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Shovel logging, sometimes called Hoe Chucking, uses a log loader to swing logs to the forest road. Shovel logging is one of a number of methods that may be used to move logs from forest to road. Rather than driving out to the log and dragging it back to the landing, the loader moves slowly across the harvest area, grabbing logs/trees within ...
Cut-to-length logging is the process of felling, delimbing, bucking, and sorting (pulpwood, sawlog, etc.) at the stump area, leaving limbs and tops in the forest. Mechanical harvesters fell the tree, delimb, and buck it, and place the resulting logs in bunks to be brought to the landing by a skidder or forwarder .
Shovel logging – transport of multiple logs close to the logging road using a stationary loader, often used to minimize soil disturbance Heli-logging – transport of logs from the forest to the landing via helicopter, most commonly used in inaccessible areas or to minimize impact on the soil
As logging increases in old-growth U.S. forests, there is concern among scientists and conservation groups that the Biden Administration isn't doing enough to preserve public land.
Log transport, lists the various modes of transport used to convey saw-logs and pulp-logs from the forests to the mills, including companies whose sole purpose was the transportation of logs. Subcategories
This was miles into the conservation zone of Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, a protected area where logging is prohibited because it's home to threatened species like African elephants ...
By making these commonsense commitments, the Forest Service has been able to develop relatively large logging projects without provoking conflict — a win-win. Our forests are at a critical ...
A swing yarder is a mobile piece of heavy duty forestry equipment used for pulling logs from the woods to a logging road with cables. The swing yarder is also known as a grapple yarder. In any logging operation, it is necessary to transport the harvested tree from the stump to a landing for transport to market (usually on a truck). If the ...