Michigan Logger’s Eco Log Harvester Gets Plaudits from Landowners, Mills
HARRISON, Michigan – Josee Miller came up with some terminology to describe the kind of service he provides to landowners when he buys and...
Michigan Logger and Crew Tackle Tough Hardwoods on Upper Peninsula
HANCOCK, Michigan – Rob Lamanen, the owner of DBM Forest Products, decided to switch to cut-to-length (CTL) logging operations seven years ago. Choosing the...
Kentucky Family Leaves Sawmill Behind To Focus Solely on Its Logging Business
SYMSONIA, Kentucky – Two options. Both good. That is the best kind of choice.
The partners in Wyatt Brothers had a choice between two options...
Maine Owner-Operator Pulls Some Long Days on Forwarder
NEW CANADA, Maine – It’s a long day for Braydon Paradis on the logging job he is on right now. He wakes up at...
Minnesota Logger Follows Road to Improvement to Cut-to-Length
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...
Wisconsin Logger Specializes in Harvests on Managed Forests for Private Landowners
BARABOO, Wisconsin – Mike Wilm has been logging all his life – more than 40 years. For decades he was felling timber by hand...
Louisiana Logger Continues Adapting, Adjusting to New Market Opportunities
CHATHAM, Louisiana – Pine and hardwood forests are plentiful in the gentle slopes of north-central Louisiana. So are the markets for wood, with mills...
Wisconsin Logger Has Had Good Mentor to Help Grow His Business
LILY, Wisconsin – Mark Strong didn’t necessarily envision a career in the forest products industry, but that hasn’t stopped him from starting and growing...
Wisconsin Trucking Contractor Expands By Adding Timber Harvesting Operations
GOODRICH, Wisconsin — How important is logging to Jason Smola, owner of Smola Transit? “Logging is in my blood,” he said.
So much so, when...
Growing Wisconsin Logger Continues Focus on Good Forest Management
ATHENS, Wisconsin – Good forest management has driven James Wilson’s logging business, which has grown steadily in only eight years. It’s been his focus...