Forestry
Working with Forest Owners
If you are a landowner interested in selling your timber, Walker Lumber can work with you to help you get the most out of your land, give you a fair price on standing timber, and leave your plot looking beautiful and available for fresh wildlife. Whether you're looking for more wildlife to thrive on your land for hunting season, or simply looking to spruce up the look of your forest, Walker Lumber wants to work with you so that you are left satisfied with your land after the job is done.
Sustainability
Walker Lumber Company, Inc. procures all of its materials from legal and well managed sources, principally within Pennsylvania. We train our logging crews and associates in forest stewardship. Our talented team of foresters physically walk the woods, marking only those tress of a minimum diameter or those they deem to be detrimental to the health of the woodlot. These practices ensure that we will be able to return to the timberlands we have harvested in the past and continue to benefit from them as a productive resource in the future.
Appalachian Hardwoods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Inventory and Analysis research has found that trees are growing at a rate of 2.33 to 1 being removed in the 344-county Appalachian Hardwood Region. The net annual growth has been increasing for more than 50 years. There are four characteristics that make Appalachian Hardwoods stand above other hardwood lumber sources. They have: come from a sustainable forest; consistent grain patterns, color and durability; increased yield for manufactures; and been made in the United States of America.