TimberWest - January/February 2015

Oregon Logging Conference Presents The Logging, Construction, Trucking & Heavy Equipment Expo

Timber Management Three Rivers Logging

Harvests, Thins & Logjams

Harkness Contracting Inc.

A Long History in Utah Blazzard Lumber Co.

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ON THE COVER Photo taken of the Blazzard mill pond in Kama, Utah.

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2015 OLC Show Guide

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A comprehensive listing of all the events, panels and exhibitors of the 2015 OLC. Breakfast to Welcome Loggers................. Page 19 Chainsaw Carving Event............................. Page 50 Dessert for Dreams....................................... Page 18 Exhibitor’s List................................................ Page 54 Family Day....................................................... Page 53 Friday Night 77th Celebration Event...... Page 20 Food................................................................... Page 38 Guess the Net Board Feet........................... Page 15 High School Competition.......................... Page 36 Key Speaker..................................................... Page 14 Lars Larson Show.......................................... Page 50 Log Loader Competition............................ Page 42 MAP.................................................................... Page 44 Meet & Greet................................................... Page 12 OLC Scholarships Awards........................... Page 48 ODF Training Operators.............................. Page 49 OWIT Dinner & Auction............................... Page 12 Panels & Seminars......................................... Page 22 President’s Welcome.......................................Page 6 Program & Schedule.................................... Page 43 Professional Logger Credits....................... Page 33 Registration..................................................... Page 10 Resolutions...................................................... Page 40 SAF Continued Education.......................... Page 15 Sawdust Bowl................................................. Page 50 Sponsors..............................................................Page 8 2014 OLCF of the Year Awards.................. Page 52

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Vashon Forest Stewards

Timber Management Sustainablity and diversity keep Three Rivers Logging in operation

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A Long History in Utah Blazzard Lumber has run a successful logging and milling operation since the 1800s

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Harvests, Thins & Logjams If it has to do with timber harvesting, Harkness Contracting can probably handle it

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Forest Service Offers 600 Temporary Jobs

In January the Forest Service began advertising more than 600 temporary jobs in national forests in Washington and Oregon.

The jobs are in areas such as fisheries, trails, recreation, archeology, and fire suppression, and applicants can apply through www.usajobs.gov.

The first opportunity to apply was Jan. 6-12 for temporary fire-related positions plus some jobs in trails, recreation, engineering, wildlife, timber, fisheries, and botany. The second round of applications, however, will be accepted Feb. 4 through 10. The third opportunity will be in March.

Find out more at www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/jobs.

9th Circuit Court Says Yes to Thinning in Idaho

Two environmental advocacy groups— Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Clearwater—tried to block a 2,598acre thinning project by appealing a lower court’s decision. The groups claimed the project could have a significant negative effect on several species that live in the area.

This January, the Ninth Circuit Court rejected the appeal to block the Little Slate Project in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest, affirming the court’s decision that a proper and adequate environmental assessment was performed.

Timber on Wyden and Merkley’s docket

Oregon’s U.S. Senate contingent brought some state-focused bills to the table.

The Portland Business Journal reported that Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley reintroduced two bills in January. The O&C Lands Act would more than double the timber harvest on Oregon & California revested lands while conserving one million acres-plus of forest.

“The bill would ensure more timber to Oregon mills without waiving bedrock environmental laws or giving away vast swaths of public lands, two approaches that the president has promised to veto,” the pair wrote in a release.

Interfor purchases four Simpson mills

Interfor recently acquired four Simpson sawmill operations located within geographic proximity of Interfor’s sawmills in the U.S. Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The newly-acquired mills are in Meldrim, Georgia; Georgetown, S.C.; Longview, Wash.; and Commencement Bay, Wash.

The four sawmills have a combined annual lumber capacity of 750 million board feet and were expected to produce 555 million board feet in 2014. As a result of the transaction, Interfor’s total capacity will increase 30 percent to 3.1 billion board feet, reinforcing its position as the fastest 4

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growing lumber company in the world, says a company news release. The company’s lumber capacity in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest will total 1.2 billion board feet and 900 million board feet, respectively.

Interfor purchased the mills for $94.7 million cash, plus working capital and contingent future payments.

OSU Begins Initiative for Forest Science Complex

Oregon State University (OSU), which is internationally recognized as a leading natural resources university, has begun an initiative to build a $60 million complex to accelerate its forestry education programs and research on advanced wood products.

The Oregon Forest Science Complex will encompass renovation of existing OSU campus facilities as well as new construction; showcase innovative uses of wood in building design; and allow the College of Forestry to help meet the world’s growing demand for energy efficient, tall buildings made from sustainable building products.

The project includes a $30 million fundraising goal. Once philanthropic commitments are secured, OSU will seek matching bonds from the state. Bonding for the project was included in the governor’s capital budget for consideration in the upcoming legislative session.

The initiative was announced in early January in Portland at the Oregon Leadership Summit of the Oregon Business Plan, by Thomas Maness, the Cheryl Ramberg-Ford and Allyn C. Ford Dean of the College of Forestry.

“We are excited about leading a new national effort to advance the science and technology necessary to primarily use wood in the construction of 5- to 20-story buildings,” Maness said. “Developing these new, competitively priced, environmentally friendly products will not only increase the value of Oregon’s natural resources, but also grow jobs in our rural communities, with substantial benefits for our state.”

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President’s Welcome The 77th annual Oregon Logging Conference begins Wednesday, February 18, 2015. As this year’s OLC President, I extend this invitation to you to be a part of this exciting event. This year’s conference kicks off on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. with a hosted Meet and Greet sponsored by Wilcox and Flegel at the Eugene Hilton, immediately followed by the Oregon Women in Timber (OWIT) Dinner and Live Annual Auction. Come out and support this fun and worthy event.

Cutting Edge Jobs Grow on Trees is the theme of this year’s OLC. This theme reflects how today’s modern technology in logging equipment is helping our industry to grow with more productive and operator friendly logging machines. This cutting edge technology opens the door for young adults to find careers in our industry. The OLC Board of Directors and staff have done an outstanding job putting together a program that I think all will find educational and fun.

I would like to thank the OLC Board, past presidents, and staff for their support, hard work, and leadership that make the OLC the premier equipment show in the west.

This year, as always, we will have a traditional full equipment show with the newest technology in logging, construction, trucking, heavy equipment, and biomass processing. You will have an opportunity to visit with equipment dealers and manufacturers to learn about the latest technology in equipment and attend valuable panels and seminar sessions where you can earn up to nine Professional Logger Credits.

All of this will be held at one location, the Lane County Fairgrounds and Convention Center in Eugene, Ore. OWIT and the OLC Foundation are again joining forces to raise funds to support forestry education for future generations. We

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David Nygaard are holding a raffle for a $1,000 Visa gift card.

Tickets are selling for $100 and will benefit the OLC Foundation, Scholarship Fund, and OWIT’s Talk About Trees forest education program. Along with your ticket, you will receive a collector’s Partners in Education lapel pin. The winning ticket will be drawn at the OLC 77th celebration Hors d’oeuvre Cocktail Party on Friday, February 20. Only 300 of these tickets and pins will be sold, and the winner does not need to be present to win. Contact OWIT’s Diann Washburn at diann@washburnservices.com or fax (503) 831-1596 to order your pin and raffle entry.

The OLC Foundation, which is a 501(c) (3) has awarded numerous scholarships to worthy students within forestry-related education and is accepting charitable donations to continue this worthwhile program.

Contact the OLC for more information.

I want to especially thank all the people who represent the equipment manufacturers, dealers, and exhibitors. The success of the

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conference depends on these fine folks and it is their continued presence at the equipment show that provides you the opportunity to see the most modern machinery in the industry and talk directly with their representatives. Please spend time with the exhibitors and thank them for attending.

Join me Thursday morning, Feb. 19, for the loggers’ breakfast, sponsored by Peterson Cat (authorized Caterpillar dealer).

Breakfast will be followed by our keynote speaker, Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson from District 16—known to all as simply Betsy. She has worked tirelessly for our industry to keep Oregonians employed, and she will provide an interesting and colorful message.

Following the morning session, there will be time to view equipment and exhibitor displays and see old friends. A handson seminar called Log Rollout – Poles will be presented late Thursday morning and repeated Friday morning. At noon on Thursday Lars Larson will be on site with a live remote from noon until 6 p.m. Stop by the Main Exhibit Hall and say “hi” to Lars.

The afternoon will feature a panel of speakers addressing the theme Better Ideas/New Technology. Topics include Cable Assist, GPS with Yarder Crews, Cameras with GPS for Cable Grapple Logging, Top 5 Causes of Fires in Forestry Equipment, and New Innovation for Track Machine Transport and Commercial Electronic Weight-mile tax service..

Finish the day with the ever-famous Sawdust Bowl! This fun social event will be held in the Performance Hall at the Fairgrounds both Thursday and Friday evenings at 5 p.m.

Friday morning you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy another hearty breakfast sponsored by Pape’ Group, followed by a variety of seminars, panels, and active hands-on sessions. Both Oregon and Washington Forest Practices Seminars and Business Seminars will discuss informative topics such as: Market Update on Domestic and Export Log/ Lumber Markets; Insurance for Logging and Logger Safety Initiative; and How to Finance New Equipment.

Friday will continue with exhibitor hands-on seminars that will include: Log Rollout – Poles; Chain Saw Sharpening and Safety; and Fire Equipment and Requirements.

The Forest Residuals seminar will have speakers discussing the following topics: Cleanup of Log Yard Waste; Siting of Processing Facilities for Wood-To-Biojet Conversion in Oregon; and Status and Update on Turning

Forest Residuals into Energy. Please consult your program guide for times and locations on page 43 and 46.

The popular and exciting 6th OLC Log Loader Competition sponsored by Triad Machinery and Link-Belt will be held Fridayand Saturday near the Wheeler Pavilion in the outside display area. Come support your local operators and enjoy the friendly competition. If you want to compete, see registration details. Make sure to sign up early as spots are limited. See if your operator is the “Best in the West.” Visit the website to download the form www.oregonloggingconference.com or call the OLC office at (541) 686-9191.

Friday afternoon, OLC First Lady Judy Nygaard and the wives of the directors will be hosting the 12th Annual Desserts for Dreams ladies’ fundraising event, at the Eugene Hilton. This event starts at 12:30 p.m. with a light lunch, topped off with spectacular desserts donated by bakeries and restaurants around Eugene. All proceeds will benefit Play Smart Youth Heart Screening Program. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to this extremely important program.

We had so much fun last year that we will again be putting on the popular Hors d’oeuvre Cocktail Party Friday evening from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Eugene Hilton. The party will begin with beer and wine tasting from 7 to 8 p.m. with hearty hors d’oeuvres from 7:30 to 9 p.m. At 7:30, dancing will start with live music

by Bump in the Road. Come join us for this fun evening. Don’t forget, the raffle drawing for the OWIT and OLC Foundation $1,000 Visa gift card will take place at the party.

Tickets for Desserts for Dreams and the Cocktail Party can be purchased with your registration.

The Oregon Logging Conference will open its doors to the public on Saturday with family fun and educational displays.

The OLC continues to support and facilitate the High School Forestry Skills Competition, sponsored by Nygaard Logging and Warrenton Fiber Co. Come support these energized individuals and see what our younger generation has to offer. All the equipment and exhibitor displays will remain open until 2 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to communicate and interact with the public. It should be easy to show off an industry that we are proud of.

Make plans now to attend the 2015 Oregon Logging Conference – Logging, Construction, Trucking and Heavy Equipment Expo. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (800) 595-9191 or (541) 686-9191 or visit our website, www. oregonloggingconference.com.

Thank you, event sponsors. Your support helps to move this conference forward,

providing the needed education, collaboration, and networking. You will always be appreciated by this organization.

In the forest industry, we continue to face a work force shortage every day. If college is not for you, why not consider a career in the forest industry? Our industry needs young people who are interested in learning firsthand by working in the trenches and learning by hands-on experience. In the cab of a computer controlled forest machine or out in the woods, it’s a great office!

The OLC provides the showcase for you to learn more about the industry in the seminars and interface with the equipment people and get a close-up look or even sit in the cab of one of today’s advanced forestry machines to see if it feels right for you!

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you at the conference.

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Thank You! to the 2015 Sponsors Silver Level

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Friends of OLC Bryant Logging Inc Oregon 3 D Art Swanson Bros. Lumber Co. Travel Lane County Turn-Key RV Rentals Wartenbee Trucking

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Farwest Tire Coos Bay Michelin Tire TEC Equipment Superior Tire Service Gold Coast Truck Repair Brattain International

DSU Green Tie Hosting Pelican Pub & Brewery Steehead Brewing Hop Valley Brewing Coburg Pizza Company

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Husqvarna’s XP ® chainsaws are constantly tested under harsh conditions that require power, precision and durability. Our engineers balance all that power and speed with low weight and world class ergonomics. Together that generates excellent maneuverability, so that you can work both faster and safer.

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Meet & Greet What: OLC Meet & Greet When: Wednesday, February 18, 4:00 p.m.

Where: Eugene Hilton, Main Level Convention Center Plan to join us at the OLC Meet and Greet held Wednesday, February 18, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Main Level Convention Center at the Eugene Hilton.

If you sent in your registration in advance, your registration packet will be ready for you to pick up. Or you can register on site and volunteers will be there ready to help you.

Then join your fellow industry professionals in the main level convention center for a chance to catch up with friends as well as hosted beer and wine.

This evening will be co-sponsored by Wilcox & Flegel and the Eugene Hilton.

Come on up and enjoy the fun!

Wednesday Night Event What: Oregon Women in Timber Dinner & Auction Where: Eugene Hilton Hotel When: Wednesday February 18, at 4:00 p.m.

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Oregon Women in Timber’s (OWIT) 24th annual auction and dinner. They will be joining forces with the Oregon Logging Conference’s Meet and Greet festivities to help kick off OLC’s 77th Anniversary event.

The doors open at 4:00 p.m. at the Eugene Hilton Hotel and Conference Center. Dinner tickets include a hearty buffet and hosted beer and wine. Proceeds from the auction will raise money to support the forest classroom educational program, Talk About Trees, which has now reached over 2.5 Million students.

Auction

There will be something for everyone at the silent and live auctions. Items being auctioned off will include such things as: a week rental of a log loader, donated by Pape’; a custom made fire pit donated by Boman Industries; Phantom of the Opera Theater package with one night Marriott stay and dinner certificate, donated by Geoff Stathos with United Risk Solutions, Inc.; tickets to the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival, donated by Bi-Mart; and two courtside Trail Blazer tickets, donated by Joel Olson Trucking.

OWIT wants to thank the Northwest Ford Dealers Advertising Association. They will be donating $5,000 again this year! Ford has been a consistent sponsor since 2001.

For more information about the other great auction items and generous donors, check out OWIT’s website (www.orwit.org) and Facebook page.

Talk About Trees

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Trees program by selling commemorative lapel pins for $100.

The sale of each pin gives the buyer an opportunity to support future generations while also getting a chance to win a $1000 VISA gift card. The winning ticket will be drawn Friday, February 20th at the Eugene Hilton Hotel during the OLC 77th Anniversary Celebration Party.

Forest Today and Forever

OLC and OWIT continues to partner with Forests Today and Forever, an organization that provides educational school tours to local elementary students. FTF will be touring students around the outdoor equipment displays, guided by volunteers from the OLC board of directors.

OWIT will participate in Saturday’s Family Event by providing a “Papermaking booth” and a “Build a Bird Feeder” station as part of the family day event in the Wheeler Pavilion.

OWIT wants to thank the Miss Lane County Scholarship Program for lending a hand in the bird feeder booth and to Milt and Jane Moran ( J.M. Moran Co.) for providing the bird feeder kits.

To make a donation or to purchase tickets, please contact Diann Washburn at 503-831-1593 or diann@washburnservices.com.

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The Cat® 988K boosts fuel savings in the millyard up to 20% compared to the 988H. We did this by dropping engine speed and adding flow-sharing hydraulics. You get full hydraulic power at 1400 RPMs, so you burn less fuel but keep the speed and productivity. When you command full hoist, the engine is going to give it to you. In the millyard package, the cooling system includes the auto-reversing fan to blow out debris and swing-out radiator for easy maintenance.

Unload trucks, move logs and feed the mill with the 988K. Sort and stack wood higher in the same footprint with a Cat M325 Material Handler or Cat 325 FM. We build cost-efficient millyard systems for you.

Look to your Cat dealer for financing and all the machines you need for sustainable harvesting and land management, forestry road construction, hauling and millyard. Total support from one source.

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Keynote Speaker Senator Betsy Johnson The 2015 Oregon Logging Conference keynote speaker will be Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose), who is beginning her third term in the Oregon Senate in the District 16 position. She will be kicking off the OLC Thursday, February 19, at 8:30 a.m. at the Wheeler Pavilion.

Betsy’s family has a history steeped in politics. Her father, the late Sam Johnson, was a member of the House of Representatives from Redmond, Ore., and her mother, Becky Johnson, served on numerous state boards, including the State Board of Higher Education and the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission.

division of the firm was sold in 1993 and the company, now known as Transwestern Aviation Inc., is managed by her husband, John Helm.

In September 1993, Betsy was selected as Manager of the Aeronautics Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation, a position she held until her resignation in September 1998. During the 1999 Legislative Session she was Vice President of Legislative Affairs for the Oregon Pilots Association; she successfully championed legislation that created the Oregon Department of Aviation.

Business Background

Betsy has served on numerous local, regional, and national boards and commissions, including the Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, among others. She is a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and currently serves on a number of regional boards, such as the Board

Betsy received her undergraduate degree in History from Carleton College and her Law degree from the Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College. A licensed commercial pilot of both fixed and rotorwing aircraft, she founded Transwestern Helicopters Inc., in 1978. The helicopter

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of Visitors, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College. She also serves as the president of the Samuel S. Johnson Foundation.

Legislative Involvement

In the 2013 Legislative Session, Betsy was, once again, appointed to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means where she has served since her first session. In addition to serving as Vice Co-Chair of the Full Ways and Means Committee, her 2013 legislative duties included vice-chair of the Transportation & Economic Development Subcommittee of Ways and Means, member of the General Government Subcommittee of Ways and Means, the Economic and Community Development Commission, State Interoperability Executive Council, Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, Joint Emergency Board, and the Joint Interim Task Force for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Her assignments make good use of her business, government, and public sector experience.

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Society of American Foresters Oregon SAF Continuing Education

Staying current is a “must” for responsible foresters and allied professionals — and continuing education is mandatory for maintaining certification and meeting many licensing and registration criteria.

SAF offers the Certified Foresters® (CF) program provides a consistent, national credential for a professional forester.

The CF program goals are to: • Promote excellence in the stewardship of our national forest resources, in compliance with both legislated and voluntary best management practices.

• Provide employers, clients, colleagues, and the public a credential they can trust.

• Enhance the credibility of the forestry professional.

• Set the gold standard of performance for foresters who demonstrate knowledge, experience, and dedication to the profession of forestry.

The OLC will provide programming that earns up to 8 SAF continuing education units.

Guess the Net Board Feet

What: Guess the Net

Board Feet Competition When: Thursday, February 19

Saturday, February 21 Where: Display Area Cost: Free This year will be the second year the OLC has held the Guess the Net Board Feet contest, sponsored by Swanson Brothers Lumber Company. The person with the best scaling abilities, and who comes closest to guessing the board feet of the load of logs, will win a Cabelas gift card worth $250.

The rules are simple: • Guessing is free; one entry per person.

• The person closest to the officially sealed

board foot volume wins.

(The load will be scaled beforehand by a third party, independent log scaler using the Official Log Scaling Rules of the Northwest Log Rules Advisory Group.)

• Net board feet will be determined using a Scribner, West-Side scale.

• No climbing on the truck or load for a closer look.

• Winner will be determined Saturday, February 21, at 2:00 p.m. and notified Monday, February 23.

• In case of a tie, the winner will be drawn from a pool of tied entrants.

You won’t want to miss out. Stop by and test your skill!

To receive credits

To receive credits for the programs, you must: • Register at a sign-up sheet at the OLC registration desk.

• Your punch card will serve as your certificate of attendance at each panel and seminar as well as your documentation for CF credits. Send your completed punch card to Pat Cillay at the SAF National Office. Keep a copy for your records.

For more information regarding the SAF CF Program, please visit www.safenet.org/ education/continuingeducation.cfm or contact the Oregon SAF Continuing Education chair, Mick Sears at micksrs@yahoo.com.

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THE NEW PONSSE BEAR

POWER, PRODUCTIVITY AND JOY OF WORKING

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THE FULLY UPGRADED PONSSE BEAR is the genuine king of harvesters in the forest. It represents the best performance, productivity and serviceability available at the moment.

THE EIGHT-WHEEL BEAR is an unbeatable and environmentally friendly powerhouse for heavy duty harvesting and demanding conditions.

The product upgrade focuses on efficiency, structural endurance and ease of maintenance and use. The successful ergonomics increases productivity and improves operating comfort and this is exactly what the Bear provides: the completely new cabin and its control equipment provide more space and comfort along with excellent visibility.

PONSSE BEAR IS A STRONG INDICATION of the significance of customer cooperation in the product development of forest machines: the new solutions enable more powerful, reliable and ergonomic harvesting.

NEW PONSSE H10 PROCESSOR HEAD • 360° rotation option • Largest opening (feed rollers) 32.75 in (830 mm) • Superior saw control and optimizing of the logs • Rubber or steel rollers • Rear delimbing knife and colour marking option

TO BETTER SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTH WEST WE OPENED A PONSSE SERVICE CENTER IN THE EUGENE, OR AREA. PONSSE NORTH AMERICA INC 90712 Huntley Ct. Coburg, OR 97408 Office: 541-343-6926

SALES: Pekka Ruuskanen 541-554-6358 pekka.ruuskanen@ponsse.com

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Ladies Desserts For Dreams Charity Event For Play Smart Where: Main Level - Composer Hall

at the Eugene Hilton When: Friday, February. 20, 2015

12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

First Lady Judy Nygaard invites you to join her at the 12th Annual Ladies Desserts for Dreams Charity Event, Friday, February 20, 2015, at the Eugene Hilton.

What to expect

The 2015 event will include a light lunch to go along with the delicious desserts from the many bakeries in the Eugene and Springfield area. Wine and Champaign will be served to accompany the delicious food.

It will be a fun and relaxing afternoon event; from 12:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Tickets are $30 with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the charity of her choice.

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Play Smart Youth Heart Screening Program

This year, Judy Nygaard has selected Play Smart Youth Heart Screening Program as her charity.

The organization works with communities—parents, teachers, medical professionals, and individuals—to help prevent sudden cardiac arrest in young people through youth cardiac screenings.

The most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young people is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, an inherited disease that affects one in 500 people. HCM can thicken the walls of the heart and cause it to beat in dangerous rhythms. While symptoms may include chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting, some kids with HCM have no symptoms at all.

Play Smart saves lives by creating access

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to automated external defibrillators, education on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and youth cardiac screenings. The program is staffed by a team of highly-trained cardiac professionals and cardiologists, led by medical director, James Beckerman, MD. The team screens young people for potentially dangerous heart conditions and collaborates with community partners to make screenings accessible to as many youth as possible.

For more information visit www.oregon. providence.org/patients/programs/providenceheart-and-vascular-institute/Pages/playsmart/index.html Come join the party, enjoy some amazing desserts, and more importantly support a worthy cause.

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Two Breakfasts to Welcome Loggers What: Opening Breakfast, sponsored

by Caterpillar and Peterson Machinery Where: Wheeler Pavilion When: Wednesday February 19

at 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Cost: Free with Paid Registration This breakfast includes not only great food, but also an informative talk by keynote speaker Senator Betsy Johnson, District 16.

In addition, there will be an auction of truck seat set donated

by Tec Equipment, Michelin Tires donated by Superior Tire & Michelin and a truck seat donated by Brattain International.

The auction is a benefit the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation a 501c3 charitable tax deductible foundation. The OLC Foundation scholarship helps deserving students with their tuition and go on to play vital roles our industry’s future.

Don’t miss Caterpillar’s outside display with their dealer Peterson Machinery. Like in years past, Cat will feature its newest and most technically advanced forestry equipment. Talented staff—often those involved in the development of the machinery—will be on hand to answer any questions.

What: Hosted Breakfast, sponsored by Papé Where: Wheeler Pavilion When: Wednesday February 20

at 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Cost: Free with Paid Registration There is a breakfast waiting Friday morning for all paid attendees with an OLC conference ticket. Pape’ Group will be sponsoring the event, which includes great food along with a wonderful venue to network with other industry professionals.

Pape’ has over 70 years of service, meeting the equipment needs of the construction and forestry industries in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and has earned its reputation of excellence.

In addition to the breakfast, there will be an auction of Michelin truck tires donated by Farwest Tire Factory, truck seat donated by Pape’ Kenworth and other great items donated by DSU, benefiting the OLC Foundation a 501c3 charitable Foundation. The OLC Foundation Scholarship fund helps deserving students with their tuition and go on to play vital roles our industry’s future.

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Friday Night 77th Celebration Event What: 77th Anniversary Celebration Party Where: Playwrights Hall Eugene Hilton Hotel When: February 20, at 7:00 p.m.

It’s a night of filled with food, drink and dance.

The 2015 Oregon Logging Conference will celebrate its 77th Anniversary with the final evening cocktail party on Friday, Feb. 20, in the Playwrights Hall at the Eugene Hilton.

Tastings

For those of you who enjoy finely crafted beers and wines, you’re in for a treat. The night will begin with a wine and beer tasting from 7 to 8 p.m., and will feature popular regional and local wineries and breweries. In addition to getting to sample some of the incredible beverages, you’ll also receive a special edition 77th Anniversary sampler glass for the event.

Food

From 7:00 to 9:00 pm a wide selection of hors d’oeuvres, with something for everyone, will be served and then the party really gets going. Grab your dancing shoes because Bump in the Road will be performing live until 11:00 p.m.

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‘Kick up your heels’ and join the fun. Reserve your $50 ticket on the OLC registration from or call OLC at 541-686-9191. Visit www.oregonloggingconference.com for updated information.

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markets. Her current research is in development of decision support tools for fire management planning on a forest landscape and for prioritizing the placement of large-scale forest fire fuel treatment across the landscape to benefit rural communities.

Log Rollout – Poles

Operator of the Year Presentation

Thursday, February 19 • 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Outside Display Area

Jayme Dumford, Moderator Swanson Bros. Lumber Co. Ben Johnson, Forester/Pole Buyer McFarland Cascade – Stella Jones Ben graduated from Oregon State University in 2003 with a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Management. Prior to graduating, he was hired by McFarland Cascade to work part time as a Quality Control technician in the Pole Treatment Facility. In 2006 Ben moved into a Forester/Pole buyer position.

He handles pole selection, valuation, logistics, and contract administration for McFarland Cascade in the Brownsville and Wilbur, Oregon yards.

Buck Williams, Forester/Pole Buyer McFarland Cascade – Stella Jones

Oregon State University Forestry Program Update

Thursday, February 19 • 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

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Wheeler Pavilion Nick Hennemann, Public Information Officer Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Better Ideas - New Technology in Logging Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser Western Timberlands

Thursday, February 19 • 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wheeler Pavilion Industry professionals take a look at the latest technology, including cameras with GPS, grapple logging, track machine transport, and more.

Frank Chandler Jr., Moderator C&C Logging Sam Lovelace, Harvest Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Co.

Sam graduated with honors from OSU in 2010 with a BS in Forest Engineering and a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship. While in school, he completed two summer internships with Weyerhaeuser and has been a full-time employee with Weyerhaeuser in Longview, Wash., since 2010 as a Forest Engineer. He recently transitioned into the role of Road Construction and Maintenance Supervisor.

Nate Burton, Technical and Safety Services Manager Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Nate works with the technical staff of AEM member manufacturers to

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Before AEM, Nate worked for Dynamic Manufacturing, creator of ‘ConeHead’ chippers, and then for Barko Hydraulics. Prior to that, he was Marketing Manager for Timbco/Valmet and Komatsu Forest.

Janne Pöllänen VP of Sales and Marketing Sleipner Findland

As n co-owner of Sleipner Finland, Janne has been instrumental in the global development of the brand and present market reach of more than 170 units worldwide. He has constructed the global marketing strategies for brand development and sales directorships for a number of European manufacturing firms.

Janne holds a Masters degree in communications from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

All those who register for the Oregon Logging Conference are eligible for a free subscription to TimberWest Magazine. Be sure to stop by and sign up.

Smiles and suspenders welcome.

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John Zapel, CEO VannZa Group Ltd.

John has held board of directors seats on several international trade organizations in Canada, Russia, and the U.S. His career began in the aerospace industry with a brief period with the Boeing Company, working on the international F4 Super Phantom tactical fighter/ bomber program.

John gained extensive experience as a risk capital equity shareholder in logging and road building operations. He also has extensive expertise in financial modeling, fiber harvesting, fiber transport, timber utilization, commercial negotiations, and biomass production/utilization.

Gail Lavario, Stakeholder EROAD Inc.

Gail is responsible for managing stakeholder relationships for EROAD across agency, legal, political, and industry environments.

She works as an active member of the EROAD executive team and supports sales and business development, as well as customer services and training.

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Oregon Forest Practices

Friday, February 20 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Wheeler Pavilion

Wet Weather Hauling and Maintaining Forest Roads Craig Olson, Moderator Weyerhaeuser Columbia Timberlands Paul Clements, Training and Compliance Coordinator Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Paul Clements works with the Private Forests Division of the Oregon Dept. of Forestry supporting ongoing efforts to “Keep Working Forests Working.”

His duties involve the statewide Forest Practices Act Compliance Audit; he coordinates the efforts of private contractors and department staff to provide an accurate, ongoing assessment of how well timber operations in Oregon comply. He also develops and delivers training programs and materials.

Prior to assuming the above duties in 2012, Paul was a Stewardship Forester for ODF. He holds a BS in Forestry from Virginia Tech.

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Steve Morehead, Owner S&J Excavating LLC

Steve has 40 years of forest experience, 37 of those years working as an engineering equipment operator, operating a variety of equipment in eastern and western Oregon on BLM and Forest Service roads. Much of the time he graded roads and researched and developed new processes and procedures to improve and extend the life of road surfaces. He has trained many operators in the new processes.

Steve is a registered instructor with Chemeketa Community College and has been a presenter at training demos and conferences.

Washington Forest Practices Seminar Friday, February 20 • 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall (SE Meeting Room)

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Article tab Sunset logging Speakers continued from page 25 Ben Leshchinsky, OSU Assistant Professor Geotechnical Engineering

Ben’s research interests include slope stability analysis and landslide inventorying; use of soil reinforcement in earth retention, subgrade improvement, and slope stability; unpaved road behavior; vegetation-soil interaction; and management of water-sediment transport. His investigative approach involves an array of tools including numerical modeling, laboratory work and full-scale field testing. Ben’s research is based in a variety of disciplines, broadly encompassing geotechnical engineering, water resources and forestry.

Colton Cooley, Area Forester Olympic Resource Mgt. (ORM)

Colton graduated form Oregon State University in 2010 with a major in forest operations management. He worked four years with Longview Timber/ Weyerhaeuser Columbia Timberlands, working his way up to SWW Forest Engineer. He accepted an Area Forester position with ORM this past December.

Bryan Wavra, PE, GE GeoStabilization International

Bryan has represented GeoStabilization International’s northwest operations in a project development, geotechnical engineering, and project management capacity for the past five years. Prior to joining GeoStabilization, Bryan provided consulting geotechnical engineering services to a diverse variety of public and private entities. Bryan graduated from OSU with both Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Civil Engineering with a geotechnical engineering emphasis.

His interest in slope stability modeling was initially gained while completing his master’s project. His project titled “Seismic Performance of the Columbia River Levee Adjacent to the Columbia International Airport” was completed through funding by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Business Seminar 1

Friday, February 20 • 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall (SW Meeting Room)

Market Update on Domestic and Export Log/Lumber Markets Brian Tenbusch, Moderator Boise Cascade Gordon Culbertson, Director of International Business Development, Forest2Market

Gordon is Director of International Business Development for Forest2Market, specialists in wood fiber resource and pricing analysis. An expert in the Pacific Northwest log and wood fiber supply chain and in emerging markets affecting the forest industry, he has in-depth knowledge of Federal, State, and private forestry, harvesting, forest products, and public policy.

He began his woods career in 1973 working as a logger in the coast range of Lane County, Ore., and received a degree in Forest Technology from Lane Community College. He has nearly forty years of experience in timber procurement and management of logging, forestry, and mill operations.

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Before joining PLS, he spentfour years marketing lumber to the Middle East and Australia for Brazier Forest Industries. Prior to entering the forestry products industry, he served as a Program Engineer for the United States Department of Energy in Richland, Wash.

Hands-On Exhibitor Seminar 1

(Repeat from Thurs.)

Friday, February 20 • 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Outside Display Area

Jerry Locker, Global Harvester Technical and Training Manager, Blount International

Jerry serves as the Global Harvester Technical and Training Manger for Blount International. His career with Oregon began in 1984 as a Test Technician within the engineering group, and he moved up to Test Engineer with global responsibility for competitive comparison, field-testing, and resolving customer issues. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from the Oregon Institute of Technology, along with a patent for an advanced harvester guide bar.

Business Seminar 2 Sponsored by Boise Cascade

Log Rollout - Poles Hands-On Exhibitor Seminar 2

Friday, February 20 • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall, SW Meeting Room

Chain Saw Sharpening and Safety Dan Bowden, Moderator Pacific Lumber and Shipping

Friday, February 20 • 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall (SW Meeting Room)

Insurance for Logging and Logger Safety Initiative Rob Vance, Moderator Pacific Fiber Products

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Article tab Sunset logging Travis Naillon, Logging Analyst Washington State Labor & Industries

Randy Ingraham, Insurance Manager Associated Oregon Loggers

Travis is a fourth generation logger from southwest Washington. He spent the first five years out of high school running skidder, setting choker, chasing, and pulling rigging. Afterward, he attended college at the University of Idaho and received a degree in forestry.

Travis worked as a field forester for two years before going to work for the state, where he has been a safety consultant for almost five years.

Randy is a lifelong resident of Oregon. He began his logging career in 1980 for Bethel Logging of Sheridan and later worked for CC Logging of Dallas.

Randy began with AOL in August 1988 as a Loss Control Consultant. He has been a Licensed Property/Casualty Insurance Producer in Oregon since 1988 and has served as First AOL Director of Training. He currently serves as the AOL Insurance Manager.

Jay Doughty, Risk Mgmt. Specialist, Washington State Labor & Industries Jay is a U.S. Army & Oregon National Guard veteran and a 1998 graduate of Oregon State University. Jay has worked at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for 12 years, and during those years he has met with over 700 small to medium-sized business owners in southwest Washington to help them understand and efficiently use L&I resources.

Forest Residuals

Friday, February 20 • 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Wheeler Pavilion This seminar will provide an overview of biofuel opportunities.

• Clean up Log Yard Waste, Don Clay, RD Olson Mfg. • Siting of Processing Facilities for Wood-To-Biojet Conversion in Oregon, Dr. Vik Yadama, Outreach Coordinator, NARA Project, Washington State Univ.

• Status and Update on Turning Forest Residuals into Energy Roy Anderson, The Beck Group

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Article tab Sunset logging Speakers continued from page 29 Steve Henson, Moderator, Potlatch Corp. St. Maries Complex Don Clay, Sales Manager RD Olson Mfg.

Don started in the business of rock crushing, screening and recycling equipment in 1993 as the product manager for Construction Equipment Company (CEC). He moved into the financing end with Mercedes Benz Credit Corporation as the National Sales Manager for the heavy equipment division.

Don is currently involved in the manufacturing end and the building of the same equipment, working as the Sales Manager for RD Olson Mfg. located in Kelso, Wash. RD Olson has been building this equipment since 1982 and has grown from a small one-building facility to eight buildings with 102,500 square feet of manufacturing facilities located on over 12 acres of land.

Vik Yadama, Outreach Coordinator, NARA Project Washington State University

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) is focused on developing feasibility studies and a supporting environment for

the sustainable production of bio-based products derived from postharvest softwood residuals in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

In order to produce biojet fuel and co-products from low-value wood biomass at a competitive price, strategies for reducing capital and operational expenditures need to be developed. To reduce these costs, a reliable and cost-effective supply chain network is necessary.

NARA, through the IDX and the Outreach teams work with regional stakeholders to identify and evaluate available assets associated with potential sites suitable to participate.

Roy Anderson, Vice President The Beck Group

Since joining The Beck Group in 2006, Roy Anderson has led a variety of planning and consulting projects.

For one of Roy’s specialty areas, North American timber/fiber supply and demand studies, he has completed nearly 50 biomass cogeneration supply studies, more than a dozen timber supply and demand studies as due diligence for sawmill acquisitions or greenfield sawmill development, and several studies that analyzed and forecasted the supply and demand for wood chips in the Pacific Northwest and Inland West Regions.

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Machinery LLC to capitalize on their combined experience in different phases of the logging industry. Since their start in 2009 Summit has developed a number of new and innovative products, with several more under development.

• Tethering Technology and Working with WA DNR Eric Krume, Krume Logging Co. • Lessons Learned in New Zealand Stephan Dillon, Hancock Forest Management

Stephan Dillon, PE, Harvest Operations Manager Hancock Forest Management

Friday, February, 20 • 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall (SW Meeting Room)

David Boyd, Moderator Hancock Forest Management NW Eric Krume, Owner Krume Logging Co.

Eric, while still in high school, went to work in the woods, and immediately knew this was his calling. He worked in the rigging on many big yarders, learning the craft from the old timers. Eric now has his own logging company, Krume Logging, and near Castle Rock, Wash.

Always one to innovate, Eric is now working together with Weyerhauser to develop a new steep-slope tethered harvesting system to work in conjunction with his cable logging operations.

Krume and Bruce Skurdahl formed Summit Attachment &

Stephan is responsible for the direction and overall management of harvest operations on 230,000 acres of prime NW forests focused along the Lower Columbia River, SW Washington Coastal Region, and the Klickitat Region.

Previously, Stephen worked for seven years as the forest engineer and operations forester in the North Cascades Region. Additionally, he worked 10 years for Weyerhaeuser Company as a Forest Engineer/Company Harvest Manager on the Vail Tree Farm.

Business Seminar 3

Friday, February 20 • 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall (SW Meeting room)

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Article tab Sunset logging Speakers continued from page 31 Quincy Powers, Moderator Papé Machinery Co. Brenda Hayward, Corporate Finance Manager The Papé Group

Brenda has worked in the heavy equipment industry for over 30 years and since 1988, in roles directly relating to the financing of forestry and construction equipment.

Brenda was the Operations Manager for Industrial Finance Company (IFCO), a Papé Group Company, providing financing for new and used equipment, leasing for new and used equipment, and financing of parts and service repairs. She was also a Finance Manager in Oregon for Papé Bros., a Caterpillar Dealership.

Ryan Murphy, Vice President Wells Fargo Equipment Finance

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he coordinated finance packages for territory managers and worked with equipment dealers and credit underwriters. Later he became Territory Manager, where he handled outside sales financing for construction and forestry equipment in Oregon.

In 2007 Ryan joined Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc. when Wells Fargo bought the CIT Group Construction, Trucking and Logging equipment portfolio. He is currently Vice President and Territory Manager and is responsible for financing construction and forestry equipment in Oregon and California.

Rob McKone, Local Territory Manager Caterpillar Financial Services

Rob McKone is the local territory manager for Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation covering Southwest Washington, Oregon, and northern counties of California. Rob has been with Caterpillar Financial for over ten years managing territories in Oregon, Washington, California, and Northern Nevada, and has over 30 years industry experience in timber equipment financing working for CitiCapital, Associates Commercial, and Clark Equipment Credit Corporation.

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Professional Logger Credits

Hands-On Exhibitor Seminar 3

Friday, February 20 • 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Outside Display Area Jayme Dumford, Moderator Swanson Bros. Lumber Co.

Fire Equipment and Requirements Link (Grant) Smith, Unit Forester Oregon Department of Forestry

Link has been Protection Unit Forester for the Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Western Lane District for three years. He currently oversees both the fire and private forest programs at the district headquarters in Veneta. Before that, he spent seven years as a Stewardship Forester for the West Oregon District in Toledo.

As Stewardship Forester, Link worked daily with contractors and landowners to assure compliance with the Forest Practices Rules, industrial fire prevention, and slash burning. He moved to the Department of Forestry in 1992, fighting fires for the Southwest Oregon District in Grants Pass.

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Highly skilled professionals are the future of the timber industry.

They set the standard for excellence and it’s vital that they be up-todate on the most current rules, regulations, and techniques.

The 2015 Oregon Logging Conference is again providing you the opportunity to earn up to 11 Professional Logger Credits. A wide variety of topics will be presented by industry professionals across the region, just pick and choose what you need to help you be more productive and stay competitive.

Two Extra Credits

For the fourth year, you can also earn 2 Extra Credits for just attending the Oregon Logging Conference. Yes, two additional Professional Logger credits for all registered companies that come and enjoy the show.

Planning your Classes

Check your pocket guide page 43 to find out how you can earn the maximum credits after attending the two days of sessions. These credits are applicable toward Professional Logger’s Certification and fulfillment requirements as outlined in the Sustainable Forest Initiative.

Like years prior, the hole-punch system will be used. A person will be present to punch your card as you exit at the end of each seminar or panel.

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GAME CHANGERS. We changed the game, but you wrote the rules. Designed with input from Customer Advisory Groups, John Deere is proud to introduce the strongest, most productive forestry machines we’ve ever offered: our all-new M-Series Harvesters and Tracked Feller Bunchers. One look tells you they’re not interested in playing nice. In fact, they can’t wait to fell the competition.

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Student Competition What: High School Logging Skills Competition When: Saturday, February 21 • 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

On Saturday morning, Warrenton Fiber/Nygaard Logging will be sponsoring the High School Skills Competition, providing an opportunity for the next generation of loggers to go head to head.

Over 75 high school students from across the state will be competing in a variety of forestry events, including: • Cable Splicing • Crosscut • Single Buck • Compass & Pacing • Tool Identification • Log Scaling

Arboriculture climbing

Once again, there will be an arboriculture climbing event. In this exciting competition, both male and female competitors race up a tree to a designated finish line. To ensure the safety of climbers and the health of the trees, current arborist techniques are used.

Events like these help students learn forestry skills as well as stay connected to school.

Come cheer them on at the Lane County Fairgrounds, at the outside area, just north of the Expo Hall. You won’t be disappointed.

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Food Locations

Big Green Events and Wild Duck Catering will offer on site food service, providing you a number of options when you get hungry.

The Cookhouse Cafe

Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Thursday and Friday) Location: Convention Center Atrium Featuring: Hot and hearty lunches to fit every taste bud with Chef ’s Choice menus.

Lobby Espresso Stand Hours:

8:00 a.m. to12 p.m. Thursday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday Location: Convention Center Lobby Featuring: House-baked scones, muffins and cookies. Coffee will be available at concessions after espresso stand closes on Thursday and Friday.

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Concessions North Hours:

11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday (closed Saturday) Location: Convention Center Lobby Featuring: House-smoked pulled pork sandwiches with horseradish coleslaw and grilled hamburgers and fries.

Also serving Pepsi, coffee, chips, nachos, chili, hotdogs, cookies, and candy.

Concessions South Hours:

10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday Location: Convention Center Lobby Featuring: Philly steak sandwiches and grilled hamburgers and fries. Also serving Pepsi, coffee, chips, nachos, chili, hotdogs, cookies, and candy.

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A Resolution Supporting Active Management Of Oregon State Forest Lands

By The Oregon Logging Conference February 19, 2015 WHEREAS, forest lands managed by the State of Oregon are held in trust to be managed for the financial benefit of defined beneficiaries. Common School Fund Lands, such as the Elliott State Forest, are required by the Oregon State Constitution to be managed to generate funds for the Common School Fund. County Trust Lands, such as the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests, are statutorily required to be managed for the financial benefit of the counties where the forest lands are located, and WHEREAS, the Common School Fund lands are administered by the State Land Board (SLB) and managed under contract by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The County Trust Lands are managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry to benefit the trust counties, and WHEREAS, the State Land Board is currently assessing management options for the Elliott State Forest after the ODF entered into a court settlement involving protection for the marbled murrelet that dramatically reduced timber sale levels on the forest. While the SLB was not a party to the settlement, the settlement clearly prevents the SLB from fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities to the Common School Fund. One option being considered for the future management of the Elliott State Forest is to hire a new timber manager that is not subject to the court settlement and selling the property is another option under consideration, and WHEREAS, the ODF is similarly assessing options for the future management of the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests due to its inability to manage the forests profitably and to generate sufficient funds to honor its fiduciary responsibilities to the trust counties. In fact, ODF will be asking the State Legislature for General Fund dollars to help defray its management expenses for these two forests for the first time in recent history, and WHEREAS, the state’s responsibilities to the Common School Fund and to the Forest Trust Counties are clearly articulated in the State Constitution and in statutes, respectively. Maximizing revenue to fulfill these responsibilities is the clear mandate.

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2335, the Youth Careers in Logging Act, was introduced by Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and was assigned to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) go on record in support of the State Land Board selecting a future management option for the Elliott State Forest that allows it to fulfill its fiduciary responsibility to the Common School Fund by realizing the full timber production capabilities of the forest. The OLC encourages the SLB to give due consideration to hiring a new land management organization not bound by the ODF’s court settlement or to sell the property to a private party.

WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed legislation is to allow the children of logging families to become involved in the business at a younger age to increase the likelihood of them carrying on the business into the future. The agriculture industry has been able to employ 16 and 17 year old children of family farmers for years. Like farming and ranching, timber harvesting is often a family-run business where the practices and techniques of harvesting and transporting forest products is passed down from generation to generation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the OLC support an alternative management plan for the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests that allows the ODF to manage these forest assets profitably by increasing timber harvest levels in a sustainable manner. Future management must fully pay for the agency’s management expenses and to generate sufficient funds to fulfill its commitment to the counties.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) go on record in support of both H.R. 4590 and S. 2335 and urge that these two bills be reintroduced when the 114th Congress convenes.

The OLC believes this legislation offers tomorrow’s industry leaders the family based training to become the future of the industry and to carry on the tradition of family-owned contract logging companies.

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A Resolution Supporting The Future Logging Careers Act

By The Oregon Logging Conference February 19, 2015

A Resolution Supporting Free Trade and Open Markets For Oregon Wood Products

By The Oregon Logging Conference February 19, 2015

WHEREAS, the logging sector is facing an aging workforce and the challenges associated with recruiting young men and women in to the industry and offering them rewarding careers is an increasingly serious threat to the future of the industry, and

WHEREAS, Oregon’s forest industry produces a wide array of wood products including lumber, plywood, pulp, paper, chips and logs that are marketed internationally. Our industry’s competitiveness and viability relies on access to international markets just like agricultural products, livestock and minerals that are internationally traded commodities, and

WHEREAS, generating an interest from family members of contract logging companies in carrying on family owned businesses into the next generation of ownership is challenged by the legal requirement that prevents young men and women from entering the logging workforce until age 18, and WHEREAS, bills have been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to allow children of the owners of logging companies to begin careers in the industry at the age of 16. The proposed legislation would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that 16 and 17 year old men and women would be allowed to work in mechanized logging operations under parental supervision, and WHEREAS, the House Bill, H.R. 4590, the Future Logging Careers Act, was introduced by Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador and was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The Senate Bill, S.

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WHEREAS, a timber supply crisis exists in Oregon due entirely to the federal government’s inability to manage its forest assets (60 percent of the state’s forest land) in a sustainable and responsible manner. Because of this supply shortage, some in Congress and the State Legislature believe a solution is to deny the industry access to international markets and force private landowners to sell their timber assets to domestic processing facilities, and WHEREAS, under federal and state laws, timber from public forest lands cannot be exported into international markets. Furthermore, private landowners who choose to market their logs internationally are denied the opportunity to purchase federal timber for domestic processing purposes. The fact is, the only timber that can be exported is from private forest lands owned by entities that cannot purchase federal timber, and

WHEREAS, the suggested solution is to offer a “tax credit” or some other artificial “incentive” to private landowners to sell their timber products to domestic processing facilities rather than into international markets. While the proponents of this concept describe this concept as an “incentive,” others might call it a “subsidy,” and WHEREAS, the more desirable solution to the timber supply shortage is to increase supply from federal forest lands sufficient to supply domestic processing facilities rather than to deny private landowners access to free trade and open markets, and WHEREAS, the value of free trade to the industry was made quite apparent during the last four year recessionary period when domestic markets collapsed and international markets kept much of the industry’s logging sector intact when it would have otherwise disappeared due to lack of work.

management of federal forest lands, and WHEREAS, as much, if not more, uncertainty exists today relative to the management of our federal forests and the industry, communities and county governments that depend on them for an adequate and reliable supply of timber and the financial benefits associated with their proper management. There remains a need for the authorization of innovative approaches for restoring active management on federal forests including provisions for generating revenue for rural counties and expediting forest health and restoration projects.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) urge the 114th Congress to redouble

its efforts to pass comprehensive federal forest management reform legislation that addresses both the O&C Forest Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest System lands managed by the U. S. Forest Service.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the OLC urge Congressmen DeFazio, Schrader and Walden to reenergize their efforts to build bipartisan support for a bill that provides an adequate supply of timber for our industry, certainty that the intended volume can actually be sold free of frivolous appeals and litigation and that reconnects the financial well-being of rural counties to the proper management of federal forests.

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) go on record in support of open markets and free trade for all products produced by Oregon’s forest products industry, and in opposition to legislative efforts to artificially manipulate or constrain access to international markets.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the OLC urge Congress and the State Legislature to focus its efforts on the real timber supply issue, which is the proper sustainable management of our federal forests that represent 60 percent of all the state’s forest lands, yet produce just 10 percent of the annual statewide timber harvest.

-------------------------------------------------------A Resolution Urging Congress To Pass Comprehensive Federal Timber Reform Legislation

By The Oregon Logging Conference February 19, 2015 WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526 during the 113th session of Congress in 2014, with strong bipartisan support, under the leadership of Oregon Congressmen DeFazio, Schrader and Walden to reform the management of federal forest lands in Oregon and across the nation, and WHEREAS, H.R. 1526 would have increased timber harvest levels from federal forest lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon and National Forests under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service throughout the country; it included provisions to assure that the intended timber sales could proceed with a degree of certainty by expediting the resolution of administrative appeals and litigation; and it would have reconnected a revenue stream to rural counties to the sustainable production of forest products, and WHEREAS, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Chaired by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden at the time, chose to ignore H.R. 1526 and pursued an alternative legislative initiative, S. 1784, that focused only on the O&C Forest Lands in Western Oregon managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Even though it would have placed more forest land off limits to management and impose even more restrictions on how forests could be managed for timber production, Senator Wyden suggested it would “double” timber sale levels on those lands, and WHEREAS, while S. 1784 was passed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, it failed to be addressed by the full U.S. Senate and when the 113th Congress adjourned in December it had not passed any legislation to chart a new course for the

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Sixth Annual Log Loader Competition What: Log Loader Competition When: Friday, February 20 • 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 21 • 10:00 a.m. to noon Where: Outside Display Area Cost: Free

Times to Beat

Come watch your favorite log loader operators compete for the title of Best in the West at the Oregon Logging Conference.

OLC’s sixth annual Log Loader Competition will be sponsored again by Triad Machinery and Link-Belt, and held Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in the display area.

To win the competition, the professional operators will have to demonstrate speed, skill, and efficiency in handling a hydraulic log loader.

Cash Prizes

The 2014 winners set some amazing times that will be hard to beat: • 3:38 set by Ross Cribbs, Van Wells Timber Co. • 3:39 Set by Zane Bryant, Bryant Logging Co. • 3:45 set by Trevor Rhea, Rose Logging Co. Cash prizes have been doubled for this year first, second and third place winners!

Even if you don’t have an operator competing, join the crowd and cheer on your favorite operator.

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The Rules

The event starts with nine wood blocks scattered randomly on the ground. Operating a new Link-belt log loader, contestants will have to stack the blocks end to end, starting at three predetermined marks on the ground, matching numbers or colors within 7 minutes.

When complete, each stack will be three blocks high with colors and numbers matched. Colors and numbers not matching will result in a disqualification.

Each Stack must remain standing for 5 seconds after the heeling rack contacts the Stop / Start point, signaling completion of the event run. All three stacks must remain standing for the 5 seconds or the competitor will be disqualified.

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The Pocket Guide

The handy Pocket Guide provides an easy, at-a-glance method of coordinating your 2015 seminar and panel scheduling, allowing you to earn the maximum Professional Logger Credits available.

Color-Coded Guide

It is color-coded to match the Guide Key and Presentation times.

This will help in planning an efficient schedule to provide you a

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top-dollar educational experience during the two days of courses.

By matching locations and times with the class list, you can earn up to 11 Professional Logger Credits, maximizing the value of your time spent at the show.

This year’s presentations will all be located in the southwest and southeast meeting rooms in the Exhibit Hall. They will include: What’s New in Technology, Forest Practices seminars for both Washington and Oregon, Business seminars, and Exhibitor “Hands On” seminars located outside.

OLC Schedule At a Glance

77th ANNUAL OREGON LOGGING CONFERENCE Presents the

LOGGING, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCKING & HEAVY EQUIPMENT EXPO “REMINDER” Registered Companies Will Receive Two Credits When Attending The Oregon Logging Conference & Equipment Show” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 - Activities Held At The Eugene Hilton 4p.m. – 6:30p.m.

Registration – Meet & Greet - “Hosted Beer & Wine” - Sponsored by Wilcox Flegel

4p.m. - 10p.m. Doors Open for Silent Auction benefiting “Talk About Trees” 6:30p.m. OWIT Dinner and Live Annual Auction – Call OWIT at 503-831-1593 to order tickets.

“Hosted Beer & Wine” – Playwrights Hall, Eugene Hilton

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 - Program Sessions Held At Lane County Fairgrounds 7a.m. - 4p.m.

Registration - Main Convention Center Lobby – Yellow area on Map

8a.m. - 5p.m. Equipment Displays Open 7a.m. - 8a.m. Opening Session Breakfast - Sponsored by Peterson Cat and Caterpillar Wheeler Pavilion – Orange area on Map - Tickets included with PAID Registration 8:00a.m.

Wheeler Pavilion •ORANGE•

Opening Prayer Oregon Logging Conference Foundation Auction Call to Order, Wheeler Pavilion - 1 PL Credit Welcome – Chairman, Eugene Chamber of Commerce Greetings – Todd Gordon, 2015 President, Pacific Logging Congress Program Update – First Vice Jeff Unger President’s Address – David Nygaard, 2015 President, Oregon Logging Conference Keynote Speaker – Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson, District 16

9a.m. - 4p.m. Chain Saw Wood Carver – Outside Demonstration Area 10a.m. - 1p.m. Elementary School Education Tours Outside Display Area •RED•

11a.m. – 12p.m. Exhibitor Hands On Seminar – Red area on Map - Outside Display Area -1PL Credit Moderator – Jayme Dumford, Swanson Bros., Lumber Co., Noti, Oregon “Log Rollout - Poles” Ben Johnson and Buck Williams, Forester / Pole Buyer, McFarland Cascade – Stella Jones 12pm-6pm Lars Larson Show Broadcast Live Remote Onsite – Sponsored by General Trailer Co. 12p.m. - 1p.m. Free Time to View Equipment Displays 1p.m.

Meeting Called To Order - Wheeler Pavilion – Orange area on Map

Wheeler Pavilion •ORANGE•

1:15p.m. Oregon State University Forestry Program Update – Claire Montgomery, Dept. Head, ForestEngineering, Resource & Management, College of Forestry Oregon State University 1:30p.m. Operators of the Year Presentation – Nick Hennemann, Oregon Department of Forestry 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

“Better Ideas / New Technology In Logging” – Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser WTL. 1 OPF Credit Moderator – Frank Chandler Jr., C & C Logging Inc., Kelso, WA 1) Cable Assist 2) GPS with Yarder Crews 3) Cameras with GPS for Cable Logging 4) Grapple Logging, presented by Sam Lovelace, Harvest Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Co., Longview, WA 5) “Top 5 Causes of Fires in Forestry Equip. – How Operators Can Avoid Them”, presented by Nate Burton, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6) “New Innovation for Track Machine Transport”, presented by Janne Pöllänen, ViP of Mkting & Sales, Sleipner, Jyväskylä, Finland, John Zapel, CEO, VannZa Group, Ltd., Olympia, Washington 7) “Commercial Electronic Weight-Mile Tax Service”, presented by Gail Lavario, Stakeholder, EROAD Inc., Tualatin, Oregon

5p.m. - 6:30p.m. Sawdust Bowl “Hosted Beer & Wine – Sponsored by Koos Transport, Milicoma Logging LLC, Carson Davis Oil, and Chuck Bracelin Trucking Performance Hall, Convention Center - Ticket Included Registration

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Article tab Sunset logging FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 - Program Sessions Held At Lane County Fairgrounds 7a.m. - 4p.m.

Registration - Main Convention Center Lobby – Yellow area on map

8a.m. - 5p.m. Equipment Displays Open 7a.m. - 8a.m Hosted Breakfast –- Sponsored by Pape’ Group Wheeler Pavilion – Orange area on map - Tickets included with PAID registration

Wheeler Pavilion •ORANGE•

9a.m. - 4p.m. Chain Saw Wood Carver –- Outside Demonstration Area 8:30a.m. - 11:30a.m.

“Oregon Forest Practices” Seminar - Wheeler Pavilion – Orange area on map - 3 FP Credits Moderator – Craig Olson, Weyerhaeuser Columbia Timberlands, Clatskanie, Oregon “Wet Weather Hauling”, Paul Clements, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Salem, OR “Maintaining Forest Roads”, Steve Morehead, S & J Excavating LLC, Cottage Grove, OR

8:30a.m. - 10:30a.m.

10a.m. – 11a.m.

“Washington Forest Practices” Seminars - SE Meeting Room – Blue area on map - Exhibit Hall – 2 WAFP or 1 PL Credit Moderator - David Boyd, Hanock Forest Management. NW, Cathlamet, WA “Steep Slope and Class 4 Special Road Construction” Ben Leshchinsky, Oregon State University, Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering.

Colton Cooley, Olympic Resource Management, will discuss a real life example road using GRS. Bryan Wavra, PE, will present on Geo-hazard mitigation.

SE Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •BLUE•

Business Seminar 1 – SW Meeting Room – Green area on map - Exhibit Hall – 1 PL Credit Moderator – Brian Tenbusch, Boise Cascade, Monmonth, Oregon

SW Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •GREEN•

“Market Update on Domestic and Export Log / Lumber Markets”, Gordon Culbertson, Forest 2Market, Eugene, Oregon Tom Leeds, Pacific Lumber and Shipping, Seattle, Washington 10a.m. – 11a.m. Exhibitor Hands On Seminar 1 – Log Loader Competition Outside Display Area – Red area on map - 1PL Credit Moderator – Jayme Dumford, Swanson Bros., Lumber, Noti, Oregon

Outside Display Area •RED•

“Log Rollout - Poles”, Ben Johnson and Buck Williams, Forester/Pole Buyer, McFarland Cascade – Stella Jones SW Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •GREEN•

11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Exhibitor Hands On Seminar 2 – SW Meeting Room – Green area on map - Exhibit Hall -1PL Credit Moderator – Dan Bowden, Pacific Lumber and Shipping, Longview, WA “Chain Saw Sharpening and Safety”, Jerry Locker, Blount International, Portland, Oregon 11:30a.m. – 3:30p.m.

“OLC” Log Loader Competition – Sponsored by Triad Machinery and Linkbelt - Outside Display Area – Brown area on map - Visit www.oregonloggingconference.com or call 541-686-9191

1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m.

Business Seminar 2 - SW Meeting Room – Green area on map - Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by Boise Cascade L.L.C. - 1 PL Credit Moderator – Rob Vance, Pacific Fiber Products, Longview, Washington “Insurance for Logging and Logger Safety Initiative” “Washington State Perspective” Travis Naillon, Logging Analyst and Jay Doughty, Risk Mgmt Specialist, Washington Labor & Industry, Olympia, Washington

SW Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •GREEN•

“Oregon Perspective”, Randy Ingraham, Associated Oregon Loggers, Salem, Oregon 1:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.

“Forest Residuals ” - Seminar – Wheeler Pavilion – Orange area on map – 2 PL Credits Moderator – Steve Henson, Potlatch Corp. St. Maries Complex, St. Maries, Idaho

Wheeler Pavilion •ORANGE• 1) “Cleanup of Log Yard Waste”, Don Clay, RD Olson Mfg., Kelso, Washington, This topic will discuss how to reclaim waste products in the log yard.

2) “Siting of Processing Facilities for Wood-To-Biojet Conversion in Oregon”, Dr. Vik Yadama, Outreach Coordinator, NARA Project, Washington State University. This topic will discuss the collection process and bringing in biomass to be used for jet fuel and other fuels.

3) “Status and Update on Turning Forest Residuals into Energy”, Roy Anderson, The Beck Group 1:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.

“Washington Forest Practices” Seminar - SE Meeting – Blue area on map - Exhibit Hall - 2 WAFP or 1 PL Credit Moderator - David Boyd, Hancock Forest Mgmt. N.W., Cathlamet, Washington

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Eric Krume, Krume Logging Co., will discuss “Tethering Technology and working with WA DNR” Stephan Dillon, Hancock Forest Management, will present “Lessons Learned in New Zealand with Tethering Technology”

SE Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •BLUE•

2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.

Business Seminar 3 – SW Meeting Room – Green area on map - Exhibit Hall – 1 PL Credit Moderator – Qunicy Powers, Pape’ Machinery Co.

SW Meeting Room Exhibit Hall •GREEN•

“How to Finance New Equipment” Belinda Hayward, Corporate Finance Manager, Pape’ Group., Eugene, Oregon Ryan Murphy, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Portland, Oregon Rob McKone, Caterpillar Finance, Portland, Oregon 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. Exhibitor Hands On Seminar 3 – Outside Display Area – Red area on map - 1 PL Credit Moderator – Jayme Dumford, Swanson Bros. Lumber Co., Noti, Oregon

Outside Display Area •RED•

“Fire Equipment and Requirements”, Link Smith, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem, Oregon 5p.m. - 6:00p.m. Sawdust Bowl “Hosted Beer & Wine” , Sponsored by US Bank Columbia Region and Plum Creek, Performance Hall, Convention Center - Ticket Included Registration

EVENTS HELD AT THE EUGENE HILTON 12:30p.m. - 3p.m. LADIES’ DESSERTS FOR DREAMS – Charity Benefit for Play Smart Youth Heart Screening Program.

Enjoy Decadent Desserts Donated from area Restaurants and Bakeries Visit, www.oregonloggingconference.com or call 541-686-9191 to order tickets.

7p.m. – 11pm OLC Celebration Hors d’oeuvre Cocktail Party – Playwrights Hall, Eugene Hilton 7p.m. Doors Open - Hosted Beer & Wine Tasting 7:00p.m. – 9p.m. Hors d’oeuvres 7:30p.m. – 11pm Dancing to Bump In The Road

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 - All Activities Held At Lane County Fairgrounds Please note: No Seminars will be presented on Saturday

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All Exhibits Open To Public – Convention Center & Parking Area Family Fun and Education Activities – Wheeler Pavilion - Sponsored by KEZI 9 Wood Carver – Outside Demonstration Area High School Forestry Skills Competition - Outside Display Area, Sponsored by Warrenton Fibre & Nygaard Logging Co.

10a.m. - 12p.m.

“OLC” Log Loader Competition – Sponsored by Triad Machinery and Linkbelt - Outside Display Area – Brown area on map - Visit www.oregonloggingconference.com or call 541-686-9191

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Oregon Logging Conference Foundation Scholarship Awards The OLC Foundation has awarded more than $500,000 over the years to deserving students.

Many of the students who were awarded past scholarships have gone on to play important roles in the industry. Here are students that will be key players tomorrow.

2014-15 Scholarships Awarded - $22,000 We would like to recognize the 2014-2015 recipients.

Alessandra Hossley, Oregon State University James Kirkpatrick, Oregon State University Carl Beyer, Oregon State University Kristen Tolle, Oregon State University Mychal Westendorf, Oregon State University Derek Littlejohn, Oregon State University Robin Wortman, Oregon State University Preston Green, Oregon State University Congratulations to all the students and their scholastic achievements that made these scholarships possible.

Thank you too for the generous donations from all of you in the industry. Your dollars are an investment in the industry’s future. The scholarship and the education provided today are keys to the success of the industry tomorrow.

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contact Oregon Logging Conference Foundation a 501 c3 Charitable Foundation, call (541) 686-9191 for more information, or mail your donation to P.O. Box 10669, Eugene, OR 97440. Your donation will not only play a role in the students’ futures, but also in the future of the industry. Your donation is 100 percent tax deductible.

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Oregon Department of Forestry Offers Training to Operators In conjunction with its outreach to the logging industry at the Oregon Logging Conference, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will have staff and materials available on-site to provide two types of training that are fundamental to contractors who would provide services with heavy equipment or timber falling during the course of the 2015 fire season. The training involves some video instruction and a bit of hands-on activity with fire shelters.

Basic Fire Suppression Techniques and the New Generation Fire Shelter trainings will be offered at the Department of Forestry site on the grounds of the Conference.

All persons who are provide services (such as dozers, tenders fallers) on a contractual basis to the ODF on the fire line are required to take the training that will be offered.

The Department will provide the training only. Operators interested in participating in fire suppression efforts should check with local ODF offices with respect to their availability and capability to serve in suppression efforts. The training is also commonly provided throughout the state by local Department offices.

Look for signage at the ODF tent regarding times the training will be offered.

Attendees will receive certification of training and OPL credits for attendance.

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The Lars Larson Show What: Live Broadcast Where: Main Convension Center Lobby When: Thursday, Feb. 19, Noon to 6:00 p.m.

The Lars Larson Show will be broadcasting live from the OLC on February 19, from noon to 6:00 p.m. Just look for him at the Main Convention Center lobby.

Lars Takes on the Big Topics

For those not familiar with the Lars Larson show, Lars hosts an honest, provocative talk to the entire country, skewering big government and deflating deadbeat politicians. From the left coast to our nation’s capital, no subject is off the table.

Lars got his start in radio at age 16 spinning records and reading news, sports, and weather twice an hour on KTIL from a little cinderblock building on the edge of a cow pasture in Tillamook, Ore.

Awards

After thirty-seven years, Lars has only moved 75 miles east to Portland and light years to “the Right.” Emmy and Peabody award winner Lars Larson brings nearly four decades of experience as a radio and television journalist to the microphone. And six hours of daily

The Sawdust Bowl

What: Casual Social Event Where: Performance Hall When: Thursday & Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cost: Included in Paid Registration Kick back and have some fun!

After a day of attending seminars and taking in new machinery, step over to the Performance Hall to the annual Sawdust Bowl. It’s the ideal time to relax, mix it up with your friends and network.

The Oregon Logging Conference will offer free wine and beer, both Thursday and Friday night.

It’s a party! And it’s all included in your general conference ticket.

Sponsors

This year Carson Davis Oil, Chuck Bracelin Trucking, Koos Transport, and Millicoma Logging LLC will be sponsoring the Thursday evening’s festivities. On Friday, Plum Creek and US Bank will be sponsoring the evening’s festivities.

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prep keep the show on top of the news and top-of-mind for listeners across the country.

His local talk show airs on eighteen stations in the Pacific Northwest and earns him the biggest local talk radio audience in the region. Lars has picked up more than 70 awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional journalists, and the National Press Club (as well as the Emmys and a Peabody) for his reporting and documentaries.

He is a weekly guest on America Live with Megyn Kelly on Fox News and has appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Larry King,” “Scarborough Country,” “Fox and Friends,” BBC radio, and countless local radio shows around the United States. Lars can also be seen doing his weekly commentary for News Channel 8, the NBC affiliate in Portland.

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Chainsaw Carving Event What: OLC hosts Chainsaw Artists When: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

February 19-21 Where: Outside Demonstration Area - Fairgrounds Watch wood become art.

Once again, Husqvarna will be sponsoring the popular chainsaw carving event, taking place in the demonstration area of the fairgrounds. This year’s top carvers include Ryan Anderson and Kevin and Tyler Strauslin.

Kevin and Tyler Strauslin

The father and son team has been carving out a business for themselves in Salem, Ore. Kevin says carving came naturally to him and feels this is his true calling. He began carving while working in his trade—drywall.

Kevin sculptured and carved using gypsum materials and once he felt he’d pushed them to their limits artistically, he began playing around with chainsaw carving.

In 2008, he started working with a local carver and by the end of the year he had taken over the shop and had his own carving business.

Tyler, in his early 20s, carves side-by-side with father. He was hooked after watching the 2009 Reedsport competition and after her graduated high school, he started carving with his dad full time.

You can find out more about them on www.oregon3dart.com.

Ryan Anderson

Ryan started his chainsaw carving career in June of 2005 after being apprenticed by Tracie Brittenfeld of Packwood, Wash. Since that time, Ryan has been participating and receiving awards throughout the country and internationally.

While representing America in Europe to compete in the English Open, Ryan took both second and third place, and he has also traveled to compete in Scotland and Canada.

If you think you may have seen Ryan on television, you’re right.

He was a highlight carver in Sawdogs, a Discovery Chanel reality show about chainsaw carvers.

Come watch these artists create magic with a chainsaw at the 77th OLC. For more information, call the OLC office at (800) 595-9191 or (541) 686-9191 or visit our website at www.oregonloggingconference.com.

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Department of Forestry’s 2014 Operators of the Year What: ODF Operators of the Year When: Thursday, Feb. 19, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Wheeler Pavilion The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will recognize the 2014 Operators of the Year and Merit Award winners on Thursday, February 19, at 1:30, at the Oregon Logging Conference.

Oregon’s Board of Forestry established the awards program to recognize people and companies that consistently meet or exceed the Oregon Forest Practices Act requirements, which include: responsible harvesting; replanting after harvest; protecting streamside areas; building and maintaining roads to protect streams; protecting and providing wildlife and fish habitat, and preserving and protecting our water quality.

The three Regional Forest Practices Committees each select an Operator of the Year and may also give Merit Awards. Private Forests Division Chief Peter Daugherty said, “These are the best of the many operators in Oregon who regularly go beyond the letter of the law to protect natural resources. We’re pleased to honor this exemplary work.”

Todd Hueckman Contracting Eastern Operator of the Year

Todd Hueckman (Burns) earned the Eastern Oregon Operator of the year award for his work on a roughly seventy-acre harvest

with the primary purpose of stopping dwarf mistletoe from infecting the property owners’ remaining acres. Mr. Hueckman’s techniques using equipment to decrease the impact on the land, like using the boom of his tracked equipment as a pivot rather than just skidding on the tracks to turn, show his ongoing commitment to protecting the land. Mr. Hueckman also found a way to make the harvest work, despite the nearest mill being over two hours away. (Watch video at http://youtu.be/pxqawWIutfI)

Robert Howell Logging, LLC Northwest Operator of the Year

Robert Howell Logging, LLC (Cottage Grove) earned the Northwest Operator of the Year Award for work done in the Triangle Lake area. Mr. Howell skillfully executed a small harvest on difficult terrain with neighbors close by. The Howell team’s work with the neighbors and considerate planning allowed a successful harvest while protecting two domestic water sources, homes, and power lines. Their work not only protected natural resources but also satisfied neighbors.

Bewley Investments Southwest Operator of the Year

Bewley Investments, owned by Brian Bewley, (Central Point) earned the Southwest Operator of the Year for their sustained commitment to protecting natural resources. The particular harvest considered when choosing Mr. Bewley’s company had three streams to protect and a neighbor whose view could have been impacted by the harvest. Mr. Bewley took extra precautions, beyond the Forest Practices Act requirements, to prevent debris and dirt from entering the streams and to retain more trees throughout the harvest area for habitat purposes and aesthetics. (Watch video at http://youtu.be/QD2QjUFRD-Q)

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What: Variety of Family Activities Where: Wheeler Pavilion When: Saturday, February 21, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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For years children have enjoyed the fun educational exhibits and activities at OLC’s Family Day. All exhibits are free and open to the public on Family Day. On Saturday, at the Wheeler Pavilion, kids will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of free activities: • Papermaking • Wildlife exhibits • Build your own bird feeder • Wood Magic • Wildfire Table Demonstration • Face Painting and Clowns There will be snacks for everyone, including free popcorn and cotton candy.

Once the kids have sampled all there is to do at the Pavilion, it’s time for the parents to explore the newest technology in logging equipment on display.

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2015 OLC Exhibitor Listing Acme Manufacturing Inc 90099 Prairie Rd., Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-741-2200 • Fax: 541-741-2212 www.acmecarriages.com Exhibit Hall............................219A-220, 229-230A SEE AD ON PAGE 24

Blount International 4909 SE International Way Portland, Oregon 97222-4679 PH: 503-653-4689 • Fax: 503-353-3214 www.oregonproducts.com Exhibit Hall.................................... 171 A, 172, 173

Advanced Drainage System 18812 NE 403rd St, Amboy, Washington 98601 PH: 360-607-8321 • Fax: 360-247-5150 www.ads-pipe.com Exhibit Hall................................................192-193 SEE AD ON PAGE 26

Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Medford P.O. Box 100, Medford, Oregon 97501 PH: 541-776-6602 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level

Alliance Tire Americas, Inc 201 Edgewater Dr. Suite 285 Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 PH: 781-321-3910 • Fax: 781-322-2147 www.atgtire.com Exhibit Hall.......................................... 225A & 226 SEE AD ON PAGE 7 Allied Power Products Inc 6590 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, Oregon 97008 PH: 800-248-4896 • Fax: 503-646-1996 www.allied power.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 170 Allied Systems Co 21433 SW Oregon St, Sherwood, Oregon 97140 PH: (503-825-3322 • Fax: (503) 625-7269 www.alliedsystems.com Performance Hall........................................026-27 American Crane and Tractor 2200 State Line Rd, Kansas City, Kansas 66103 PH: 314-458-3135 • Fax: 913-982-8030 www.actparts.com Performance Hall............................................. 083

Boman Industries Inc 2470 Ewald Ave SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 PH: 503-362-7657 • Fax: 503-399-8535 www.bomanindustries.com Performance Hall....................... 040,041, 050,051 Borntrager Tree Jacks 33920 Ford Mill d, Lebanon, Oregon 97355 PH: 541-979-1975 Performance Hall...........................................079A Brake Systems Inc 2221 NE Hoyt St, Portland, Oregon 97232 PH: 503-236-2116 • Fax: 503-239-5005 www.brakesystemsinc.com Performance Hall................................... 070 - 71A SEE AD ON PAGE 14 Brattain Intl Trucks 1720 Fescue St. SE, Albany, Oregon 97322 PH: 541-928-3324 • Fax: 541-967-8609 www.brattain.com Outside Bryant Logging Inc PO Box 489, Beavercreek, Oregon 97004 PH: 503-632-6289 • Fax: 503-632-6289 Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC

American Leasing & Financial 11501SW Pacific Hwy Suiet 200 Portland, Oregon 97223 PH: 541-912-7237 • Fax: 503-244-0845 www.americanlf.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 140

Business Equipment Loans, LLC PMB #407, 3 Monroe Parkway Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 PH: 971-204-0038 • Fax: 971-204-0039 www.bizequiploans.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 145

Associated Oregon Loggers Inc. PO Box 12339, Salem, Oregon 97309 PH: 503-364-1330 • Fax: 503-364-0836 www.oregonloggers.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 222

Camp 18 Logging Museum PO Box 615, Clatskamie, Oregon 97016 PH: 503-434-0148 Exhibit Hall....................................................... 221

Atterbury Consultants Inc 3800 SW Cedar Hills Bvd #145 Beaverton, Oregon 97005 PH: 503-646-5393 • Fax: 503-644-1683 www.atterbury.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 228 Bailey’s Inc. 1210 Commerce Av. Site 8 Woodland, California 95776 PH: 707-272-9313 • Fax: 503-406-0895 www.baileysonline.com Outside – Demo Area Performance Hall............................................. 032 Baker’s Boots & Clothing 2642 Roosevelt Blvd, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-689-5379 • Fax: 541-689-2435 www.bakershoe.com Exhibit Hall............................................. 269A-270 Big R Bridge Box 1290, Greeley, Colorado 80632 PH: 970-347-2227 • Fax: 970- 356-9621 www.BigRBridge.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 261 Blockbuster Inc 2756 Kentucky Ave Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641 PH: 319-986-5525 • Fax: 319-986-6858 www.blockbuster-inc.com Outside - Demo Area 54

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www.ceccrushers.com Outside Central Oregon Community College 2600 NW College Way, Bend, Oregon 97701-5998 PH: (541) 383-7754 • Fax: (541) 383-7509 Exhibit Hall - Lobby Centralia College 600 Centralia College Blvd, Centralia, Washington 98531 PH: 360-736-9391 • Fax: 360-330-7106 www.centralia.edu Exhibit Hall....................................................... 265 Chuck Bracelin Trucking Inc. P.O. Box 1218, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 PH: 541-269-0401 • Fax: 541-269-9124 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level CJ Fire Protection LLC Box 70566, Springfield, Oregon 97475 PH: 541-654-2282 • Fax: Performance Hall...........................................050A Cleanfix North America 90 Linton Ave., Stratford, Ontario N5A 2S3 CAN PH: 519-275-2808 • Fax: 519-275-3995 www.cleanfix.org Performance Hall...........................................065A SEE AD ON PAGE 24 Clearview Financial 455 NE 6th St, Suite 200 East Wenatchee, Washington 98802 PH: 509-658-7129 • Fax: 509-558-7780 www.clearviewfinancial.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 271 Clowns and Face Painting Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 www.oregonloggingconference.com Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Coast Truck Centers 955 NW N. Frontage Rd, Troutdale, Oregon 97060 PH: 503-737-0110 • Fax: 503-737-0795 www.coasttr.com Exhibit Hall...........................................................D Cobalt Truck Equipment 345 W. Karcher Rd., Nampa, Idaho 83687 PH: 208-887-7788 • Fax: 208-887-7794 www.cobalttruck.com Performance Hall............................ 035-37, 54-56 Coburg Pizza Company 1710 Centennial Blvd, Springfield, Oregon 97478 Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Coburg Pizza Company Downtown Coburg, Coburg, Oregon Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Complete Wireless Solutions 1758 22nd St. SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 PH: 503-362-1388 • Fax: 503-362-1559 www.cwsoregon.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 144 Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Box 460, Elmira, Oregon 97437 PH: 541-935-0600 • Fax: 541-935-0616 www.conteches.com Performance Hall............................................. 053 Cord Master Intl 2040 Rogers Rd., Perth, Ontario K7H1P9 CAN PH: 613-267-0018 • Fax: 613-267-2202 Outside – Demo Area Crowley Equipment Inc. 4655 Cloudburst Way, Eugene, Oregon 97402-5432 PH: 541- 688-5924 • Fax: 541- 688-0704 www.crowleyequipment.com Outside

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Dunlap Enterprises PO Box 221, Soulsbyville, California 95372 PH: 209-532-4974 • Fax: 209-532-4974 Outside – Demo Area SEE AD ON PAGE 6

Cummins NW, LLC 4711 Basin Ave, Portland, Oregon 97217 PH: 503-289-0900 • Fax: 503-286-5938 www.cumminsNW.com Exhibit Hall................................ 163-165, 174-176

Eagle Carriage & Machine Co 62500 Commerce Road, LaGrande, Oregon 97850 PH: 541- 963-4646 • Fax: 541- 963-3415 www.eaglecarriage.com Exhibit Hall............................ 198A , 198, 199, 200 SEE AD ON PAGE 15

DSU Peterbilt & GMC Inc 4810 N Basin Ave, Portland, Oregon 97217 PH: 503-535-3035 • Fax: 503-283-6657 www.dsutrucks.com Exhibit Hall................................ 155-160, 179-184

Edward Jones 450 Country Club Rd, Suite 300 Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541-342-8134 • Fax: 866-462-3803 Exhibit Hall....................................................... 141

EROAD INC. 7654 SW Mohaw St, Tualatin, Oregon 97062 PH: 503-305-2254 • Fax: www.eroad.com Performance Hall............................................. SF1 ESCO Industries Inc. 1755 A Iowa Ave, Riverside, California 92887 PH: 951-782-2136 • Fax: 951-782-2136 Performance Hall..................................... 028-28A Eugene Hilton 66 E 6th St, Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541-342-2000 www.hiltoneugene.com Sponsors............................................ Silver Level Eugene Silkscreen 469 E. 3rd, Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541-342-8418 • Fax: 541-341-4513 ww.eugenesilkscreen.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 225 Farwest Tire Factory / Michelin 1595 N. Bayshore Dr., Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 PH: 541-267-2173 Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Fecon, Inc. 3460 Grant Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036 PH: 513-696-4430 • Fax: 513-696-4431 www.fecon.com Performance Hall............................................. 048 Feenaughty Machinery Co. PO Box 13279, Portland, Oregon 97213 PH: 503-282-2566 • Fax: 503-282-1755 www.feenaughty.com Outside SEE AD ON PAGE 61 Forest Engr, Res. & Mgmt.

280 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 PH: 541-737-4952 • Fax: 541-737-4316 http://fern.forestry.oregonstate.edu Performance Hall................................ 012B, 012C Forests Today & Forever PO Box 55, Eugene, Oregon 97440 PH: 541-868-0330 www.foreststodayandforever.org Wheeler............................. Family Event Saturday Full Circle Finance 11 Spokane St #306, Wenatchee, Washington 98801 PH: 888-223-2600 • Fax: 888-223-3600 www.fullcirclellc.us Exhibit Hall.....................................................227A GCR Tires 91033 Roberts Rd, Coburg, Oregon 97408 PH: 541-345-4120 • Fax: 541-345-0051 Outside, Performance Hall..........................030-31 GEM Chain Bar PO BX 608, Grangeville, Idaho 83530 PH: 208-983-0203 • Fax: 208-983-0213 www.gemchainbar.com Exhibit Hall.....................................................278A SEE AD ON PAGE 20 General Trailer Parts P.O. Box G, Springfield, Oregon 97477 PH: 541-746-8218 • Fax: 541-726-4707 www.generaltrailerparts.com Exhibit Hall...........................243A- 245, 252-254A Outside, Sponsors................................. Gold Level Gold Coast Truck Repair Box 537, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420-0537 PH: 541-269-1223 Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Gordon Peard Jr. Trucking 47129 Old Hwy Rd, Quincy, California 95971 PH: 530-283-2334 • Fax: 530-283-4174 Outside Granberg International Building 289 Pintado St, Vallejo, California 94592 PH: 707-562-2089 • Fax: 707-562-2094 www.granberg.com Outside – Demo Area

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Green Tire Hosting 1912 NE 143rd Av 24th, Portland, Oregon 97229 PH: 503-610-8887 www.greentiehosting.com Sponsors.......................................... Friend of OLC

Iron Wolf Mfg.L.L.C 8650 South Hwy 77, Noble, Oaklahoma 73068 PH: 405-872-1890 • Fax: 405-872-1893 www.ironwolf.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 287

Grinder Wear Parts & Apollo 2062 20th Ave S.E., Largo, Florida 33771 PH: 800-982-2844 • Fax: 727-585-3499 www.grinderwearparts.com Performance Hall............................................. 044

James G Murphy Co. PO Box 82160, Kenmore, Washington 98028 PH: 425-486-1246 • Fax: 425-483-8247 www.murphyauction.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 279

Groeneveld Box 939, Boring, Oregon 97009 PH: 253-334-1244 www.groeneveld-group.com Performance Hall...........................................079B

James Pipe & Supply Inc. P.O. Box 593, Ridgefield, Washington 98642 PH: 360-904-7473 • Fax: 360-887-2291 Exhibit Hall....................................................... 260

Jewell Attachments LLC 18135 SW Boones Ferry Rd Portland, Oregon 97224 PH: 503-352-8200 • Fax: 503-352-8201 www.jewellattachments.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 278 SEE AD ON PAGE 19 Kenworth Northwest 20220 International Blvd, Seatac, Washington 98198 PH: 206-433-5911 www.kenworthnorthwest.com Outside

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Haix North America, Inc. 2320 Fortune Dr. Ste 120 Lexington, Kentucky 40509 PH: 866-344-4249 • Fax: 859-281-0113 www.haix-bootstore.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 264 Halverson Wood Products 3887 County Rd 56 Pine River, Minnesota 56474 PH: 218-587-2065 www.halversonwoodproducts.com Outside – Demo Area Hatton-Brown Publisher’s Inc. PO Box 2268, Montgomery, Alabama 36104 PH: 334-834-1170 • Fax: 334-834-4525 www.hattonbrown.net Exhibit Hall - Lobby Healthy Forests, Healthy 20742 SW Jonquil Terrace, Sherwood, Oregon 97140 PH: 503-515-4206 www.healthyforests.org Exhibit Hall.....................................................223A Hercules Tire 521 8th St. SW Ste C, Auburn, Washington 98001 PH: 253-293-3147 • Fax: 503-240-3342 www.ATD-US.com Performance Hall............................................. 082 High Cascades Agency PO Box 310, Castle Rock, Washington 98611 PH: 360.274.6991 • Fax: 360.274.7247 highcascadesagency.com Performance Hall...........................................070A Hoffman Boots 100 E. Riverside, Kellogg, Idaho 83837 PH: 208-786-4851 • Fax: 208-786-4301 www.hoffmanboots.com Performance Hall...........................................027A Hop Valley Brewing Co. 980 Kruse Way, Springfield, Oregon 97478 PH: 541-744-3330 www.hopvalleybrewing.com Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC HUB International NW 400 S. Jefferson Ste 408, Spokane, Washington 99204 PH: 509-863-0316 • Fax: Performance Hall............................................. 081 Husqvarna Group 9335 Harris Corners Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 PH: 951-219-7708 • Fax: 951-346-3305 www.husqvarna.com Outside – Demo Area SEE AD ON PAGE 9 IFA Nurseries Inc. 20908 N. Coburg Rd., Harrisburg, Oregon 97446 PH: 541-556-8907 Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Interstate Equipment Supply 5910 Newport Ct SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 PH: 360-470-6565 • Fax: Exhibit Hall....................................................... 197

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Exhibitor Listing continued from page 57 KEZI News 9 Box 7009, Springfield, Oregon 97475 PH: 541-580-7447 • Fax: 541-677-9133 kezi.com Sponsors............................................. Silver Level Kidde Fire Systems 400 Main St., Ashland, Massachusetts 01721 PH: 508-231-2696 • Fax: 508-231-2181 www.kiddefiresystems.com Exhibit Hall.....................................................200A SEE AD ON PAGE 25 KMC-Kootrac/Kootenay Tractor PO Box 31 Crescent Valley, British Columbia Vog1Ho CAN PH: 250- 359-5033 • Fax: 250- 359-5034 www.kmc-kootrac.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 224 SEE AD ON PAGE 62 Knapheide Truck Equipment NW PO Box 301339, Portland, Oregon 97294 PH: 503-265-8939 • Fax: 503-265-8938 www.knapheide.com Exhibit Hall................................213, 214, 215, 216 Koller NA / Koller Forsttechnik PO Box 638, Philomath, Oregon 97370 PH: 541-929-9582 • Fax: 541-929-4489 www.kollerna.com Outside SEE AD ON PAGE 38 Koos Transportation P.O. Box 908, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 PH: 541-267-3195 • Fax: 541-290-2957 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level KPD Insurance Inc PO Box 29, Springfield, Oregon 97477 PH: (503) 741-0550 • Fax: (503) 741-1674 www.kpdinsurance.com Performance Hall............................................. 049 Lars Larson Live Radio Remote Portland, Oregon, Exhibit Hall - Lobby Live Radio Remote - Thursday Laser Technology Inc. 6912 South Quentin St, Centennial, Colorado 80112 PH: 303-649-1000 • Fax: 303-649-9710 www.lasertech.com Performance Hall............................................. 072 SEE AD ON PAGE 30 Left Coast Truck & Equipment Parts 1301 Hwy 20 S #50, Hines, Oregon 9738 PH: 541-5731799 Performance Hall..................................... 047-47A Les Schwab Tire Center 2295 West 11th Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-342-7254 • Fax: 541-465-9546 www.lesschwabtirecenter.com Exhibit Hall............................. 201, 202, 202A, 203 Link-Belt 2004 Buck Lane, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 PH: 859-245-3927 • Fax: 859-492-1099 www.lbxco.com Sponsors............................................... Gold Level SEE AD ON PAGE 11 Linn Benton Tractor 33599 Hwy 99E, Tangent, Oregon 97389 PH: 541-926-1811 • Fax: 541-926-4306 www.linnbentontractor.com Exhibit Hall............................................. 283 – 286 Log Max Inc. 1114 W. Fourth Plain Blvd.

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My Little Salesman Inc PO Box 341869 Austin, Texas 78734 PH: 800-493-2295 • Fax: 541- 342-3598 www.mylittlesalesman.com Exhibit Hall.....................................................146A Neway SAF Holland 16541 Redmond Way, Redmond, Washington 98052 PH: 425-869-5296 • Fax: 425-558-0169 www.safholland.us Exhibit Hall................................................280-281 Northwest Farm Credit Services 2222 NW Kline Street, Roseburg, Oregon 97471 PH: 541-464-6700 • Fax: 541-464-6705 www.northwestfcs.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 169 ODF West Lane 87950 Territorial Rd, Veneta, Oregon 97487 PH: 541-935-2283 • Fax: Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Office Equipment Co. 2300 Oakmont Way #100, Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541- 342-3325 • Fax: 541-343-8210 www.oec-sys.com Performance Hall................................. 081A-081B OLC Log Loader Competition PO Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 PH: 541-686-9191 • Fax: 541-68680176 www.oregonloggingconference.com Outside Oregon 3 D Art 3795 Blossom Dr NE, Salem, Oregon 97305 PH: 503-463-7008 www.oregon3dArt.com Outside - Demo Area Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Oregon Dept of Forestry - Salem 2600 State Street, Building D, Salem, Oregon 97310 PH: 503-945-7475 • Fax: 503-945-7490 www.odf.state.or.us Outside, Outside Seminar Fire Systems - Friday Oregon Fuel Injection Inc. P O Box 21121, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541485-1434 • Fax: 541 485-1464 www.oregonfuelinjection.com Performance Hall............................................. 052 Oregon Independent Aggregate Assoc.

PO Box 489, Cornelius, Oregon 97113 PH: 503-357-2193 • Fax: 503-357-3649 wwworaggregate.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 146 Oregon Logging Conference Logo Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 PH: 541-686-9191 www.oregonloggingconference.com Exhibit Hall - Lobby Oregon Pacific Bank 2555 NW Edenbower, Roseburg, Oregon 97471 PH: 541-440-7601 • Fax: 541-440-2841 www.opbc.com Performance Hall...........................................040A Oregon Women In Timber P.O. Box 760, Dallas, Oregon 97338 PH: 503-831-1593 Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday OSU Wood Innovation Center Peavy Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Pacific Corrugated Pipe Co. 89822 Hwy 99N, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-461-0990 • Fax: 541-461-0993 www.pcpipe.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 266

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Exhibitor Listing continued from page 58 Pacific Power Group - WA 600 S 56th Pl Ridgefield, Washington 98642 PH: 360-887-7432 • Fax: 360-887-7401 www.pac-power.com Exhibit Hall.................................................... A & B SEE AD ON PAGE 33 Pacific tractor & Implement Box 3433, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 PH: 503-648-3841 • Fax: 503-648-0229 www.pactractor.com Outside - Demo Area Performance Hall..................................... 033 – 34 Pape’ Group PO BX 407, Eugene, Oregon 97440 PH: 541-334-3330 • Fax: 541-681-5330 Sponsors............................................... Gold Level Pape’ Kenworth 91195 Coburg Industrial Way Coburg, Oregon 97408 PH: 541-868-8910 • Fax: 541-393-2911 www.papekenworth.com Outside Pape’ Machinery, Inc 355 Goodpasture Island Road Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541-334-3430 • Fax: 541-681-5319 www.papemachinery.com Outside SEE AD ON PAGE 63 Peerless Corp P.O. Box G, Springfield, Oregon 97477 PH: 541-746-8218 • Fax: 541-726-4707 www.generaltrailerparts.com Exhibit Hall.........................246 - 248, & 249 - 251 Outside.................................Sponsors, Gold Level Pelican Pub & Brewery 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, Oregon 97135 PH: 503-965-7007 www.pelicanbrewing.com Sponsors.......................................... Friend of OLC Peters & Keatts Eq. Inc. 18122 SR 9 SE Suite 101 B Snohomish, Washington 98296 PH: 360-863-2552 • Fax: 360-863-6916 www.petersandkeatts.net Performance Hall............................001-9 & 19-23 Peterson CAT 4421 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97218 PH: 503-852-6775 www.petersoncat.com Outside.................................Sponsors, Gold Level SEE AD ON PAGE 49

Peterson Pacific Corp P O Box 40490, Eugene, Oregon 97404 PH: 541- 689-6520 • Fax: 541-689-0804 www.petersoncorp.com Outside – Demo Area SEE AD ON PAGE 27 PEWAG INC 3825 Cincinnati Av. Ste D, Rocklin, California 95765 PH: 800-445-2895 www.pewagchain.com Performance Hall............................................. SF2 SEE AD ON PAGE 41 Phoenix Hydraulics & Mach. Inc. 100 Boomer Hill Rd Myrtle Creek, Oregon 97457 PH: 541-863-5492 • Fax: 541-863-4893 www.phohyd.com Exhibit Hall........................................... 194 - 194A SEE AD ON PAGE 60 Pierce Pacific Mfg PO Box 30509, Portland, Oregon 97294 PH: 503-808-9110 • Fax: 503-808-9111 www.piercepacific.com Outside SEE AD ON PAGE 55 Plum Creek Timber P O Box 1528, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 PH: 541-269-5540 • Fax: 541-269-5904 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level Ponsse North America 4400 International Lane Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501 PH: 715-369-4833 • Fax: 715-369-4838 www.ponsse.com Outside, Performance Hall..............062, 63, 64, 65 SEE AD ON PAGE 16-17 Powerscreen Of Washington 7915 S. 261st St, Kent, Washington 98032 PH: 541-556-1329 www.powerscreen-wa.com Outside Quadco Equipment Inc. 169 Industrial Dr, Lexington, South Carolina 29072 PH: 803-951-1951 • Fax: 803-951-3958 www.quadco.com Exhibit Hall................................ 238-242, 255-259 SEE AD ON PAGE 37 Radiator Supply House 4432 Hwy 20, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 PH: 877-615-3002 • Fax: 541-367-2948 www.radiatorsupplyhouse.com Performance Hall......................066A-67 & 68,69A SEE AD ON PAGE 36 RDO/Vermeer Pacific 7640 NE 33rd Dr., Portland, Oregon 97211 PH: 503-282-0694 • Fax: 503-281-8601 www.vermeerpacific.com and Outside

Resource Recovery PO Box 270179, Hartford, Wisconsin 53027 PH: 262-670-6813 • Fax: 262-670-0183 www.woodbeaver.net Outside – Demo Area Resource Supply, LLC 11607 SW Winter Lake Dr, Tigard, Oregon 97223 PH: 503-521-0888 • Fax: 503-536-6869 www.resourcesupplyll.com Performance Hall............................................. 071 Rothenbuhler Engineering PO Box 708, Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284-0705 PH: 360-856-0836 • Fax: 360-856-2183 www.rothenbuhlereng.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 171 SEE AD ON PAGE 40 Rotobec #3 3525 Edwards Rd. Kelowna, British Columbia CAN PH: 250-765-1161 • Fax: 250-765-0035 www.rotobec.com Outside S & S Mfg. LLC N 648 Sunset Dr, Dorchester, Wisconnsin 59425 PH: 715-678-2538 • Fax: 715-678-2538 www.bruteforcefirewoodprocessor.com Outside – Demo Area Sculptures In Motion 3180 Ridgeway, Reedsport, Oregon 97467 PH: 541-999-8859 Outside – Demo Area Silke Communications Inc 680 Tyler, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541- 687-1611 • Fax: 541- 687-1613 www.silkecom.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 147 Southstar Equipment LTD 728 Tagish St Kamloops, British Columbia V2H1B7 CAN PH: 250-828-7820 • Fax: 250-558-8674 www.southstarequipment.com Exhibit Hall................................................233-236 SEE AD ON PAGE 21 Specialty Transport Magazine 7021 S. Sssembly Rd, Spokane, Washington PH: 509-981-4410 www.sptmag.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 288 Starker Forests Inc Box 809, Corvallis, Oregon 97339 PH: 541- 929-2477 • Fax: 541-929-2178 Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Steelhead Brewing Co. 199 E. 5th Av., Eugene, Oregon 97401 PH: 541-686-2739 • Fax: 541-342-5338 www.steelheadbrewing.com Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Summit Attach. & Mach. LLC PO Box 1785, Castle Rock, Washington 98611 PH: 503-806-9323 Outside SEE AD ON PAGE 47 Superior Tire Service 33960 Old Willamette Hwy S. Eugene, Oregon 97405 PH: 541-744-2000 • Fax: 541-744-2068 www.superiortireservice.com Exhibit Hall.............................217- 218 & 231-232 TAJFUN USA LLC. 960 Harris Av Ste 201, Bellingham, Washington 98225 PH: 360-594-8877 www.tajfun.com Outside – Demo Area SEE AD ON PAGE 32

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Tec Equipment, Inc. 91317 Coburg Industrial Way, Coburg, Oregon 97408 PH: 541-686-6060 • Fax: 541-686-6068 www.tectrucks.com Performance Hall............................ 057-61, 74-78

Terra Tech LLC PO Box 2572, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-345-0597 • Fax: 541-687-2244 www.TerraTech.net Performance Hall............................................. 073

United Industrial Equipment Corp.

530 Conger St., Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-687-8686 • Fax: 541-687-8667 www.unitedindustrialequip.com Performance Hall....................................... 086, 87

Texas Refinery Corp P O Box 711, Fort Worth, Texas 76101-0711 PH: 800-827-0711 • Fax: 800-582-3329 www.texasrefinery.com Performance Hall............................................. 039

United Risk Solutions, Inc. PO Box 936, Medford, Oregon 97501 PH: 541-245-1111 • Fax: 541-245-1112 Exhibit Hall....................................................... 223

The Extreme Cruiser 333 Mountain View Dr., Talent, Oregon 97540 PH: 541-941-0468 www.theextremecruiser.com Performance Hall........................................... 079C SEE AD ON PAGE 20

US Bank Columbia Pacific Region 987 Duane St, Astoria, Oregon 97103 PH: 503-325-8665 • Fax: 503-325-9785 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level

USDA Forest Service Willamette NF 3106 Pierce Parkway Ste P Springfield, Oregon 97477 PH: 541-225-6314 • Fax: 541-228-6228 www.fs.usda.gov/willamette Performance Hall............................................. 038 Valley Tool & Mfg Box 220, Hughson, California 95326 PH: 800-426-5615 • Fax: 360-230-2322 www.valleytoolmfg.com Outside

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The Jerry Brown Co Inc Box 41390, Eugene, Oregon 97404 PH: 541- 688-8211 • Fax: 541- 688-8214 www.jbco.com Performance Hall............................... 024A, 24, 25 Timber Supply Co Inc Box 151, Philomath, Oregon 97370 PH: (541) 929-3151 • Fax: (541) 929-3157 www.timbersupplyco.com Exhibit Hall................................................195-196 Timberline Magazine 10244 Timber Ridge Dr. Ashland, Virginia 23005 PH: 800-805-0263 Exhibit Hall....................................................... 237 TimberWest Magazine PO Box 610, Edmonds, Washington 98020 PH: 425-778-3388 • Fax: 425-771-3623 Exhibit Hall - Lobby Sponsors............................................. Silver Level T-MAR Industries LTD 5791 Duncan Bay Rd Campbell River British Columbia V9H1N6 CAN PH: 250-286-9500 • Fax: 250-286-9501 www.t-mar.com Performance Hall................................... 043 - 44A SEE AD ON PAGE 51 Towtem Attachments PO Box 188, Garfield, Washington 99130 PH: 509-635-1321 • Fax: 509-635-1434 Performance Hall...........................................065B Travel Lane County P O Box 10286, Eugene, Oregon 97440 PH: 541484-5307 • Fax: 541-343-6335 www.travellanecounty.com Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Triad Machinery Inc PO Box F -2, Coburg, Oregon 97408 PH: 541-342-7700 • Fax: 541-342-6806 www.triadmachinery.com Outside, Sponsors................................. Gold Level SEE AD ON PAGE 11 Turn-Key RV Rentals 4435 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, Oregon 97403 PH: 541-746-1502 • Fax: Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Tyree Oil, Inc. PO Box 2706, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541-687-0076 • Fax: 541-343-0552 www.TyreeOil.com Exhibit Hall............................................... 204, 205 U.S. Pride Products LLC 1516 110th Av., Hammond, Wisconsin 54015 PH: 715-246-9237 • Fax: 715-246-7321 www.usprideproducts.com Outside - Demo Area U.S. Transmissions, Inc. PO Box 659, Auburn, Washington 98001 PH: 503-545-6176 • Fax: 503-286-0661 www.ustransinc.com Performance Hall............................................. 085

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Exhibitor Listing continued from page 61 VPG Onboard 39521 Place Road, Fall Creek, Oregon 97438 PH: 541-937-2070 • Fax: 541-937-2095 www.vpgonboard.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 227 Vulcan On-Board Scales 5920 S. 194th St., Kent, Washington 98032 PH: 253-872-1910 • Fax: 253-872-9626 www.vulcanscales.com Exhibit Hall................................................268-269 SEE AD ON PAGE 29

Wallingford’s Inc 1010 Kennedy Memorial Dr, Oakland, Maine 04963 PH: 207-465-9575 • Fax: 207-465-9601 www.wallingfords.com Exhibit Hall................................................166-167 SEE AD ON PAGE 28 Waratah Forestry Attachments 2401 Talley Way, Kelso, Washington 98626 PH: 360-636-2950 • Fax: 360-636-2980 www.waratah.net Exhibit Hall...........................272-274A, 275A-277 SEE AD ON PAGE 87 Warrenton Fiber PO Box 100, Warrenton, Oregon 97146 PH: 503-861-3305 • Fax: 503-861-2925 Sponsors............................................... Gold Level

Wartenbee Trucking 24904 Oak Lane Elmira, Oregon 97437 PH: 541-935-3731 • FAX: 954-3088 Sponsors........................................ Friends of OLC Watson & Chalin Mfg 725 E University Dr, McKinney, Texas 75069 PH: 800-445-0736 • www.watsonsuspensions.com Exhibit Hall.....................................................168A WCLA Credit Union PO Box 207, Olympia, Washington 98507 PH: 306-352-5033 • Fax: 360-352-1537 www.loggers.com/cu Performance Hall...........................................042A WCMRRC Box 40873, Eugene, Oregon 97404 PH: 541-954-4917 • Fax: Performance Hall..........................................Stage Wesrep Sales Co. Inc. Box 1288, Toledo, Washington 98591 PH: 360-584-2556 • Fax: 360-864-4906 Performance Hall............................. SF3, SF4, SF5 Westech Rigging & Supply 4140 West 11th Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402 PH: 541- 344-6249 • Fax: 541- 344-0902 www.westechrigging.com Exhibit Hall.......................................... 165 & 165A Weyerhaeuser - WTL Vanc, WA 16821 SE McGillivray Blvd. Suite 210 Vancouver, Washington 98683-0402 PH: 360-891-3385 • Fax: 360-891-3388 Performance Hall............................................. 042 Sponsors........................................... Bronze Level WHA Insurance PO Box 1421, Eugene, Oregon 97440-1421 PH: 541-284-5123 • Fax: 541-342-3786 www.whainsurance.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 142 White Mountain Chain P O Box 869, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 PH: 800-439-9073 • Fax: 877-492-8289 www.whitemountainchain.com Performance Hall............... 010, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, SEE AD ON PAGE 57 Whit-Log Inc PO Box 668, Wilbur, Oregon 97494 PH: 800-452-1234 • Fax: 541-673-1166 www.whitlogtrailers.com Exhibit Hall.............................. 189, 190 - 207, 208 Wilcox & Flegel Oil Company Box 1068, Astoria, Oregon 97103 PH: 503-325-3122 • Fax: 503-325-1245 www.wilcoxandflegel.com Sponsors............................................. Silver Level Wildlife Images P.O. Box 36, Merlin, Oregon 97532 PH: 541-476-0222 • Fax: 541-476-2444 Wheeler...........................Family Event - Saturday Windansea Diesel Box 1312, Astoria, Oregon 97103 PH: 503-741-7569 • www.windanseadiesel.com Performance Hall.....................................079 & 80 SEE AD ON PAGE 56 Wood-Mizer Blades 8180 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 PH: 317-271-1542 • Fax: 317-273-7007 www.woodmizer.com Exhibit Hall....................................................... 168 Wood-Mizer Products Inc 8180 W. 10th St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 PH: 317-271-1542 • Fax: 317-273-7026 www.woodmizer.com Outside – Demo Area

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Timber Management

By Mary Bullwinkel

F

rom the time he was a young

man, fourth generation timber operator and rancher Graham Cottrell has worked in the great outdoors. When Cottrell was 24-years-old he incorporated Three Rivers Logging in Bridgeville, a remote area of Humboldt County, Calif.

He started logging using a D-4 ranch Cat, soon upgraded to a D-6, and also purchased a Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator.

That was in 1958, a time when the addition

of the Traxcavator to his operations also brought him into the local spotlight, when the machinery dealer featured Cottrell and his new Cat in a newspaper ad.

The Wisdom of Forest Management

When Cottrell started his business, he decided to take a different approach to the logging operations on the family property.

Seeing a future in timber management on the property, his approach to the timber harvesting was more conservative.

The newest equipment addition to Three Rivers Logging is a Caterpillar 320C heel boom loader, which is seen here loading logs on one of two logging trucks owned by the Bridgeville, Calif. company.

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Three Rivers Logging

“I wanted to end up with a lot of growing timber, which we have now,” Cottrell says.

“In the past (before I took over) logging was not being good on the ground.” He adds, “It shows you that even when they did what they did, that it [the timber] comes back.

With the logging techniques we use now, we will be able to log continuously on the ranch.”

Contrell estimates a growing timber inventory of 150 million board feet, with more than half of that volume off-limits to timber harvest because of restrictions.

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Fast forward to the present, and you’ll find the fifth and sixth generations of the Cottrell family also involved in actively managing the land for both timber production and ranching. Cottrell’s daughter and husband Leslie and Wes Moore, and their son Clayton live on the property next to where Cottrell and wife Gloria make their home. Graham and Gloria Cottrell have been married for 56 years.

Keeping it all in the family, Gloria does the bookkeeping for the ranching management and Leslie does the bookkeeping for the logging operations.

Varying Timber Harvests

Cottrell says the amount of timber harvest on the property varies from year to year

depending on the market. “The [Douglas] fir market is good this year.” However, there have been years when no logging takes place because of the financial infeasibility.

Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine are the main species coming off the property. Three Rivers Logging uses its own log trucks for hauling. The business owns two 1994 Peterbilt log trucks, both in excellent running condition. This is an important factor because of the distance the logs are trucked.

“We take the larger logs to Sierra Pacific Industries in Arcata, and the 12-inches and under logs go to Sierra Pacific Industries in Anderson,” Cottrell says. The round-trip mileage to Anderson is 225 miles, and the round-trip mileage to Arcata is about half of that.

The logging in 2014 produced about four to five loads a day. Timber is falled in the

morning, and logs are skidded in the afternoon. “We only skid our logs just a few hours a day,” Cottrell says.

Decades of Teamwork

Three Rivers Logging is a small familybased operation. Standing side-by-side with the Cottrell family in conducting the business is Marvin Grant and his two sons, Andy and Robbie. The Grant family has worked for Three Rivers Logging for more than 20 years.

Not only are members of the crew “jacks of all trades” so to speak, they are also quite good mechanics. If a piece of logging equipment breaks down, it usually isn’t too long before the problem is diagnosed and fixed.

The Grant family falls timber, skids logs, loads logging trucks, drives log trucks, and conducts roadwork for Three Rivers Logging.

At 24, Graham Cottrell established Three Rivers Logging in 1958, and purchased a Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator to get the business started.

Three Rivers Logging is a family business owned by Graham and Gloria Cottrell (far right). The Cottrell’s grandson Clayton is getting to know the family business and is also pictured with truck driver Bud Harmon (far left) and logging crew member Andy Grant (second from left).

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The most recent piece of equipment added to the logging operations on the Cottrell property is a Caterpillar 320C heel boom loader that was purchased in Prineville, Ore., where it was part of B & S Logging operations. Now it’s hard at work on the Cottrell property. “It works very well with our operations,” Cottrell says.

Three Rivers Logging also uses a Caterpillar 517 Swing boom grapple, which Cottrell says is “the best machine I’ve ever had as far as protecting the residual trees and the regrowth.” That is vital to Cottrell’s vision for long-term sustainable management of the property. A Caterpillar 966 loader is also part of the operations. Cottrell calls the 966 a really good performer. “If you’ve got the room for it, and larger logs, it works better.”

Harvesting & Roadwork

Contributing to the success of the logging business is that some of the same equipment used in timber harvesting can also be used for roadwork. The Grant family not only works the logging side, they do the roadwork as well. “We are able to use a lot of the logging equipment for the roadwork,” Cottrell says, “and we use the same people.

They just go from one to the other.”

In addition to the equipment used for logging, the roadwork uses two Case excavators, a CX130 and a CX210. Both are very capable machines according to Cottrell.

Three Rivers Logging has also converted two old logging trucks to dump trucks to use with the roadwork. The roadwork is mainly

Three Rivers Logging truck driver Bud Harmon brings a load of Douglas fir logs off the Cottrell Ranch. restoration; the installation of culverts, rolling dips, and other watershed improvements.

Cottrell says there are almost 100 miles of rocked road on the property.

The Cottrell family has several rock pits and rock quarries on the property, which provide a convenient supply of materials used in the roadwork.

Cottrell hesitates when asked if he wants 12-year-old grandson Clayton to follow in his footsteps. Cottrell says since he got into the business, “Logging has changed so much…it’s totally changed. The way everything is designed makes it expensive and discourages many from doing it.”

Education for the Future

When Clayton is older, Cottrell would

like to see him and his family continue managing the property, but prior to that he thinks his grandson needs to get a good background in business administration through a college education.

“Owning something like this…it really doesn’t always pay for itself,” Cottrell says.

“You have to have the knowledge to be able to afford this, even though it’s been in your family for years.”

The Cottrell family has owned and managed the property near Bridgeville, Calif., since 1865, when Graham’s great grandfather Hugh W. McClellan settled in the area to raise sheep. McClellan was one of the first residents in the area and was one of its most extensive landowners.

Logging on the ranch began in 1946 when the philosophy was to rid the land of the trees and make more space for livestock grazing. Cottrell says for about the first ten years of logging, timber was removed as rapidly as possible, and various small mills operated on the property.

Today, both timber and ranch management are conducted in a sustainable manner, and the Cottrell family plans to stay that course to continue that type of operation into the future.

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Author’s footnote

Three Rivers Logging crew Bud Harmon (left) and Andy Grant are being watched as they secure a load of Douglas fir logs by Clayton Moore, the sixth generation member of the Cottrell family to be part of the logging and ranching business.

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Charles Graham Cottrell passed away at the age of 78 on October 23, 2014, after this story was written, yet before it could be published.

After graduating from high school in 1954, Cottrell studied forestry at Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.

For the past 75 years, and until the end, he was still cattle ranching, logging, road building, and repairing on the Cottrell family property near Bridgeville.

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Something old, something new...

By Barbara Coyner

I

t was the late 1970s and Washington

Water Power’s crystal ball suggested that the company should beef up its energy portfolio with renewable sources beyond hydropower. Meanwhile Pacific Northwest lumber mills knew that the Clean Air Act was about to shut down those familiar teepee burners because of tighter air quality regulations. From there, timber industry officials and power providers shook hands on a deal, kicking off the Kettle Falls, Wash., wood waste power plant on October 13, 1983.

First of Its Kind

The ambitious project marked a first in the West. As Washington Water Power, now Avista, celebrated its 125th anniversary recently, the company aired a series of television commercials on its historic milestones.

Predictably, Kettle Falls was touted as a major accomplishment. The biomass utilization project is also documented on Avista’s anniversary website www.avistalegacy.com with the segment on Kettle Falls providing

valuable context for today’s emerging woody biomass energy projects. Following is an excerpt.

“The innovative facility—the first of its kind in the nation—annually uses about 500,000 tons of wood waste from Pacific Northwest and Canadian lumber mills as a renewable resource for power generation. Since its startup in December 1983, the Kettle Falls Generating Station has produced more than 8.9 million megawatthours of energy, using over 9 million tons of wood waste. This facility’s operations garnered an Environmental Excellence award from the state of Washington in 1985 for help in keeping the air of our region clean.”

No doubt the Kettle Falls plant statistics and background have helped other startups make headway as they’ve come online using woody biomass fuel stock. The biggest issue that frequently stalls woody biomass power output is of course finding consistent fuel supply. In the early days of Kettle Falls, the challenge wasn’t as apparent as it is today because timber harvesting was at a more brisk pace, plus there weren’t as many entities vying for woody biomass.

An Ongoing Example

Times changed considerably with the spotted owl chapters, as well as with clean air regulation upgrades. One thing the Kettle Falls plant has provided, however, is a continuing example of what can be done with woody biomass power. Clearly Avista feels proud of its pioneering work with biomass power, and the timber industry has been able to point to a long-standing success story.

Woody biomass projects in the West are moving ahead these days, although opposition still exists. One recent study focused on a rural site in Nevada County, California, in the vicinity of Grass Valley. The proposal is for a three-megawatt biomass gasification plant, with the roadblocks immediately identified as: supplying the amount of available biomass on a sustainable basis; identifying the type of system best suited to the biomass available; locating the most feasible site for such a plant; and calculating the realistic economic expectations of running such a project.

Local loggers watching the project’s progress seem most concerned with transportation aspects, and most agree that conversion to trailers with walking floors would require costly upgrades for them. For the community surrounding such a plant, the big concern seems to be increased truck traffic, while the positive aspects are a decrease in wildfire danger and better utilization of wood wastes. There’s nothing new here, because all woody biomass projects face the same obstacles.

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Taking things in a different direction, University of Idaho researchers are evaluating smaller scale projects, and Extension Forestry Specialist Randy Brooks is investigating producing wood pellets. His graduate students are tasked with analyzing pellet density, ash content, and BTUs by conifer species. Brooks has procured a small pellet mill from a New England-based outfit called Make Your Own Pellets (www.makeyourownpellets.com) and will be presenting some of his findings at the upcoming Small Log Conference being held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, March 24 and 25, 2015. See www.forestbusinessnetwork.com

WoodyBiomassColumn for all the details; the conference will have several woody biomass presentations, plus a pre-conference field trip on March 24.

The smaller scale pellet production is a unique focus, perhaps giving more regional opportunities to entrepreneurial types living in areas with just enough woody biomass to facilitate limited production. The idea seems similar to producing animal bedding and mulch, although making pellets requires many more steps. Brooks has said moisture content of wood wastes being considered for pellet production must have a 15 percent moisture range or the pellets won’t compact. Learning about such aspects through research can move any small-scale pellet manufacturer much closer to devising a successful business operation, so the university link is quite valuable.

For those wanting to know more about woody biomass possibilities, the Small Log Conference will be covering a whole range of biofuel/biomass options, including biochar; biojet fuel from logging slash; utilizing forest residues for the production of bioenergy and bioproducts; and converting beetlekilled trees into biofuel. Clearly the timber industry isn’t standing still when it comes to using logs and wood waste in an optimum fashion.

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A Long History in Utah

Blazzard Lumber

By Kathy Coatney

B

lazzard Lumber Company

was established in the mid-1800s when the founders of the company came across the plains with the Mormon pioneers to Utah.

“My great-great-great grandfather actually delivered his first load of logs here in Utah to the pioneer leader, Brigham Young, for him to build his home,” says David Blazzard, who runs Blazzard Lumber with his brother James. Their dad James R. is president of the company and their Uncle John is vice president.

Originally Blazzard Lumber’s sawmills were portable and (like all mills back then) steam powered. The company evolved over

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Short Season & High Altitudes

Utah has four months of gorgeous summertime, and during that period the family logs timber and stockpiles the logs. In essence, David says, “We do a year’s worth of logging in four months.” They cut mostly Engelmann Spruce, along with some Lodgepole Pine and Alpine fir.

Logging begins in July after the snow melts, and the family works non-stop to have enough logs cut to keep the sawmill running all winter.

High elevations can also be a challenge, as a lot of the logging is done between 8,000 to 10,000 feet. “Right now we’re coming to a pass that we’re topping almost 11,000 feet to bring our loads in,” David says.

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Deere and Cat Guys

The Blazzards log almost everything using John Deere and Caterpillar (CAT) skidders.

James is a CAT guy when it comes to skidders. “I prefer the shuttle [shifter] instead of the power shifter in the John Deere,” he says, adding that there is also a little stronger product support.

“It just seems like you can always get CAT parts.”

David, on the other hand, prefers the John Deere skidder. “I’ve been running a John Deere skidder since I was 13 years old,” he says. “I like my gears and my clutch, the swinging grapple and the way my John Deere runs.”

He adds, “I’ve put our John Deere through some pretty good tests, and they all look strong,” However, David wouldn’t say John Deere has better quality over CAT. For him, what

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The company uses a Kobelco 220 as its main log loader, James said. With the jewel attachment, they can throw the tongs down and wench in the logs.

James prefers the track mount Kobelco because it’s more versatile.

Fallers

Blazzard hires a crew of approximately a dozen fallers each year. Typically they use either Husqvarna (Husky) or Stihl chainsaws. Which brand they choose comes down to personal preference.

For landing saws, the brothers prefer Stihl because it “starts in one second.” For bumping limbs, they want a chainsaw that starts in two seconds. With a Husky, they have to crank on it just a little, but as far as durability, Husky and Stihl are neck and neck.

Blazzard Lumber Company is a dealership for Stihl and Husqvarna chainsaws, and they sell a lot of chainsaws out of the mill office.

Logging Trucks

The company also runs its own logging trucks, including Kenworths, Peterbilts, Macks, and an International. “How many we have or how many we are running depends on the day,” David jokes. “We usually have at

The Blazzards have a varied lineup of equipment to operate in the high Utah elevations.

• CAT 518 and CAT TSK D4 • TIMBCO 435 feller buncher • D6 and D4 CAT bulldozers • Timberline Stroke Delimber • 3 Front End Loaders • CAT 950 and 966, and IT38G • 3 Hyster15,000 lb Fork Lifts

The Blazzards have a short harvesting season— from July through September—because they are working at altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet.

• 3 John Deere 648s with ESCO Swinging Grapples • CAT 140G Road Grader, and 315 Excavator with Thumb • 3 Kenworths, W900 • 2 Peterbilt 378s, one a self loader • 3 Macks • International 4300 series self loader

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After the logs leave the pond, they move to sawmill, a Corley headrig, that can handle most any size. The company will mill through the fall, winter and spring until the harvesting season opens up to them again. (David Blazzard pictured.) least four trucks running every day, and then we have some self loaders for specialized sites.”

The self loaders are used for cleaning up an area or for smaller areas like campground sites.

Sawmill

The sawmill can handle any size log — from 16 by 16 timber to 1 by 4, David says.

When the logs arrive at the sawmill, they are stockpiled. When it’s time to mill them, they are placed in the log pond.

“That is strictly to wash them off, to keep the dust down in our mill,” David says, plus it makes them easier to handle.

The log pond is also cost effective. Rather than have a front-end loader feeding the logs

to the sawmill day in and day out, the logs in the pond only require one person to run them into the sawmill.

“It cuts down on costs in diesel fuel and wear and tear on machinery,” David says.

And with the pond on site, if there’s a fire, water can be pumped if needed.

A homemade pond saw is used to cut the logs to length before they go into the mill, which also saves time. “A guy can sit there on a raft and just float them back and forth very easily and cut them to the lengths we need,” David explains.

The saw is simple. “Pretty much it’s just a motor, and of course you buy a bar and then the chain,” David says.

From the pond, the logs move on to the

Corley headrig saw. (The entire saw mill is Corley except for the sash gang saw, which is LINCK from Germany, but sold by Corley.)

The lumber is then dried. When a new order comes in, the dried lumber is moved to the planing mill.

The Blazzards will plane through the winter and spring until July arrives, and they move up into the hills to log again.

Challenges

Finding and keeping skilled labor is what James sees as their biggest challenge. “We’re so close to the oil and the mining and the construction, it’s hard to compete with their wages.”

David feels their greatest challenge is capital. Between the rising cost of health insurance, labor, and equipment and diesel costs, logging is an extremely expensive operation.

“Lumber prices just really haven’t changed that much in the last umpteen years,” David says. However the cost of fuel has continued to climb.

Challenges have been a way of life for the Blazzard family for generations. They don’t intend to stop now. Logging and milling are more than a tradition, they are a way of life.

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The homemade sawmill allows one person on a raft to cut the logs to length before they move onto the mill.

(Chance Neilspok operating mill.)

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Vashon Forest Stewards Selling a new vision of forestry to the public

By Andrea Watts

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n the heart of Vashon Island last summer, active forest management was underway in the Island Center Forest with 75-100 truckloads of 30-year-old Douglas fir and 60-70-year-old red alder leaving the island to local mills. When local residents toured the thinned sites, one resident expected to see “scorched earth” but after seeing the sites still stocked with trees, she said, “[I’m] not seeing it.”

Education Leads to More Logging

More than 20 years ago, a logging operation on Vashon Island would have been inconceivable. So how did such a reversal come about? Education—20+ years of it through one-on-one discussions, workshops, and fieldtrips on what is required to create and maintain healthy forest conditions.

With a growing movement toward creating community forests that fulfill the recreation, wildlife habitat, watershed protection, and job needs of the community, the logging operation underway on Vashon Island may foreshadow a future where logging jobs aren’t with a productivity focus in rural areas but are selective thinning operations adjacent to urban centers. The role of citizen-led organizations such as Vashon Forest Stewards (VFS) will be crucial in serving as liaisons between the public and the timber industry.

The authority with which David Warren, executive director of VFS, discusses forest management leads you to assume he has a forestry degree. Actually, his degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, is in design with a focus on the human-centered environment. His understanding of how humans interact with their environment is valuable when communicating the complexities of a forest ecosystem and its management.

VFS had its beginning when Warren served as the executive

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director of the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust—a nonprofit with a mission to preserve the ecosystems found on the island.

Liaison between Owner and Logger

In 1994 Warren started the first of many forest stewardship classes for landowners, preceding the forest stewardship classes now offered through the King County Forest Program.

“Every year we were holding these classes and…as the years went by, we realized a lot of the people couldn’t write their own plan…They didn’t even walk their own forest,” Warren recalls. He realized that the landowners were professionals who commuted to Seattle and desired a country-like lifestyle with the goal of managing their forestland for wildlife and aesthetics. Consequently, “a lot of stewardship wasn’t getting done,” and the environmental community didn’t trust the logging community.

In 2000, he left the land trust to work for California-based Pacific Forest Trust, and he also worked with The Nature Conservancy. But two years later, he was back on Vashon Island and incorporating the VFS, or as Warren describes it, “the little engine that could.” His return also coincided with a community now aware of the tragic

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SmallSawmilling results that accompany a hands-off average of 30,000-50,000 bf per year. approach to forest management. No While it can’t compete in the 2x4, one could conceive that a tree 80 feet 2x6 market, it can offer customers away from a trail could kill someone. custom beams and flooring at fairly Eyewitness accounts describe only a competitive prices. Their wood is air crack preceding the tree’s fall. It fell dried—for slabs, one year for each onto a trail where several girls were inch—before being finished in their walking, killing a twelve-year-old. kiln. It’s a slow process, but it achieves Warren recalls there being an the quality VFS wants to market. awakening at the time, with some public land managers realizing, “there Custom Orders is a time to take down a tree.” With VFS works with many of the local his name already associated with wood workers on the island and often forest stewardship classes, Warren handles custom orders. With most was approached to write forest manof the landowners cutting for forest agement plans for landowners. These health, their wood supply isn’t steady, VHS works with local wood workers and landowners owned parcels with backand their wood inventory is of spehandles custom orders. The inventory yard forests of five acres to 60 acres of cies usually not found in Douglas fir includes madrone, red alder and maple. timberland. Through VFS, he wrote productive-focused regions. Rather it numerous plans, sometimes for free, may be madrone, red alder, or maple and the land owners became more that arrives at the mill yard. Being a receptive to logging, telling Warren, “You’re the tree guys. Which nonprofit means they don’t have a budget for advertising their inventree should I take out?” tory, so it is mainly through word of mouth that Warren is contacted about what’s in stock.

Falling the First Trees In 2014 VFS purchased a used 1980s Freightliner log truck so The real test of their credibility came in 2003 when the Vashon they could improve their ability to serve forest owners by haulIsland Park District board approached VFS to write a forest maning logs back to their mill. Their staff is fairly bare bones too, with agement plan for the 30-acre forested Agren Memorial Park. With Warren also working part time for King County, and sawyer Stewart its walking trails and two acres of ball fields, the park is a popular atPutnam sometimes working part time. Other seasonal employees traction for residents. Warren knew that logging would be necessary include several high school students. to, at the very least, remove hazard trees and enlarge the existing trail to build a requested ADA-compliant trail. With this logging likely the first ever in a park in the Puget Sound region, Warren recognized that “if we blow it, we might as well move off the island.”

To gain credibility for the forest management plan, he enlisted the support of University of Washington Professor Jerry Franklin and Andrew Carey of the U.S. Forest Service, who are recognized experts on old-growth forests. Franklin and Carey agreed with management prescriptions, and the plan was then presented at a series of public meetings.

Once the park district approved the plan, the park was closed for several months during the logging operations. Of Bellinghambased TimberTec Inc. who performed the work, Warren says, it “could not have gone better” and we had a “great relationship.” A processor and forwarder were used to minimize damage on the ground and Warren says there were almost no damaged trees in the entire forest when the job was finished.

Warren recalls an instance when an operator recommended taking out a different pair of trees to avoid damaging the leave trees.

The end result was a forest that was “exactly what were are looking for.” Fifty log truck loads were trucked off the island, and they only received one complaint from a park user: Why was the park closed for logging when no logging was done?

Island Mill is Born

Seeing those loaded log trucks leave the island caused Warren to realize some of the wood should stay on the island, and this inspired VFS to add another component to their mission: an island mill. If we thin from our own forests and use the wood in our local community, we are training our own people and providing local jobs, he says. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Joel Kuperberg mill yard, named in honor of one of the first board members of the VFS. With their 2003 Mighty Might bandsaw, the mill produces an

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SmallSawmilling Seeing loaded log trucks leave Vashon island inspired VFS to add an island mill. “If we thin from our own forests and use the wood in our local community, we are training our own people and providing local jobs,” says Warren.

Warren’s vision of the mill’s future, producing not only the raw material for island wood workers but also finished wood products, is inspired by Jim Birkemeier’s “Full Vigor Forestry” and his work with the Menominee Tribe in northern Wisconsin.

From their managed timberland, the tribe manufactures finished products made with what is harvested from the forest according to their 12-year rotation management plan.

The viability of Warren’s vision on Vashon Island bore fruit in 2012 when VFS was asked to produce lumber from the school’s forest for their new $47 million high school.

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To educate the public about the logging operations in the forest, field trips were held, and Warren describes one memorable field trip that had several participants who opposed the proposed logging. Warren started the fieldtrip by telling the attendees that since we all use wood, “Why not take it from our own backyards?” At one point on the trail, one of the women opposing the logging questioned Derek Churchill, a board member of VFS and research associate at the University of Washington, on why a medium tree was being taken out rather than

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the smaller tree. Once Churchill explained that the smaller tree served as a ladder into the upper canopy and removing the medium tree provided more growing space for the larger tree, “one of the women threw her hands up in the air and said, ‘I get it, I get it,’” Warren says proudly.

Trust is the primary reason the islanders turn to VFS to serve as a liaison between themselves and the logging contractors when logging their own land. Though this means that VFS doesn’t reap the profits associated with productivity-focused logging operations, Warren adds that there are other rewards that make the work worthwhile, and Churchill describes the work as “really satisfying.”

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FRA Report on Appropriations Omnibus and Tax Extenders

On December 9, Congress announced a deal to fund most of the government through September 2015. The Forest Resources Association (FRA) published a summary of the action within the Omnibus under key FRA priorities. Here are a few items that pertain to the Northwest:

Forest Inventory and Analysis Program The bill funds the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program—a high priority for the forest industry—at $70 million for the fiscal year, which is at the high end of expectations and an improvement over recent years’ funding. Improving the basis on which to understand forest inventory on all ownerships has received increased emphasis because of the need to validate the effects of carbon management programs on standing timber, as well as for the guidance it provides for sustainable wood sourcing and understanding regional wood markets.

Clean Water Act The bill directs EPA to withdraw its controversial “interpretive rule” that was an attempt by the agency earlier this year to clarify which water bodies are covered by its new “Waters of the United States” rule.

The bill also reiterates existing law, that neither the Corps of Engineers nor EPA may require wetland permits for the activities listed in section 404(f )(1)(A) and (C) of the Clean Water Act. This prohibition includes normal silviculture and forest roads in wetlands.

Market Promotion The legislation directs the Forest Service to improve management of “stressors” impacting forests, development of markets to offset the cost of forest management, and to promote markets for high-volume, low-value wood, stipulating “nanotechnology,” energy, and green building, including advancing the use of wood in high-rise construction.

AFF Announces Improved Tree Farm Certification Standards

The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced the release of its updated Standards of Sustainability for Forest Certification under the American Tree Farm System (ATFS). The Standards, which are revised every five years, are the result of a rigorous, multistakeholder process and based on international guidelines for sustainable forest management and conservation.

ATFS works to sustain America’s family-owned forests and the clean water and air, wildlife, wood products, and recreational opportunities these forests provide. ATFS does this by empowering woodland owners to be effective stewards of the land and by setting sustainable forest management standards that are used by thousands of family-owned forests certified by ATFS. “As stewards of millions of acres of forests, small woodland owners have a credible and independently audited conservation tool in these updated standards,” said Sarah Crow, senior director of certification at AFF. “This is a comprehensive, internationally recognized approach that puts family forest owners on the leading edge of conservation principles.”

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Hazardous Fuels Management The bill increases the Forest Service’s budget for hazardous fuels management on federal lands by more than $55 million over 2014 levels, to $361,749,000. A portion ($15 million) will be dedicated to biomass utilization grants to expand commercial markets for harvested biomass to facilitate increased removals in designated regions.

Tax Extenders We are now awaiting Senate action on the House-passed Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (HR 5771), which reauthorizes (among other credits) the Section 179 business expensing credit.

This feature of the IRS Code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment and/or software bought or financed during the tax year. The list of qualifying equipment is broad, covering vehicles, manufacturing machinery, software, computers, furniture, and tangible personal property used in business.

The 2014 deduction limit is $25,000.

HR 5771 also revives the bonus depreciation tax deduction, enabling businesses to claim an additional first-year depreciation tax deduction equal to 50 percent of the value of qualified property investments, such as machinery and equipment.

To read more of the report, go to: http://www.forestresources.org/ fra/IssueUpdateDec112014.pdf

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Harvests, Thins & Logjams Harkness Contracting Inc. stays versatile

Habitat structures are engineered to not only provide habitat and more natural conditions in rivers and streams, they are increasingly constructed to withstand the impacts of floods and other events.

By Jack Petree

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arkness Contracting is lo-

cated in the South Fork Valley of the Nooksack River near Acme, Wash., in central Whatcom County. Owned

by Rick and Angie Harkness, the firm harvests timber throughout Whatcom and Skagit Counties and usually employs about a dozen people.

The company’s equipment base consists of two 210 Kobelco Excavators equipped with full rotation clam shell buckets and grapples, a 200 and a 160 Kobelco excavator, and a number of other, smaller sized excavators. A 2014 X225LL Doosan Log Loader

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Versatility

According to Rick Harkness, “We’re geared up for, and generally do, a little bit of everything when it comes to timber harvest.” In fact, Rick says, “We are intentionally versatile. We consider our versatility as being responsible for our having been able to stay in business as long as we have, especially through the years of recession.”

The variety of equipment, large to small, allows Harkness Contracting to seek out and accomplish a broad variety of harvest scenarios. “We recently completed a 420- acre

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conventional harvest, but we also do a lot of smaller harvests,” Rick says. “We get a lot of requests to do two, three, and five-acre units, and we’re happy to have them.” Often, Rick puts forward, a harvest on a small acreage might be a partial harvest combined with site preparation for a home or a cabin.

Unique Jobs

The Harkness approach has also allowed Rick to pursue some unusual opportunities; opportunities that did not exist only a few years ago. Rick’s mix of equipment and extensive experience have made his firm an important cog in the multilayered team of government and private experts charged with

ContractorProfile creating new habitat for fish in the rivers and streams of Northwest Washington.

“We started working on salmon enhancement quite a few years ago,” Rick says. “Our company was basically in on the ground floor of the effort to improve habitat. Now it’s become a big thing.”

Staying Informed

Rick’s strategy for Harkness Contracting is based on a clear idea of the future that timber harvesters face in geographies like Western Washington. His firm is experiencing, on the ground, the reality of Forest Service projections regarding the fragmentation of forest lands likely to take place over the next two or three decades throughout the region. This fragmentation is due to an increased emphasis on wildlife habitat and ongoing changes in the desires of landowners for the use of their land that are permanently impacting the structure of the forest products industry not only in Western Washington but, across the Western United States.

For example, of the area Harkness serves the Forest Service says: “Of the northwest Washington case study watersheds, the area with highest projected residential growth is the Strait of Georgia watershed near the cities of Bellingham and Mount Vernon. More people are expected to continue moving to northwestern Washington in general, and higher levels of residential development are projected to expand outward from current population centers. Approximately 165 square miles of currently rural, forested lands are projected to reach exurban-urban housing densities (more than 64 housing units per square mile) by 2030. Several areas of moderate and low housing density away from population centers are also projected to increase in housing density by 2030.”

Regarding projected fragmentation and the urbanization that it brings, the Forest Service continues, “… efforts currently underway to protect and restore salmon habitat should account for this expected additional development of the rural landscape.”

Hand in hand with increased land fragmentation, Forest Service research also points to changes in the vision that current and future owners have for their land. According to the Service, nearly 70 percent of the owners of private forest land in the United States now consider “beauty/scenery” to be a prime objective for their land; passing land on to heirs, privacy, nature protection, a place for a home or cabin, habitat improvement, investment, and a number of other values also drive ownership. Only 10 percent of the private forestland holders in the U.S. consider “timber production,” to be important.

Rick points out, that this means more

and more harvests in the future are likely to be partial harvests with thinning for forest health, opening up a portion of a property for a home or a cabin, or even clearing view corridors taking precedence over more traditional harvests.

Stream Work and Logjams

Contracting to improve fish and other wildlife habitat in the rivers and streams of

Western Washington has become a major part of Rick and Angie’s business in recent years as the Fish and Wildlife Service, tribes, and groups dedicated to preserving and enhancing fish stocks work to build fish runs.

Engineered logjams became a favored method for improving habitat in the West in the mid-to-late 1990s. Rick recounts that early on, he happened to have a large supply of the brush and wood a local habitat

Rick Harkness and an intern select trees of the correct diameter and length to be usable in artificial structures.

Brush and tops are collected and trucked to streams for use in structures, solving the problem of disposal. Harkness says engineered logjams became a favored method for improving habitat in the West in the mid-to-late 1990s.

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Artificial logjams are important, according to Fish and Wildlife agencies. “It is an important technology that re-infuses wood components into stream corridors. Wood, an important fish (aquatic) habitat component, is lacking in many systems in the Pacific Northwest and other relevant geographic locations where it was once abundant and natural. It addresses a larger scale of both geomorphic and ecologic watershed restoration.”

Harkness Contracting’s versatility works in nicely when it comes to constructing engineered jams. “It’s not about just going out and dumping some logs and brush into the water and calling it good,” Rick says.

“Today’s structures are carefully engineered in advance to mimic natural conditions and to be stable. Locations in the rivers are carefully selected with the structure anchored in place to protect shorelines and keep the structure from washing away in a flood event.

Logs and brush are put in place and held in place using cables and other techniques.”

River Work

Acquiring the timber needed to construct the logjam can sometimes be an issue, Rick comments. Not every tree in the forest works

Logjam work is seasonal and materials are stockpiled ahead of time.

out for a river project. Size is important, and the trees have to be harvestable complete with the roots.

River work is also seasonal, Rick points out. “That means we have to stockpile material ahead of time and that can put a significant financial strain on a business.

Landowners don’t want to wait for the money owed them, and we have to be ready to go all out when the project is ready to go.”

Still, Rick says, his work on fish habitat

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contracting and enhancement is satisfying.

“Who wouldn’t feel good about working to build fish and animal populations?” he asks.

As to the future of the forest products industry, Rick says, “There’s going to be continuing change for sure, and I’ve got some ideas about what might take place.”

Asked about what some of those ideas might be Rick laughs, “I don’t want to give away all my secrets. Check in with me again in about ten years.”

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Ponsse Opens Its First Sales and Service Center in Pacific Northwest

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onsse, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forest machines, will now have a presence in the Pacific Northwest.

The Finnish company is opening an 11,200 square foot sales and service center in Coburg, Ore., (90712 Huntley Ct.), right off Interstate-5, north of Eugene. Ponsse’s new location will serve Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern California. It will be a fully equipped equipment repair facility, including hydraulic component repair with the ability to make hydraulic hoses.

“Our location was assisted by our current customers to be centrally located in the heart of timber harvesting in the Pacific Northwest,” says Stacy Wagler, Business Development manager. “We are here to exceed their expectations for your complete timber harvesting supply chain.”

One customer in particular who has believed in Ponsse equipment for years and worked to get the company a presence in the Pacific Northwest, is Lee Miller, owner of Miller Timber Services in Philomath, Ore. He and his staff are dedicated to the latest quality timber harvesting technologies. He started a

Ponsse demo at PLC, with Lee Miller in the black jacket.

Ponsse service dealership called T-Mech that paved the way for this expansion. “He’s helped out tremendously,” says Diana Olkowski, marketing coordinator for Ponsse.

Running the new shop will be Foreman Steve Baker, who has been the shop foreman at the Ponsse Grand Rapids, Minn., location since 2007. Originally from Washington, he is excited to be relocating his family back to the Pacific Northwest.

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“He is very knowledgeable with Ponsse machines and has a strong mechanical background,” adds Diana. “His dedication to customer success is a valued colleague to us all”.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place February 20, at 5:30 p.m. If you’re in the area, you’re invited to stop by and celebrate Ponsse’s commitment to the Pacific Northwest.

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Komatsu Forestry Announces Next-Gen 855.1 Forwarder

Komatsu America Corp has introduced the new Komatsu 855.1 Forwarder offering many updated features. The new 855.1 has an 8% payload increase, a 17% larger load space area, and an 11% increase in tractive effort, compared to the previous Komatsu 855 model.

The 855.1 matches the previous model 860.4 in payload and load space, plus has 4.5% greater tractive effort.

The 855.1 also features the industry-leading ‘Comfort-Ride’ hydraulically dampened cab suspension system as an option.

The 885.1 Forwarder’s rated payload capacity has increased to 15.4 tons compared to the prior model, and the fixed headboard load space area has been increased to 52 ft2 from 44 ft2 in order to utilize the higher payload capacity.

The 855.1 is powered by an eco-friendly AGCO POWER Diesel 6.6 liter 204 hp engine certified to EPA Tier 4 Interim emissions. While producing the same horsepower as the 860.4, the 855.1engine has 13% higher torque and 5% lower fuel consumption. The cooling system features a larger radiator and variable speed fan to increase cooling capacity by 23%. www.komatsuforest.us

Bandit Introduces Model 60FM Forestry Mulcher Attachment for Skid-Steer Loaders

Inspired by Bandit Industries’ lineup of forestry mowers, the Model 60FM is a powerful attachment that combines the utility of a skid-steer loader with the company’s wood processing expertise.

Featuring a 60-inch mulcher head powered by a single 110 cc hydraulic motor, the Model 60FM is a compact and capable attachment that turns any skid-steer loader into a Bandit forestry mulcher capable of dealing with brush and small trees.

Utilizing a quick-attach plate, the Model 60FM can easily attach to the front of any skid-steer loader in just a few quick steps. And because it operates straight from the skid-steer’s hydraulic systems, the Model 60FM requires very little maintenance to keep it in top form.

The Model 60FM will aggressively process material into mulch that can be reintroduced directly into the soil. It features 36 teeth arranged in a spiral pattern along the full length of the mulcher head.

Each 1 5/8”-wide tooth creates a more aggressive mulching action, limiting the size of the bite. A unique raker design forces material to the carbide tip of the tooth, improving tooth life and grinding performance and preventing the forestry mulcher from stalling. www.banditchippers.com 82

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Wood-Mizer Releases BMST50 Blade Sharpener and Setter

Sawmill manufacturer Wood-Mizer LLC, has introduced the new BMST50 Blade Sharpener and Tooth Setter. It enables blade sharpening and setting with a single machine. Manually operated, this efficient, space saving unit will lower operation time and costs by providing a complete blade ready for sawing. With a capacity of 1” to 1.5” blades, the BMST50 offers many adjustable features to maintain blade precision and accuracy.

Main features include: a 1” to 1.5” wide blade compatibility; 4, 7, Turbo 7, 9, 10, and 13 degree with 7/8” tooth spacing supported blade profiles; Tooth Setter Gauge included for consistent and accurate setting; and CBN full profile technology used for precise sharpening. www.woodmizer.com/blades

John Deere Introduces the M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and Harvesters

Three years in the making, the John Deere M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and Tracked Harvesters are officially making their debut. The latest additions to the John Deere family of tracked forestry machines include the 800M and 800MH-Series Reduced Tail Swing, setting a new standard in midsize machines, along with the 900M and 900MH-Series that improve upon John Deere’s industry-leading large-size machines.

“When we designed our new midsize and large-size machines, we relied on the input of the people who are in the machines every day — our customers,” said Cliff Caudill, manager, Product Marketing, John Deere Construction & Forestry. “After collecting invaluable customer input, we spent over 11,000 hours testing the machines until we got them exactly right. The result is a new fleet of machines that redefines the meaning of uptime, productivity, and low daily operating costs.”

800M and 800MH machines share many common components —including the engine, undercarriage, booms, and cab – with their 900M- and 900MH-Series counterparts, simplifying maintenance and repairs when needed.

Rapid Cycle System (RCS) combines automated felling-head arm cycling with simple boom control, dramatically reducing operator fatigue while increasing efficiency and productivity. RCS can be tailored to individual skill levels and specific harvesting conditions, from large single-tree harvesting to high-speed, multistem cutting.

RCS is standard on all 800M- and 800MH-Series machines and as an option on the 900M and 900MH-Series.

The new operator station is roomier and more comfortable, with ergonomically designed controls. Floor-to-ceiling front and side windows plus an overhead skylight provide 44 percent more visibility, providing an outstanding view of the cutting area. www.JohnDeere.com/GameChangers TW

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CALENDAR February 5-7 Sierra Cascade Logging 66th Conf. & Forest/ Construction Expo, Anderson, CA 530-222-1290, www.sierracascadeexpo.com February 10-13 Association of Equipment Distributors (AED) & Condex, Orlando, FL 800-388-0650, www.aednet.org February 19-21 Oregon Logging Conference, 77th Conf. & Equip.

Show, Eugene, OR 541-686-9191 www.oregonloggingconference.com February 25-26 California Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Napa, CA 916-444-6592, www.calforests.org February 25-26 European Pellet Conference 2015, Wells, Austria 43-732-7720-14386, www.pellets15.eu March 2 Western Wood Products Assoc. Annual Meeting, Portland, OR 503-224-3930, www.wwpa.org March 18-20 World of Wood Convention, Las Vegas, NV 703-820-6696, www.iwpawood.org March 19-22 Bois-Energie 2015, Nantes, France 33-38-486-8930 www.boisenergie.com

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The Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement: What’s Up with That?

War and Peace?

By Jack Petree

L

iving in Bellingham, Wash.,

between the 1970s and the early years of this century, it was impossible to drive the I-5 corridor through town for even a short way without passing, or being passed by, trucks loaded with softwood lumber heading south from British Columbia, Canada, toward destinations throughout the American West.

More disconcerting were my visits to pallet plants in the early years of the ‘80s. The reason was pallet manufacturers were finding Canadian lumber inexpensive enough to justify ordering a truckload and shipping it to Reno, San Diego, or other southwest destinations. Even with the shipping costs, Canadian lumber typically cost less than locally milled fiber.

As a vigorous proponent of free enterprise, I’d have had no problem with all that lumber heading south save for the fact that it seemed clear at the time that the lumber heading south was really not all that inexpensive; significant subsidies ultimately paid for by Canadian taxpayers were, in effect, pre-purchasing some of the lumber for the ultimate customer in the States. In the process, the softwood processing industry in the United States was being hit hard by the lost sales those subsidies created.

Of course, the Canadian lumber industry and its various proponents had an entirely different opinion about the issue of subsidies and other government sponsored benefits and their purported impact on the U.S. industry.

One thing was certain in those years; the courts and other decision-making bodies had plenty of work, and attorneys happily piled up the billable hours.

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A long, acrimonious, and often bruising battle between Canadian lumber interests, a coalition of U.S. lumber producers (the U.S. Lumber Coalition), and the governments of the two nations stained the ‘80s and ‘90s as a result of the perceived subsidies and their purported impact on the U.S. softwood lumber industry. Agreements were made but not renewed, appeals to international trade tribunals were launched, presidents and prime ministers weighed in on the issues, Canadian lumber exports were hit with tariffs and other financial penalties, and an overall atmosphere of on-going chaos in the lumber markets of the two nations seemed destined to continue.

In 1996 it seemed as though peace may have finally been declared with the signing of a U.S./Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) that took effect in ’96 and ran for five years. The agreement was not renewed when it expired in 2001, and the courts, tribunals, and other trade enforcement entities found themselves busy once again.

The ensuing five years were marked by almost yearly charges and countercharges between the industries and governments of Canada and the United States. Government to government negotiations continued and finally resulted in a second U.S./Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement, a sevenyear agreement that took effect in October of 2006 with provisions for a two-year extension.

2015 – Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Today, nine years later, the SLA is set to expire mid-October.

So what happens now?

First, there are no provisions for another extension of the agreement, which means negotiations must take place that will result in a new SLA. The Canadian forest products industry appears to be interested in simply renewing the agreement. James Gorman, president of Canada’s Council of Forest Industries, has been quoted in the Canadian press as saying, “We’re of the view the agreement should be renewed in its entirety under all of its existing terms.”

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The U.S. industry has quite a different outlook on the negotiations. Zoltan van Heyningen, speaking for the U.S. Lumber Coalition, agrees the Canadians would like to simply negotiate an extension of the agreement, but he comments, “Our analysis does not support a simple extension of the current agreement. Too many variables have shifted since the implementation of the current agreement.”

The two governments actually responsible for the negotiations are tight lipped, meaning that probably nothing of significance is happening.

If an agreement is not reached by October, a one-year standstill period has been agreed to; in essence a one-year extension.

Hurry Up and Wait

My bet regarding the negotiations?

Nothing much will happen in 2015.

Negotiations will heat up in 2016 with progress being announced near mid-year; progress justifying another year of “standstill” while a new administration is elected.

In 2017 something is likely to be brought forward for consideration with adoption late in 2017 or early 2018.

Industry firms hoping to meaningfully plan for the future based on likely market conditions over the next two or three years should consider planning based on the landscape in place today. Canada seems adamant that something close to the existing agreement should be re-adopted as SLA III while the U.S. industry continues to believe the current agreement is fundamentally flawed. In an election year, early agreement is unlikely.

Jack Petree is a writer, advertising consultant, and President of Tradeworld Communications.

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