Against the Wind: Cooper Timber Harvesting Helps Clear Downed Trees from the Hurricane-battered Gulf Coast
Wayne Cooper weathered his first hurricane in 2004, when Hurricane Charley slammed Florida. The category four storm made landfall in Florida near Ft. Meyers on the Gulf Coast, and continued in a northeastern direction toward Wayne’s family and home in Arcadia. “We...
Growing Texas-Based Company Recycles Railroad Ties
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Growth is on the minds of the principals at Bailey Bark Materials, Inc. And well it should be. Since its inception in 1983, Bailey Bark Materials has added employees and product lines – and of course, equipment and vehicles. Ten years ago the...
Safety Alert: Logging Equipment No Match for Locomotive
BACKGROUND: It was mid-morning on a clear, cold December day in the Lake States Region. Markets for forest products were strong, and loggers were busy moving their crews into winter timber sales, hoping to take advantage of rapidly improving logging conditions....