Quite a number of consulting foresters practice in Michigan. Consulting foresters are professional foresters who are self-employed or who work for a private consulting company providing forest resource management recommendations and assistance for a fee. While some consultants provide assistance in a wide variety of forestry activities and others are quite specialized, consulting foresters generally can provide a greater range and depth of services than foresters employed by public agencies. Information about consulting foresters providing timber harvesting or other forest management services in a particular area can be obtained on-line from a directory maintained by MSU Extension at [http://www.for.msu.edu/extension_outreach/consulting_foresters].  The Association of Consulting Foresters maintains a directory at [http://www.acf-foresters.org].  The Michigan Forest Association maintains a list of foresters at [http://michiganforests.org].  A list of logging contractors serving a particular county can be obtained by contacting the Michigan Association of Timber through their webiste at [www.timbermen.org].