATIONS

PRIMARY

Sullivan County, NY

Orange County, NY

Ulster County, NY

ALSO SERVING

Pike County, PA

Wayne County, PA

Sussex County, NJ

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