TimberWest - January/February 2021

January/February 2021

HOT-DRY-WINDY INDEX

Improvement for Fire Prediction

BARGING IN

Osprey Logistics, Everett, WA

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

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SHOW GUIDE

Jesse Hunt Logging Kamiah, ID

INNOVATIVE LOGGERS MEETS INNOVATIVE MACHINE

VanNatta Logging Eugene, OR

ON THE COVER

January/February 2021 Vol. 46 No. 01-02

6 2021 OLC Show Guide • 2022 Exhibitor’s List................................................Page 26 • Elementary Education...........................................Page 24 • Fundraiser Dinner for OLC Fire Relief Fund and Donors List.............................................Page 18 • Guess the Net Scale................................................Page 16 • New Plans for Future Forestry Workers Career Day................................................Page 16 • OLCF Scholarship Awards.....................................Page 20 • OWIT Auction............................................................Page 24 • Panels and Seminars..............................................Page 12 • President’s Message...............................................Page 6 • Program and Schedule..........................................Page 11 • Professional Logger Credits.................................Page 8 • Sawdust Bowl Takes to the Road.......................Page 10 • 2020 ODF Operators of the Year........................Page 22 34

Hot-Dry-Windy Index HDWI attempts to predict bad fire days by taking the wind speed and multiplying it by the vapor pressure deficit.

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Barging In Osprey Logistics serves this logging community by finding a way to bridge logging and barge transport.

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Emergent Technology Column Komatsu Steps Up with User-Friendly Telematics

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From the Get-go, A Step in the Right Direction Building a good reputation by taking care of business, while respectfully treating employees, was the first order of business for Jesse Hunt Logging Inc.

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Innovative Loggers Meets Innovative Machine VanNatta Brothers Logging out of Eugene, Oregon, are pleased with the acquisition of their Quadco 4400 feller head.

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Guest Column Managing Forests for Maximum Value and Health

DEPARTMENTS Page 4 ................................................................ In the News Page 54 .....................................................Association News Page 53 .........................................................Machinery Row Page 56 ............................................................New Products Page 57 ........................ Subscription/ Advertiser’s Index

Overhead view of Osprey Logistics’ barge transport out of Everett, Washington

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Oregon Lawmakers Make $17 Million Down-payment on Wildfire Preparedness

The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board appropriated $17 million for the Office of State Fire Marshal and the Oregon Department of Forestry to invest in wildfire prevention and preparedness programs, reported the Oregonian.

The spending was approved despite concerns from legislative analysts and lawmakers, who doubt the two agencies can even spend the money in the six months remaining in the current two-year budget cycle.

The spending includes $4 million for the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In part, that would cover 25 new positions, which legislative analysts noted will increase the size of the office by nearly one third. The jobs will support modernization of the state’s mutual aid system for emergency response and implement some of the wildfire council’s recommendations to help communities better adapt and respond.

Newsom, Task Force Proposal to Address Wildfires

The $227 billion budget proposed by California Governor Gavin Newsom and his Forest Management Task Force has provided a strategy to combat wildfires many have been suggesting for a long time: A combination of prescribed burning and forest thinning.

The Porterville Recorder reported Newsom’s wildfire budget proposal after a record year for wildfires in the state in 2020. Newsom’s administration is working on a proposal to be ready by the spring to strengthen the ability of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to respond to emergencies and support recovery efforts, especially in vulnerable communities.

Newsom’s proposed budget calls for an additional $143 million to support 30 new fire crews and $48 million to phase in Black Hawk helicopters and large air tankers.

U.S. Lumber Prices Nearly Doubled in Second Half of 2020

Wood Resources International reported that the U.S. lumber market was red hot in the 3Q/20, with prices surging to levels 4

never seen before. By September, Southern pine prices increased by 160 percent from the year’s low in April.

In Western U.S., Douglas-fir lumber prices almost doubled during the same period. High domestic demand for lumber in the U.S. and a trade dispute with China reduced U.S. softwood exports in 2019 and 2020, with year-over-year reductions of 17 percent recorded in the first nine months of 2020. Total shipments for 2020 are on track to be their lowest in over ten years.

The price surge in the U.S. domestic market directly impacted Canadian export prices in 2020. Average prices for U.S.-bound lumber in September 2020 were 94 percent higher than in September 2019.

California’s 2020 Wildfire Emissions Equate to 24 Million Cars

In 2020, roughly 9,600 fires in California burned nearly 4.2 million acres, killed 31 people, and emitted an estimated 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, based on a California Air Resources Board report.

The emissions from these fires were approximately the same emissions from 24.2 million passenger cars over a year, reports Bloomberg Law. The board also studied emissions from controlled burns, clearcutting, harvesting, and other forest management actions that could lesson fire risk. Their report stated that prescribed burns have emitted on average 14 million metric tons per year of carbon dioxide between 2000 and 2019. These prescribed burns could be an important way to mitigate effects of fire on the landscape.

Lumber and Homebuilding Surge

Bloomberg News reported that with U.S. lumber prices at fresh record highs, construction companies and wood wholesalers are buying just enough to get by, threatening to make price swings even bigger.

Lumber futures in Chicago reached a record $855.10 per 1,000 board feet, having surged more than 30 percent since Jan. 12.

This price surge during what is normally a winter lull is raising homebuilding costs and forcing many buyers to purchase only their immediate needs. That may filter through to housing prices, while also boosting earnings at lumber companies such as Weyerhaeuser Co. and West Fraser Timber Co. Record-low borrowing rates and an exodus from major cities triggered a homebuilding spree, with U.S. home construction starts in December reaching the fastest pace since 2006, while lockdowns also spurred demand for home renovations. At the same time, mills couldn’t ramp up fast enough to keep available supplies from drawing down.

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President’s Message

ike the many challenges our industry has faced this past year, and minor in comparison to most, I sat in my office in late December pondering how to welcome you to a modified version of the 83rd annual Oregon Logging Conference and introduce you to a program about as solid as a bowl of Jello.

To overcome the challenges that we as contractors and our industry face, we are focused on the things we can do and not on what we cannot do. The same is true for the Oregon Logging Conference as we plan the programs that will be presented this year. It is a great disappointment that we will not be able to have the amazing vendor displays that have earned the OLC recognition as the largest static equipment show west of the Mississippi. Instead, we have focused on the elements of education for which the OLC is known, and a number of opportunities for fellowship — the fabric of our industry.

In true conference fashion, we have adapted the famous or “infamous” Sawdust Bowl into a traveling event. Starting February 5, 2021, and culminating February 27, there will be seven opportunities to attend various limited in-person gatherings throughout Oregon. Please refer to the Program and Schedule for specific details.

We have envisioned February as a month-long celebration of the 2021 Oregon Logging Conference, originally with a planned kickoff of a fundraiser dinner and auction for the OLC Fire Relief Fund.

However, that date was changed to March 20, 2021, because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. This event is planned to take place at the Sweet Home Supper Club, with limited attendance in compliance with existing restrictions. Tickets will be $125 per person. Proceeds from the event will benefit the OLC Repair & Recovery Fire Relief Fund. This fund was established to assist logging contractors impacted by the devastating wildfires of 2020. It was through the efforts of one of the conference’s newest board members, Heidi Leib, that this fund was established. By the end of 2020, more than $100,000 dollars was raised and will be made available to contractors. Applications for assistance are available through the OLC and the Association of Oregon Loggers.

OWIT will also be hosting a modified version of their auction event to benefit the Talk About Trees program. There will be no dinner gathering, but there will be an online 6

Scott Melcher silent auction that will run February 20-27, and a live event on Wednesday, February 24. There will also be a virtual live auction February 24-27. For more information, visit www.orwit.org or call OWIT at (503) 831-1593.

Along the lines of continued education for contractors and industry professionals, the OLC will be presenting a number of seminars and panel discussions, all pre-recorded. The pre-recorded sessions include a Hands-on seminar discussing New Products & Practices for Cable Assist Logging, the Oregon Forest Practices Act, and a Better

Ideas and New Technology in Logging seminar. There will also be two virtual business seminars: The Three C’s (Communication, Coordination, and Cooperation) of Logging Safely Around High Voltage Facilities, and the popular Your Voice – Your Vote Counts.

A process was established to allow loggers to view these sessions and earn Pro-Logger credits. This is made possible in cooperation with the Association of Oregon Loggers.

I am sorry to say we will not be holding what would have been the 12th Annual Log Loader Competition this year. This is one of my favorite events, and I have been involved since the beginning, but due to the ongoing restrictions, it just isn’t possible. Be sure to look for this activity to return with the 84th Annual OLC in 2022.

Education is always a top priority of OLC, and it is unfortunate that we will not be able to host the school tours and classroom discussions for the Eugene area grade schools. Equally unfortunate is not being able to have what would have been the fourth annual Future Forest Workers Career Day sponsored by the OLC Foundation.

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with the OLC in 2018 and provides an opportunity for young adults about to finish high school to learn about the many careers available to them in the forestry and wood products industry. Last year this event was attended by more than 700 students from around Oregon and SW Washington.

To continue to reach out to high school students and provide them with current job opportunities in our industry, a partnership has formed between the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation, Sweet Home High School, and natural resource instructor Blake Manley to produce several videos.

These videos highlight a variety of logging jobs available today. Videos are posted on the OLC Foundation website and can also be viewed on YouTube.

The OLC Foundation remains committed to supporting students who are pursuing a degree or vocational training in fields related to the forestry and wood products industry. Thanks to the efforts of OLC Board Member Jeanne Shuttleworth, the recent 2nd annual Shooting for Scholarships was a great success, raising more than $30,000 dollars for the OLC foundation.

The Foundation, over the last few years, has awarded more than $40,000 dollars annually to deserving students.

On a personal note, I would like to say what an honor and privilege it is to serve as the president of the 83rd Oregon Logging Conference. This year’s theme, Family, Friends, and Forestry, is representative of most of the true constants in my life. My family has been in the logging contracting business for nearly 70 years. As a thirdgeneration logging contractor, I am proud to have been able to bring my two sons into the business to work with me this year, as my dad did nearly 30 years ago and his dad before that. One of the greatest privileges of being raised and working in this industry is the number of “characters” and people of character whom I know, or have known, and been able to call my friends. Forestry is simply the bond that ties us all together. It is the strength of all the elements of this theme that will lead us through the current challenges we face, and the ones we will continue to face in the future.

I speak for myself and all the directors of the Oregon Logging Conference by saying we hope you can find value in the programs and events that we can provide for you this year, and we will be looking forward to restoring the conference to its full content next year. We look forward to seeing those who are able to participate this year and will truly miss those who cannot.

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Step By Step: How to

Earn Nine Pro-Logger Credits

by Watching OLC Pre-Recorded Seminars and Panel Discussions

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here will be an opportunity to earn Pro-Logger credits this year by watching pre-recorded Oregon Logging Conference seminars and panel discussions. A total of nine Pro-Logger credits (four of which are forest practices credits) can be earned by watching all five pre-recorded sessions. These pre-recorded sessions provide valuable opportunities for receiving continuing education on current issues.

Here’s how the procedure works:

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• Go to https://oregonloggingconference.com/ virtual-seminar-topics to register and pay a $25 fee to watch ALL pre-recorded seminars/panel discussions.

• Once registered, you will receive an email that includes dates of seminars and panel discussions, details and procedures for viewing, and a link to the pre-recorded seminars/panel discussions.

• This email will also include a downloadable credit validation form (quiz materials), which must be completed

after viewing each seminar/panel discussion and returned to Associated Oregon Loggers or your state association.

Pre-recorded seminars and panel discussions will be posted on the Oregon Logging Conference website https://oregonloggingconference.com/virtual-seminar-topics in midFebruary and can be viewed to receive credits until June 30, 2021.

For more information, contact Oregon Logging Conference at (541) 696-9191 or scan the QR code.

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Sawdust Bowl Takes the Road

his year, the Oregon Logging

Conference (OLC) presents a fun new way to enjoy one of the popular activities at the OLC: the Sawdust Bowl.

Actually, this year it’s the Sawdust Bowls.

Yes, there will be more than one.

And not just more than one, more than one in more than one location! During the month of February 2021, seven celebrations in seven communities in Oregon are planned, and you can attend one or all of them. All events will be held outdoors with limited attendance and all are no-host.

OLC President and First Lady Scott and Wendi Melcher are getting the party started February 5, with a small, limited-attendance outdoor gathering at the Woods Roadhouse in Sweet Home, Oregon.

This is the schedule for the Traveling

Sawdust Bowl celebrations. (Locations, dates, and times, subject to change — check OLC website for updates.)

• Friday, February 5, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Woods Roadhouse, Sweet Home, http://places.singleplatform.com/ the-woods-roadhouse/menu?ref=google • Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. McMenamins by the Sea, (503-717-8159) Gearhart, www.mcmenamins.com/eat-drink • Friday, February 12, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pump House Bar & Grill (541-548-4990), Terrabone, www.menupix.com/bend/restaurants/428041/ Pump-House-Bar-Grill-Terrebonne-OR • Saturday, February 13, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Common Block Brewing, Medford, www.commonblockbrewing.com

• Friday, February 19, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Walt’s Pourhouse, Coos Bay, www.waltspourhouse.com • Saturday, February 20, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Dirt Road Brewery, Philomath, www.dirtroadbrewing.com • Friday, February 26, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Backside Brewery, Roseburg, www.brewerydb.com/brewery/RPBWsF • Saturday, February 27, 2021, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hop Valley Brewing, Eugene, https://chulas-cantina.com Please check for up-to-date information prior to attending the 2021 Oregon Logging Conference traveling Sawdust Bowl by visiting www.oregonloggingconference.com/program/ or calling (541) 696-9191.

Traveling Sawdust Bowl Road Map 7:30 p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.

Times and Locations Subject to Change Visit OLC website or Scan QR Code for Updates www.oregonloggingconference.com

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OREGON LOGGING CONFERENCE — “FAMILY, FRIENDS & FORESTRY” TENTATIVE PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE

FIRE RELIEF FUNDRAISER DINNER AND AUCTION NOTE DATE CHANGE: SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH

6:30pm – 10:00pm

Fundraiser Dinner and Auction - proceeds to benefit the OLC Repair & Recovery Fire Relief Fund The Sweet Home Supper Club (Norden Hall), Sweet Home, Oregon — For more information call 541.686.9191

TRAVELING SAWDUST BOWL SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS Locations, Dates & Times Subject to change 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Friday, February 5, 2021, The Woods Roadhouse, Sweet Home, Oregon Wednesday, February 10, 2021, McMenamins by the Sea, Gearhart, Oregon Friday, February 12, 2021, Pump House Bar & Grill, Terrebonne, Oregon Saturday, February 13, 2021, Common Block Brewing, Medford, Oregon Friday, February 19, 2021, Walt’s Pourhouse, Coos Bay, Oregon Saturday, February 20, 2021, The Dirt Road Brewery, Philomath, Oregon Friday, February 26, 2021, Backside Brewery, Roseburg, Oregon Saturday, February 27, 2021, Chula’s Restaurant & Cantina, Eugene, Oregon

OREGON WOMEN IN TIMBER VIRTUAL SILENT & LIVE AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20-27, 2021

OWIT Annual Auction – Virtual Silent Auction to benefit Talk About Trees For more information visit www.orwit.org or Call OWIT at 503.831.1593 6:00pm – 9:00pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

OWIT Annual Auction - Virtual Live Auction to benefit Talk About Trees For more information visit www.orwit.org or Call OWIT at 503.831.1593

ALL PROGRAM SESSIONS WILL BE PRE-RECORDED — VISIT WWW.OREGONLOGGINGCONFERENCE.COM TO VIEW VIDEOS Better Ideas / New Technology In Logging (2 PL Credits) Moderator: Terry Mann, L& L Inc., Sutherlin, OR • Angela Lewis, Therapeutic Associates, Eugene, OR • John Livingston, Heavy Equipment Instructor, Shasta College, Shasta, CA • Kushiah McCullough, Tigercat, Brantford, Ontario, Canada • Matthew Flood, John Deere Product Marketing Manager – Precision Forestry The Three C’s of Logging Safely Around High Voltage Facilities (1 PL Credit) Moderator: Matt Bliss, Roseburg Forest Products, Vaughn, OR This presentation covers the “Three C’s” of logging safely around high voltage facilities; Communication, Coordination, and Cooperation. Proper communication and a well-coordinated plan are essential to ensuring everyone makes it home safe at the end of the day. The presentation also provides a brief introduction into the behaviors of electricity, working guidelines for multiple types of logging activities, and what to do in case of emergency situations.

• Bruce Bashor, Line Foreman, Bonneville Power • Jennifer Stromborn, Natural Resources Specialist, Bonneville Power Your Voice - Your Vote Counts (2 PL Credits) Moderator: Jim Dudley, Swanson Group, Glendale, OR • Amanda Astor, Forest Policy Manager, Associated Oregon Loggers She will discuss current issues and policies affecting forest contractors, and why loggers need to be involved.

• Todd Stoffel, Board Member, #TimberUnity He will provide an update on #TimberUnity’s activities during the 2021 sessions and share how to get involved.

• Nick Smith, Healthy Forest Healthy Communities He will provide industry- and forestry-related updates at the federal level, in Congress and what’s happening with the new administration.

• Kyle Williams, Director of Forest Protection, Oregon Forest & Industries Council

He will provide important industry- and forestry-related updates on the 2021 Oregon Legislative session.

Hands On Seminar – New Product & Practices for Cable Assist Logging (1 PL Credit) Moderator: Jason Vaughn, Modern Machinery Equipment, Eugene, OR • Dale Ewers is the owner of DC Equipment and Moutere Logging in New Zealand. He will discuss grapple carriages and winch assist machines for steep slope logging as well as rigging techniques to optimize grapple carriage use, reducing the need for crew on the ground.

Oregon Forest Practices Seminar (3 PL Credits) Moderator: Bodie Dowding, ODF, Salem, OR • Nick Henneman, ODF - Participating in Forest Practices Act Changes • Randy Silbernagel, Retired Freres Lbr - Fish Passage MOA – Important Changes Effecting Industry • Thomas Whittington, ODF Private Forest Div - Fish Passage Coordination on Non-Federal Forestlands • John Krause, ODF - Tech Notes and Where to Find Them • Scott Swearingen, ODF - What Private Forest is Working on and Why • Seth Barnes, OFIC - Drinking Water and Real-Time Information: State of the Art BMP’s Through Senate Bill 1602 • Keith Baldwin, Forest Practices ODF - Salvage and Restoration After the 2020 Wildfires: PLEASE VISIT WWW.OREGONLOGGINGCONFERENCE.COM FOR UPDATES ON SEMINAR SESSIONS FOR OTHER VIRTUAL EVENTS - VISIT WWW.OREGONLOGGINGCONFERENCE.COM Guess the Load Virtual Event. This event will be held virtually. Visit website to view video showing the load of logs and submit your “Guess”.

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Panels & Seminars 2021 All panel discussions and seminars this year will be pre-recorded and made available for viewing, to receive Pro-Logger credits. Registration for the sessions is REQUIRED, and a step-by-step procedure is in place for awarding Pro-Logger credits.

Hands-On Seminar (1 credit) Date & Location: Pre-recorded Moderator: Jason Vaughn, Modern Machinery Equipment, Eugene, Oregon New Products and Practices for Cable Assist Logging Dale Ewers, Owner DC Equipment and Moutere Logging, New Zealand

Topic: Fish Passage Coordination on Non-Federal Forestlands Thomas Whittington, ODF Private Forest Division Thomas Whittington is the Water Quality Specialist for the Private Forests Division at Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). In total he has worked for ODF for more than 20 years in many other roles including firefighter and roads specialist. He graduated from Oregon State University in 2003 with a B.S. in Forest Engineering.

Ewers will discuss grapple carriages and winch assists for steep slope logging, as well as rigging techniques to optimize carriage use, reducing the need for crew on the ground.

OREGON FOREST PRACTICES ACT SEMINAR (3 credits) Date and Location: Pre-recorded Moderator: Bodie Dowding, ODF, Salem, Oregon Topic: Regulation — How It Happens Nick Hennemann, ODF Nick serves as a public affairs specialist for the Oregon Department of Forestry.

His experience and skills offer a unique insight into legislative and board processes for making laws. Throughout his career, Nick has seen many sides of the legal processes, serving as legislative staff, municipal and government affairs attorney, policy analyst, wildland fire public information officer, political strategist and campaign manager, and general counsel. He has led negotiations and discussions on behalf of individuals and municipalities for drafting new laws. Nick has studied law around the world and recently served as a foreign missionary.

Topic: Fish Passage MOA – Important Changes Affecting Industry Randy Silbernagel, retired, Freres Lumber Company Inc. Randy Silbernagel graduated in Forest Engineering from Oregon State University in 1982 and went to work for Freres Lumber Co. Inc. (Lyons, 12

Oregon). He started out supervising cutting, logging, and reforestation work on Freres timberlands and government timber sales. He then moved on to supervise road construction, maintenance, and engineering work for over 30 years, retiring from Freres in 2017.

Over the years, Randy has served on two Forest Protective Association boards and the following ODF committees: Headquarters Services Budget Committee, Fire Program Review Committee, and Fire Protection Strategic Investments Committee. He has been a member of the NW Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee since 1998.

Topic: Tech Notes and Where to Find Them John Krause, ODF John Krause grew up in Alaska, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management from Washington State University. He has been with ODF for 42 years and is currently Stewardship Forester in Columbia County.

Topic: What Private Forests Division Is Working on and Why Scott Swearingen, ODF Scott Swearingen is currently the Field Support Unit Manager in ODF’s Private Forests Division, overseeing the assistance to field staff with administration of the Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) and forest landowner incentive programs. The Field Support Unit staff includes, FPA and incentive coordinators, wildlife and water quality specialists, civil penalty administrator, GIS support, training specialist, and general administration support in the unit. Prior to moving to Salem, he was the Assistant to the Area Director for Southern Oregon ODF.

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Topic: Drinking Water and Real-Time Information — State of the Art BMPs Through Senate Bill 1602 Seth Barnes, Oregon Forest Industries Council Seth Barnes is OFIC’s professional forester. He has experience in multiple facets of field forestry as well as forest policy. From harvest layout and design to silviculture, Seth has a vast array of experience. Prior to coming to OFIC, Seth served as the Operations Manager for Washington State’s Forest Practices Program. Seth has worked for private landowners and state agencies, and he has also participated for many years as a wildland firefighter on an incident management team. Seth has a B.S. in Forest Management from Oregon State University and attended graduate school at Washington State University for Public Administration and Environmental Policy.

Topic: Salvage and Restoration after the 2020 Wildfires Keith Baldwin, ODF Forest Practices Keith Baldwin provides statewide technical support to Stewardship Foresters.

Most of his 30-plus years with the

Oregon Department of Forestry have been in the Molalla area, working with operators and landowners in forest practices and forestry assistance.

Keith provided agroforestry technical assistance to subsistent farmers in Guatemala for two years.

BETTER IDEAS/NEW TECHNOLOGY (2 credits) Date & Location: Pre-recorded Moderator: Terry Mann, L & L Logging Inc. Sutherlin, Oregon Topic: Physical Therapy — Preventative Maintenance for Equipment Operators Angela Lewis, Therapeutic Associates, Clinic Director, Physical Therapist, Eugene, Oregon Angela is a native of Eugene, Oregon, and graduated Cum Laude from Oregon State University in 2000 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science. In that same year, she earned her Athletic Training Certification through NATABOC and went on to attend Pacific University, where she graduated with distinction and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2004.

Angela has a strong background in

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Angela’s holistic treatment philosophy emphasizes the overall wellbeing of her patients. Her commitment to her patients is reflected in dedicated oneon-one treatment, with emphasis on her patient’s goals, and is reinforced by the latest research and results.

Topic: Heavy Equipment Program at Shasta College John Livingston, Heavy Equipment Program Instructor, Shasta College Born and raised in northern California, John graduated from Shasta College in 1979 and transferred to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He earned a degree in Mechanized Agriculture in 1982 and his master’s degree and teaching credentials from Cal Poly in 1990. He is currently in his 27th year of teaching. In between teaching, John worked for Wheeler Logging in Red Bluff and then with Warner Enterprises Inc. in Redding. John says, “The greatest thing about my job is seeing students succeed in a career that they enjoy and provides for their families. They often stop at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference to visit and tell me what great things they have been doing,” he added.

Topic: Tigercat 180 Swing Yarder Kushiah McCullough, Tigercat, Brandtford, Ontario Canada

the development of applications and tools for digital mapping and production tracking across the John Deere fleet of forestry equipment. Prior to working with John Deere, Matt was a Test Engineer for agricultural equipment manufacturer Kuhn North America. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering Technology from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville.

THE THREE C’S OF LOGGING SAFELY AROUND HIGH VOLTAGE FACILITIES (1 credit) Date & Location: Pre-recorded Moderator: Matt Bliss, Roseburg Forest Resources, Vaughn, Oregon Topic: The Three C’s (Communication, Coordination, and Cooperation) of Logging Around High-Voltage Facilities, and a Brief Introduction into the Behaviors of Electricity, and What to Do in Case of Emergency.

Bruce Bashor, Line Foreman, Bonneville Power Bruce is currently the Line Foreman I out of Goshen, Oregon, and has 30 years of experience as a lineman at Bonneville Power Administration. During his time at Bonneville, Bruce has continually worked closely with the logging industry to hold training sessions, onsite tailgate meetings, and a variety of other resources to ensure safe working practices are maintained.

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Based in Shelton, Washington, Kushiah has been involved in many aspects of the logging industry in the Pacific Northwest for his entire working career, with a particular interest in steep ground logging applications. Kushiah has a valuable and unique perspective stemming from his experience as a machine operator and field manager, combined with his experience as a product support and operator training representative for Tigercat Industries.

Kushiah has a passion for educating loggers on new, innovative logging techniques, especially as they pertain to steep ground logging.

Jennifer is currently the Natural Resource Specialist out of Keizer, Oregon. Jennifer began working for Bonneville in 2012, taking over the Salem District in 2015 after graduating from Oregon State University with a degree in Forest Engineering. She has worked in every district within Bonneville and now works closely with the logging community in her region to ensure reliability of the grid and the safety of their crews.

Topic: Insights into the Latest Applications of Precision Technologies in the Forest Industry, the Growing need for Precision Solutions and How They will Drive Efficiencies in Logging Operations.

Matthew Flood, John Deere Product Marketing Manager, Precision Forestry

Date & Location: Pre-recorded Moderator: Jim Dudley, Swanson Group, Glendale, Oregon

Matt began his career with John Deere in 2012 as a Forestry Test Engineer. In that role, he focused specifically on field performance, testing, and durability of John Deere’s M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and Harvesters. In 2016, he moved into Product Marketing working with applications of technology and telematics. In this role, he worked with 14

YOUR VOICE – YOUR VOTE COUNTS (2 credits)

Topic: Current issues and policies affecting forest contractors, and why loggers need to be involved.

Amanda Astor, Associated Oregon Loggers Amanda Astor is the Forest Policy Manager for Associated Oregon Loggers.

She advocates at the state level for her forest contracting member companies on policies and programs related to forest management, carbon, taxation, wildfire, transportation, small businesses, and workforce access. Working

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to ensure equity for her members, she monitors the Board of Forestry and Oregon Department of Forestry while each group deliberates key decisions impacting fiber supply and timber jobs. Similarly, she works with partners to add advocacy capacity and contracting expertise on federal land management issues. Amanda is also the Communications Director for Associated Oregon Loggers, managing social media, marketing, and other press related needs.

Topic: Update on #TimberUnity’s Activities During the 2020 Sessions and How to Get Involved.

Todd Stoffel, #TimberUnity Todd currently serves as Vice President of #TimberUnity, and since 2003, Todd and his wife Tammy have owned and operated GT Stoffel Trucking LLC.

Topic: Industry and Forestry Updates on the Federal Level and What’s Happening with the New Administration Nick Smith, Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities

member of the Oregon Society of American Foresters. He holds a BA in journalism from Chico State (California) and a Master of Administration from Portland State (Oregon).

Topic: Industry and Forestry-Related Updates on the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session.

Kyle Williams, Director of Forest Protection, Oregon Forest Industries Council Kyle Williams brings more than 16 years of fire protection experience on both private and public forestland in Oregon.

Kyle holds a B.S. in Geography from Western Oregon University. Prior to joining OFIC, Kyle worked in private industry, most recently as Harvest Manager and previously as Environmental Affairs Manager. He has nearly 13 years of experience in various positions at the Oregon Department of Forestry, including Stewardship Forester and Wildland Fire Protection Supervisor. Williams is also a small woodlands owner.

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New Plans for Future Forestry Workers Career Day

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sible to hold what would have been the Fourth Annual Future Forestry Workers Career Day in conjunction with the Oregon Logging Conference in February 2021.

However, we have decided, absolutely, to not let the momentum of the event just slip away. While there will no gathering of the 700 students who participated in the Third Annual Future Forestry Workers Career Day, there are plans underway to reach out to high school students and let them know of careers and job opportunities in the logging and forestry industry.

Through a partnership between the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation, Sweet Home High School, and natural resources instructor Blake Manley, a series of videos are being produced, which highlight career opportunities.

The first in the series of five videos is titled Explore a Career as a Feller Buncher Operator, and a second video is about Ground-Based Jobs in Logging. The third video is focused on the manufacturing of Eagle Carriages.

The fourth and fifth videos in the series will highlight career opportunities in forestry, reforestation, and forest engineering, and a focus on log truck driving. The video will include a brief personal look at OLC President Scott Melcher and his family’s multi-generational logging business.

This approach to the Future Forestry Workers Career Day keeps current job opportunities and possible forest industry careers in front of high school students, who represent the next generation of the logging industry workforce.

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his popular Oregon Logging Conference activity will be held virtually this year and is sponsored by Rick Kriege Logging LLC. Kriege Logging will also be providing the load of logs, from the eastside.

The videos will be posted on the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation website and on YouTube, and students will have access to watch the videos. Each school has been contacted with information about the video series. Scan the QR code in this article for more information.

The plan is to have the Future Forestry Workers Career Day return as an in-person activity associated with the 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference in February 24-26, 2022.

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To participate this year, visit the OLC website, www.oregonloggingconference.com/program, where you will have an opportunity to view the load of logs virtually, via a video and submit your guess on the downloadable form.

The video will be available for viewing on the OLC website until February 27, 2021.

The lucky winner will be notified the following week and receive a $250 gift card from Cabela’s, sponsored by Rick Kriege Logging LLC. If you have questions about this activity, please call (541) 6869191. Good luck to all guessers!

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Fundraiser Dinner for Oregon Logging Conference

Fire Relief Fund

Note: Please check for up-to-date information prior to attending the Oregon Logging Conference Repair & Recovery Fire Relief Fund dinner and auction. Visit www.oregonloggingconference.com/program or call (541) 696-9191.

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tion are scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Sweet Home Supper Club (Norden Hall) in Sweet Home, Oregon. All proceeds will benefit the Oregon Logging Conference Repair & Recovery Fire Relief Fund. Attendance will be limited to comply with existing COVID-19 restrictions. Tickets are being sold at a price of $125 person, ($100 goes to the Fire Relief Fund).

Attendees will be bidding on a variety of auction items including: • Wine basket donated by Bearhaven Consulting.

• Tree jack donated by Simington Chain Grinders/Salt Creek Industries.

• Beautiful metal art donated by Oregon Women In Timber.

• 30-yard truck load of wood chunks, donated by Cascade Timber Consulting.

• Gift basket of fun goodies donated by Timberline Logging, Ted & Peggy Hufford.

• When Life Gives You Lemons gift basket, donated by Plikat Logging Inc., Jeff & Kristal Plikat.

• Pendleton Wool and Whiskey Basket, donated by Jane Moran and Sara Windom.

• Ten pre-cooked dinners, donated by ATF Services and Angi Tack.

• MS362 Stihl chainsaw, donated by First Strike Environmental.

• FSE Spill Kit, donated by First Strike Environmental.

• $1,000 gift certificate towards purchase of tires. Donated by O & M Point S Tire.

• $1,000 gift certificate towards purchase of tires. Donated by O & M Point S Tire.

• Monday Morning framed print by Ole Olin, donated by Olin & Olin.

• Donation from Radiator Supply House.

• Big K Ranch Get Away & Swag donated

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Scan the QR code for more information and to review additional auction items.

A one-time event this year, the dinner and auction is taking the place of the Desserts for Dreams charity luncheon held annually at the OLC, which will hopefully return with the 84th Annual OLC in 2022.

The wildfires that burned across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest in 2020 caused significant damage and loss. It will take months and possibly years to realize the complete extent of the damage, estimated to be over $100 million in equipment loss alone.

To help the Oregon timber industry recover, the Oregon Logging Conference established the Repair and Recovery Fire Relief Fund, and this dinner/auction is a fundraiser to benefit those efforts.

Money from the Fire Relief Fund will be allocated to help defray costs of removal, repair, and replacement of equipment, tools, and supplies. The Fund is managed by the Oregon Logging Conference, a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization, and donations are tax deductible. Federal Tax ID # is 93-6030143.

Make donation checks payable to the Oregon Logging Conference Fire Relief Fund, and mail to Oregon Logging Conference Fire Relief Fund, P.O. Box 10699, Eugene, OR 97440.

For more information about this event, contact OLC Board Member Heidi Lieb (heidilieb@bc.com or 503-457-8527) or OLC Manager Rikki Wellman (firerelieffund@oregonloggingconference.com or 541-686-9191) TW

REPAIR & RECOVERY FIRE RELIEF FUND DONORS LIST GOLD LEVEL Seneca Jones Timber Co., LLC. Starker Forest Boise Cascade Murphy Company Roseburg Forest Products South Coast Lumber Co. Northwest Farm Credit Services Weyerhaeuser Company SILVER LEVEL General Trailer Co. Triad Machinery Inc. Robert & Carolyn Magathan BRONZE LEVEL Curt & Susan McClure Cantrell Logging Inc. Campbell Global / Franklin-Clarkson Timber Co. Tyree Oil Co. Crushing Mechanics Legacy Financial Group LLC David Bowden Michael & Joyce Gower Oregon Independent Aggregate Paul & Diann Washburn Oregon SIC Kristin Watts Blair & Carol Moody INKIND DONATIONS ATF Services / Anglia Tack Norden Hall / Tony and Shelly Larson

FRIENDS OF FIRE RELIEF FUND Ben Wilson Paul & Diane Olsen In Memory of Chas. Hartill Logging Joan Mason Ruud Geraldine Moran Alex Gorissen Michael Shettle Kevin & Judy McElwee Dorothy & Roger Ott Goracke Timber Mgmt LLC Alice A. Knapp Charlotte Charles FIRE RELIEF AUCTION DONATIONS Simington Chain Grinder / Salt Creek Industries Edward & Susan Hanscom Bearhaven Consulting Oregon Women In Timber Jane Moran and Sara Windom Olin & Olin Ponsse Plikat Logging Co. / Jeff & Kristal Plikat First Strike Environmental Superior Tire Services ATF Services / Anglia Tack Timberline Logging Co. / Ted and Peggy Hufford Cascade Timber Consulting O & M Tire Point S Radiator Supply House

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Students Receive Scholarships from Oregon Logging Conference Foundation

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he Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (OLCF) awarded 17 scholarships to students pursuing college programs related to the logging industry. A total of $40,000 in financial assistance went to these deserving students — twelve who are attending four-year colleges, and five who are attending two-year community colleges or participating in vocational programs.

• Ashley Bracken is attending Oregon State University (OSU) and studying Forest Management/Forest Restoration and Fire.

• Ben Bressel is attending Portland Community College and studying Diesel Service Technology.

• Alyssa Broaddus is attending OSU and studying Forest Management/Forest Restoration and Fire.

• Maya Greydanus is attending OSU and studying Forest Management/Forest Restoration and Fire.

She also received scholarships from the Thompson Foundation and Oregon SIC. • Karissa Hadermann is attending OSU and studying Natural Resources and Forest Management.

• Justin Helgren is attending OSU and studying Forest Management. He also received a scholarship from Pay It Forward.

• Hunter Hutchins is attending Linn-Benton Community College and studying Heavy Equipment/ Diesel Technology.

• Angus Kjos is attending OSU and studying Forest Operations Management.

• Andrea Knudson is attending OSU and studying Forest Operations Management. She also received a scholarship from the Thompson Foundation.

• Carter Kunert is attending Linn-Benton Community College and studying Forest/Civil Engineering.

• Samantha Mitchell is attending Linn-Benton Community College and studying Machine Tool and CNC. She also received scholarships from Boise Cascade and the Thompson Foundation.

• Kaija Olson is attending Arizona State University and studying Business Operations. She also received

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scholarships from Carolyn & Bob Magathan, and Oregon SIC. • Jacob Payne is attending OSU and studying Forest Management. He also received a Bell Lumber and Pole scholarship.

• Matthew Scheuber is attending OSU and studying Forest and Civil Engineering.

• Rachel Villarreal is attending OSU and studying Forest Engineering.

• Daniel Virtue is attending OSU and studying Forest Engineering. He also received a scholarship from the Thompson Foundation.

• Caleb Woods is attending Linn-Benton Community College and studying Diesel Mechanics. He also received a scholarship from Carl Welle Memorial.

“The OLC Foundation is honored to provide financial support for young adults pursuing a career in our industry,” said OLC Foundation President Scott Melcher.

Melcher expressed his appreciation to everyone who supports the OLC Foundation, calling those donations an investment in the industry’s future and that the scholarships and education provided today are the keys to the success of the industry tomorrow.

All contributions to the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation are tax deductible, as the Foundation is a 501(c)3 Charitable Foundation. Call (541) 686-9191 for more information, or mail your donation to P.O. Box 10669, Eugene, OR, 97440.

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2020 Operators of the Year and Merit Award Winners

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of the Year for 2020 were recently announced by the Oregon Board of Forestry. Six Merit Awards were also given. The Oregon Board of Forestry honored the recipients from Southwest, Northwest, and Eastern Oregon in January.

D & H Logging Company of Coos Bay was recognized as Operator of the Year for Southwest Oregon. Run by three siblings who inherited the company from their parents, this firm successfully harvested a unit using a difficult downhill logging method because steep rocky bluffs made the more traditional uphill yarding method too dangerous. Crews did an excellent job minimizing disruption to traffic on the road below the harvest site, and of protecting trees bordering a nearby salmon-bearing stream. They also worked to finish logging before the start of spring nesting season for three different important bird species in the area. The award also recognizes D & H Logging for a history of consistently applying best management practices to safeguard forest resources, even under challenging circumstances.

The Operator of the Year for Northwest Oregon is C & C Logging LLC of Kelso, Washington. This family-owned firm was

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honored for continually advancing logging by developing, testing, and adopting new logging technologies. One example included using camera-guided carriage grappler systems for bringing logs to landing sites, eliminating the need for on-the-ground personnel to do the dangerous job of hooking cables to the logs. C & C was an early adopter of drones to carry cables to anchor points, eliminating one of the more hazardous and time-consuming tasks loggers have to perform. The firm also protects special environmental sites, such as wetlands, stream buffers, and nesting areas of protected species by having its heavy equipment operators employ precise GIS maps on phones or tablets in their cab so they can identify and maneuver around those locations.

Klamath Falls-based Darrell Jacobs Trucking Inc. earned the Operator of the Year for Eastern Oregon award for decades of consistently applying best management practices to safeguard forest resources. In particular, the company was recognized for working with multiple small woodland owners on a forest health improvement and fuels reduction project. The project was in the Copperfield Draw area of Klamath County. While conducting the operation

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Brad Haga to thin overcrowded forests, the operator protected the wet and riparian areas, was thoughtful in the operational layout to protect soils, reduced smoke emissions through biomass utilization, enhanced mule deer habitat through forage manipulation, and went above and beyond to engage with landowners, respect their wishes, and keep them informed.

Merit Awards were presented to Southwest Oregon region companies Weber Logging & Construction Inc. of Roseburg and Rocky Wardle Excavating of Rogue River; and Northwest Oregon region companies J.M. Browning Logging Inc. of Astoria, Greg Johnson Logging of Blodgett, Greenup Enterprises Inc. of Estacada, and Wayne Stone Logging Inc. of Sandy.

Private Forests Division Chief Kyle Abraham said, “Oregonians and people nationwide are counting on forest operators to provide the wood products we all need and use in our daily lives. We also count on them while harvesting to protect the soil and water in those forests as well as habitat for threatened and endangered species,” he added. “These operators have shown an outstanding ability to do both while meeting landowner objectives,” Abraham said. “We’re

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pleased to recognize the leadership they show in exercising extraordinary care and diligence during even the most challenging harvest operations,” he added.

Regional Forest Practices committees select the Operators of the Year and Merit Award recipients from among nominees sent in by landowners, ODF staff, and others. The awards recognize forest operators who, while harvesting timber or doing other forestry work, protect natural resources at a level that goes above and beyond requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act. Oregon enacted the Forest Practices Act in 1971 as a national model for forest management laws. The law focuses on ensuring responsible forest operations and protecting natural resources in forestland. The Act has been updated many times based on new scientific information and values to create a balanced approach to natural resource management.

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Is the Theme for Oregon Women in Timber Auction

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conjunction with the opening night of the Oregon Logging Conference, there will be no gathering for dinner in February of 2021, and Oregon Women in Timber (OWIT) will hold both silent and live auctions online.

This will be the 30th Annual auction, and proceeds will benefit the Talk About Trees program. The year 2020 presented many challenges for OWIT members and the Talk About Trees program. The auction theme speaks to the strength of the award-winning program that will continue to provide free forest education to students in pre-school through 8th grade.

Bidding on the silent auction will be available from Saturday, February 20, 2021 to Saturday, February 27, 2021. The live auction will be held Wednesday February 24, 2021 to Saturday, February 27th, with a virtual event on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit https:// orwit.org/annual_auction/ or call (503) 8311593. On the website there is a video about what is happening with the OWIT auction and a link to sponsor, donate, and register for this FREE event.

Here are a few of the auction items available: • Eight-day Mexican vacation for two at choice of resorts (Cabo San Lucas, Neuvo Vallarta, Acapulco or Riviera May/Cancun), donated by Friends of Talk About Trees.

• Three-night stay at Nedonna Beach Coastal Cottage, donated by Joanie Mason Ruud • 23 cubic feet gun safe, donated by Papé Machinery Construction & Forestry, Eugene Oregon • Böker Magnum Damascus folding knife with “Biggs Jasper” handle by Lief Helgeson, donated by Roberts Supply Company

OWIT has members throughout Oregon who will gratefully pick up donations. To make arrangements, contact info@orwit.org.

All donations and auction purchases are tax deductible, as OWIT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization.

OWIT will continue to partner with the Oregon Logging Conference to raise money for the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation scholarship program and the Talk About Trees program, through the sale of 2021 commemorative lapel pins. These “Partners in Education” lapel pins will be available for $100 each.

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No Elementary School Tours in 2021, but Elementary Education Still a Focus

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tours that usually take place at the Oregon Logging Conference, a number of online opportunities are planned.

A letter was sent to 4th and 5th grade teachers outlining some of the activities available.

The Talk About Trees program and Forests Today & Forever have teamed up to provide an interactive fun, educational, and free program for students in 2021.

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The program includes two live online lessons by Talk About Trees instructors.

Teachers can select one or both of the programs, Oregon Trees and Forest Careers” and can schedule a lesson by emailing info@ talkabouttrees.org OREGON TREES: A trained TAT facilitator will present to students a lively, interactive lesson that will include tree identification and classification, tree growth, photosynthesis, and tree products.

FOREST CAREERS: Students will get a glimpse at some of the careers in the forest sector. They will be engaged in brief, fun explorations of what life might be like working in the forest.

Students will learn about the cycle of forest management from seedling to sawmill, and the many benefits of Oregon’s forests.

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2022 OLC Exhibitor Listing ACME MANUFACTURING INC 90099 Prairie Rd., Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-741-2200 • Fax: 541-741-2212 www.acmecarriages.com ADVANCE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS....... ad on pg. 36 18812 NE 403rd St, Amboy, Washington 98601 360-607-8321 • Fax: 360-247-5150 www.ads-pipe.com AGRI-COVER, INC.............................. ad on pg. 23 3000 Hwy 281 SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 701-952-9930 www.agricover.com/rolltarps AIR CTI P.O. Box 125, Moe, Victoria 3825 AUS 03-5127-6128 www.aircti.com ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS INC. PO Box 12339, Salem, Oregon 97309 503-364-1330 • Fax: 503-364-0836 www.oregonloggers.org BALLANTINE INC. 840 McKinley St, Anoka, Minnesota 55303 800.328.2424 • Fax: 763.427.2277 www.ballantineinc.com BOMAN INDUSTRIES INC 2470 Ewald Ave SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 503-362-7657 • Fax: 503-399-8535 www.bomanindustriesinc.com BORNTRAGER TREE JACKS 33920 Ford Mill d, Lebanon, Oregon 97355 541-979-1975 www.Borntragertreejacks.com BRIKERS 12865 Katonien St, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2W 0J2 CAN 604.882.0077 • Fax: 604.882.1010 www.brikers.com BRUTE FORCE DIST LLC N 648 Sunset Dr., Dorchester, Wisconnsin 54425 715-678-0037 • Fax: 678-0088-715 www.bruteforcemfg.com BRUTUS TRUCK BODIES 682 Okanagan Ave E, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3K6 CAN 250-492-7866 • Fax: 250-492-0686 www.brutusbodies.com CANNON BAR WORKS LTD 5525-272nd St Unit A120 Langley, B.C. V4W 1P1 CAN 604-856-6682 • Fax: 604-856-6690 www.cannonbar.com CARCO INDUSTRIES INC. PO Box 18266, Phoenix, Arizona 85009 503-612-6557 • Fax: 503-612-6527 www.carcoindustries.com CARSON 3125 NW 35Th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97210 503-867-2686 www.carsonteam.com CASCADE TIMBER CONSULTING, INC. PO Box 446, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 541-367-2111 • Fax: 541-367-2117

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Without the support of these exhibitors the Oregon Logging Conference would not be the successful show that it is. This list includes some of the exhibitors who were planning to participate in the 2021 Logging Conference, and have committed to being a part of the 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference, planned for February 24 - 26, 2022.

CASCADE TRADER INC....................... ad on pg. 8 1380 NW State Ave., Chehalis, Washington 98532 360-748-1182 • Fax: 360-748-1198 www.cascadetrader.net CASCADE TRUCK BODY 29512 Airport Rd., Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-342-5317 • Fax: 541-683-4032 www.cascadetruckbody.com CC HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INC. PO Box 7, Rickreall, Oregon 97371 503-420-4339 • Fax: 503-420-4338 www.ccheavyequipment.com CHAINSAW BUZZ 1218 Tyer Av., Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 541-556-0333 www.chainsaw.buzz CITIZENS BANK - SPFD Box 699, Springfield, Oregon 97477 541-736-2009 www.citizensEbank.com CJ FIRE PROTECTION LLC Box 70566, Springfield, Oregon 97475 541-654-2282 • Fax: 888-359-2813 CLEANFIX NORTH AMERICA............. ad on pg. 39 250 Wright Blvd, Stratford, Ontario N4Z1H3 CAN 519-275-2808 • Fax: 519-275-3995 www.cleanfix.org COBALT TRUCK EQUIPMENT 4620 E Trent Ave, Spokane, Washington 99212 509-534-0446 • Fax: 509-5354294 www.cobalttruck.com COLUMBIA POINT EQUIPMENT PO Box 4, Hermiston, Oregon 97838 541-564-9830 www.bartonlaser.com COMPLETE WIRELESS SOLUTIONS 1758 22nd St. SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 503-362-1388 • Fax: 503-362-1559 www.cwsoregon.com CRANE EQUIP MFG CORP 33740 Seavey Lp, Springfeild, Oregon 97405-9602 541-746-9681 • Fax: 541- 746-8928 www.grizzlycranes.com CROWN ROYAL STOVES, GREENTECH MFG. PO Box 1237, International Falls, MN 56649 866-361-7355 www.crownroyalstoves.com CROWLEY EQUIPMENT INC. 4655 Cloudburst Way, Eugene, Oregon 97402-5432 541- 688-5924 • Fax: 541- 688-0704 www.crowleyequipment.com

CRUSHING MECHANICS 2125 10Th St, Two Harbors, Minnesota 55616 218-606-2010x3 www.crushingmechanics.com CUMMINS SALES & SERVICE 33070 Roberts Qt, Coburg, Oregon 97408 541-687-0000 • Fax: 541-344-0075 www.salesandservice.cummins.com DAVID HULL TREE FARM (ANITIQUE TRUCKS) 24048 Dawson Rd, Monroe, Oregon 97456 541-424-5572 • Fax: 541-424-3035 DIAMOND MOWERS 350 E. 60Th. St. N., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104 605-977-3300 • Fax: 605-655-5870 www.diamondmowers.com DIAMOND Z 11299 Bass Lane, Caldwell, Idaho 83605 208-585-2929 • Fax: 208-585-2112 www.diamondz.com DIESEL LAPTOPS 4335 Augusta Hwy, Gilbert, South Carolina 29054 888-983-1975 • Fax: 803-727-5914 www.diesellaptops.com DSU PETERBILT & GMC INC P.O. Box 3486, Portland, Oregon 97208-3486 503-535-3035 • Fax: 503-283-6676 www.dsutrucks.com DUKES EQUIPMENT & PARTS 2015 S, 18th St, Union Gap, Washington 98903 509-469-9420 www.dukeshaeavyequipment.com DUNLAP ENTERPRISES PO Box 221, Soulsbyville, California 95372 209-532-4974 • Fax: 209-532-4974 EAGLE CARRIAGE & MACHINE CO... ad on pg. 40 62500 Commerce Road, LaGrande, Oregon 97850 541- 963-4646 • Fax: 541- 963-3415 www.eaglecarriage.com EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS 450 Country Club Rd, Suite 300 Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-342-8134 • Fax: 866-462-3803 www.edwardjones.com/cary-richardson ELLIS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 2759 S. Hwy 89, Wellsville, Utah 84339 436-752-4311 EUGENE SILKSCREEN 960 Wilson St., Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-342-8418 • Fax: 541-341-4513 www.eugenesilkscreen.com EXPANDER 1000 Gregg St, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106 412-279-1149 www.nord-lock.com FEENAUGHTY MACHINERY CO............ ad on pg. 2 P.O. Box 13279, Portland, Oregon 97218 503-575-3631 • Fax: 503-282-1755 www.feenaughty.com FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN LOGGERS 233 Hambrick Ave, Sutherlin, Oregon 97479 541-315-8192 www.christianloggers.org

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FERM DEPT. OSU 280 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 541-737-4952 • Fax: 541-737-4316 http://fern.forestry.oregonstate.edu FIRST STRIKE ENVIRONMENTAL 256 Quarry Rd, Roseburg, Oregon 97470 800-447-3558 • Fax: 541.673.1739 www.fseco.com FORESTRY TRADER 120 W Harvest Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521 402-458-4557 • Fax: 402-479-2188 www.forestrytrader.com FORESTS TODAY & FOREVER PO Box 55, Eugene, Oregon 97440 541-868-0330 www.foreststodayandforever.org FREIGHTLINER NW - PACIFIC WA 277 Stewart Rd SW, Pacific, Washington 98047 800.523.8014 • Fax: 253.891.4312 www.FreightlinerNorthwest.com FULL CIRCLE FINANCE 11 Spokane St #306, Wenatchee, Washington 98801 888-223-2600 • Fax: 888-223-3600 www.fullcirclellc.us GEM CHAIN BAR............................... ad on pg. 13 PO BX 608, Grangeville, Idaho 83530 208-983-0203 • Fax: 208-983-0213 www.gemchainbar.com GENERAL TRAILER PARTS LLC P.O. Box G, Springfield, Oregon 97477 541-746-8218 • Fax: 541-726-4707 www.generaltrailerparts.com GRADUATE EUGENE 66 E 6th St, Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-342-2000 www.graduateeugene.com

GUESS THE LOAD SPONSORED BY KRIEGE LOGGING LLC Prineville, Oregon HALVERSON WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. 199 College St, Pine River, Minnesota 56474 218-587-2065 www.halversonwoodproducts.com HATTON-BROWN PUBLISHER’S INC. PO Box 2268, Montgomery, Alabama 36102 334-834-1170 • Fax: 334-834-4525 www.hattonbrown.net HEALTHY FORESTS, HEALTHY COMM. 18376 SW Salmonberry Ln, Sherwood, Oregon 97140 503-515-4206 www.healthyforests.org HIGH CASCADES INSURANCE PO Box 310, Castle Rock, Washington 98611 360.274.6991 • Fax: 360.274.7247 www.highcascadesagency.com HUB INTERNATIONAL NW Box 3144, Spokane, Washington 99220 509.452.7855 • Fax: 509.623.1073 www.hubinternational.com INTEGRAL EQUIPMENT 75 Krick Rd, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 3C6 CAN 250.832.4911 • Fax: 250.832.0979 www.integralequipment.ca J STOUT AUCTION 455 C. St., Washougal, Washington 98671 888-230-8840 www.jstoutauction.com JAMES G MURPHY CO. 105 McNary Estates Drive N, Keizer, Oregon 97303 503-463-4444 • Fax: 503-463-1554 www.murphyauction.com

SEAT COVERS Box 40041, Eugene, Oregon 97404 541.401.5933 • Fax: 541.401.5933 www.equipmentseatcovers.com KEITH MTG. CO. 401 NW Alder, Madras, Oregon 97441 541-475-3802 • Fax: 541-475-2169 www.keithwalkingfloor.com KEZI NEWS 9 Box 7009, Springfield, Oregon 97475 541-580-7447 • Fax: 541-677-9133 www.kezi.com KKNU LIVE RADIO REMOTE 925 Country Club Rd. # 200, Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-686-9123 KMC-KOOTRAC/KOOTENAY TRACTOR PO Box 31, Crescent Valley, B C V0G 1H0 CAN 250-359-5033 • Fax: 250- 359-5034 www.kmc-kootrac.com KNAPHEIDE TRUCK EQUIPMENT NW 2500 NW Marine Dr, Troutdale, Oregon 97060 503-265-8939 • Fax: 503-265-8938 www.knapheide.com KOMATSU LETOURNEAU TECHNOLOGIES 1701 NW Sundial Rd, Troutdale, Oregon 97060 503-669-1276 • Fax: 503-666-6681 www.letourneau-inc.com KPD INSURANCE INC PO Box 784, Springfield, Oregon 97477 541-741-0550 • Fax: 541-741-1674 www.kpdinsurance.com

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Exhibitor Listing continued from page 27 LANE EVENTS CENTER / FAIRGROUNDS 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-682-4292 www.laneeventscenter.org LAONA MACHINE SUPPLY P.O. Box 38, Laona, Wisconnsin 54541 715-674-3909 • Fax: 715-674-2607 www.Laonamachine.com LCC DIESEL DEPT 4000 East 30th Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97405 541-463-5708 www.lanecommunitycollege.com LCC FABRICATION & WELDING 4000 East 30th Av, Eugene, Oregon 97405 541.463.5498 www.lanecommunitycollege.com LEGACY FINANCE GROUP LLC 2050 Beavencreek Rd., Oregon City, Oregon 97045 503-704-1493 • Fax: 503-650-7963 www.legacyfinancegroup.com LEGACY STEEL BLDGS 1330 Page Dr #202 C, Fargo, North Dakota 58103 701.237.9620 • Fax: 701.235.0687 www.abcsteelbuildings.com LES SCHWAB 2295 W 11Th Ave., Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-342-7254 • Fax: 541-465-9546 www.lesschwabtirecenter.com LINK-BELT......................................... ad on pg. 17 2004 Buck Lane, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 859-245-3927 • Fax: 859-492-1099 www.lbxco.com

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LOADMAN ON BOARD SCALES PO Box 2410, Renton, Washington 98056 425-234-4335 • Fax: 425-272-4377 www.loadman.com LOGGERS WORLD LLC P.O. Box 1631, Chehalis, Washington 98532 360-262-3376 www.loggersworld.com LOGGING & SAWMILLING JOURNAL PO Box 86670, North Vancouver, BC V7L 4L2 CAN 604-990-9970 • Fax: 604-990-9971 LOGGINGENCODERS.COM................. ad on pg. 36 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, Wisconsin 53149 707-722-7899 • Fax: 262-378-5400 www.loggingencoders.com LUMBERMEN’S EQUIPMENT DIGEST 2508 Pillow Drive, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 931-381-1638 • Fax: 931-381-3564 www.lumbermenonline.com MAINTAINER CORPORATION Box 349-1701 2nd Ave, Sheldon, Iowa 51201 712-324-5001 • Fax: 712-324-3526 www.maintainer.com MASON, BRUCE & GIRARD, INC. 40 Irving Rd., Eugene, Oregon 97404 503-224-3445 • Fax: 503-224-6524 www.masonbruce.com MELCHER LOGGING INC. PO Box 600, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 541-367-3232 NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES 2222 NW Kline Street, Roseburg, Oregon 97471 541-464-6700 • Fax: 541-464-6705 www.northwestfcs.com

NW FOREST PROPERTIES 4115 Berrywood Drive, Eugene, Oregon 97404 541-868-6567 www.northwestforestproperties.com O & M TIRE POINT S 4420 Hwy 20, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 541-933-5960 www.pointstire.com OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. 3400 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, Oregon 97403 541- 342-3325 • Fax: 541-343-8210 www.oec-sys.com 84TH OLC LOG LOADER COMPETITION PO Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 541-686-9191 • Fax: 855-866-0572 www.oregonloggingconference.com OLOFSFORS INC................................ ad on pg. 21 121 Roy Blvd. Unit 4, Brantford, Ontario N3R 7KI CAN 519-754-2180 • Fax: 519-757-1100 www.olofsfors.com OREGON BLOUNT 4909 SE Intl Way, Portland, Oregon 97222 503-653-4240 • Fax: 503-905-2655 www.oregonproducts.com OLC FOUNDATION FUTURE FORESTRY WORKERS CAREERS Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 541-686-9191 • Fax: 855-866-0572 www.oregonloggingconferencefoundation.org OREGON LOGGING CONFERENCE LOGO SHOP Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 541-686-9191 www.oregonloggingconference.com OREGON WOMEN IN TIMBER P.O. Box 760, Dallas, Oregon 97338 503-831-1593 www.orwit.org

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PACIFIC NW TECHNOLOGIES 8294 28th Ct NE Ste 500, Lacey, Washington 98503 360-493-8344 • Fax: 360-491-6073 www.pntinc.com PACIFIC TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT 1221 Basline St., Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 503-648-3841 • Fax: 503-648-0229 www.pactractor.com PACIFIC UAV TECH. P.O. Box 457, Banks, Oregon 97016 503-434-0148 www.pacificuavtech.com PAPE’ GROUP 355 Goodpasture Is. Rd Ste 300 Eugene, Oregon 97401 541.683.5073 • Fax: 541-681-5319 www.papemachinery.com PAPE’ KENWORTH 355 Goodpasture Island Rd, Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-683-5073 • Fax: 541-681-5319 www.papekenworth.com PAPE’ MACHINERY, INC 355 Goodpasture Island Rd Suite 300 Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-683-5073 • Fax: 541-681-5393 www.papemachinery.com PARAMOUNT IRONWORKS LLC P.O. Box 245, Junction City, Oregon 97448 541-636-4982 www.paramountironworks.com PEERLESS CORP P.O. Box G, Springfield, Oregon 97477 541-746-8218 • Fax: 541-726-4707 www.generaltrailerparts.com PETERS & KEATTS EQ. INC. 18122 SR9 Se Suite B-101, Snohomish, Wash. 98296 360-863-2552 • Fax: 360-863-6916 www.petersandkeatts.net PETERSON CAT.................................. ad on pg. 35 5450 NE Five Oaks Dr., Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 503-288-6411 www.petersoncat.com PETERSON PACIFIC CORP................. ad on pg. 19 P O Box 40490, Eugene, Oregon 97404 541- 689-6520 • Fax: 541-689-0804 www.petersoncorp.com PETERSON ROCK INC PO Box 790, Montesano, Washington 98563 360.580.1279 www.petersonrock.com PETERSON TRUCKS 2718 Teagarden, San Leanord, California 94577 888-818-1806 www.Petersontrucks.com/olc PETROCARD 730 Central Ave S., Kent, Washington 98032 800-950-3835 www.petrocard.com PEWAG TRACTION CHAIN, INC 3 Coolnew Lane, Bridgeport, West Virgina 26330 304-641-3132 • Fax: 916-408-0575 www.pewagchain.com PHOENIX HYDRAULICS & MACH. INC. 100 Boomer Hill Rd, Myrtle Creek, Oregon 97457 541-863-5492 • Fax: 541-863-4893 www.phohyd.com PIERCE PACIFIC MFG.................... ad on pg. 5, 53 4424 NE 158Th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97230 503-808-9110 • Fax: 503-808-9111 www.piercepacific.com PROPEL INSURANCE 2045 Cardinal Ave. Suite 300 Medford, Oregon 97504 253-759-2200 • Fax: 866-577-1326 www.propelinsurance.com

PRT USA INC. Box 1060, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 541.514.8066 www.prt.com RADIATOR SUPPLY HOUSE 1460 47th Ave. Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 541-367-2991 • Fax: 888-615-3002 www.radiatorsupplyhouse.com RAPID SPAN STRUCTURES LTD........ ad on pg. 27 1145 Industrial Drive, Armstrong, B.C. V0E 1B6 CAN 250-546-9676 • Fax: 250-546-9066 www.rapidspan.com

ROLL RITE A SAFE FLEET BRAND 650 Industrial Dr. Gladwin, Michigan 48624 989-896-1114 • Fax: 989-246-1035 www.rollrite.com ROTHENBUHLER ENG........................ ad on pg. 52 PO Box 708, Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284-0705 360-856-0836 • Fax: 360-856-2183 www.rothenbuhlereng.com

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Exhibitor Listing continued from page 29 ROTOBEC INC 200 Rue Industrielle Sainte Justine, Quebec G0R 1Y0 CAN 418-625-7219 www.rotobec.com ROTOCHOPPER, INC. 217 West St., St Martin, Minnesota 56376 320-548-3586 • Fax: 320-548-3372 www.rotochopper.com QUADCO USA INC................................ ad on pg. 9 169 Industrial Dr, Lexington, South Carolina 29072 803-951-1951 • Fax: 803-951-3958 www.quadco.com SCHAEFFER’S MFG 2696 S. 11th St, Lebanon, Oregon 97355 541.530.8913 SILKE COMMUNICATIONS INC 680 Tyler St, Eugene, Oregon 97402 541- 687-1611 • Fax: 541- 687-1613 www.silkecom.com SIMINGTON CHAIN GRINDERS 19203 West Side Road, Lakeview, Oregon 97630 541-947-4444 • Fax: 541-947-4402 www.simingtonchaingrinder.com SKYLINE LOGGING DRONES INC. P.O. Box 72, Yacolt, Washington 98675 360-686-3686 • Fax: 360-686-3636 www.prosafetyproducts.com SMILING MOOSE MARKETING SERVICES 4022 Baird Ct, Fortuna, California 95540 707-725-4103 • Fax: 707-240-5233 STARKER FORESTS INC Box 809, Corvallis, Oregon 97339 541- 929-2477 • Fax: 541-929-2178 www.starkerforests.com STEELHEAD BREWING CO. 199 E. 5th Av, Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-686-2739 • Fax: 541-342-5338 www.steelheadbrewing.com SUMMIT ATTACH. & MACH. LLC PO Box 1785, Castle Rock, Washington 98611 360-232-8572 SUMMIT TRUCK EQUIPMENT 990 Vernon Rd, Wathena, Kansas 66090 866-985-3100 www.summitbodies.com SUPERIOR TIRE SERVICE 33960 Old Willamette Hwy S., Eugene, Oregon 97405 541-744-2000 • Fax: 541-744-2068 www.superiortireservice.com SUPERIOR 1641 17th Ave., Campbell River, B.C. V9W6G4 CAN 250-286-6400 www.sprtool.com T & S MANUFACTURING INC. 913 Rose St., Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 541-273-7581 www.tandsmfg.com TAJFUN USA 6910 Salashan Parkway, Ste B-3 Ferndale, Washington 98248 360.224.1589 www.tajfun.com TALK ABOUT TREES Box 760, Dallas, Oregon 97338 503.915.2611 www.talkabouttrees.us TECHNICAL FOREST SOLUTIONS LLC 2207 Talley Way, Kelso, Washington 98626 360-636-0300 • Fax: 360-636-0314 www.technicalforestsolutions.com

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TERRA TECH LLC PO Box 2572, Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-345-0597 • Fax: 541-687-2244 www.TerraTech.net TEXAS REFINERY CORP P O Box 711, Fort Worth, Texas 76101-0711 800-827-0711 • Fax: 800-582-3329 www.texasrefinery.com THE ART OF CLAUDIA LIMA 353 Cedar Hill Lane, Arcata, California 95521 707.498.1324 www.claudialimaart.com TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.............. ad on pg. 60 PO Box 637, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5P9 CAN 519-753-1539 • Fax: 519-753-8272 www.tigercat.com TIMBER SUPPLY CO INC P.O. Box 151, Philomath, Oregon 97370 541-929-3151 • Fax: (541) 929-3157 www.timbersupplyco.com TIMBERLINE MAGAZINE 10244 Timber Ridge Dr., Ashland, Virginia 23005 800-805-0263 • Fax: 804-550-2181 www.Timberlinemag.com TIMBERMAX CANADA 1758 Rue Jacques Bibeau, Raouyn-Noranda, Quebec V9W 4E3 CAN www.timbermax.ca TIMBERWEST MAGAZINE 300 Admiral Way Suite 105 Edmonds, Washington 98020 425-778-3388 • Fax: 425-771-3623 T-MAR INDUSTRIES LTD 5791 Duncan Bay Rd Campbell River, BC V9H 1N6 CAN 250-286-9500 • Fax: 250-286-9502 www.tmarequipment.com TORCUP NORTHWEST 15826 SE 42nd Pl Bellevue, Washington 98006 425.643.4955 • Fax: 425.643.9963 www.torcup.com TPC INTERNATIONAL 15803 121 A Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T5V 1B1 CAN 780-451-4894 www.tireboss.com TRAVEL LANE COUNTY P O Box 10286 Eugene, Oregon 97440 541484-5307 • Fax: 541-343-6335 www.travellanecounty.com TRI LINK SAW CHAIN.......................... ad on pg. 7 5400 South Cobb Dr. SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 877.492.9829 • Fax: 520-989-0827 www.trilinksawchain.com TRIAD MACHINERY INC.................... ad on pg. 17 PO Box F-2, Coburg, Oregon 97408 541-342-7700 • Fax: 541-342-6806 www.triadmachinery.com TURN-KEY RV RENTALS 4435 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, Oregon 97403 541-746-1502 https://turnkeyrv.com TYREE OIL, INC. PO Box 2706, Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-687-0076 • Fax: 541-343-0552 www.TyreeOil.com U.S. PRIDE PRODUCTS LLC 1516 110th Av., Hammond, Wisconsin 54015 715-760-0907 • Fax: 715-246-7321 www.usprideproducts.com U.S. TRANSMISSIONS, INC. 10 NE Walker St, Portland, Oregon 97211 503-286-0360 • Fax: 503-286-0661 www.ustransinc.com

UNITED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 530 Conger St., Eugene, Oregon 97402 541-687-8686 • Fax: 541-687-8667 www.unitedindustrialequip.com VAN RADEN INDUSTRIES, INC PO Box 6346, Portland, Oregon 97227 503-288-7878 • Fax: 503-288-7989 WALLINGFORD’S INC 1010 KMD, Oakland, Maine 04963 207-465-9575 www.wallingfords.com WARATAH FORESTRY ATTACHMENTS.... ad on pg. 59 2401 Talley Way, Kelso, Washington 98626 360-636-2950 • Fax: 360-636-2980 www.waratah.com WARD INSURANCE 841 O’Hare Parkway Ste 150, Medford, Oregon 97504 541.556.3223 • Fax: 541-342-8280 www.wardinsurance.net WARTENBEE TRUCKING 24904 Oak Lane, Elmira, Oregon 97437 541-935-3731 • Fax: 541-954-3088 WCLA CREDIT UNION........................ ad on pg. 51 PO Box 207, Olympia, Washington 98507 360-352-5033 • Fax: 360-352-1537 www.loggers.com/cu WELDCO-BEALES MFG 12155 154 St, Edmonton, Alberta TSL3B4 CAN 780-454-5244 • Fax: 780-455-6770 www.weldco-beales.com WESTECH RIGGING SUPPLY 4140 West 11th Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402 541- 344-6249 • Fax: 541- 344-0902 www.westechrigging.com WESTERN HUBER SALES LLC 62157 Hwy 101, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 541-252-9218 www.westernhubersales.com WEYERHAEUSER - VANCOUVER 16821 SE McGillivray Blvd, Ste 210 Vancouver, Washington 98683 360-891-3385 • Fax: 360-891-3388 www.weyerhaeuser.com WHIT-LOG INC PO Box 668, Wilbur, Oregon 97494 541-673-1166 • Fax: 541-673-1168 www.whitlogtrailers.com WILCOX & FLEGEL PO Box 69, Longview, Washington 98632 541-688-312236 www.wilcoxandflegel.com WILLAMETTE FINANCIAL SERVICES 90290 Hill Rd, Springfield, Oregon 97478 541-746-0675 www.willamette-financial.com WILSON EQUIP. RENTALS & SALES 6731 Crater Lake Hwy, Central Point, Oregon 9752 541-830-3966 • Fax: 541-830-5966 www.wilsonequipment.net WOOD-MIZER LLC 8180 W. 10th St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 317-271-1542 • Fax: 317-273-7026 www.woodmizer.com WYATT’S TIRE CO 390 W 11th, Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-344-3218 • Fax: 541-344-3221 www.wyattstire.com YOUNG CORPORATION 3231 Utah Ave. S., Seattle, Washington 98124 800-321-9090 • Fax: 206-682-6881 www.youngcorp.com

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Hot-Dry-Windy Index

Offers Improvement for Fire Prediction

By Dawn Killough

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t’s been known since the days of Homer’s Iliad: forest fires are worse on days that are hot, dry, and windy. No one will dispute that fact. The trick is in predicting when those bad days will be and

exactly what effect the weather will have on the fire.

For decades, fire crews have been depending on the Haines Index (HI) to determine the worst fire days. Even Don Haines, the index’s inventor, admits that the index is flawed because he did not account for wind

in his calculations. And because wind is a major factor in fire spread, the index couldn’t accurately predict bad days. In fact, recent studies have shown that the Haines Index is only slightly more reliable than random guessing at determining the worst fire days.

Fire crews, whose lives are on the line,

Firefighters hike toward the 2017 Brian Head Fire, Utah. Weather plays a crucial role in wildfire behavior. Fire meteorologists need tools such as the newly developed Hot-Dry-Windy Index to predict dangerous con-ditions. These forecasts help protect firefighters and help incident commanders strategically allocate fire-fighting resources.

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EducationSpotlight need something more reliable than random guessing to help them know when to expect dangerous conditions. In 2013, a team of four scientists started the journey to come up with just such a solution. Brian Potter, Jay Charney, and Dr. Scott Goodrick from the U.S. Forest Service, along with Alan Srock from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, developed a new tool called the Hot-Dry-Windy Index or HDWI (www. hdwindex.org).

What Is HDWI?

HDWI attempts to predict bad fire days by taking the wind speed and multiplying it by the vapor pressure deficit, which is a function of temperature and moisture. This factor is plotted against 30 years of historical values for the same location. This shows fire teams the long-term trends for the area and helps them determine how likely a bad fire day will happen.

The index looks at the lowest 500 meters of the atmosphere, which is the area that most affects a fire’s behavior. Evidence shows that days with higher index values are the worst as far as fire behavior.

The index is based on weather forecast models, specifically the GEFS (Global Ensemble Forecast System). Weather forecasting is an imperfect science, as we all know. However, the index is focused on temperature, moisture content of the air, and wind speed, which are the most accurate parts of a forecast — even out into the future. Depending on how accurate the forecast models are for those characteristics, the index will be accurate too.

Precipitation is one of the most unpredictable pieces of a forecast. Humidity is also difficult to determine, especially as you get closer to the ground. There are terrain variables that can affect the humidity of the air, such as water evaporation and any precipitation that is on the ground. These variables will affect fire behavior and are harder to measure and quantify.

What Does It Mean?

Simply put, the higher the HDWI value, the worse the fire day. Brian Potter, one of the scientists who helped develop the index, admits that they only know generally why fires are affected and how a higher value translates into fire behavior. Because all of their reports have been subjective accounts given after the fact, there isn’t a way to tie higher index numbers to any particular fire behavior. Scientists do know that wind and dry air fan the flames and help dry fuels, but the exact reason HDWI works could be more complex.

In comparison to the Haines Index, however, HDWI outperforms it hands down.

When HDWI and the Haines Index were compared on forty forest fires that burned in the U.S. between 2002 and 2011, HDWI was proven better at identifying days when weather contributed to dangerous fire conditions. The HDWI value increased on bad weather days, while the Haines Index did not consistently identify those days.

“And that is exactly the problem that the Haines Index had with the fire data that he used,” says Potter. “He asked a bunch of fire managers, ‘What were your worst fire days over the last several years?’ And they,

subjectively, identified, ‘Well that was a bad day for fighting the fire.’ But we don’t know why. We don’t have that part of his information.”

How Can It Help Firefighters in the Field?

Crews should treat the HDWI like a check-engine light in their car, Potter recommends. Firefighters should look for spikes in the index, which indicate potential

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A remote, automatic weather station collects weather data during a fire. This information is incorporated in near-real time to the models that feed the Hot-Dry-Windy Index.

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bad fire days. He says the index shows “the atmospheric potential for how strong or dangerous a fire could be.”

Once a spike is identified, fire crews should consult with the fire meteorologist on-site to see what in the forecast models is causing the spike. A meteorologist can review historical detail and the forecast particulars to see the pattern HDWI has identified and help the crew determine how to address it.

HDWI was used by Joel Curtis, an incident meteorologist who helped test the index during a fire near Libby, Montana. When looking at the predicted values, he noticed a spike coming five days in the future. The forecast models indicated that particular day was going to be one of the worst on record for the area. Because they had this knowledge, the fire team directed their strategies to bring the fire under control before day five.

They were successful and saved thousands of dollars, while increasing the safety of the firefighting crew.

Just because the index shows a bad fire day coming, however, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the fire will respond. Ground conditions are not part of the formula that

determines the index. Crews need to assess if there is fuel available that will help the fire spread, or if there is already a fire going that may be made worse.

Hearing from the Field

The HDWI tool has been shaped by several years of input from meteorologists and fire teams, which has helped improve both the tool and the interface on the website.

These changes have made the index more approachable and more accessible to fire teams. Overall, firefighters say that the tool is more intuitive and makes more sense than the Haines Index.

The index is always evolving as more data is made available. Firsthand accounts and stories of fire behavior are needed to help the scientists confirm that the index is measuring the correct variables, and to help inform them of how weather conditions actually affect a fire’s behavior.

To access the HDWI, go to www.hdwindex.org. Click on the map to see the predictions for the next few days for a given location. Feedback can be submitted directly to Potter at brian.potter@usda.gov, or to Potter or Srock through the website.

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TimberTransportation

Barging In Osprey Logistics opens operations, transports timber during the COVID-19 pandemic

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t is rare that construction equipment

has sea legs. Osprey Logistics is a young company built to offer a solution to a specific problem. And it turned out that the solution meant making their machines work in a seaside location.

The Pacific Northwest is well known for both logging and barge transport. This small business, which serves the logging community in Northwest Washington, was able to find its own way to be a bridge between the two.

Pandemic Pressure

Doosan DL550-5 wheel loader moving tmber.

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Owner Rob Janicki founded Osprey Logistics, located in Everett, Washington, in May 2020 — in the midst of the global health pandemic.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many logging companies found themselves in a bind, including his family’s business, Janicki Logging. The effects on trade meant that landowners on nearby islands who had harvested timber or wood meant for overseas transport had little-to-no way to get their timber moved.

Janicki realized he had to do something.

“We are working with the San Juan

Island County residents to come up with ways to help them cost-effectively remove timber from their lands,” Janicki says. “All the barge loading and unloading facilities in the region went out of business when the tariffs on China started happening. So we didn’t have a place to land our barges. We decided we needed to go ahead and start a brand-new business in the middle of the worst pandemic since 1918.”

After leasing some land, Janicki worked with Star Marine, a company that owns and operates barges. Together, with Janicki Logging Company providing financing, they built a ramp and set up the operations. They now have a staging area for loading and unloading barges, and they also offer temporary storage.

The People

Rob has been a part of the Washington forestry industry since he was young. His father, Stan, started Janicki Logging in 1957, and although Rob made a career detour to explore the computer business, he ultimatey returned to the family logging business. The people of the industry pulled him back in.

“The people are really good in this

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Owner Rob Janicki and Procurement Manager Dennis Buss.

industry,” Janicki says. “They’re down to earth and honest. You can trust them.”

Another person who has been instrumental to the start of the business is Dennis Buss, who has accumulated roughly 48 years in the industry. Some people know him

as the procurement manager for Osprey Logistics. Others refer to him affectionately as the Timber Yoda. He met the Janicki family when he was running facilities at tree farms in Washington, and their relationship has continued.

In the past, barges were not always necessary for transporting timber. In fact, Buss remembers simpler times when boats towed rafted logs through the water.

“We used to route logs all the time,” Buss says. “We’d dump logs in the water, and then we’d tow them from one place to the other, and it went on for years. Maybe 70 years we’ve been doing it — 80 maybe, and that’s the way it was done. But what we have found now, most of these mills have a CoGen plant or boilers that feed their fry kilns.”

CoGen plants use the process of cogeneration to produce electricity and heat at the same time. It’s an efficient process that burns excess wood to produce the power.

Unfortunately, saltwater can contaminate the wood and cause negative side effects. The salt will melt, coating the boiler, and as the salt melts, it gives off an emission that pollutes the air. Once the boiler is contaminated, it becomes necessary to shut it down and remove the salt residue — a very expensive cleaning process.

Transporting trees in the Puget Sound is no longer an option, if companies want to keep their products versatile. The trees can’t touch the saltwater because, according to Dennis, “as soon as the wood hits the water, it starts taking on salt like a cork.” This is where the barges come in.

By Land or Sea

The decision to get into the barge business fell into place for Rob and Dennis.

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TimberTransportation (continued from page 39) “Trying to get a truck through Seattle or Tacoma, you get one truck a day through there going south,” Buss says. “And that’s a big problem considering today’s truck rates.

As for rail, most of the local trains are unit trains that are going up to Canada with coal and coming back with fuel, so rail rates are tough too. The barge becomes the highway around all that traffic and puts it back on the water.”

Tools for the Job

After setting up their site and hiring a crew, Rob and Dennis purchased equipment for their operations. They invested in a Doosan DL550-5 wheel loader and a DX380LL-5 log loader from Cascade Trader, the local Doosan construction equipment dealer.

The decision was based on previous experience with the brand and the available financing. Before working for Osprey Logistics, Dennis managed an operation for FORMARK, his previous employer.

They used Doosan equipment and were impressed with the reliability, fuel economy, and performance.

Doosan DX380LL-5 log loader in operation on the barge.

The DL550-5 wheel loader is the secondlargest model that Doosan offers. It features a hydraulic locking front differential, which improves the machine’s traction. That’s something that comes in handy when operating in wet environments. Meanwhile, the DX380LL-5 log loader has a loading height

of 38 feet and 5 inches, allowing plenty of room to stack logs.

The wheel loader and log loader efficiently load and unload barges when the company has a shipment. The task sounds simple, but the heavy equipment has to traverse a narrow ramp. If the machines stray, they could end up in the water. The wheel loader and log loader are also used to transport and stack material in the staging area.

Pushing Past the Pandemic

Even though Osprey Logistics just got going, Rob already has a vision for what it can become.

“Our main initial product is logs, but over time, we expect to be handling containers and rock aggregate chips, bark, and topsoil,” Janicki says. “Pretty much any bulk product that people want to put on and off of the barge, we will have that capability.”

The company’s location in Everett, Washington, is a bonus for future growth.

“We have a lot of land there in Everett, and I could envision us getting into a much bigger distribution opportunity that goes beyond barges,” Janicki says. “There could be a lot of synergy because there’s over a hundred acres of potential industrial land in this area.”

Though the pandemic prompted the creation of Osprey Logistics, Rob and Dennis look forward to the future of the company.

There is uncertainty, but there is also anticipation for what they are achieving.

“That’s why we’re so excited about it, because there hasn’t been any real barging done,” Buss says. “There’s been some log barging done around this area in the last few years, but barging like we plan on doing hasn’t been done for a long, long time. So this is a real opportunity.”

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Komatsu Steps Up with User-Friendly Telematics

By Lindsay R. Mohlere

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illed as the most modern control system on the market, Komatsu’s MaxiXT platform for Komatsu harvesters and forwarders joins the ranks of a wide range of telematics now offered as standard equipment or options by the major forest machine manufacturers.

Introduced in the USA in mid-2020, the MaxiXT system is described by Komatsu as the most modern, user-friendly platform that paves the way for continuous, optimal productivity.

It is a complete system for machine and head control, bucking, crane settings, and administration. The results are unbeatable overviews and follow-ups for felling assignments, as well as complete control of the entire logistics chain.

Above all, Komatsu says, is the user-friendly aspect of the system. The modern graphic user interface and simple menu structures are easy to learn and easy to use, resulting in a short learning curve. The menu system presents relevant information at a glance covering 42

everything from bucking to indicators.

The system is also easy to maintain, adapt, and further develop to suit individual needs.

It is powered by a MaxiPC X40 computer with a modern Windows operating system and a fast SSD-type hard drive specifically designed for demanding forest machine environments. That combined with sophisticated software provides faster bucking and computer processing of large quantities of data.

Also available is Komatsu’s MaxiXT Head. It is a separate control system for

Komatsu harvester heads mounted on older harvesters or other base machines, such as excavators equipped with harvester heads.

The MaxiXT Head is installed parallel to the machine’s integrated control system and offers the same sophisticated functionality as MaxiXT running on a harvester. The system is available with full value-optimized bucking or simpler length-optimized bucking.

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EmergentTechnologies (continued from page 42)

Items Worth Noting

In researching this column, I usually come across a number of items of interest that are, more or less, related to the technological advances in the timber business.

Some of them get the “Who Knew?” rap.

Here are a few I found interesting.

National Technology and Development Program

Filed under “who knew” that the Forest Service could actually save money and resources? Info on this item came from the USDA website. Ah … transparency!

After WWII, the Forest Service found itself to be the recipient of a huge surplus of military equipment. To take advantage of the opportunity, the Forest Service created the National Technology and Development Program. The program established two centers, one in California and the other in Montana, tasked with repurposing this surplus military equipment to better fight wildfires.

The centers apparently found cost-saving ways to standardize fire equipment like hoses, pumps, and couplings that make it easier to repair and replace broken parts.

They refined harnesses, parachutes, and other equipment used in the deployment of

firefighters from aircraft to more effectively fight fires in remote locations.

Over the years, the program’s scope has expanded from fire to include forest management, recreation, and engineering research. The program has recently developed artificial intelligence software that connects with logging equipment to more accurately identify which trees to harvest or retain to better manage the landscape.

Other modern advances include updating unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to conduct prescribed fires – also known as prescribed or controlled burns – in remote areas.

Imagine the deadly Reaper drone (usually equipped with Hellfire missiles) now refitted to spark prescribed burns, or other drone configurations dropping dragon eggs.

Additionally, the program also maintains consistent equipment standards across the agency for products like fire retardants and personal protective equipment.

It also preserves the Forest Service’s past by maintaining an archive of historical drawings, blueprints, and manuals on how to use tools as rudimentary as axes and crosscut saws.

All good stuff.

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economic havoc, and social upheaval. And, it seems, climate episodes jumped ugly too – to the tune of $22 billion.

According to NOAA, for 2020, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 54.4°F, which is 2.4°F above the 20th-century average, ranking fifth warmest in the 126-year period of record. The five warmest years on record have all occurred since 2012.

The annual precipitation total for the contiguous U.S. was 30.28 inches, 0.34 inch above average, ranking in the middle third of the historical record.

It was the most active wildfire year on record across the West. Five of the six largest fires in California history and the three largest fires on record in Colorado occurred during 2020.

During 2020, several North Atlantic hurricane season records were broken. Thirty named storms formed, which breaks the previous record of 28 set in 2005. Twelve named U.S. storm continental landfalls occurred during 2020. This breaks the previous annual record of nine landfalls set in 1916.

Twenty-two separate billion-dollar disasters were identified during 2020, breaking the previous record of 16 set in 2011 and matched in 2017. Since September 2020, NCEI has identified six new disasters during 2020 including Hurricanes Hanna, Delta, and Zeta; Tropical Storm Eta; and two severe storms.

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Many shelter manufacturers claim that their products photodegrade. Regardless of how long the shelters last, when their job is done, they will not simply disappear. They either will remain, sometimes damaging the tree, or they will fall to the ground. They often break into pieces, and after a few years, can cause quite a litter problem.

Now, two UK companies will team up to develop and manufacture prototypes of a novel biobased, biodegradable tree shelter as part of a feasibility project. The shelters will be designed to protect growing trees — not hinder growth as trees reach maturity — and biodegrade if not collected at end of life.

Of course, there will be prototype testing before the new shelters are available. But it’s another good thing technology brings to our forests.

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From the Get-go, a Step in the Right Direction

By Lindsay Mohlere

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uilding a good reputation by

taking care of business and being professional, while treating employees with respect, was the first order of business when Jesse Hunt, president of Jesse Hunt Logging Inc., grabbed the reins of his own logging company. His first steps from the get-go have formed a solid business philosophy for success.

“When I started out, it wasn’t that I feared failure, it was I wanted to make sure I was doing stuff the right way and treating my employees good. Probably the biggest thing

is, I didn’t want to be known as somebody that’s an ass or somebody that’s crooked.

I wanted to have a good reputation with the state, PotlatchDeltic, and Idaho Forest Group. I took care of business and tried to treat my employees with respect. I don’t talk down to my employees. They’re an important part of the company. It’s ‘let’s work together.’

I value the input of my employees, says Jesse.

When problems arise, he turns to his team to efficiently work as a group and come up with a solution together.

Getting Started

After a year in college following high

school, Jesse landed a job at Gem Chain Bar, where he worked for a couple of years until he hired on with Evergreen Logging out of Kamiah, Idaho. One year later, in 1998, he went to work for Steve Henderson Logging out of Lewiston, Idaho.

“In 2013, Steve retired, and I bought four pieces of equipment from him. That’s how I got started. Just because of him,” says Jesse.

Along with the four forest machines, Jesse was joined by Gene Breeding on day one. “He’s got a lot of knowledge and more years in the woods than I do. A year later, Macintosh joined us. Both are pretty knowledgeable individuals, good workers, good Cody Tillinghast in the Madill 2850C and Will Hunton in the Tigercat H855C processing side by side.

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Gene Breeding grabbing a pile with the John Deere 909MH while tethered with the Falcon winch assist.

equipment operators. They’re pretty valuable employees to me because you can have all the nice rigging in the world, but if you don’t have good guys in the seats to run it, it doesn’t mean a thing,” says Jesse.

High Expectations at the Top of the Pay Grade

For most logging companies, finding the right individuals for the job is always a difficult task. However, from the beginning, Jesse Hunt Logging has made it a priority to pay top wages to ensure the company can attract good operators.

“It goes back to if you pay these guys what you think is a good wage for a good operator, you tend to attract good guys,” says Jesse.

“You still have some issues with employees, whether they find a better job somewhere else or they just don’t click with the crew, but that’s part of life. I want employees that want to be out there and enjoy it, versus just being out there and going through the motions. I want to be able to attract good operators and guys that truly have a passion for being out in the woods.”

With higher wages comes greater responsibility and greater expectations. Employees

who have the mindset to produce at a high level, efficiently and safely, are essential to the success of the company. Paying at the top of the scale means holding the crews to a higher standard.

“From top to bottom, I think I’ve got a pretty good group of guys that, like I said, across the board, all enjoy what they do and take pride in what they do. They like it when they can produce and do good quality work,” says Jesse, adding “You can’t just give somebody a job and stick them in a $600,000 machine and only get half of its production capacity and expect to survive. You’ve got to be able to produce, take care of your machine, and be professional about it.”

Currently, Jesse employs 14 crew members and subcontracts a sawyer. He also subcontracts with Rick Whitcome for hauling. Jesse also subs hauling to some of the bigger trucking companies, aiming to keep 14 to 16 trucks rolling. Annually, Jesse Hunt Logging harvests between 22 to 25 MBF. Jesse’s wife Kellie is also an essential part of his operation. Not only does she handle the books, Kellie, who has an associate degree in business management, also manages maintenance and operational duties and

supplies, which Jesse says makes her an absolutely invaluable resource. “We run a pretty lean outfit, and having her do some of that takes a lot of the pressure off me,” says Jesse.

“Without her, I would have fallen on my face a long time ago.”

The Right Iron and the Right Attitude

From his beginnings with four machines, Jesse Hunt Logging has expanded to 13 machines and fields two and a half sides. One is a CAT side with a buncher, shovel logger, and skidder. The yarder side features an exclaimer CAT 235 — or when the situation demands, a Falcon tethering machine.

The Falcon Winch Assist system can be fitted to any excavator over 27 tons, and the single drum 11/8-inch rope provides continuous traction support for felling and shoveling machines on slopes up to 50 degrees.

Jesse purchased the first one sold in Idaho and so far, the system has been a winner.

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Luke McIntosh just starting over the hill with his Tigercat LX870D tethered to the Falcon winch assist. (continued from page 47)

Jeff Borders processing logs with the Link-Belt 240LX.

buying a tether. I wanted him to be safer. We also needed to be able to access more of the steeper ground. And be able to cut and skid on the shorter stuff because it takes a while for the yarder to rig up and skid. If it’s only 200-300 feet deep, it’s a lot easier just to grab it and swing it up to the road.”

Jesse says that Zeke Campbell and Russ Smith of Modern Machinery in Spokane, Washington, were a big factor in introducing him to the Falcon line. “Russ was instrumental in bringing the Falcon line into the U.S. I went over to the coast and watched one with him.” Although Jesse was impressed, the question was affordability. It took a couple of years, but he finally bought one.

Along with the yarder and tether machines, Jesse’s iron roster stacks up three John Deere machines, a John Deere 909M8, a John Deere 848H skidder, and a John Deere 2954 log loader. In addition, a Tigercat LX870D feller buncher and a Tigercat 855 equipped with a Waratah 624 processor add to the mix, alongside two Doosan DX300LL log loaders, with one shovel logging on the CAT side and the other loader on the yarder or tether side. A Link-Belt 240 LX is equipped with a Pierce Stroke Delimber.

Most of the machines in Jesse’s stable are newer models. It’s part of his overall business philosophy.

“I try to keep my guys in newer equipment, especially my bunchers and loaders because there’s only so many days out of the year you can cut, and so many days of the year you can load,” says Jesse. “I don’t mind running a little bit older processor. You can still process when you got adverse weather conditions.”

But in the end, for Jesse, it still comes down to maintaining a good reputation by taking care of business and being professional, while treating his employees well.

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Innovative Logger Meets Innovative Machine

By Jan Jackson

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C VanNatta, of VanNatta

Brothers Logging, did not see the Quadco 4400 feller head on display at the February 2020 annual logging conference in Eugene, Oregon.

However, his brother Robert did. When Robert told him how it would let a single operator cut and control the placement of trees up to 48 inches in diameter and then load them on the truck, KC headed for the Internet to find out how he could get one.

Eight months later, VanNatta’s crew was operating the first — and only — feller head of its kind in North America.

The Quadco 4400 (QB4400) was invented by New Zealander Paul Ricco to harvest the fast growing, but brittle and limby, Radiata pine. Quadco saw the need for it in North America and about two years ago, they bought the patent, tweaked the design, and started production.

The Sale

Kirk Luoto, Northwest Forestry Specialist Territory Manager for Modern Machinery’s Portland office, facilitated the sale.

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“I’ve known KC for many years and wasn’t surprised that he would be interested in adding the QB4400 to his operation,” Kirk said. “As a private landowner, his 1500acre mixed rotation operation was a perfect match, and he had a big enough machine to put it on.” The 4400 will handle big trees because of the maximum sock that can do a 50 or 55-inch bar. Kirk adds that the QB4400 can update a logger’s old equipment for the 21st Century.

“I was there three or four different times talking to him about the machine, talking about the head, and making sure we got the right measurements so we could get the correct adapter Quadco was custom making for it. We had some challenges mounting it up to his machine because of all of the electronics involved but we were prepared for it and made it work.” Luoto notes that his main job was keeping KC in communication with Quadco to make sure everything happened smoothly.

“KC has done some pretty amazing things out there already. It was so amazing to watch him work. He knows exactly what he wants to do, understands what’s best for his property, and is very well set up to do it,” adds Luoto.

VanNatta’s Tree Farm

VanNatta Brothers Tree Farm, located near Rainier, Oregon, was developed on property that has been in the family since George VanNatta moved his family there in 1940.

“My dad, who was a lawyer, and his building contractor friend, had two things on their mind when they bought the land on which we still operate,” says KC. “They wanted to get their families out of St. Helens before the war broke out, and they wanted to follow their dream of starting a cattle ranch.

The land they found was covered with willows, maples, snags, and black stumps from a previous forest fire and defective Douglas fir that the Deer Island Logging Company had rejected.” (KC says, “Some of these big Douglas firs were head-high when Dad moved me here as a five-year-old.”) When George VanNatta bought his partner out, the family developed their tree farm and logging operation — although KC still keeps some cattle to control the grass.

KC is enthusiastic about the QB4400’s contribution to the bottom line. “My interest in the QB4400, is that I can harvest and load both the big ones for the domestic

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Jeff VanNatta inspecting the company’s Quadco 4400 feller head. the tree, and you have to get everything right.”

The Learning Curve

market, the smaller eight to 19-inch stuff for export, and do it all with my three-man crew.

Before, to do the same things, I had to bring in two tree fallers at $700 a day.” Being able to control the direction of the falling tree decreases the damage and contributes to additional savings.

Although KC purchased the QB4400, his son Jeff is running the machine, and KC says the learning curve has been steep. “He’s finding out it’s all between the operator and

Jeff VanNatta, who was born and raised on the family tree farm, has been the sole operator to date. Armed with a degree in Industrial Safety and Health from Oregon State University and seven years of night school courses in nuclear machining, he is the most experienced operator of their Caterpillar 330 forest machine.

“I was used to running feller bunchers and bar saws, but I had never run a bar saw on a feller buncher before,” says Jeff, adding that when he began using the QB4400, an operations manual did not exist, and there were no owners in the area to whom he could turn to for advice, so he bent the bar on his very first tree. “After a couple of days and a couple of bent bars, I started to get the feel of when to stop cutting on the tree — the big

question is, just when to stop.”

Even so, he notes, “Now I carry an extra bar and lots of extra chains so I can change them in the woods. My advice is to have spare bars and extra chains and maybe a fifty-ton press for straightening bars.”

With some time on the QB4400, Jeff now finds it easy to operate although he feels it is something every operator will have to figure out. “You can let go of the trigger, and the bar will come back and then pull a trigger again, and it’ll go back in and cut some more. You can sneak up on it that way, but you can also cut too much at one time, and then you have an issue. You can see the tree start to move, but you may still have four inches of wood left. If you don’t get it cut down to maybe an inch-and-a-half or so, it’s going to split up the side of the tree.”

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ContractorProfile (continued from page 51) upward pressure before sawing causes the tree to turn off-stump. On the larger trees, you watch the sawdust for the color of the bark. But it’s falling trees over 36 inches where the QB4400’s 270-inch saw rotation really shines! This means you can place the head against the right side of the tree, swing the saw all the way out, cut the face, and then move the head to the back side and fall it.”

In addition to the 9,000-pound QB4400, the VanNattas also have the Jewell feller buncher package on their machine, which makes a combined weight of around 110,000 pounds, says Jeff. “The point is, you want it on a big machine, and you want it on a shovel-front or a feller buncher boom assembly that’s designed for this activity — and not on a machine with the 45-foot boom.”

Quadco Weighs In

Joel Dupré, Northwest sales rep for Quadco, is optimistic about the future for Quadco’s new feller heads.

“We had a lot of interest in the QB4400 at the conference, and then COVID came along and threw water on everybody’s fire,” says Joel. “The beauty of this product is you have basically a controlled fall head so you

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can lay the tree where you want it. With a regular felling head, you’ve got to be pointed the correct direction, and then once you cut that tree off the stump it’s going, its freefalling, and it crashes to the ground. This machine places it on the ground. It’s just a great multi-purpose tool.”

Quadco manufactures the QB4400 in Kamloops, B.C., and Joel notes that it takes

about a week to assemble “from the time it’s a piece of metal until final assembly.”

QB4400s are currently being assembled with expectations that they will be delivered to the showroom by the end of January.Quadco is also working on a 3500 and a 2500, which means, says Joel, “We will have a small, medium, and large.”

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Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference Date Change

The Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference (SCLC) Board of Directors has decided to postpone the 2021 Conference and events due to COVID-19. The new schedule is as follows: • Saturday, April 17, 2021 — Annual Education Auction & Lumberjack Banquet. Earlier timeframe – both Live and On-Line Bidding planned.

• Wednesday & Thursday, May 5 & 6, 2021 — Cascade In-Woods Show. Sierra Pacific Land & Timber Company timberlands, east of Shingletown, California.

Live logging demonstrations for local area elementary and high school agriculture students. New this year, Shasta College Heavy Equipment Logging Operations (HELO) machinery.

• Tuesday through Saturday, May 18-22, 2021 — Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference Week. Shasta District Fairgrounds – 1890 Briggs Street, Anderson, California.

• Thursday, May 20, 2021 — Education Day. Regional elementary students come to the fairgrounds to enjoy equipment exhibitions, display booths, logging sports demos, wildlife shows, and more.

There will also be the Annual Ginn Fizz Breakfast with keynote speaker Scott Dane, Executive Director, Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota 2020 Republican National Convention speaker.

Pacific Logging Congress Raises over $62,000

There have been a lot of challenges in 2020, but the Pacific Logging Congress was able to overcome one of them, holding its first virtual 2020 auction. With the support of its members and many bidders, the PLC was able to raise over $62,000 to benefit the PLC’s Pacific Forest Foundation. The foundation provides thousands of dollars in scholarships each year, as well as other educational programs, like the Talking Timber podcast.

AFRC Annual Meeting Set for Mission Restoration Project on the Okanogan-Wenatchee Gets the Greenlight

The American Forest Resource Council reported that in December that U.S. District Court Judge Mendoza Jr. upheld the Mission Restoration Project.

This is a landscape-scale restoration project on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest located near Twisp, Washington, with a focus on restoring forest and aquatic conditions. The 50,200-acre planning area has densely stocked stands that are susceptible to

uncharacteristic outbreaks of insects, disease, and severe wildfire behavior.

The project involves 8,367 acres of noncommercial thinning, prescribed fire on 10,219 acres, commercial thinning on 1,853 acres centered on dry forest restoration, 34.3 miles of road decommissioning, replacement of 23 culverts, enhancement of eight potential beaver habitat sites, and one bridge replacement.

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For the last two decades, AFRC has hosted its annual meeting at beautiful Skamania

Lodge in Washington State during the spring. AFRC is optimistic about returning to Skamania Lodge — this summer! Mark your calendars for August 2–4, 2021.

TAFRC’s annual meeting will once again include dynamic speakers and presentations on timely forest management issues; opportunities to hear from industry leaders and influential elected officials; and ample time for networking and enjoying the incredible amenities and views at Skamania Lodge.

More information, an agenda, and registration details will be available on AFRC’s website in the coming months.

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Fecon Announces New Personnel

Rotochopper Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Rotochopper celebrates 30 years of delivering innovative waste grinding solutions. Through its offerings, companies have been able to find solutions that turn everyday waste materials into profitable end products like colored landscape mulch, animal bedding, compost, and more.

The history behind the Rotochopper name is much more than innovation in grinding equipment. It’s about a group of people with a different philosophy toward waste materials and a unique focus on customer success. The Rotochopper brand began when two companies from different industries joined forces to manufacture unique recycling equipment. Co-founders Fred Peltz and Vince Hundt established the company’s core values of customer-centricity and “Perfect In One Pass” engineering that continue to define Rotochopper today.

Rotochopper co-founder Vince Hundt said, “For 30 years, the people of central Minnesota — who are Rotochopper — have been inventing and building machines that solve problems.”

Fecon announces the hiring of new personnel including Robert Soehner as VP of Operations, and Mike Kucharski as VP of Dealer Development, both new positions within the company.

Soehner has served in a variety of continuous improvement and leadership roles including positions of increasing responsibility at GE, Henny Penny, Harmon, and most recently as VP of Operations at Skillcraft. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and an MBA from Xavier University. As VP of Operations, he will lead the purchasing, quality, and manufacturing teams. He strives to implement tools for continuous improvement and “continue to develop a respectful, collaborative culture.”

Kucharski, who has extensive experience in dealer development, has spent the past 16 years with Caterpillar or its dealers, most recently working on the post-purchase experience for Caterpillar.

He holds a BS in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University. In addition to his responsibilities for establishing, training, and growing the dealer network, Kucharski is also responsible for all marketing activities including internal and external communications, trade shows, advertising, e-commerce, website, and digital solutions.

Doosan’s New RGW Equipment Location in California

There is a new convenient dealership for Doosan machines, parts, and service in the Central Valley of northern California. Doosan authorized dealer RGW Equipment opened its third location at 700 W. Mossdale Road in Lathrop, just off the West Side Freeway.

“Our new Lathrop location is more convenient for our Central Valley customers and our logging customers in the Sierra Nevada foothills,” says Josh Clark, sales manager of RGW Equipment.

“Now our thousands of customers in these areas can easily visit an RGW Equipment location and worry less about fighting traffic from the Bay Area.”

RGW Equipment began in 1992 solely servicing equipment.

The company developed a reputation in northern California for its skilled technicians and outstanding customer service. RGW Equipment began selling new equipment in 2005 but has retained its focus on providing excellent equipment maintenance and repair.

Technical expertise is an expectation for all RGW Equipment employees, including the sales staff. Salespeople undergo intensive training to thoroughly understand the operation, maintenance, and service needs of all the equipment they sell, including Doosan articulated dump trucks, excavators, material handlers, mini excavators, log loaders, and wheel loaders.

Forest Service’s New Regional Forester for Rocky Mountains

The U.S. Forest Service named Tammy Angel as acting regional forester for the Rocky Mountain Region. She took over as acting regional forester on January 24. She previously served as deputy regional forester for the region and has a background with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service.

The acting regional forester oversees 2,000 employees and 22 million acres of national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming in partnership with other agencies and 48 affiliated tribes.

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Brass Knuckle Glove

Demonstrating just how important appropriate hand protection is, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 70 percent of workers who experience hand injuries are not wearing gloves.

Matching the hazard to the proper level of protection is key. Equally important are protective gloves that are not only comfortable, but so dexterous that they make the task easier. Brass Knuckle SmartCut BKCR2403 delivers for jobs that not only need cut and abrasion resistance, but still require a focus on long-wearing grip, dexterity, and flexibility.

This light-duty, cut-resistant glove offers ANSI Cut Resistance Level 2 protection balanced with extreme dexterity for tasks calling for very fine motor skills and tactile sensitivity. Its composite yarn includes a blend of high-strength filament fibers for unbeatable cut resistance, upwound with nylon and spandex to create push-the-button, set-the-gauge, or pick-up-the-nail dexterity. The 18-gauge HPPE (high performance polyethylene) and glass-fiber shell is lightweight and provides the ANSI cut level 2 protection. A black polyurethane palm coating delivers reliable abrasion protection and enhanced grip. www.brassknuckleprotection.com

Tigercat Adds High Horsepower Mulcher Carrier

Tigercat adds to its mulcher line-up with the release of the 760B mulcher and the 4061-30 mulching head. The new 760B is a 550 hp class mulcher carrier that shares major components with the field proven and similarly classed Tigercat 480B track driven mulcher as well as the popular M726G wheel driven mulcher.

The 760B was designed primarily for silviculture applications.

Forestry companies require the capability to efficiently clean up residual post-harvest forest debris and grind stumps to ground level.

The 760B meets this requirement, and the machine will also find application in large-scale land clearing and ROW projects.

In stable, well-drained soil types, a high horsepower wheel-driven machine has many advantages including quicker travel speeds, lower operating costs, and more. As such, Tigercat also designed a 9.8’ wide mulching head to complement the new carrier. The new 4061-30 mulching head is based on the original Tigercat 8.2’ 4061, with several updates and enhancements. The 8.2’ 4061 will be rebranded as the 4061-25 when similar updates are introduced in early 2021.

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Werk-Brau Introduces Productivity Package

Werk-Brau’s Heavy Duty Excavator Buckets, when paired with a Progressive Linkage Thumb, and D-Lock Coupler, allow quick coupling for superior versatility and productivity. The Heavy-Duty Excavator Bucket is built to last with high-quality T-1 steel utilized

in all critical or high-wear components, and heavy-duty horizontal wear straps protect the bucket bottom. Each bucket is engineered with tapered side plates and a dual taper radius that reduce wear and make dumping easier. When paired with the Progressive Linkage Thumb, the Heavy-Duty Excavator Bucket is ideal for material handling.

The D-lock allows operators to quickly, safely, and reliably switch between attachments, so that the proper tool is always at hand. With capacities from 3.5 to 40 MT, this Werk-Brau productivity package is ideal for land clearing, demolition work, and more.

The Progressive Linkage Thumb features a full 180-degree range of motion, allowing it to match the bucket through its entire work cycle. The integrated collapsible linkage design also allows the thumb jaw unit to close further, preventing damage to the machine’s arm while in transport position. Each tine has a minimum of three points of grip to securely hold materials. www.Werk-Brau.com

Wood-Mizer Introduces Entry-Level Bandsaw Blade Sharpener

Wood-Mizer introduces the entry-level BMS25 bandsaw blade sharpener designed for sawmillers in rural areas.

The BMS25 runs on a 12V battery and can sharpen a variety of bandsaw blade profiles at a rate of 30 teeth per minute, which is up to five times faster than comparable sharpeners. The index arm automatically advances the sawmill blade as the grinding wheel sharpens the face and gullet of each tooth. The index arm also has a jog feature to advance the blade manually for easy set-up.

The BMS25 is built in the USA and comes complete with a 5” grinding wheel, wheel shaping tool, and a durable stand; the battery is sold separately. When sawmill blades need to be sharpened on-site in rural areas, the BMS25 can connect to a 12V DC battery of a sawmill, truck, tractor, or other automotive-style batteries that are able to maintain a 10-amp load. In addition, the sturdy stand includes 1-3/16” diameter pipe legs for durability and a wide base for extra-stability. www.woodmizer.com TW

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GuestColumnist

Managing Forests for Maximum Value And Health

By Jack Petree

B

oth the American forest and

the forest products industry will look significantly different than they do today.

Changes in the nature of the forest products industry will be driven by the need to adjust how we treat our forest resource in what will likely, in the next decade or two, become an all-out effort to help forests retain their health, resilience, and, consequently, the many values they provide the people of the world. Equally important, forests that cannot recover after catastrophic events will need help reestablishing themselves as new, albeit altered, functioning forests. The forest products industry is in the best position to play a leading role in assuring those healthy and resilient future forests.

An Intimate Approach

Using a baseball metaphor, the forest products industry of the past 40 years has been focused on the home run. “Go big or go home” can appropriately be applied to much of the industry over those years.

While large-scale commercial growing, harvesting, and milling is not going anywhere, much of the potential growth for the future is likely to be a more focused “small ball” approach to enhancing forest health and resilience. That more intimate approach means more, and smaller, harvests of trees selected because they are pest-infested or otherwise dangerous to the healthy trees around them — removals to enhance the forest’s resistance to catastrophic fire, for example.

There’s nothing new about substantial change, either in the nature of the North American forest itself, or in the shape of the forest products industry utilizing the resource.

In the last years of the 19th Century, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted an extensive examination of the nation’s public forests on a township by township basis. Reading the surveys today, it’s easy to see that forests of the late 1890s were, for the most part,

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dramatically different from today’s forests.

The forest products industry of today is also strikingly different from that of early years, having adjusted to change with new equipment, new approaches, and new management concepts in utilizing the forest resource to benefit the larger community.

Quantum Change Is Already Taking Place

The differences we see in the shape of our forests today differs fundamentally from the change we’ve seen in the recent past. In past decades major shifts in the overall nature of our forest resource (depending on location) have usually taken place relatively gradually. On a larger time scale, however, major alterations in the conditions impacting large areas of forest (an ice age, a time of massive volcanic activity, or a time of relatively rapid worldwide heating) brings about quantum change in what is, in the life of a forest, a very short period of time.

Today we find ourselves at what is likely to be one of those lynchpin times in forest history, especially in the West. Two factors, climate change (never mind the cause) and catastrophic plagues of insects, pathogens, invasive plants, and other nasty tree enemies introduced to the forests in recent times, are combining to create conditions both widespread and sometimes, irreversible, in the nature of many, if not most of our North American forests. These changes are so far reaching, some of the forests our industry and our larger communities rely on for work, play, clean water, clean air, and other benefits will no longer exist in the future, if not addressed with well thought out and immediate attention.

As summed up in a Forest Service web publication, Adapting Forests to Climate Change, in many forests, “The anticipated rate of climate change is expected to be too rapid for existing trees to adapt, creating a high risk of widespread tree mortality, and increased threat from other forest stressors such as insects, diseases, and air pollution.

These interacting threats will very likely

affect industries that depend on healthy, productive forests.”

Changes Ahead

These effects on the industry will almost certainly include changes in the equipment mix utilized to harvest individual trees that might be scattered through a forest being treated for health and resilience. At the mill end, we will certainly see a comeback in the small mill end of the industry. The big impact, however, will be on the focus the industry of the future will want to — and be required to — place on a much fuller use of the resource. Much of the carbon sequestered in a tree is sequestered in the limbs, roots, and tree parts that are either left onsite to rot or stacked up to be burned. That waste of the resource will have to end, and its end will result in significant opportunities to create niche products, even as carbon emissions now attributed to harvest are reduced.

Countless research articles have been published relating to climate change and other threats to forests. Much of that information has not distilled to a practical level —it’s only been less than a decade since climate change was routinely assessed, so even the Forest Service is lagging on implementing new approaches necessary to preserve forest health and value.

Anyone in the industry, from landowners to harvesting contractors and mill owners seeking to build businesses that will be successful ten to twenty years from now, should begin to pay close attention to what is already a rapidly shifting social, economic, environmental, and political landscape based on maintaining forest health and resilience. The coming years promise incredible opportunity for those in the forest products industry who stay on top of the curve of change, and significant risk for those who do not begin to implement business adjustments necessary to address the green wave of change surging through the North American forest of today.

Jack Petree is a public policy consultant and owner of Tradeworld Communications.

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