John is a professional forester and natural resource manager, with an associate’s degree from the SUNY Ranger School and both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Forest Management from SUNY ESF. He has been working in this field since 2001, with experience in both forestry consulting and procurement forestry. As a consulting forester, John works with landowners to meet their management objectives, including wildlife habitat improvement, timber production, and enhancement of recreational opportunities. With his wife Valerie, he owns and operates Benchmark Forest & Land Management, LLC, serving landowners in eastern New York State. John is intimately familiar with all aspects of recreational and timber investment properties and brings his knowledge and passion for both to the sellers and buyers he represents for Timberland Realty. John enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters in the outdoors, fishing, riding mountain bikes, cross-country skiing, and exploring the Adirondacks and beyond
My Listings
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York wooded land with views, trails, streams and ponds for sale: This property offers great recreational opportunities within the property, including hiking, fishing, paddling, hunting, rock climbing, ATV’ing and snowmobiling riding. Approximately 500 feet into the parcel, via an existing gravel drive off Oven — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNY forested land with timber, views and streams for sale: 194 acres of Bolton Landing-Gore Mtn. area forest. Only 6 miles from Bolton Landing and Lake George, 25 miles from Gore Mtn. Secluded recreational land with mature timber, streams, and varied terrain for your enjoyment. — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York forested property with trails, marsh pond and adjoining NYS Lands for sale: 515 acres of southern Adirondack forestland, including the ~ 54-acre Marsh Pond. Immediately adjacent to 2,700 acres of State Forest Preserve. Only 7 miles to Schroon Lake, 30 minutes to Gore — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York Land Adirondack Recreational Forestland only 10 minutes outside Lake George Village and 2.5 Miles from Exit 23 off I-87.for sale: This 175 acre highly-developable southeastern Adirondack parcel is located in the Town of Lake George just minutes from Lake George Village, Bolton Landing, — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York forested land in Southern Adirondacks for sale: This Adirondack parcel is located in northern Warren County, on South Johnsburg Road, ~1.5 miles from the center of Johnsburg and only 15 minutes from Gore Mountain. The property has 372 feet of paved frontage on — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York wooded land with camp, stream, views and adjoins State Land for Sale. Adirondack forestland with a 55-mile view to the High Peaks from a cleared and accessible high-elevation home site. Situated in the Town of Johnsburg, this eastern Adirondack property is located directly — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York land with camp, timber, trails and creek for sale. A turn-key hunting and recreational property located in the Town of Stony Creek, this southern Adirondack property is ready for deer season, boasting 167 acres of fully-timbered woods with trails, creek, and a single-wide — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York forested land with views, stream and trails for Sale: This 177-acre forested parcel is in the Lake George/Gore Mtn. Region of the eastern Adirondacks. Located in the Town of Thurman, it is a short drive from Lake George Village, Bolton Landing, Warrensburg, and — Read more
- Listing StatusUnder ContractNew York forested land with views, stream and adjacent to Adirondack Forest Preserve Lands for Sale: This 191-acre forested parcel is in the Eastern Adirondacks/High Peaks Region. Located in the Town of Lewis, it is a short drive from Elizabethtown, Westport, and Whiteface Mountain Ski — Read more
- Listing StatusAvailableNew York wooded land with trails, stream and views in the southern Adirondacks for sale: This Adirondack parcel is located in northern Warren County outside the Hamlet of Baker Mills and situated in the Town of Johnsburg. This property has approximately 1826 feet of paved — Read more
