June 19, 2017

Here are some photos from a recent forest tour hosted by Miller Timber Services and Starker Forests demonstrating cut-to-length logging using high-tech equipment from the Finnish company Ponsse. Cut-to-length logging is a process where the harvested trees are cut to specific lengths in the forest before being transported to the mill. Mechanized harvesting with cut-to-length…

The U.S. Forest Service often blames the lack of employees and money for its inability to implement more (and larger) forest projects that mitigate catastrophic wildfire, insect infestations and disease.  Much of this is due to the growing, unsustainable costs of fighting today’s mega-fires. Yet it’s also estimated personnel spend more than 40 percent of their…