Forestry Laser Rangefinders Work Well for Streamside Management and Other Tasks
Along with the typical day-to-day tasks that today’s forester tackles comes the responsibility of designating Streamside Management Areas (SMAs) or Streamside Management Zones (SMZs). These buffers help keep moving water and surrounding areas protected from human...
Supplier Spotlight: Washington Man’s Proprietary Durable Alloys Made Him Valuable Partner for Mills, Loggers
GREENACRES, Washington – Larry Schmedding Sr. got a good hands-on education in the business of welding and metal fabrication, an education that served him well in launching his own business, Agri-Tool & Supply. His company has flourished in part because Larry...
Washington Firewood Business Thriving With Kiln-Dried Product for Bundled Market
Overview of the wood yard and firewood production operations of C&C Timber. The company is equipped with a pair of Multitek firewood processors as well as Multitek firewood cleaners and conveyors. KINGSTON, Washington – Business has been booming for the firewood...
Oklahoma Man Forging Ahead Where He Sees an Opportunity
Chance Gros felling cedar with his new Ponsse Ergo harvester. The Oklahoma man started a logging business and invested in a Ponsse Ergo harvester and Ponsse Buffalo forwarder. McCURTAIN, Oklahoma – Chance Gros sees an opportunity in Oklahoma’s cedar trees, and he’s...
Canada’s Irving Woodlands an Important Player in Maine’s Forestry Operations
Irving Woodlands uses a Tigercat 1075 forwarder like the one shown above to pull and power a Bracke Forest disc trencher to prepare land in Maine for planting seedlings. FORT KENT, Maine – Irving Woodlands has vast operations in Maine and Canada, and Bracke Forest...