We're a full service forestry consulting firm based in middle Tennessee.
ABOUT US
Panther creek forestry specializes in land management tailored to meet individual landowner’s long and short-term goals. From marketing standing timber to improving wildlife habitat, we have a long-standing history of quality work. We have extensive experience in long-term forest management planning for estates, timber stand improvement, tree planting, prescribed fire, exotic species control, Greenbelt Tax Act forest management plans, resource conservation planning, and forest disease and pest treatment. We market and manage timber sales on a lump-sum or pay-as-cut basis, and require that buyers be fully insured, in good-standing among industry partners, and implement best management practices. We serve landowners with property ranging from 50 to 5,000+ acres, located across Tennessee, northern Georgia, and northern Alabama
Our Forest Professionals
Qualifications
Our team includes full-time field foresters, a GIS specialist, conservation programs specialist, staff biologist, seasonal interns, full-time forestry technician and office support staff.
-Society of American Foresters
-American Tree Farm System Qualified Inspector
-Technical service provider for USDA natural resources conservation service
-Prescribed burn certified
-Tennessee Pesticide Charter #5064
President and Senior Forester Benjamin Myers founded Panther Creek Forestry in 2002. Since that time he has worked in all areas of the industry, including field forester, timber buyer, logger, and consulting forester. Panther Creek became a full service forestry consulting firm in 2008.
Founder & CEO
Ben Myers
Hammet Blackwell joined the Panther Creek team in 2019 as an intern, then full-time after earning his B.S. in Forestry from the University of the South in 2020. During his time at the University he served as Vice President of the Sportsmen House and Manager of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Hammet was no stranger to trees even before his studies, working as a laborer and labor foreman in landscaping for more than 5 years. He is a certified commercial pesticide applicator through the TN Department of Agriculture, and a certified burn manager. Hammet is an avid outdoorsman, and enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking.
field Forester
Hammet Blackwell
Emily Stefanick has a passion for communication, which, paired with her love of forestry, makes her role as Project Manager a real treat. She takes pride in the planning, ordering, and execution of every job that rolls through the PCF office. From the first phone call to the delivery of an invoice, Emily specializes in asking the right questions to give clients what they need. She currently serves on the Tennessee State Technical Advisory Committee of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and has contributed greatly to the Tennessee Forestry Association over the past 7 years. When asked what she does at Panther Creek, Emily sums it up like this: “I take our foresters’ excellent field work and turn it into an excellent product for the client.” Emily also specializes in land sales for both recreational and investment-driven clients. When she’s not in the office or the field, Emily loves running, acting, cooking, trivia with her husband, and keeping up with her six kiddos. She plans on sleeping when she retires.
Project manager
Emily Stefanick
Emmett Kunz has been a field forester for Panther Creek Forestry since 2015. Emmett graduated from The University of Tennessee in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Forest Management. Emmett is a second generation forester from Tracy City, TN where he likes to hike and spend time outdoors with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.
Forestry Specialist
Emmett Kunz
Beth Wright joined Panther Creek Forestry in 2018 after graduating Cum Laude with her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Cumberland University, where she was inducted into the Business Honor Society, Delta Mu Delta. She is crucial to daily operations and keeps all the office staff in line. In her spare time, she likes to shop and keep up with You on Netflix. She is a native of Tennessee but prefers the beaches of the Bahamas.
Financial Administrative Assistant
Beth Wright
Carolyn Crouch is the Finance Administrator and all-things-accounting guru. She has made sure that the wheels of Panther Creek run smoothly for more than 10 years, and has more than 3 decades of logistics, management, and finance administration experience. Carolyn has a soft spot for animals, especially rescues, and can often be found with her cats lending a helping hand.
Finance Administrator
Carolyn Crouch
In making your forest work for you
we believe
Our mission is to help landowners reach their land management goals through healthy forest stewardship. From marketing standing timber to improving wildlife habitat, we have long standing history of quality work.
what we value
Community
As a team, working together to unite our strengths and serve our community is one of our highest priorities. By identifying ways to preserve and manage the beautiful land we are so privileged to live on, we hope to leave a legacy for generations to come.
Cultivation
Cultivating an interest and understanding of how to plan and care for the land is something we are very passionate about. We partner with many leaders in our industry to build awareness and give landowners every opportunity to make their forest work for them.
Collaboration
With over 12 years of forest management planning experience, we have an in depth knowledge of what it takes to identify and bring your goals to fruition. Our team of experts will work closely with you to create and implement a detailed plan that will help you make your forest work for you.
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931.474.6203
panther.creek.forestry@gmail.com
120 S. Court Square
McMinnville, TN 37110
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