Equipment Demonstration Focuses on Small Scale Logging Operations
Monday, October 2 2000
Oct. 2, 2000^^^^MOSCOW—Small scale logging operators can learn about equipment specifically designed or adapted for their work at a demonstration offered by the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System's forestry program.^The Small Scale Logging Technology program will run from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct 7 at the UI Experimental Forest, West Hatter Creek Unit, located six miles south of Princeton, Idaho, on West Hatter Creek Road.^Small scale logging refers to logging small volumes of timber as a way for forest owners to improve forest health, salvage dead trees or reduce fire risk. These activities often require equipment that is different from that used by larger commercial timber operations.^As a result, smaller logging practices rely on farm wheel tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to power tractor mounted winches, forest trailers, grapple loaders, roundwood peelers and skidding arches. Horse logging also is included in the small scale category.^According to Harold Osborne, extension professor of Forest Resources, these logging practices, while common in Europe, are not used extensively in the United States. He noted that some Idaho forest owners have experimented with some of this technology.^Osborne, who will be demonstrating some of the equipment, has used farm tractor winch systems and ATV four-wheeler and skidding arch technology on the UI Experimental Forest. ^Anders Rosenlund, of Kingston, Idaho, and owner of Scandinavian Forestry Tech, also will participate in the demonstrations. Rosenlund has extensive experience with this technology both in Idaho and in Sweden.^A live-in-the-woods demonstration will show how this equipment can perform safely and effectively. Participants can move from station to station to view and discuss the capabilities and limitations of each operation. The program will feature a Lamborghini tractor with grapple loader and tree delimber/firewood processor.^Participants are encouraged to register in advance by calling the extension forestry office at (208) 885-5078. A $10 registration fee includes all resource materials. On-site registration will begin at 8 a.m. ^^^CONTACT: Harold Osborne, Forest Resources professor, 208-885-6600, hosborne@uidaho.edu or Kathy Barnard, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6291, kbarnard@uidaho.edu^--30--^rd—10/2/00^NRES^
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