by Steve Wilent | Aug 12, 2024 | 2024, Fire Mitigation, July/August 2024, TimberWest Magazine
TWAIN HARTE, California – Reducing fuels in overcrowded forests in the Sierra Nevada region of California is crucial for forest health and their very survival. High Sierra Timber Management plays a big role in that effort by masticating small trees and brush, sending...
by Steve Wilent | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, May/June 2024, New Technology, Sawmill, TimberWest Magazine
CLANCY, MONTANA – Marks Lumber has completed a major retooling of its sawmill. A refurbished combination gang-edger and other improvements completed in 2023 doubled production capacity. The company’s 15-20 employees now can produce 2 million board feet of specialty...
by Steve Wilent | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, DIY, Small Scale, May/June 2024, TimberWest Magazine, Value Added
DUCHESNE, UTAH – Picture a cord of firewood, a stack four feet tall by eight feet long and four feet wide. Now picture 1,000 cords. Placed side by side, they would cover 32,000 square feet, more than two-thirds of an acre. That’s how much firewood Chris Ivester and...
