U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Science Findings January 2017 A balanced diet and regular exercise are fundamental for good health, and a daily dose of nature may be equally important. Nearly 40 years of research has demonstrated that “metro nature”—nature found in urban environments, such as parks or tree-lined streets—provides positive and measurable […]
Preparing for the Future and Adapting to the Times
TimberWest November/December 2017 With over 40 years of working in the Mossy Rock-Winlock area of Southwest Washington, there aren’t many hills that the Lyons family hasn’t logged. “We’ve been pretty fortunate to [have] spent 30 years in this area,” says Brad, while driving out to the first of several jobsites where his crews are working. […]
Cellulose-Infused Concrete Is One Step Closer to Reality
Construction Equipment Guide December 6, 2017 On a sunny summer day at Oregon State University, before an audience of researchers and representatives from the construction industry, a Knife River-owned ready-mix cement truck poured a batch of concrete. By all appearances the concrete looked similar to concrete poured at a construction site with one notable exception. […]
Father and Son Carry on Family Tradition
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 […]
Can We Store Carbon and Have Our Timber and Habitat Too?
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 […]
FWTA’s $1B TEXRail Project on Time
Construction Equipment Guide October 10, 2017 With the construction of the rail line on schedule and the field testing of the first train set for late fall 2017, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority’s (FWTA) TEXRail commuter rail project is meeting its target goal of beginning service in late 2018. And if the project forecast’s hold […]
Hanford Site Receives Official Shutdown Order, Begins Demo
Construction Equipment Guide September 26, 2017 In the west area of the Hanford Site’s Central Plateau, demolition is under way on a building that played a significant role in the United States’ weapons program history. From its production start in 1949 until its official shutdown in 1996, the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) was responsible for […]
Telematics Technology in the Forestry Sector
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 […]
Fast Facts: Crab Apples
CIDERCRAFT Volume 8 In the cider world, Malus pumila — the common apple — reigns supreme, but crab apples, the North American counterpart, is finally receiving attention for its ability to make a quaffable cider too. Once traditionally used only for jellies or as pollinators, and even regarded as useless trees, crab apples are now […]
When Logging Promotes Conservation
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…
Writings by Andrea Watts 