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THINNING & T.S.I.
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.
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Mississippi Valley Tree
Experts, Inc.
Jon Kelly, Certified Arborist
107 Commercial Drive, Hanover
(815) 591-3562
mississippitree@interni.com
Directions: Industrial Park south of Hanover on
IL
Route 84.
Products: Wood chips, firewood, nursery stock.
Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding, Tree
Planting, Pruning, Thinning and T. S. I
(Will travel to Carroll and Jo Daviess
counties.)
Availability: Appointments by phone.
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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: 20Ó
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.
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Ye Olde Cider Mill (estab.
1971)
Tim Keller and Carolyn Keller
1716 W 4 Street, Sterling
(815) 626-4759
Directions: West edge of Sterling on West 4th
Street
(Old Lincoln Highway).
Products: Apple cider (frozen and fresh),
homemade
apple butter, jellies and jams, local honey,
molasses,
and (of course) apples and apple cider vinegar.
Services: Thinning, T. S. I., Tree Pruning
(within
Whiteside county)
Availability: September to November, from 1 PM
to 5 PM
or by appointment daily. We usually press cider
on
Thursday.
Related Info: I also custom press apple cider by
appointment in September and October for those
who
want their cider made the slow, old way - six
bushel
minimum, pick-up loads are great. Remember, a
good
bushel of apples makes 3 gallons of cider.
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| 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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