Stephen M. Butler is president of TimberCorp, which is a consulting forestry...Read More

PROFILE

Stephen Butler always knew he wanted to be in private practice. Though entering college at Mississippi State he thought it would be in veterinary medicine, he soon discovered a love of forestry that resulted in a bachelor’s degree in forestry and then a Master’s in forestry business. After a stint interning for a consulting economist in Washington that led to a summer of inventory work in Alaska, Butler came home to Mississippi where he spent 10 years as the very first bank forester for Deposit Guarantee National Bank. “It was a great opportunity to work statewide and network,” Butler said.

It was also great preparation for him to start his own company, TImberCorp, Inc., which he eventually did in 1989. Butler works with clients all over Mississippi and western Alabama, focusing heavily on the financial side of forestry. “It’s my default mode when I meet a client,” he said. “We always focus on whatever their goals are, but often it’s making money so we try to maximize the return on their investment while at the same time letting them incorporate aesthetics or wildlife management as secondary goals.”
 

Seeking clients in these counties:
Baldwin
Choctaw
Clarke
Greene
Lamar
Marengo
Mobile
Pickens
Sumter
Washington


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