Writings by Andrea Watts

I am a freelance writer/editor who specializes in covering forestry and natural resources issues. What I bring to each project are undergraduate degrees in English and forestry, a master’s degree with coursework in silviculture and science communication, and on-the-ground experience managing the family tree farm.

Making Employees’ Safety and Satisfaction a Priority

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TimberWest
September/October 2013

“Make sure you talk about the guys,” says George Bridgewater, owner of Bridgewater Logging. George may head up Bridgewater Logging, but he doesn’t want to be the center of attention; instead he would rather focus on his men, who he feels are responsible for the company’s success. But in this close-knit company, you can’t just focus on the men without giving due credit to a boss who built a company on the belief that the workplace should be a great place to show up each way and bringing men home safe from a job site is just standard operating procedure. Read more…

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