Harvesting
Process
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The process of
getting the trees from the ‘stump to mill’ can
be broken down into 5 simple steps. Click on any picture
or link for more information.
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Felling - Severing the tree from
the stump and bringing it to the ground.
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Extraction - Pulling the tree from the forest area (or ‘stump’)
to a landing or roadside.
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Processing - Delimbing and topping the tree, and then cutting the stem
into logs (‘bucking’).
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Loading
- Sort, stack and then load out onto logging trucks.
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Trucking
- Deliver the logs from the landing to the mill for processing.
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