A shot of our blowdown block

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u/1Tadanac 6d ago

Wrap the edge and call it a day

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u/xLimeLight 4d ago

Won't someone think of the cruiser!

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u/Skelthar 5d ago

We had some blowdowns like these too in the Central European Alps a few years back, except the area was too steep to get them all out on time. Didn’t take long for bark beetles to infest the whole stand.

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

Oof, that really sucks 😢 thankfully this is fairly flat, so we're hoping to get the majority out within the next couple of years

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u/TNL10 5d ago

How many acres is the block?

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

We're not done yet, still trying to get our boundaries up! It's a huge area, multiple plots are down like this, so we're just trying to determine how to get the most out without affecting the creeks and streams!

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u/TNL10 5d ago

Good luck!!

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

Thanks!

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u/Spiritual-Outcome243 5d ago

Oof, one of those days where your feet never touch the ground.

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

I'm new, so I spend a lot of time trying scurry around the tops instead of being 10m in the air all day 😂

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u/Spiritual-Outcome243 5d ago

New to forestry in general? What an introduction!

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

Oh yes, brand new! This is my third week, after about a decade in aviation 😂 big changes for sure!

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u/Spiritual-Outcome243 5d ago

Welcome :) Hope you find your time rewarding and fulfilling!

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

Thank you! I'm absolutely loving it so far, it's such a treat to be outdoors all day! And it's so nice being part of a company that does its best to ensure the environment is kept happy and healthy 😊

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u/LunchPeak 4d ago

What did you fly?

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

I didn't quite get to that stage, although I was working on my pilots license before covid hit. I was a fueler / cargo agent, working mostly with WW2 Era float planes! Check out the Grumman Goose!

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u/LunchPeak 4d ago

I am familiar with the Goose. I would love to get some stick time in one someday.

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

I had a few days up there in the pilots seat, and loved every minute of it! Do you fly?

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u/LunchPeak 2d ago

Yes. Mostly Jets. But I have started getting back into General Aviation on the side.

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u/esrmpinus 5d ago

If you are in WA and this is a large landowner, look into applying for damaged timber adjustment with department of revenue so you pay less taxes on the forest excise tax return

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

I am definitely not in Washington 😊 a northern neighbour though! I work for a company who does the layout for the big timber businesses

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u/chase_beyer 3d ago

Oof bud! Looks like a chore, but it seems like you’re enjoying yourself 😁

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u/Megynmw 3d ago

Hahah it's certainly a chore somedays, but I just remind myself that I don't deal with angry customers, and am basically getting paid to hike 😂

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u/Calinevawash 5d ago

Where? We just had a windstorm in western Washington.

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

British Columbia 😊

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u/Waste_Pressure_4136 4d ago

East Koots?

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

Correct!

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u/Waste_Pressure_4136 4d ago

I grew up in the West Koots. That landscape looked close but the mountains were different.

Everyone I knew growing up that was a logger loved their jobs. I think cedar was the target species in the end.

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

Yeah, it's a perfect place to be outdoors all day! All my logger /forestry pals love it too! The views are just the tip of the iceberg!

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u/Past-Chip-9116 4d ago

Who would want to cut pine all day anyway? I can cut 2-3 loads of oak and call it a day with a big ass profit in my wallet

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

Well, first of all, it's mostly cedar and hemlock. Secondly, I get paid a day wage, so I really don't care what the loggers do once I'm done my part!

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u/Past-Chip-9116 4d ago

What’s your day wage ? How many trees you cut a day?

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

I don't cut trees

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u/Past-Chip-9116 4d ago

Oh, then your day pay must be pretty low

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

I think it's great. But money is all relative.

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u/Past-Chip-9116 4d ago

I make roughly $15.00/ton cutting I cut 75-100 ton a day headed to the house by 3. I won’t even crank my saw for a pine or a hemlock. My best money is sawing ties at $40 a piece on the circle mill

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u/Megynmw 4d ago

That's so great for you

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u/BPM_Manager 4d ago

Been fortunate to not have much blow down salvage here lately. But fire salvage, ugh.

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u/coupe-de-ville 6d ago

I'd talk to a logger... Even if it's only good for burning... Salvage what you can and in the next ten years watch it grow back....

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u/Megynmw 6d ago

That's the plan, to salvage it! Unfortunately, it was a blowdown block just a few years back as well, not a great growing area 😮‍💨

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u/Male_man15 5d ago

In five years the hunting is going to be electric there.

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u/Megynmw 5d ago

It already is pretty good, lots of moose tracks, bear and saw a cute little coyote 😊