Timber Solicitation

Many of us have recently received a call asking that we consider selling our timber. Most of the time I do not answer these calls because it seems to invite more calls. However, this time I answered. It was a company in Benson that is looking for pine timber to cut. They identified Riverbend Plantation from aerial photos and seemed very familiar with our land. I informed them that the entire area had strong restrictions on cutting timber.

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Notes on the timber industry. With the downturn in construction, one would think that prices offered for standing timber would be low, not so.  China is using its massive stockpile of US dollars to buy many types of "hard assets." These include residential real estate and timber among others. Globalization of timber is an amazing phenomenon.

Riverbend Parcels for Sale

Steve Lanning has two adjoining parcels for sale. These are both river front with a mixture of open space and woods.

Deep River Flow

The USGS Website monitors flow in the Deep River. Note the peaking of flow after the big rains recently. The Moncure station is close to Riverbend and reflects the depth near our properties. Click this link to monitor on a real time basis. Scroll down to Deep River and find the Moncure station.