These Massachusetts licensed foresters can help landowners get their woodlands cleaned up and wood salvaged. They can put together a suitable contract for the work involved and help landowners find a qualified logger to do the work.

Consulting Foresters

Michael Barry
546 South Mountain Road Northfield, MA 01360
413 225-3022

James DiMaio
96 Hunt Road, West Brookfield, MA 01585
508 867-0508

John Edwards
P.O. Box 78, Hadley, MA 01035
413 585-9897 edwards7739@yahoo.com 

Lincoln Fish
115 Nash Hill Rd, Haydenville, MA 01039
413-268-3288 elfisho@comcast.net 

Scott Gerrish
45 Prospect Hill Rd, Brimfield, MA 01010
413-245-9534 scottgerrish@yahoo.com 

Michael Leonard
35 Leighton Road Petersham, MA 01366
978-724-8822

Craig Masterman
332 Pleasant Street Paxton, MA 01612
508-799-5068

Michelle Matteo
135 Prospect Avenue, W. Haven, CT 06516
413 365-2714 michmatteo@gmail.com 

Gary Moulton
28 Sheehy Road, Ware, MA 01082
413 967-9604

Roger Plourde
P.O. Box 322, Hubbardston, MA 01452
508 792-2414 baf@rcn.com 

Kevin Scherer
44 Fiske Hill Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
508 347-3537

Harry Wandeloski Jr.
P.O. Box 456 Westfield, MA 01086
413-562-6371

Other Private Foresters

Michael Bartlett
Hull Forestlands 101 Hampton Rd Pomfret Center, CT 06259
860-974-2083 bartlett@hullforest.com 

Shane Bajnoci
Cowls Lumber P.O. Box 9677 N. Amherst, MA 01059
413-549-1403 forestry@cowls.com 

Christian Kruger
19 Nelson Street, Webster, MA 01570
508 949-7682 ckruger72@yahoo.com 

Mark Mueller
Hull Forestlands P.O. Box 31, Russell, MA 01071
860 377-3427 mueller.hullforest@verizon.net 

Dana Whitney
P.O. Box 929 Eastford, CT 06242
860-456-9525 dana@thewhitneys.net 


To talk with a state Service Forester about what is needed to begin salvage logging on your land: Call DCR in Amherst at 413 545-5993


Money is now Available to help Landowners Restore their Storm-Damaged Woodlands.


Funding is now available to help landowners restore their woodlands from the tornado damage through the Emergency Forest Restoration Program administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) program will provide $1.76 million in payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land in order to carry out emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster.

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Hampden County Executive Director Ted C. Smiarowski Jr., announced that the official signup for cost-share assistance under the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) began on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 29, 2012. Owners of farmland in Hampden County who suffered severe damage from the June 1st tornados may be eligible for assistance under the EFRP. While the USDA-FSA has already been accepting applications from woodland owners; this announces an official signup period that is required by program regulations.

A non-industrial private woodland owner qualifying for EFRP assistance may receive financial assistance levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures which are aimed at restoring forest related resources. The following types of measures may be eligible:

• EF5 Upland Hardwood Forest Restoration
• EF6 Upland Softwood Forest Restoration
• EF7 Upland Mixed Forest Restoration

To be eligible for assistance, practices must not be started until all of the following are met:

• an application for financial assistance (FSA-848) has been filed
• the local FSA County Committee (COC) or its representative has conducted an onsite inspection of the damaged area
• the Agency responsible for technical assistance, such as the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has made a needs determination.

To apply for Emergency Forest Restoration Funding, contact the Farm Service Agency office that serves the county where your land is:

In Hampden County, call FSA in Hadley at 413 585-1000 x2 to apply for assistance.

In Worcester County, call FSA in Holden at 508 829-4477 x108 to apply for assistance.

In each case, FSA will want you to identify your land on a map, give some information about yourself and your land, and start the paperwork to qualify you for possible reimbursement should EFRF be funded in Massachusetts