Timber Market Analysis Class
2025 Class Date: October 1-2, 2025
Delivered in an interactive environment through Live Zoom Webinar, the “Timber Market Analysis” class walks through the process to understand, track, and analyze the price, demand, supply, and competitive dynamics of local timber markets and wood baskets through the use of case studies. It is divided into two half-days of course content where Day 2 builds on Day 1.
2025 Event Details
- Date: October 1st and 2nd (Wednesday and Thursday)
- Hours: 10:30am – 2:00pm US Eastern Time each day
- Location: Virtual – Live Zoom Webinar
- Click Here to Register Online
- Early Registration Fee: $550
- Late Registration Fee (after Sept. 17th): $650
- Discounts:
- Email Pamela Smith (psmith@forisk.com) for the promo codes before registering online.
- 10% discount available to firms that receive Forisk’s products.
- 10% discount available to college students.
- Instructors: Brooks Mendell, Amanda Lang, and Shawn Baker
- Course Agenda: Click here to view the 2025 Agenda
- The class is divided into two half-days of course content.
- This class will be recorded for online viewing afterwards, however, we can only offer Continuing Education Credits to the people who attend the live webinar sessions day-of.
- Continuing Ed Credit: This class will qualify for 6.0 Hours of continuing education credit for the following: CFE (Forestry), CLE/MTH (Georgia Master Timber Harvester / Logger), and Georgia Real Estate Appraisal.
- Day 1 qualifies for 3.0 hours and Day 2 qualifies for 3.0 hours. Attendees can attend both days to receive the full 6.0 hours, or attend one day to receive 3.0 hours.
- Attendees of the Timber Market Analysis Class may earn the following types of Continuing Education credits: CFE (forestry), CLE / MTH (Logger / Georgia Master Timber Harvester) and Georgia Real Estate and Appraisal. Forisk Consulting is not responsible for your licensure or program status. Please contact your respective agency directly to renew or reinstate your license.
- Please note: We can only grant CE credit for people who attend the live webinar (not the recorded version).
Course Materials
Attendees receive digital copies of course materials and handouts to conduct and deliver assessments of wood baskets and timber markets to clients and managers. Attendees also receive a PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentation used by the instructors.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who wants a step-by-step process to understand, track, and analyze the price, demand, supply, and competitive dynamics of local timber markets and wood baskets. Previous participants include forestry consultants and analysts, timberland owners and investors, wood procurement professionals, bioenergy project managers, finance and accounting professionals and attorneys.
Course Topics
2025 Class Agenda Available Here
- Timber market frameworks
- Defining “operable” and “analyzable” markets
- Specifying types and sources of wood and timber supplies
- Baselining wood demand and competition
- Evaluating supply chain issues
- Current vs. Future timber/wood market analysis
- Developing industry scenarios
- Projecting market-specific wood demand
- Projecting market-specific forest supplies
- Forecasting stumpage and delivered prices
- Comparing markets and communicating results
Feedback from previous “Timber Market Analysis” participants:
- “Very informative, very applicable and very well presented.”
- “Knowledge of the instructors is superior.”
- “Excellent review of process and analysis.”