Gary Bratton

About Gary Bratton

ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser; ASFMRA) with experience in timberland appraisal in the southern United States, Appalachia, northeast United States and north central United States.American Forest Management (AFM) has appraisers with additional experience in the Pacific Northwest (US)and International timberland markets. AFM specializes in timberland and rural appraisal.AFM is the largest forest consulting and real estate brokerage firm in the United States, with 244 employees operating from 49 offices located in 17 states. AFM’s team of professionals is focused on meeting client needs by providing a complete range of forestry services, including appraisal, forest management, timber sales, timber inventory, growth and yield modeling, harvest scheduling, environmental services, real estate and GIS/mapping services. Our small regionally dispersed offices allow us to provide individualized services, and our large overall size allows us to coordinate teams of foresters and technical specialists for large, complex jobs.

Experience

1. Director of Appraisal Services

   American Forest Management, Inc

   Apr 2012 — Present

   ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser)Coordinate appraisal activities of the firm.Involved in all aspects of appraisal and appraisal-related consulting projects, including valuation analysis, report writing, and marketing

Education

• Clemson University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Forest Management

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Environmental Awareness
• Timberland Appraiser
• Real Estate Appraisal
• Rural Appraiser
• Forest Analysis
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Natural Resources
• Gis
• Valuation
• Sustainability
• Appraisals
• Forest Management
• Arcgis
• Strategic Planning
• Forestry
• Land Management
• Forest Inventory
• Timberland Appraisal (South Us, Appalachia)
• Timber
• Natural Resource Management
• Biomass