Logging aint always pretty

[terry f]

     Seven years ago, the large timber company that owns a large piece of the land on the ridge I'm on, clearcut the north and west side of me, not a pretty sight. Last Fall I got the map of what they are cutting this year, and my southeast corner was on the map. When I went up there I was expecting to see the regular moonscape they have left in years past, but I have to say this is the best job I've seen anywhere. Neighbor says 24 loads a day comeing out of here, on about six sites, but you would never know it. Looks like several Timco's cutting and a large cat skidder pulling them back to the landing, feathers and all. Nothing is left in the woods, and I don't know if a chainsaw is ever fired up on a typical day. The trees they are leaveing are up to 12 inches, and all species, when they clearcut they would replant in ponderosa, but this is left mixed. I see the logging company doing this got Eastern Oregon Logger of the Year, and I can see why.

[thecfarm]

It's nice to see that. Just down the road from me, about 3 acres came out looking real bad in my eyes. It's between 2 roads so the damage can be seen that much more. Lots of tree knocked over and snapped right off and left. It's an eye sore and than some. Places like that give loggers a bad name. The good jobs are not noticed much because they look good and no one can really tell,nothing catches the eye. I like to walk loggers jobs. It's a hobby of mine.

[beenthere]

Three years ago a neighbor farmer let a logger in on his property for a cash deal. Logger could select what he wanted.
He did and left a mess that looked horrible.

Now in three years, can't tell much difference from what it used to look like. Time heals as well as the forest heals - at least from the viewpoint. ;)

[lumberjack48]

I used to call the guys that left a mess, Sledgehammer Loggers

[coxy]

its great that some body else is doing a great job but i have to say there is some veary few land owners that dont want there woods looking wonder full they want the slash left dont wont the tops lobed  i try to tell them that if it looks like crap they talk about me and my mess one land owner told me to tell them to call him he wood set them straight he did not want the deer to eat the seedlings we as loggers have to deal with a lot of crap p.s  could we maybe see some pic just my 3 cents thanks

[hardtailjohn]

We're surrounded by Plum Creek land here, and first off let me say they have been great neighbors...for as long as they have been around.  Two years ago, they did a sale that was to the South of us, on land that we lease from them for grazing June-Sept. The outfit that did the logging was awesome! I looked great when they left, and they were very respectful of our fences, etc. The next winter the same outfit came back and did a sale to the West and South of us... it looks like a disaster!! Fences were run down, torn down, trampled...brush that's neck deep everywhere, lots of missed turns and stray logs left laying... a real hack job!! I mentioned it to the forester, and he attributed it to the fact that the guy had lost most of his experienced crew to the oil patch, so had a bunch of guys that he normally wouldn't hire. What a shame!  On the bright side, another outfit was working on more of our lease land to the East of us, and it looks like a park up there!! Should be some good grazing this year if we get some moisture!

[terry f]

     On large industrial forest land, who usually has the last say in what type of logging will be done. This land has had three different owners in the last nine years, I think they kept the foresters each time, but the type of logging seems to be different with each owner. Does the logger have any say in it, or just follows orders. This logger doesn't lack any equipment, and I really don't think a chainsaw is needed as far as I can see, but I didn't watch them work. Coxy, I'll work on that picture thing.