Baxter Farm & Forest has been owned and operated by Lee Baxter for over 20 years. Lee is a certified master logger, through the Southern New England Master Logger Certification Program and is licensed to harvest timber in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Lee's goal is to prepare a forest for future generations. He is environmentally conscious, aware and continuously improves his strategies and skills to keep a healthier forest and preserve our wildlife habitat. Lee exceeds expectations for quality, trust, knowledge and price. Taking pride in giving landowners superior service and showing them that they can trust in his work, Lee holds an exceptional reputation for his skills, commitment and consistency in the woods.
Baxter Farm & Forest harvests wood products - timber, firewood, and pulp wood. Services start with meeting the landowner and forester to review the management plan, maps, boundaries, forest aesthetics, sensitive areas, water areas, time lines and sustainability of the forest ecosystems. After the timber sale agreement is signed trails are established taking steps to protect water quality, and prevent soil erosion. With all the above in place, mechanized and/or chainsaw felling begins. Wood products are then forwarded out to a road side landing. At the close of the project a meeting is conducted to review the mangement plan. The overall goal of Baxter Farm & Forest is to extract the primary needed materials without compromising the integrity of our forest land and wildlife.
Lee is an environmentally conscious professional, who quickly gained a reputation for friendliness to landowners and friendliness to the forest. In November of 2004, Lee was recognized by the Rhode Island Forest Conservator's Organization and awarded the "Friend of the Forest" for oustanding effort and achievement ensuring the protection and sustainability of Rhode Island's public and privately owned forested land.
