by Jan Jackson | Apr 11, 2024 | 2024, Harvesting, March/April 2024, TimberWest Magazine
RAINIER, OREGON – When Dan Kloppman was 16 and started working summers and school breaks for Teen Trees, a youth in forestry nonprofit program, he never imagined he would end up working in the woods full-time. Now, 41-years later, he is still there, but as president...
by Jan Jackson | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024, Harvesting, January/February, TimberWest Magazine
Larry Heestacker, founder of A-1 Logging, and his sons, Ben and Jeremy, took a big leap with their business in 2014. They replaced their mixed fleet of old equipment with new Caterpillar machines. Today, Ben and Jeremy credit their success to making that switch and...
by Jan Jackson | Dec 18, 2023 | 2023, November/December, TimberWest Magazine
When a logger like Charlie Alexander insists on working alone, his equipment becomes both his best friend and his trusty crew. The newest addition to the company is an FAE model PT-300 tracked carrier with a mulcher attachment. Alexander works at a power plant and...
by Jan Jackson | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Harvesting, September/October, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine
PALO CEDRO, California – Logan Taylor credits half of his success as a longing contractor to hard work, his ability to focus, and his love of what he does. The owner/operator of Hunter Creek Contracting credits the other half to the dedicated men who make up his...
by Jan Jackson | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023, July/August, TimberWest Magazine
SAINT MARIES, IDAHO – Brothers Chad and Bret Nelson found their way into the logging business even though they didn’t grow up in a logging family. Today, as Nelson Brothers Timber Management, they contract cut, stay on top of the latest equipment, hire contract...
