TIMBR-3: Forest Operations Technology
1 Key Findings
2 Introduction
3 Methods
4 Data Sources
5 Results
5.1 Description of Forest Operations Technology
5.2 Technology for Site Preparation and Establishment
5.3 Technology Impacts on Productivity and Management Choices
5.4 Impacts of Forest Operations
5.5 Accessibility to Various Ownership Groups
6 Discussion and Conclusions
7 Needs for Additional Research
8 Acknowledgments
9 Literature Cited
10 Tables and Figures
Figure 1--Distribution of logging workers, 1990
Figure 2--Changes in the logging workforce
Figure 3--Average weekly crew production
Figure 4--Logging productivity by ecological subregions
Figure 5--Predicted costs of harvesting
