Helicopter logging is a harvesting method that uses a cable hanging from the bottom of a helicopter – cut trees are lifted off of the ground and flown to a designated landing. Logs and debris may then be removed by truck. Download Our...
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Two types of prescribed fire are commonly used: (1) pile burning, and (2) broadcast burning. Pile burning is a debris disposal method – it is conducted when slash (branches and tree-tops) cannot be removed or utilized cost effectively. Broadcast...
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Steep slope ground-based equipment logging, sometimes called “Cut to Length” logging, consists of using two machines: 1) a harvester that cuts, de-limbs, and processes timber into logs, and 2) a forwarder that loads and carries the logs from the...
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Cable logging uses a system of cables to move logs or whole trees from the cutting unit to a designated roadside area (landing). This system is used on sites that are too steep for ground-based operations. Download Our Cable Logging Fact Sheet
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