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Harvesting Black Walnut Trees Illegally (IA)

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From: JoAnn Garr City: Centerville, IA
Is it legal to cut black walnuts in Iowa?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
1) Yes, it is illegal to harvest or cut any tree without the landowner's consent. Consent must be via a signed timber sale contract with a licensed timber buyer. 2) No, it is not illegal to harvest black walnut trees; unless, of course, these trees were illegally harvested (i.e., harvested without the landowner's permission). Please contact an Iowa DNR forester for additional answers you may have: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/Forestry/ForestryLandownerAssistance/DistrictForesterContacts.aspx
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