Wood products

Logging in W.Va.: Finding A Balance Between Preservation and Profits

Halfway between Mill Creek and Helvetia, West Virginia, four miles or so off the main road, Scotty Cook, the owner of a small-scale logging operation in…

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Timber Management: Which Trees To Cut and Why

In the next part of our occasional series on the timber and forest products industry, we find out how timber cruisers -- or procurement foresters -- help…

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W.Va. Timber: From Unending Canopy to Ashes and Back Again

"Just as we came to the hills, we met with a Sycamore.....of a most extraordinary size, it measuring three feet from the ground, forty-five feet round,…

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W.Va. Timber: Yes, Money Can Grow on Trees

Editor's Note: This story is part of an occasional series from independent producer Jean Snedegar about the timber and forest products industry here in…

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