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GFR Forestry Consultants, PLLC

Primary Forester: Mike Ballinger
VDOF Registered Consultant

Verified Forestry Services

Best Management Practice (BMP) Installation
Boundary Line Painting
Fireline Construction
Firewise Fuel Mitigation
Forest Planning – Forest Stewardship Plan/Management Plan
Forest Road Construction and Maintenance
GPS and GIS Mapping
Harvesting
Harvesting - Harvest Tract Size – Less than 15 acres
Herbicide Application – Aerial
Herbicide Application – Ground
Hunting Lease Administration
Planting Site Preparation – Mechanical
Pre-Commercial Thinning
Pre-Harvest Planning - Logging Engineering & Road Design
Prescribed Burning
Timber Cruising & Appraisals
Timber Marking
Timber Sale Contract Preparation/Administration
Timber Stand Improvement
Tree Planting – Hardwood
Tree Planting – Pine
Wildlife Habitat Management

Professional Credentials & Affiliations

  • License/Certification: Prescribed Burn Manager Certification
  • License/Certification: SHARP Logger Certification
  • Association Membership: Virginia Forestry Association (VFA)
Listing source: Virginia Department of Forestry Private Consulting Forester Directory. Compliant with Virginia forester title requirements (Va. Code § 10.1-1181.9 / § 10.1-1181.12). Landowner representation governed by fiduciary agency contract and professional ethical codes (ACF/SAF).

Geographic Coverage & Physical Office

Physical Headquarters: Warrenton, NC 27589

States Served: VA, NC

Virginia Counties Covered: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Emporia City, Essex, Fluvanna, Franklin, Fredericksburg City, Gloucester, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell City, Isle of Wight, King George, King William, King and Queen, Lancaster, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Petersburg City, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Rappahannock, Richmond, Richmond City, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Surry, Sussex

Education & Background

Education: Bachelor's Degree
Experience: 40 in professional forestry practice

Direct Forester Contact

📞 (252)430-4447
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 Visit Firm Website
📍 Physical Office:
220 Read Road, Warrenton, North Carolina 27589 (Warren)
Warrenton, NC 27589
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Fiduciary Guarantee

Consulting foresters listed in this directory operate as independent agents for private landowners. They do not purchase timber for their own account or represent sawmills.