Timber Signal from Forest Data Network makes it easy to access recent stumpage price information for the Lake States.
Choose your location and the species you want to review, and Timber Signal generates a focused PDF report using Forest Data Network’s benchmark timber pricing data.
Timber prices can vary significantly by species, location and time. Timber Signal gives landowners, foresters and other timber professionals a straightforward way to see recent pricing information for the market most relevant to them.
Timber Signal provides weighted-average pricing for 16 species, including seven subspecies, across 28 regions in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Each report includes:
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1. Select Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan, then choose the county associated with the market you want to review.
2. Choose up to six species. Additional subspecies are available for maple, oak and pine.
3. Enter your email address and complete payment by credit or debit card.
Your Timber Signal report will be generated and delivered directly to your email.
Foresters who contribute harvest and transaction data to Forest Data Network can receive Timber Signal report access at no charge through December 31, 2026.
Submitting data helps strengthen FDN’s private timber transaction database and improves the market information available to forestry professionals across the Lake States. Once a qualifying submission is completed, access is connected to the email address used during submission.
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Timber Pulse replaces the Forest Data Network quarterly pricing reports that were phased out in 2025.
Instead of waiting for the next quarterly report, you can request focused pricing information when you need it. Trial reports can be customized by state, region and species to provide a more useful view of the market for your work.
Timber Pulse index prices are developed from tens of thousands of public and private timber transactions collected throughout the Lake States.
These transactions are continuously organized and maintained within the Forest Data Network Prime database.
Timber Pulse provides a simple, focused pricing report. Organizations that need more detailed information, customizable analysis and direct database access can use FDN Prime.
If you have questions about Timber Signal, contributing timber data or selecting the right market for your report, contact Forest Data Network.
Phone: 608-620-4776
Email: info@forestdatanetwork.com