by Forestnet | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, July/August 2025, New Technology, Sawmill, TimberWest Magazine
NORTH BEND, Oregon – Southport Lumber continues to evolve and continues to make use of every speck of fiber from a log. In its latest evolution, the company – faced with a setback – embarked on a new initiative and capital investment to tap an unreached market....
by Forestnet | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, July/August 2025, TimberWest Magazine
TimberWest magazine is celebrating 50 years serving the forestry industry in 2025. Anthony Robinson acquired TimberWest Publications in 2019; at the time he was associate publisher of Logging & Sawmilling Journal and had a leadership role in both magazines. He...
by Tim Cox | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, Harvesting, July/August 2025, Steep Slope, TimberWest Magazine
BANKS, Oregon – Harve Dethlefs, the owner of Bighorn Logging Corp., has learned that safety pays in more ways than one. The company’s safety initiatives earned it the 2024 Safety Professional of the Year Award from Associated Oregon Loggers earlier this year. Dethlefs...
by Forestnet | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, July/August 2025, TimberWest Magazine
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by Forestnet | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, July/August 2025, Supplier Newsline, TimberWest Magazine
RHINELANDER, Wisconsin – Ponsse held an event at the service center of its North American headquarters to mark a pair of anniversaries: 55 years since forest machine pioneer Einari Vidgrén founded the Ponsse factory in his hometown of Vieremä, Finland, and 30 years...
by Tom Filmer | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, July/August 2025, Steep Slope, TimberWest Magazine
Tower yarders are the backbone of many steep-slope logging operations. However, even the toughest machines are vulnerable to hidden risks if maintenance practices don’t evolve with the times. Below are four often-overlooked considerations in tower yarder maintenance,...
