Here is a feller buncher at work in the Community Forest. The ‘buncher’ grabs onto large trees and can cut them within seconds!
A grapple skidder moving timber around. Some ‘skidders’ can move up to 10 tons.
Have you ever seen a processor work? Pretty skookum eh?
Take a look at a loader!
Next comes the site preparation. Here an excavator is removing stumps on a newly harvested block to prevent root disease from spreading into the new seedlings.
Excavators are also used to build roads; here’s one installing a culvert to control water drainage.
Supporting a Cooperative Economy
Fall 2017 Aerial Fertilization to improve resilience and growth of young stands within the community forest.