SYMSONIA, Kentucky – Two options. Both good. That is the best kind of choice. The partners in Wyatt Brothers had a choice between two options in 1999. Their sawmill was doing well. So was their logging operation. “We were getting big enough. We had to choose,” explained Sid Wyatt, who along with his father, Royce, […] The post Kentucky Family Leaves Sawmill Behind To Focus Solely on Its Logging Business appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

NEW CANADA, Maine – It’s a long day for Braydon Paradis on the logging job he is on right now. He wakes up at his home in northern Maine at 3:30. The job is almost 100 miles south, a two-hour drive. He works 10 hours, operating his new Eco Log 594F forwarder from Scandinavian Forestry […] The post Maine Owner-Operator Pulls Some Long Days on Forwarder appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) reintroduced legislation that would require the U.S. Forest Service to expedite treatment of more than 70 million acres of National Forest lands, in consultation with states, that have been identified as needing treatment to reduce the threat of insect and disease infestations and catastrophic wildfires. “The lack of active forest […] The post Bill Would Expedite Fuels Treatment on National Forests appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Forests are important for slowing climate change. They remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – 30 percent of all fossil fuel emissions annually – and store carbon in trees and soils. Old and mature forests are important: They handle droughts, storms and wildfires better than young trees, and they store more carbon. […] The post Biden Seeks Protection Of Old Growth Forests appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

FINLAND, Minnesota – Greg Tibbetts is always looking for ways to make his logging and trucking business more productive, more efficient, more profitable. “I’m always trying to improve,” said Greg, 57, whose business is based in Finland in northeast Minnesota, just a couple of miles from the shore of Lake Superior. The path to improvement […] The post Minnesota Logger Follows Road to Improvement to Cut-to-Length appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Tigercat has brought a niche skidder to the market, the 612 dual winch skidder. It is specially designed to operate in selective harvesting applications, extracting high value timber in steep or sensitive terrain conditions. The Tigercat 612 series skidder platform was created to manage the extraction function in challenging terrain, selective felling applications, while preserving […] The post Tigercat Develops Niche Skidder appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Background On a spring morning in the Southeastern U.S., a log truck driver was starting to transport his second load of the day. The weather was not a contributing factor to the accident as conditions were clear and dry. Personal Characteristics The driver had only been on the job for 17 months; however, he did […] The post Log Truck Collides with Train When Driver Distracted appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Maine forests already absorb about 70 percent of the state’s annual fossil fuel emissions. Now, a new study shows that Maine’s commercial forest landowners could increase annual carbon storage by at least 20 percent over the next 60 years while maintaining timber harvest levels. The findings are timely as the demand for carbon offset projects […] The post Study: Maine Forests Can Boost Carbon Storage At Current Harvest Levels appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R–CA) and Jimmy Panetta (D–CA) introduced legislation to allow the continued use of fire retardant to battle forest fires. The Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act creates a Clean Water Act exemption for federal, state, local, and tribal firefighting agencies to use fire retardant to fight wildfires. Fire retardant is an […] The post Legislation Would Preserve the Use of Fire Retardant appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more

Background On a February afternoon in the Lake States region, a log truck driver was hauling 100-inch pulpwood to a local mill. The truck was equipped with a center-mount grapple to load and unload logs. It was a cold, sunny day, and the roads were free from ice and snow. Driving conditions were good. Personal […] The post Logs Spill Due to Speed in Curve, Unsecured Load appeared first on Timberline Magazine ..read more