Timberwise is an
underwater timber
harvesting company.
A GLOBAL SOLUTION FOR A
BROKEN FORESTRY INDUSTRY
Timberwise is an underwater timber harvesting company. Our focus is recovering old growth wood from flooded forests created when hydro-electric dams are built.
There are over 62,000 dams worldwide that we have targeted to sustainably harvest wood from. This wood is perfectly preserved and superior quality to land based timber. Currently we are working to harvest, commercialize and market environmentally-friendly old-growth timber globally.
Higher Quality Overall
Greater quality and dense wood, no parasitic or physical damage. This is the world’s finest Old-Growth timber.
Global Wood Demand
Global wood consumption is projected to grow by 54% by 2050.
A Ready Solution
Timberwise has the technology, processes and experience to recover Old-Growth timber efficiently and profitably without harming the environment.
TIMBERWISE
AT A GLANCE
PROJECTS
We are working to secure and harvest sites in Malaysia, Central and South America, and Canada
TEAM
We are a group of highly experienced industry professionals who have identified a readily available wood recovery solution.
TECHNOLOGY
Our specialized harvesting technology is the most efficient, safest and scalable solution in the world.
OPPORTUNITY
Timberwise offers an excellent investment opportunity by addressing a global need.
We are addressing a growing global need
1 ACRE
Every acre of drowned trees that lay in a hydroelectric reservoir, lake or river translates into an acre of forest that’s left standing.
$135 BILLION
Beneath the waters of the world's hydro dam reservoirs are an estimated USD $135,000,000,000 in perfectly preserved forests.
$450+ BILLION
The global market for industrial wood products including wood and paper is growing everyday.
Many years ago, loggers used to float felled trees over lakes and nearby rivers for transportation to mills for processing. Logs that were extra heavy would sink to the bottom, and the loggers did not take the time to recover them. It is estimated that 20 - 30% of harvested timber ended up under water.
Fast forward to today, these logs are not completely lost, as underwater logs are safe from wood-decaying fungi that require wood, moisture, air, and temperatures estimated around 24ºC – 32ºC (75ºF — 90ºF) . Underwater logs are also safe from stains. In fact, the water preserves the wood naturally.
Timberwise was borne from the idea that this old growth wood was indeed unique from today’s wood and were worth harvesting. As well, modern land-based logging methods are unsustainable and hard on the environment. Timberwise has invented technology, processes and equipment to sustainably harvest old growth timber from lakebeds, reservoirs and rivers efficiently and profitably without harming the environment.
Today, the global demand for exotic and hard-to-find wood is a $60 Billion US growth business. Timberwise is meeting this demand and harvesting old growth submerged timber from the very same lakes that the early loggers used while reducing the environmental footprint on the world.
Timberwise. Driving Change with Rediscovered Wood.
DRAWING UPON THE PAST FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Because the underwater logging process is essentially retrieving sunken wood that was already lost in previous logging and dam building, the logs are considered ‘rediscovered wood.’ It reduces deforestation. In addition, road building is eliminated as well as greenhouse emissions.
SOUTH AMERICAN SPECIES
CURUPAY
Curupay is a strong, durable hardwood that is a superior choice for outdoor uses as it has a high resistance to decay and impregnation. The lustrous wood makes for strong, beautiful furniture.
URUNDAY
Large natural stands have become scarce. Urunday is used as a medicinal plant. Recent studies have shown potential as treatment of nerve-degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s. The wood is very heavy, durable, and strong.
PETEREBI
A highly valuable workable wood. It is used for decorative veneers, furniture, accents, inlays, boat building and musical instruments. The colour is a dark tobacco brown to nearly black with irregular and impressive darker stripes.
LAPACHO (Brazilian Walnut)
Prized for its rich colour, Lapacho’s hardness is 3684. It dwarfs red oak’s 1290 rating, is over 170% harder than white oak, over 150% harder than hard maple. It is used for flooring, docks, railroad ties, furniture and moulding.
GAIACWOOD
A very solid and rustic wood. It is prized for its crude and purified essential oils. It is also used for muscle and joint pain (rheumatism), breathing problems, skin disorders, and syphilis. It is also used for preventing gout.
GUAYACAN
Regarded as one of the heaviest and hardest woods in the world. Its durability in submerged or ground-contact applications is legendary—it has been used for propeller shaft bearings on ships, and its natural oils provide self-lubrication that gives the wood excellent wear resistance.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
