"Oof. Not to threadjack, but is there any timber value? I've read, and know others, who've had loggers build roads and bridges in exchange for harvesting X amount of the timber. Proper sylvoculture demands a certain amount of gentle disturbance to enhance forest health anyways."
A sage observation.
We purchased the land via a 1031 like-kind exchange from a LLC that had timbered it (select cut), so we were bottom feeders and have protected capital gains locked up in the land. We could do another 1031 and roll into another property, assuming we find the right buyer :). As to timbering specifically, depending upon tree-type, it can take a decade or more for stocks to regrow (17 years, in our instance). So timbering is a possibility, but only a 17-year soak cycle in our case. And you really need a fairly good-sized chunk of acreage to timber, otherwise it isn't economic for the timbering outfit. In our area, 50 acres is about the minimum, so we're on the cusp.
But a great question, and I thank you for thinking of it.