We are in the hurricane season here in the southern part of Georgia and have 40 pine trees that need to be removed from our property. To have these cut down will cost a fortune. Do you have any suggestion on how these can get cut down at no cost to us? Or even make a small profit from having them cut down?
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Cutting down trees is hard work and requires expensive equipment. The vast majority of people want to be paid. You can try to put an ad on Craigslist swapping the lumber for removal, but I don't think you are going to have any takers.
There are legal and possibly historic and archaeological complications in removing trees from your land:
*Injuries to employees of the tree cutting company that may also involve you;
I read above and it hit close to home. I wanted to have some trees removed from out front so I reached out to a landscaper on Yelp to help me, and he came over and told me it was illegal to do so and I'd have to get permission from the city first. I'd get a clearance from your city and then ask them for low cost options for help (that's where I found my person, and permission).
You can start a "gofundme" page and some people will help with the cost. Especially after a disaster. FEMA might help with some of it if it is a threat to your home or property. Call your local habitat for humanity as well. They may have funding for this as well. You may be put on a waiting list, but it may be worth the wait. If you can't get help right away, take some washers with a long strong strong rope and try to tie around the top.
Your state has a 400 page document about tree ordinances:
www.gufc.org/
It will be best if you can talk to someone in your local government and find out if you are even permitted to cut these trees, if any are in municipality owned right of way, etc.
You say they are on your property...but I learned when I moved into my house, that a tree that I thought was "on my property" actually half mine and half the municipality. Because it was causing damage to the public road, they paid 1/2 of the removal.
Post back with an update.
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