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…
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…
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…
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…
Ground based harvest systems typically consist of several machines that perform specialized functions: A feller-buncher cuts the trees and places them into bunches. A rubber-tired grapple skidder drags the whole…