by Web Editor | Mar 12, 2018 | News, News/PR
Because snow-covered and frozen ground may reduce the potential negative consequences caused by soil compaction and rutting, warmer winters could shorten the window on logging activities. Logging when the ground is frozen or snow-covered allows for minimal soil...
by Web Editor | Mar 7, 2018 | Editor's Blog
Written by Dan Shell Twenty-something Millennial generation logging equipment operators from Miller Timber Services in Philomath, Ore. told their story at Oregon Logging Conference in Eugene, Ore. on Feb. 22-24. More than 400 local Oregon high school students attended...
by Web Editor | Aug 30, 2017 | News, News/PR
On a steep slope just inland from Waldport, Oregon, a young forestry worker named Jared Foster is at the controls of a large machine called a forwarder. The machine, made by Finnish company Ponnse, looks like it was designed by Michael Bay. The front section contains...
by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
Automation was never a bad word in the logging industry. It represented a more efficient, safer way to harvest timber. But it has changed the face of the industry. Now, the demand for workers highly skilled in electronics is on the rise. At the same time, those...
by Web Editor | May 3, 2017 | News, News/PR
It’s rare that a governor shows up to celebrate a new condo tower. But this one’s made of wood, and that’s a bigger deal than it seems. Gov. Kate Brown was on hand the day Carbon12 in North Portland reached its full eight stories and became the...
