Category: Sustainable Forestry
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TimberWest September/October 2017 Being a crew of two means father-son team J.D and J.R. Boehme find themselves switching between equipment and tasks while on a job site, but that suits them just fine. In fact, a two-man team is keeping with the tradition that began nearly 40 years ago when J.D.’s father, Don, started Boehme…
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U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Science Findings November 2017 We ask a lot of our national forests. They are our recreation destinations, while providing habitat for numerous wildlife and plant species. They are a source of timber that supports jobs for rural communities and our cities’ water supplies. And they are vital in…
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TimberWest July/August 2017 Telematics technology has revolutionized business operations, and we have come to depend upon real-time global positioning systems (GPS) in our daily lives, whether to track the status of a package, receiving turn-by-turn instructions while driving, or to know when the next bus will arrive. For the logging industry, however, the full…
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TimberWest May/June 2017 White and Zumstein say taking on the difficult jobs no one else wants can be challenging, but also rewarding and educational. Read more…
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Construction Equipment Guide June 22, 2017 The new partial cloverleaf interchange at Exit 46 off I-93 in Methuen, Mass., is taking shape with the recent completion of the southbound off-ramp onto Route 110/113 and construction under way on the northbound off-ramp to westbound Route 110/113. With the four-year project now in its final year, the…
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TimberWest January/February 2017 Industry experts discuss the future of steep slope logging. Read more…
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TimberWest September/October 2016 RCD Timber is a young company succeeding in a competitive market. Read more…
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TimberWest May/June 2016 After 35 years, R.L. Smith Logging has seen it all. The next challenge will be passing on the torch. Read more…
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TimberWest March/April 2016 Preston Drew says he “just slid into the industry.” Cutting firewood in high school turned into a career path that he hasn’t been able to shake. Forty years later, even after experiencing all the ups and downs in the industry and reinventing himself so many times to keep working, Drew does not…
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Seattle Business June 2015 It’s strong enough to build high-rises; can it revive a legacy Northwest industry? Read more…
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