Resources
Monday, 10 August 2020 10:56
Member Spotlight – Swamp Fox Agency
by Wood Supply Chain Specialist and Southwide Region Manager
Over 35 years ago, three logging equipment salesmen made the career change to insurance sales, focused on the logging industry. They were dissatisfied with the options their customers had in securing proper commercial auto insurance coverage.
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 05:16
FRA Member Profile: A.M. Logging, LLC
by Rick Meyer | FRA Appalachian Region Manager
Andrew Miller and Mark Byler—the “A” and the “M” in A.M. Logging—worked very well together in a sawmill and on log home restoration projects.
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 05:20
Training the Next Generation of Logging and Forest Workers
by Becky Roe, Senior Project Coordinator – Forest Health & Logging, Shasta College
About 45 minutes east of Redding, CA, in the heart of the northern Sierras, the unmistakable buzz of a hotsaw can be heard. As you listen, you start picking up the distinct rumblings of logging equipment.
Monday, 27 July 2020 21:50
Seeing the Forest Without the Trees: A Potential Reality Without Enough Tree Planters
by Dr. Charles Blinn, Professor and Extension Specialist Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
Forest regeneration is an important component of timber harvests and following a natural disaster it is also key to sustainable forestry. Restocking the forest provides many ecosystem benefits, including carbon sequestration, water quality, wildlife habitat, aesthetics, forest recreational opportunities, and timber and non-timber forest products.