Logging Practices

"Instead of working for the man, you can be the man."
-Chad Miano, horse logger

Through WMMT's Forestry Field Days CMI has documented three distinct ways to get timber out of the woods: horse logging, cable logging, and dozer/skidder logging. Each comes with its advantages and disadvantages and each has its own unique economy. The Field Days brought together workers, regulators, industry officials, and local residents to talk about their vision of the future of central Appalachia's forest resources.

Chad Miano is a horse logger from southwest VA, who has some interesting ideas about why this technique should be used.

Randy Irwin logs by using a bulldozer and a skidder. He talks about the start up costs and the general economy of working in this way. Click to hear an audio clip from Randy Irwin