by Forestnet | May 1, 2023 | 2023, May/June, TimberWest Magazine
By Jeff Cecchini Logging work is the most dangerous job in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Out of 100,000 full-time logging workers in 2021 alone, 82 were killed due to work-related incidents. Hazardous working conditions, the potential...
by Rick Stedman | May 1, 2023 | 2023, May/June, New Technology, TimberWest Magazine
The use of high-powered drones in logging has positively impacted the industry over the last several years, and Hilltop Aerial has played an important role. Not only did they have a hand in developing one of the first timber-focused drone prototypes, the company also...
by Jan Jackson | May 1, 2023 | 2023, Harvesting, May/June, TimberWest Magazine
NASHVILLE, Oregon – ShaneCo Timber was twice as big a few years ago, but owner Shane Russell scaled back the company and sold some equipment. Now he is in a ‘sweet spot.’ “I don’t want to jinx us, but we haven’t had any issues with manpower once I figured out the...
by Forestnet | May 1, 2023 | 2023, Harvesting, May/June, TimberWest Magazine
Louis Godon grew up hearing logging stories as a young boy sitting in the back of his grandmother’s bar. That’s where loggers would go at night after a long day in the woods. Louis was only six or seven at the time, but he would settle in and listen. “I wanted to be...
