The forestry and logging pictures thread

[Farmchuck]

Breaking trail...
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Not to derail this topic & i'm guessing thats not a public road but how do they handle snow out there on the roads? Plows & rock salt or do they have other methods? I only ask because had a cousin who recently traveled from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe & he said when they got up in the mountains with snow people either had tire chains or they pulled over & waited out the storm. He said he saw trucks spreading some sand but no salt. Thanks!

 

[Catbuster]

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Money trees!

Not to derail this topic & i'm guessing thats not a public road but how do they handle snow out there on the roads? Plows & rock salt or do they have other methods? I only ask because had a cousin who recently traveled from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe & he said when they got up in the mountains with snow people either had tire chains or they pulled over & waited out the storm. He said he saw trucks spreading some sand but no salt. Thanks!

Often times they’ll just close the passes until they’re dug out. Last winter there would be so much snow it took mid-size loaders or other earthmoving equipment to dig out.

With less snow they’ll close them unless you’re chained up and put other restrictions on what types of vehicles can cross.

 

[Woodwackr]

Not to derail this topic & i'm guessing thats not a public road but how do they handle snow out there on the roads? Plows & rock salt or do they have other methods? I only ask because had a cousin who recently traveled from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe & he said when they got up in the mountains with snow people either had tire chains or they pulled over & waited out the storm. He said he saw trucks spreading some sand but no salt. Thanks!

Public road after a good storm. That was from a snow-wheeling trip some yrs back, above Grizzly Flats in Norcal

 

[Loony661]

 

[Squareground3691]

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Skidder getting workout with that money log ,

 

[jacob j.]

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@jacob j. do you guys still see many three log loads going down the road down there anymore?

Once in a great while - last year they did some salvage logging on one of the 2022 fires near Cave Junction and came out with some pretty good wood - a few three and a couple two-log loads. A privateer northeast of Siletz logged some of his ground a few months ago (June '24) and there was even a one-log load that came out that (giant Spruce). There's still patches in the central Coast Range that have some big, big wood in them but it's pretty rare for them to go under the knife anymore. My stepbrother got to cut a seven-foot Doug Fir on the Douglas Complex a few years ago.

 

[Squareground3691]

Once in a great while - last year they did some salvage logging on one of the 2022 fires near Cave Junction and came out with some pretty good wood - a few three and a couple two-log loads. A privateer northeast of Siletz logged some of his ground a few months ago (June '24) and there was even a one-log load that came out that (giant Spruce). There's still patches in the central Coast Range that have some big, big wood in them but it's pretty rare for them to go under the knife anymore. My stepbrother got to cut a seven-foot Doug Fir on the Douglas Complex a few years ago.

Yea JJ , the Spruce are big in Oregon,

 

[davidwyby]

Our own @chiselbit has been known to cut some @BIGTWIG s

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[jacktheripper]

You guys must really love getting big wood, huh?

 

[Skeans1]

You guys must really love getting big wood, huh?

Sure makes life good when you get one down less chances of the cat or shovel hounding you for a bit.

 

[Skeans1]

Once in a great while - last year they did some salvage logging on one of the 2022 fires near Cave Junction and came out with some pretty good wood - a few three and a couple two-log loads. A privateer northeast of Siletz logged some of his ground a few months ago (June '24) and there was even a one-log load that came out that (giant Spruce). There's still patches in the central Coast Range that have some big, big wood in them but it's pretty rare for them to go under the knife anymore. My stepbrother got to cut a seven-foot Doug Fir on the Douglas Complex a few years ago.

Doing some of the work I've been doing the last few years the foresters have said certain ground that has stuff at 99 is the max age they cut anymore if it's hit that on their supposed clock they are not allowed to touch it anymore. Seen a few patches tucked away in far corners that are at least that in age that would never seen the block again due to age as well as the new fun of the management stuff.

 

[Squareground3691]

Doing some of the work I've been doing the last few years the foresters have said certain ground that has stuff at 99 is the max age they cut anymore if it's hit that on their supposed clock they are not allowed to touch it anymore. Seen a few patches tucked away in far corners that are at least that in age that would never seen the block again due to age as well as the new fun of the management stuff.

That particular tree is a protected Sitka Spruce growth it was over 15’ at it’s base , and a number of them in the 7-12 ‘ range, Mr JJ clued me in on were the patch was , he’s a wealth of knowledge in the logging, forestry, If anyone is interested in the logging and forestry, I recommend the Oregon Coast the eco system and tree sizes are amazing ,

 

[Hinerman]

Doing some of the work I've been doing the last few years the foresters have said certain ground that has stuff at 99 is the max age they cut anymore if it's hit that on their supposed clock they are not allowed to touch it anymore. Seen a few patches tucked away in far corners that are at least that in age that would never seen the block again due to age as well as the new fun of the management stuff.

How do you determine the age of a tree?

 

[Woodwackr]

How do you determine the age of a tree?

cut it down and count the rings
A drill core can be done but mostly it is estimated.

 

[Woodwackr]

One solo backpacking/flyfishing trip, off-trail, I came into a grove of extremely old Juniper Ceders on a slope, heading to a lake to fish. 8-10' bases and around 20' tall, looking half dead. I found the coordinates on my map (well before gps toys) and stopped by the hi-country ranger station on the way home. She looked at me, frowned, and said, "Oh, you found them". Ok, yea, so... Evidently it is one of those kinda of secret groves of very old trees on the west slope of the Sierras. 3000-4000 yrs old according to the ranger. They had done core samples. Pretty darn cool.