A Guide to Harvesting for Small Forest Owners

October 2024

Work done by Auckland Council with MPI funding in response to Auckland Council identifying small woodlots and winter ground base as their primary forestry related environmental risk.

How to plan, prepare and work with contractors to harvest your forest

This guide will help exotic tree owners, who are not forestry experts, plan, prepare and ask the right questions of harvesting companies and contractors to ensure the selection of an appropriate contractor ahead of entering into a contract and ultimately harvesting their trees.