by Tim Cox | Jan 26, 2026 | 2026, DIY, Small Scale, Harvesting, January/February 2026, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine
KIRKLAND, Washington – Small can be good when it comes to operating a business, and a small business model suits Tom Marici just fine. Marici, the owner of Dutchman Logging, does both logging and land-clearing jobs. He has a small crew of other loggers. Marici, 24,...
by Tim Cox | Dec 15, 2025 | 2025, Harvesting, New Technology, November/December 2025, Steep Slope, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine
FORKS, Washington – Chad Dahlgren and his family have adapted over the years to the changing times, changing business climate. Now his company, Dahlgren Logging, is adapting to working on Washington’s rugged terrain with the addition of a Falcon winch assist. The...
by Tim Cox | Dec 15, 2025 | 2025, Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, Harvesting, November/December 2025, Sustainability, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine, Trucking
CLE ELUM, Washington – Patrick Broderick is on a mission to help owners of forestland improve the health of their forests and protect them from wildfire. Broderick, 27, is a consulting forester doing business as Eastside Forestry. He works from an office in his home...
by Paul MacDonald | Oct 27, 2025 | 2025, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Harvesting, September/October 2025, Steep Slope, The Next Generation, Trucking
When you look at the logging being done in the British Columbia Interior, you might get the idea that it is all being done with mechanical harvesting, with feller bunchers and harvesters. But that’s really not the case—there is still a fair bit of hand falling being...
by Mary Bullwinkel | Jun 13, 2025 | 2025, Harvesting, May/June 2025, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine
SAPELLO, New Mexico – The success of the Lovato Group, which is comprised of a logging company and two other family-owned and operated businesses, is based on a simple premise: Don’t just work hard. Work smart and work efficiently. Lovato Group’s newest business unit,...
by Mary Bullwinkel | Mar 29, 2025 | 2025, Forest Management, Harvesting, March/April 2025, The Next Generation, TimberWest Magazine
POLLOCK PINES, CALIFORNIA – Dan Arens and Son Inc., a logging contractor in northern California, is a key business partner to Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI). In recent years the loggers have been helping SPI salvage timber on forestland ravaged by fire. The Arens...
