If it is winter, it must be time to log!
Winter season usually slows a bit on the farm;
and, logging becomes the chore of choice.
Not only is logging more conducive to the season -
no leaves, no sap running (a benefit to the residual trees) and cool/cold
temperatures make the task a bit easier; but, it comes at a time when the extra
money pays those hefty insurance bills, government taxes, and the such.
Becky has been bugging Glenn for weeks about getting
started; she needs the cash.
Today, they made a practice run on the farm. Glenn insisted a few trees needed to come
down on a level piece of ground to open up more pasture for the cattle and
sheep. We do need more pasture for our farm management needs; and, in reality,
Glenn likes to fell trees.
Glenn felled and Becky ran the skidder to move and
pile the logs; a near perfect team.
The practice run went well…no injuries, no equipment
failures or breakdowns. Now, it is time
to move off farm for some real logging.
There are many privately-owned timber stands that
need thinning or harvesting to maintain the health and vigor of these forests. Since Glenn is a retired forester, his management
expertise supplements the overall success of prudent logging of this renewable
resource for future, vital forests. Glenn
is not the typical logger. He is always
looking for the best way to sustainably grow the next generation forest.
Like Glenn says, “Logging is just another form of
farming…tree farming.”
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