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Forisk Blog: Forest Operations

Western Logging Capacity – Is there a production sweet spot?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Shawn Baker | comment (1) in Forest Operations, Wood Demand & Procurement

Logging in the Pacific Northwest maintains a magical mystique to many people. The steep terrain, rainy weather, and large logs lend themselves to romanticized, historical imaginings. In the end, however, the business of logging in the Coastal Range is much more…

Tags logging employment, Pacific Northwest

Free Markets and the Logging Industry: What do Logging Rates Tell Us about Logging Capacity?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Shawn Baker | no comments in Forest Operations

One scene in the Oscar-nominated movie The Revenant, features a group of trappers being pursued by a hostile party while trying to carry their injured colleague (Leonardo DiCaprio in an Oscar-winning role as a bear’s chew toy). The leader of more…

Tags Bears!, logging employment, logging rates, wood demand

Automation and the Logging Industry: Is Paul Bunyan retiring?

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Shawn Baker | comment (1) in Forest Operations, Forest Technology

A few recent stories about automation pertain to the logging sector. First came a report by the World Economic Forum that automation might replace 5 million jobs in the next five years. While hardly a new trend, it seems to more…

Tags logging employment

Examining Logging Industry Trends

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Shawn Baker | no comments in Forest Operations, Forisk

This post includes an excerpt from the newly updated Q4 2015 “Forest Operations” section of the Forisk Reseach Quarterly (FRQ). Starting in Q4 2015, Forisk will report regional metrics of interest related to logging and transportation. This quarter, we present five-year trends of more…

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