Licensed Timber Operators
Forest Care Standards
When completing a Forest Care project please remember the standards set forward by our
program:
- All trees and brush marked as such by the forester are to be removed.
- All slash created by the Forest Care project are to be either removed from the property, cut into firewood length and stacked in a fire-safe location, or chipped and scattered at a depth not to exceed 2 inches.
- All remaining trees are to be pruned 8 feet from the ground or half the trees height, whichever is lower.
Courtesy List of Licensed Timber Operators
Forest Care's Licensed Timber Operator list is a complimentary service we provide to
landowners to make the process of participating in our program as easy as possible.
It is not an endorsement of any particular licensed timber operator(s). To be included you must attend a Forest Care Information Session and provide us with the following licensing and insurance documentation::
- Current copy of Timber Operator License (A or B Licensed Timber Operator)
- Current copy of commercial liability insurance in the commercial general liability form, including products and completed operations coverage, covering events or occurrences on or in the property against claims for personal injury or death and property damage upon, in or about the property, with combined single limit primary coverage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
- Current copy of automotive liability with combined single limit primary coverage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
- Current copy of worker's compensation insurance with statutory limits, and employee liability with combined single limit primary coverage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
- Rider naming San Bernardino National Forest Association (SBNFA) as additional insured.
The above documentation can be mailed to:
Forest Care
PO Box 746
Blue Jay, CA 92317
Attention: Pam Morey
Forest Care Rules and Regulations
Forest Care maintains several rules for establishing and maintaining licensed timber operators
on our list. If a licensed timber operator is removed from our list it is for one of the
following reasons:
- If landowners participating in Forest Care make three complaints against a licensed timber operator.
- If Forest Care no longer has up-to-date or adequate paperwork documenting insurance and licensing (see above for requirements).
- If a licensed timber operator makes false claims about the nature of their association with Forest Care.
Please remember that Forest Care compiles the list of licensed timber operators as a courtesy to landowners. Therefore, Forest Care may remove any LTO from the list for a specified period of time if they meet any of the three qualifications listed above.