This publication describes measurements used to buy and sell timber products. Managing woodland property offers you the opportunity to harvest a variety of products, depending on timber quality and quantity, harvest economics, and market availability. Among these products are saw logs, peeler logs, pulpwood, fuelwood, poles, piling, and posts. Knowledge...
Soil compaction can happen whenever machinery, livestock, or people
travel on the land. On woodlands, compaction is most likely to be
caused by logging equipment such as crawler tractors and rubbertired skidders.
Ground-based skidding may cause unacceptable damage to woodland soils when owners make no attempt to minimize the area covered with skid trails. As much as 40 percent of the area may be covered with skid trails during a single entry if you do not plan and mark them in advance.
Woodland owners need site classification information for the same reasons as other owners, managers, and officials. Fortunately, it is available for most areas.
Published May 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This publication covers log loading and transportation, including landing organization, road conditions, equipment, and costs. It also treats special concerns for woodland owners.
Ignoring or delaying necessary maintenance can lead to damage that is more costly to repair than the original road construction. Good maintenance also helps ensure safety and necessary access, and it enhances the efficiency of vehicle and equipment travel over your property.
More so than for conifers, the time you spend managing hardwoods will be returned to you in increased wood production, increased quality (and so value), and shorter rotations.