NCX - About Us

NCX's Mission

The Natural Capital Exchange

If you're a family forest owner, you're part of a community that manages over 290 million acres across the United States — more than all industrial and public forests combined. You are the backbone of rural economies, stewards of critical wildlife habitat, and guardians of watersheds that supply drinking water to millions. Your decisions shape the health, economy, and culture of rural America for generations to come.

Yet you're operating at a profound disadvantage. Large timber companies have full-time forestry experts with specialized software and direct access to emerging markets for timber, carbon credits, and conservation programs. Meanwhile, you're often left not knowing who you can trust for advice and with limited access to markets that could help your land reach its full potential.

Zack Parisa and Max Nova, Co-Founders of NCX

Our founders, Max Nova and Zack Parisa, spent over a decade working with institutional landowners, helping them navigate emerging natural capital markets and evaluate complex trade-offs between timber income, carbon sequestration, and wildlife habitat. We saw firsthand how powerful these tools and market connections could be — and how unfair it was that landowners like you were locked out.

So we built NCX to level the playing field. We give you professional-grade analytics, market opportunities, and expert guidance—helping you manage your land with ease and confidence. Free tools to discover your land's potential. Expert foresters when you're ready to take action. No pressure. No hidden agendas. Just the clarity you need to help your land reach its full potential and build a lasting legacy for your family.

Today, NCX works with tens of thousands of landowners like you across the United States, from 40-acre family parcels to multi-thousand acre properties. We've helped facilitate over $20 million in payments to landowners through timber sales, carbon programs, and conservation opportunities—proving that when you have access to the right tools and expertise, you can unlock real value while stewarding your land for future generations.

How It Works

Talk to Sylvia Free

Meet your personal forest guide. Share your goals and ask about timber value, forest health, wildlife habitat, and more.

Forest Checkup Free

Sylvia analyzes satellite imagery, ecological data, and local market conditions to give you personalized insights about your property.

Act with Confidence

Ready to take action? For a fee, NCX can handle everything for you—connecting with buyers, managing contracts, and navigating paperwork.

Talk to Sylvia

Join 40,000+ Landowners on NCX

There are so many programs available for landowners and it's almost impossible to navigate or access the possibilities. NCX provides that missing link and it's at your fingertips.

— Michael, Arkansas

Speaking with NCX can introduce and educate landowners to a variety of environmental solutions that can be profitable for both the land and property owners. I would recommend talking to NCX to understand what programs might work for property owners.

— Austin, Virginia

NCX is awesome. Honestly, this stuff has been weighing on me and this is just what I need to get information and move forward confidently.

— John, Michigan

How Does NCX Make Money?

Our business model is straightforward: we provide every landowner in America with powerful, free tools to analyze your land and explore your options. When you're ready to take action on things like timber harvests, conservation programs, or other opportunities, we offer paid implementation services. We want to earn your trust by providing unbiased advice and insight about your land and opportunities that can make a difference. When you're ready to act, we hope NCX will be your first call.

Common Questions

Talking to Sylvia and getting a property analysis are completely free with no obligation. When you're ready to take action — like selling timber through NCX Timber — we offer paid implementation services. We earn money by helping you execute your plans, if and when you're ready.

That depends on your goals, timber growth rates, and current market prices. Sylvia can walk you through projections for harvesting now versus waiting 5, 10, or 20 years—so you can compare the financial outcomes and make a confident decision based on real data for your specific property.

That's great! Sylvia is a free resource you and your forester can both use. Many landowners use her analysis to get a second opinion or explore options their forester might not have mentioned. If you decide to sell timber and want to keep working with your forester, that's completely fine—we're here to provide information, not replace trusted relationships.

That's completely fine. Many landowners talk to Sylvia just to understand their options for future planning. There's no timeline or pressure from us.

Sylvia can answer general forestry questions for landowners throughout the continental United States. Detailed property analysis and our implementation services (like NCX Timber) are currently available in the Southeast, including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Contact us if you're outside this area — we're actively expanding.

We work with properties 10 acres and larger. Whether you have 50 acres or 5,000, Sylvia can help you understand your options.

Not at all. Sylvia explains everything in plain language and walks you through your options step by step. If you have questions, our team is also here to help.

Sylvia responds instantly — you can start getting answers about your land right away. For a detailed property analysis with personalized recommendations, create a free account and add your property.