Recent timber sales, as well as reports from timber market observers such as the one linked to below, continue to indicate that markets for timber, logs and lumber is holding strong.

http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Poplar-Orders-Strong-Millwork-Demands-More-Oak-171570871.html

With the capital gains tax rate scheduled to reset next year, this might make this quarter the best time for a landowner to sell timber.