09/01/2026
🎙️ MEET THE GUEST: JIM PARKER
This episode of the TreeLines Podcast features Jim Parker, Procurement Forester with Pierce Timber.
With a B.S. in Forest Resource Management and more than 10 years of experience as a procurement forester, Jim works directly with landowners, logging crews, and mills every day to evaluate, purchase, and market timber. He's also a private timberland owner and manager, giving him a unique perspective from both sides of the industry.
In Episode 17, Jim shares what wood dealers look for when buying timber, the biggest mistakes landowners make, and the management decisions that can increase - or decrease - timber value long before harvest.
🎧 Tune in for a practical, boots-on-the-ground perspective from someone who buys timber for a living and manages his own forests.