For Westervelt, it’s about Sustainability. When we look at our hundred of thousands of acres of forests, we see generations of responsibility in action. Whether it’s families who enjoy forest recreation, families who partner with us or families who are a part of our team, we see our forests as important and vital across generations. Our team cares for the lands in a way that ensures they’ll be around for future generations.

About Us

Westervelt Forest Resources is committed to providing the highest quality products and services to our customers. Everything we do is based on the forest, and we have an unwavering commitment to protect and conserve our natural resources.

Each of the businesses in our Forest Resources division is guided by the principles of stewardship, sustainability and safety, and every decision we make is driven by those values.

Whether it is timber management, wildlife services or real estate, each department operates by maintaining focus on protecting and responsibly managing forests and their environments. We manage more than half a million acres across the southeastern United States, and we continue to build on our legacy of stewardship.

At Westervelt, we believe we're part of something bigger. Our most recent Sustainability Report shares how strong our commitment to Sustainability is - check it out here.

Throughout our history, we have been stewards of the land. Sustainability is more than a word for us, it’s an action and a mission. It’s about the way we conserve our natural resources to ensure we and others who love forests can pass them down to our children and grandchildren.

We make decisions based on sustainability, which means we manage in a way that is best for the forest. When our company began in 1884, our founder, Herbert Westervelt, had a long-term vision for the company that was based on responsibility. We still believe in that vision, and we manage and utilize our land implementing a variety of environmental best practices.

Westervelt Forest Resources carries out a balanced approach to timber-management practices including streamside-management zones to avoid runoff when harvesting tree, intensive planting, continual forest management and wildlife enhancement with on-staff biologists. We consider environmental, social and economic factors when caring for the land, and our resource managers are committed to continual learning required to maintain and enhance a healthy working forest ecosystem.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are implemented to ensure water quality and aquatic biodiversity are maintained. Ecological considerations are assessed for all management activities. Harvested areas are promptly regenerated using the best available science.