Working in Oregon's Forests: Jobs, Sustainability, and Products
Oregon's forests are vital for over 60,000 workers engaged in various forestry-related jobs. From maintaining forest health to producing timber sustainably, the process involves a range of activities such as tree thinning, replanting, and harvesting. These working forests play a significant role in balancing economic value with environmental conservation, providing habitats for wildlife, recreational spaces, and a source of various wood products like lumber, paper, furniture, and even unexpected items like fruit. Explore the diverse career opportunities available in forestry, from forest tech crews to timber appraisers.
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Working and Logging in a Forest a Lifecycle PRESENTED BY SARA NELSON ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 1
One view of Forest Lifecycle: Check Forest Health Trees Grow All these activities take different people doing different jobs Replant trees Thin the trees Harvest Trees ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 2
What is a Working Forest? In Oregon, there are over 60,000 people who have jobs that rely on jobs related to the forest. Trees Forest landowners and managers are hard at work every day in forests throughout the state. They ensure that trees are thinned, spaced and growing properly, and that excessive dry brush is cleared and other fire hazards minimized. All this is done while maintaining wildlife habitat, biodiversity and water quality. Forests Water Wildlife Forests where the sustainable production of timber is carefully balanced with protecting other important resources such as water quality and wildlife habitat are known as "working forests." After timber is harvested from these forests, they are replanted and harvested again in a sustainable process that may span decades and even lifetimes. People ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 3
Working Forests Balancing the value held in forests Trees help make our air and water clean Forests provide places for animals to live Forests provide places to hike, and camp Forests provide resources to produce MANY products Many kinds of career opportunities are related to Forests, and Wood Products. Resources Habitat Recreation ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 4
What products come from wood? Paper (cardboard, boxes, toilet paper) Lumber Furniture Things that might surprise you: Pulp Products which are the fibrous part of the tree: - Paper, Cardboard, Diapers, Baby wipes, LCD Screens Cellulose: Rayon, cellophane, adhesives, food additives and thickeners Food! - Fruit and Food parts; almonds, apples, coffee, cinnamon, peaches and much more. ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 5
What jobs exist in the forest? Forest Tech Crew Harvest Crew Equipment Crew Processor Operator Timber Cruiser Track Skidder Operator Drone Pilot Timber Appraiser (connected to Timber Cruiser) Log Loader Operator Yarder Operator Planting inspector / Silviculture technician Helicopter Pilot Feller Buncher Operator Silviculture Technician Forwarder Operator Shovel Logger Operator Soaper - works with cut trees Skidder Operator ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 6
But wait theres more! Logging Crew Trucking Crew Fire Crews Road Crew Choker Setter Excavator Operator Sawyer Log Truck Driver Rigging Slinger Brush Cutter Operator Wildland Firefighter Hook Tender Backhoe Operator Lowboy Driver Timber Faller Road Supervisor Water Tender Chaser Dozer Operator Dispatch Crew Boss Siderod Compactor / Roller Operator Dump Truck / Trailer Driver Timber Bucker End-Loader Operator Fire Chief Rigging Squad Off-Road Dump Operator Trucking Manager Hot Shots Fire Watch / Security Rock Drill Operator ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 7
What jobs SUPPORT Forest Workers? Mechanic Crew Safety & Compliance Land and Mills Office Staff Business Manager Stewardship Foresters Mobile Mechanic Small Land Owner Contract Manager Shop Technician Safety Management Consultants Industrial (large) landowner Human Resources Diesel Machine Mechanic Accounting Mill the end product Regulators Fleet Manager Dispatch ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 8
Logging as a Career ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 9
Logging Safety ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 10
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Thank you! Any Questions? Sara Nelson Workforce Development Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Stay in touch! Email: snelson@oregonloggers.org Phone: 971-900-9615 ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS - 2015 MADRONA AVE SE, SALEM, OR 97302 OFFICE: 503.364.1330 FAX: 503.779.1238 14
