Welcome to CRFM

Chippewa River Forest Management, LLC is a whole tree producer of wood chips used in the roofing, paper, door, energy and biofuel industries.  We typically purchase standing timber from private and public sources, then harvest and chip the wood on site before it is sent to its destination.

The company is based in Cornell, Wisconsin, and is privately owned by Stuart Smith and Ken McIntyre. Smith began the operation in 1992 under the name Wood Chip Corporation of Marshfield. McIntyre began in 1996 as a Forester. In 2000, Smith sold the business to Hunt Forest Products, Inc, a Louisiana based company, while McIntyre stayed on as a Forestry Manager, running the day to day operations. In the summer of 2006, McIntyre and Smith hooked up again and jointly purchased the business back from Hunt Forest Products.

Today, Chippewa River Forest Management operates in approximately a 90 mile radius around Cornell to assist landowners with managing their woodlands and achieve their goals.  We are unique in that we can utilize the crown of the tree. This is usually the waste left behind in the woods by “conventional” loggers. In addition, we have the ability to produce wood fairly quickly, averaging approximately 150 cords per day.

Chippewa River Forest Management’s values are simple: we treat people the way we would want to be treated – fairly. We respect the land entrusted in us to work on, and we do what we say we’re going to do.  Our mission is to produce the highest quality chip possible from a forest left well managed for the future.