SSApril09

Stand up and be counted!       Current Poll Results
What kind of mill do you own?                            Timber King = 31%
Best Performance Blades                                   Wood-Mizer = 41%
How many employees do you have?                  None, except myself = 100%
Best Chainsaws Overall                                       Husqvarna = 50%
Weekend Warriors or Full Timers?                     Full time for profit = 72%

Note: Not all members have placed a vote. Stand up and be counted!
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Consumer Based Sustainable Forestry Management

The most effective action in promoting sustainable
forestry management is in the hands of the consumer.
However, sustainable management practices incur
additional costs on all levels of production of timber
products and will most always be passed down to the end
user.

In the past consumers shop for the lowest price without
thinking about the long term consequences of there
choices. Today’s building and construction market has
brought a new focus on green building and this is where
the decisions of consumers will shape the future of eco
friendly forest management practices. Choosing green
reaffirms a true commitment towards eco friendly
management practices on a monetary level by directing
financial support to those on the front line, our Tree
Farmers, Loggers, Foresters and Sawyers.

Making the Most of our Natural Resources

Another aspect of higher cost is attributed to lower yields
due to low-impact harvesting and higher costs resulting
from stricter standards. Lower timber yields in the short
term under sustainable forest management guidelines can
be offset by greater overall volume in the long run because
these resources are replenished.

Small and portable sawmills have an advantage to
this rule of thumb that green products will have a
higher cost.

Under current forest management practices timber is not
effectively replenished in a reasonable amount of time
due to damage to the forest and poor utilization of the
“non target” spices or what is considered “unmarketable”
timber that is left unused. Portable sawmill operators have
found a nitch within this changing industry with their unique
ability to process smaller quantities of timber that would
be otherwise overlooked by larger fast passed high
production mills. Portable mills have the ability to leave a
lighter foot print within the forest and reach into urban
communities to provide salvage and recycling, creating a
valuable tool that can no longer be overlooked.

Logs in the Burn Pile

"Their so happy for me to take the logs that
they let me bring back any slabs or parts of
logs that I can't use!"

Now thats the way to save the trees!
"Pappa1stuff" found the most cost effective
way to salvage logs. When the dump can cut
there expense by sending out a truckload of
logs that would otherwise take time to burn it's
a win win situation.
Every board made from salvage logs like
these will take a bite out of the demand for
clear cut timber products and at the same time
slow down green house gases by preserving
the carbon that would otherwise be released
into the atmosphere.

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