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Main Skid Road
Freshly cut skid road with reduced grade down a steep bank.
Invasive Vegetation Control
Herbacides used to eliminate Beech that was overtaking the stand.
Timber Stand Improvement
Thinned out White Pine stand.
Timber Stand Improvement
Straighter White Pines spaced out and left to grow.
Skidder Bridge
Built from logs on-site.
Marking Timber
Timber is marked so Loggers can identify which trees have been selected for harvest
Log Skidder -- Jewett, NY
Skidders are used to pull trees from the forest after they have been cut down
Navigation
Using a compass and a wide variety of maps makes it possible to identify property lines and boundaries.
Measuring
In addition to being marked each tree is measured to estimate the volume of board footage
Marking
Two horizontal stripes indicate a boundary or edge of a cutting area
Flagging Boundary
Woodland boundaries will be flagged or painted
locating boundary
Looking up
If a tree is selected there are many factors to be considered when determining volume. Height, diameter and crown canopy are among these factors
Tallying
Each tree is logged on a tally sheet to ensure an accurate count of timber selected for harvest
Marking Timber
Timber Cruising
Prism Point samples are taken to determine forest density
Diameter Tape
When a tree is of exceptional size a diameter tape is used to ensure accuracy
Flagging Boundary
Repurposed flatbed trailer bridge
Making a bridge out of a repurposed flat bed trailer is an effective way to cross a stream or creek with very little impact on the ecosystem
Marking Timber
Landing Site -- Hunter, NY
Large Red Oak Tree
Examining Quality
Measuring the tree
Using a scale stick is an efficient and accurate way of measuring the height and diameter of a tree
Three wheel mechanical harvester
Timber Cruising
Prism Point samples are taken to determine forest density
Marking
Logs being skidded to landing
Diameter Tape
When a tree is of exceptional size a diameter tape is used to ensure accuracy
Feller Buncher
This machine enables a logger to harvest timber safely and efficiently
Checking the Tree
The quality of lumber in a tree can sometimes be determined by visible signs at the base of a tree
Flagging Boundary
Refilling the paint gun
The paint is applied to the trees using a heavy duty spray gun. It is not uncommon for an individual to use a gallon of paint in a single day of marking timber.
Timber Cruising
Using Prism Point Sampling
Selectively marked woodland
Timber Cruising
A Prism Point sampling plot taken in a previously thinned forest stand
Timber Cruising
Samples of the forest must be spaced out randomly throughout a woodland to ensure an accurate and unbiased measurement of the forest
Corduroy log stream crossing
Many logs will be laid parallel to each other to bridge a small stream or solidify the ground where a skidder would otherwise rut out the road
Selectively marked woodland
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