Traditional and Small-Scale Harvesting

Harvesting and processing forest products can be as simple as using a saw to hand-cut a single tree or as complex as using helicopters to salvage thousands of acres of fire-killed forest. Learn more about traditional harvesting and processing technologies as well as newer, small-scale technologies that may be more suitable for your forest.


Publications

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• Grass Seeding Forest Roads, Skid Trails and Landings in the Inland Northwest 

Articles

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• Forest Road Seeding 
• Salvaging Beetle Killed Trees 
• Salvaging Dead Timber 
• Silvicultural Decisions II: Mechanized versus Conventional Logging 
• Silvicultural Decisions X: Is There a Future for Growing and Processing Timber in the Inland Northwest? 
• Variable Retention Logging? 
• Weekend Warrior Logging - Are You Being Safe?

Other Resources

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• Idaho Forest Products Commission