Someone cut the tre down and left huge logs. Local dump won’t take the big logs. How much should I suspect to pay to remove the large logs?

From what I understand, it's the #2 species by lumber in WA and OR, a lot of the squares I saw that were purposely planted seemed to be mostly doug fir. Will timber companies ever plant pure hemlock stands or like 70 / 30 mixes or is hemlock just something that pops up naturally in the understory is taken when the mature stand is harvested?

Would a hemlock stand in theory have more wood per acre even though it grows slower, because it can take more shade?

I'm a retired forester, I worked my first 10 years with International Paper on the NC coast at New Bern, then 4 years with Crescent Resources on lakes Jocassee, Keowee and Russell in upstate SC and the remaining almost 40 years as a self employed consulting forester also in upstate SC and Georgia. The 10 years with IP was in 165,000 acres of mostly pond pine pocosin, Carolina bays and swamps. Those days running cruise lines in pocosin bush and briars, under clouds of mosquitos and crawling with ticks were almost unbearable. Nothing I did in 40 years of forestry after that 20 years is remotely comparable. I'm wondering if any here also spend many long days in the pocosins?

Newbie here, just bought a large property with a Kubota 40hp tractor, and have these implements from the prior owner. What are they and how are they used?

I believe they’re more or less for log pulling, the second attaching to 3-point hitch. Can anyone point me to instructionals on this equipment?

Hi everyone,

I'm a solo dev building a game focused on small-scale backwoods logging (chainsaws, ATVs, deep snow. No massive industrial harvesters).

Here’s an early physics test of dropping a trees. I'd really value the perspective of real pros: how do the hinge, fall speed, and weight of the tree feel to you?

Is the physical feedback convincing enough, or does something look off? Appreciate any honest feedback!

EDIT: Wow, I genuinely didn't expect this much attention and incredible advice from actual pros. Huge thanks to everyone.

A few people asked where to see more or follow the progress—YouTube is the best option at the moment. I put together another quick video showing some of the new improvements, like trunk bending and getting your bar pinched:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DfC_XkoW0U

(Working on getting a basic Steam page approved so anyone interested can track it later, but for now I'm just focusing on fixing the physics based on your feedback. Thanks again!)

GNA sale. Surreal experience. Shoutout to our purchaser reps and local forest for this opportunity.

This can be funny, clever, flirty, or whatever you can come up with this is for a fun school assignment and I thought this community could help!

Hello all. Hope you are doing well. I will be graduating with my bachelor's in forestry next year in May from a university based in the Southeast. I would like to move to the Mid-Atlantic region, I have been in the Southeast my whole life. I desire to work hard and support myself. Am I likely to find a forestry position somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic if I am patient? I'm talking about states like New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia. Thank you.

Good morning everyone, allow me to add to the endless list of career questions this subreddit already has posted.

I’m a wildland firefighter from Washington state in my mid 20’s who is wanting to go back to school. I’m pretty dead-set on finishing a degree in forestry. I want to do 2 years of community college before transferring to a 4 year institution. I have a huge passion for education, and would love to work as a forestry professor once I have gained more field experience.

Now herein lies my dilemma. When it’s not fire season I bartend, which means that it’d be much easier for me to secure a job if I’m working in or near a larger city. Tuition pricing is another big factor for me, so I wouldn’t want to go out of state unless there is significant scholarship money to compensate for the out of state costs (WUE for example). This brings me to my dilemma, the SAF accredited schools that I’ve found that best fit what I’m looking for are the University of Washington and the Oregon State University.

From what I hear, the University of Washington has a pretty reliable transfer system from the local community colleges and I already have the in-state tuition rates. However, their degree seems to be more environmental science with a focus in forestry rather than a more ‘traditional’ forestry degree.

Now for Oregon State University, I don’t feel that much is needed to be said. The big draw for me is the fact that their Forestry B.S. has a dedicated fire + restoration focus (the two areas I’m the most interested in). If I want to go here, I’d either have to receive the WUE scholarship (only 30% of applicants are awarded this) or delay my education another year in order to gain in-state residency.

If you took the time to read through all of this, I just want to say thank you first and foremost. But I’m curious on what you all have to say. Is it worth waiting another year to gain in-state rates for the program I really want to go to, or should I just focus on the option that gets me done faster?

Hello! I am currently in the running to take a written examination for NH Forestry Ranger. I was wondering if anyone on here would know the best materials to study before taking the test. If anyone has been through this process before and knows what the hiring process and day to day life that would be greatly appreciated also. Thank you!

I’m almost finished with a masters degree in forestry (pursued bc initially passion but also scholarship/family pressured), but am incredibly burnt out with the field and am tired of low pay/few openings. I’m looking at a career change to become a radiology technician or something that has many openings and better pay - is it worth it to switch out of the forestry field? I did my undergrad in forestry (with another major and minor as well), but am not inherently an outdoorsy person (and feel fairly alienated in the field because of this), am tired of manual labor jobs (entry level land work, etc), and have been paid at most $20 an hour, with most of my positions paying $16/h. I’m not entirely sure where to go from here- any advice would be appreciated!

I created a new cool piece of software to help forestry students learn about silviculture and some other useful stuff. What do you think? Here are some screenshots, it is still very early into development! I am hoping to make it completely free and will be adding a bunch more to it. Right now it focuses mainly on forest types you would find in Michigan but I want to add much more if the support is there.

I am myself a graduating forestry student and always wish something like this existed to test my skills. Link is in my bio if you want to give it try.

Hey all. I am doing a project that requires me to core multiple trees in the field to check for a decay fungus. It’s important to sterilize the borer between trees so I don’t get a false positive when I culture these cores. Has anyone else had to sterilize in the field and how did you do it quickly? Right now I’m just wiping rubbing alcohol on the bit and spoon but it’s not sterilizing the inside very well. Thank you!

I'm not sure what metrics to use to determine "most benign" but we're generally interested in non-carcinogenic products, agroforestry and regenerative practices. Soil health is very important to us.

We have woody shrubs we need to eradicate. This won't be frequent but perhaps we pull out this TBD chemical every 5-10 years on a select few problem spots. Currently we are struggling with wild plum in pasture (toxic to our livestock) and some mulberry trees in very awkward/tight spots that have been cut and resprouted making our shrub pullers moot.

It seems as though cutting close to the ground and within several minutes treating them (focusing on the perimeter of the stump) with the most benign shrub killer possible is the best solution.

What chemical, product or application method do you suggest?

Is horticultural vinegar strong enough?

Hi! I'm currently a graduating student and I'm considering Forestry in college however as I did my research a lot people say it requires heavy math and I'm really scared since I suck at it. Do u guys have any advice for me?

I am looking for a timber tree for India (tropical monsoon climate) for hardwood which can be harvested in 7-8 years. Which species would you recommend (Summer Max 42°/ Winter Min 8°)?

• The known ones are eucalyptus or poplar but eucalyptus has its environment hazards and could face restrictions.
• Any other options of fast growing hard wood trees ?