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 IDNR District Forester
 P.O. Box 6
 Mt. Carroll, IL  61053
 815-244-3655
 email: info@nifatrees.org
 
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KILN DRYING

Johnson Creek Hardwoods

Michael Johnson and Patricia Johnson
6480 Daggert Road, Mt. Carroll
(815) 684-5411
thejohnsons@internetni.com

Directions: From Mt Carroll, go south on IL Route 78 for 2.6 miles; turn left on Timber Lake Road; go 1 mile and turn right on Daggert Road; go 1 1/2 miles to
6480 Daggert.

Products: furniture-grade hardwood lumber in 18 species (all locally grown), bowl blanks, turning spindles, slabs for mantles and tables.

Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 32" diameter, 14' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 24" width, 8'"depth.

NOTE: We will occasionally saw on shares and will buy logs.

Availability: Whenever we are here. Customers should call first to check on availability of stock and to set up an appointment.


Heritage Horse-Logging and Lumber Co.

Mike Dorsch
5956 S. Piroke Road, Stockton
(815) 947-2870
gshep@aeroinc.net

Directions: 5 miles south of Route 20 on Curtis Road to Piroke Road. 1/2 miles west to facility.

Products: Kiln-dried lumber, flooring, paneling, moulding, dry firewood, sawdust, and shavings.

Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Horse Skidding, Thinning and T.S.I.; Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 48" diameter, 20' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 15" width, 6" depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 48" diameter, 20' length log (Will travel to all six counties.)

Availability: Regular business hours, year-round.

Related Info: We are a small family business offering a wide range of services and products from the woods, and committed to low impact forestry.
Wooded Wonderland Lumber Company

John Eisbach
610 S Devil's Ladder Road, Galena
(815) 777-1223
(815) 777-3420

Directions: 5 miles east of Galena on US Route 20; south 1/2 mile on Devil's Ladder Road.

Products: Kiln-dried hardwoods, matched for color and grain; pine lumber; flooring; paneling; timbers; log & timber trusses. Woodmaster Outdoor woodburning
furnaces. Customer-picked blueberry patch from July thru August.

Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 36" diameter, 22' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20" width, 6" depth.

Availability: Year-round, 7 AM to 5 PM.
Hogback Hardwoods

Scott Elsasser
13800 N. Hogback Road, Orangeville
(815) 789-4419
(815) 291-9440 (cell)
selsas7475@yahoo.com

Directions: From Orangeville, drive east on Rock Grove Road to Henderson Road, north to Eldorado Road, east to Hogback Road, north to State Line.

Products: Hardwood lumber, flooring and paneling, maple syrup.

Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding, Straight Line Rip Saw, Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 12" width, 8" depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 36" diameter, 21.5' length log. (Will travel to all six counties.)

Availability: Operating all year but no regular office hours. Call for appointment
Pine Summit Tree Farm

Bill Dickman
5957 Charolaise Road, Cedarville
(815) 563-4196
pinesummit@msn.com

Directions: Red Oak black top out of Cedarville to Charolaise Road, turn right, fourth lane on right.

Products: tree seedlings, ball & burlap trees.

Services: Tree Planting, Thinning, T.S.I., Tree Pruning, Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 30" diameter, 20' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20" width, 10" depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 30" diameter, 20' length log (Will travel within Stephenson county)

Availability: Weekends

Related Info: for tree seedling sales, order in December for spring planting.
 
The people and businesses listed in this publication are members of the Northwest Illinois Forestry Association and own land within its six county area.  This listing is intended to provide a service to the general public and private landowner with no guarantee of product or service quality.  NIFA does not assume any responsibility in providing this information.  Landowners desiring forestry services are advised to obtain bids from at least two competitors.  Supplemental to this listing, the IDNR district forester can provide a list of consulting foresters that work in this area and that provide a range of service.  For more information, contact the IDNR District Forester at (8150244-3655.  P.O. Box 6, Mt. Carroll,, Illinois  61053.
 
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