Sustainable Harvesting
THE PROJECT
Dating back to 1972, the College of Natural Resources student logging crew has been harvesting timber in the 8200 acre Experimental Forest on Moscow Mountain. Selected students work from May to August and are paid an hourly wage to perform a number of important logging duties such as: felling, bucking (manufacturing the tree into logs), skidding and forwarding (moving the tree or log from the woods to a truck road), skid trail layout, equipment and vehicle maintenance, and more.
THE IMPACT
The goal of this program is to teach the effects of logging operations on the environment and explore how to develop and apply thoughtful land management decisions.
THE VISION
Safety, training and learning are the hallmarks of the student logging crew. From safe and effective chain saw use to log scaling and quality log manufacturing, student logging crew members help with the annual timber harvest of the Experimental Forest while gaining invaluable experience.
By being a part of the student logging crew, students learn valuable skills they can apply immediately as a natural resource professional. Students have told us they’ve gained a real appreciation of the complex issues and interdependent relationships inherent in our forests. By going "beyond the books," this hands-on training program gives College of Natural Resource students a competitive advantage in the job market.
THE PEOPLE
This program is run by the College of Natural Resources student logging crew.
Dating back to 1972, the College of Natural Resources student logging crew has been harvesting timber in the 8200 acre Experimental Forest on Moscow Mountain. Selected students work from May to August and are paid an hourly wage to perform a number of important logging duties such as: felling, bucking (manufacturing the tree into logs), skidding and forwarding (moving the tree or log from the woods to a truck road), skid trail layout, equipment and vehicle maintenance, and more.
THE IMPACT
The goal of this program is to teach the effects of logging operations on the environment and explore how to develop and apply thoughtful land management decisions.
THE VISION
Safety, training and learning are the hallmarks of the student logging crew. From safe and effective chain saw use to log scaling and quality log manufacturing, student logging crew members help with the annual timber harvest of the Experimental Forest while gaining invaluable experience.
By being a part of the student logging crew, students learn valuable skills they can apply immediately as a natural resource professional. Students have told us they’ve gained a real appreciation of the complex issues and interdependent relationships inherent in our forests. By going "beyond the books," this hands-on training program gives College of Natural Resource students a competitive advantage in the job market.
THE PEOPLE
This program is run by the College of Natural Resources student logging crew.