TimberWest Magazine

🌲 The new May/June 2026 issue of TimberWest is now available online!

Inside this issue:
• Oregon family finds success with total control from felling to trucking
• Staton Forestry searches for the best niche
• An Italian company supplying lumber drying technology around the world
• The Art of Felling and the importance of safe manual felling practices

Plus more stories, industry insights, and the latest forestry news from across the sector.

Read the new issue here: www.forestnet.com/timberwest/

From taking out vacation loans to fund their first machine, to introducing steep slope logging to North America, Frank Chandler and Vince Wilbur share the gritty true story of Technical Forest Solutions.

This NEW video on the Forestnet Media YouTube channel covers the massive labor crisis driving loggers out of the woods and how robotics is transforming the most dangerous job on earth.

The Duo That Revolutionized Steep Slope Logging in America From their mom taking out vacation loans to fund their first machin...

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“The best advice I can give is save every penny you can when the going is good because it will turn bad, and you can get through it.” — Justin Everhart, JEM Forestry

Justin Everhart and his crew at JEM Forestry have built a reputation for tackling some of the steepest, wettest, and most challenging logging ground in Idaho.

A self-described “diehard Tigercat fan,” Everhart runs an impressive lineup that includes a Tigercat 830E feller buncher, LS855E shovel logger, and 625H skidder, alongside Link-Belt shovels with Waratah processing heads, a Tractionline winch assist system, CAT forestry equipment, and more. His latest investment, the Tigercat 625H skidder, has helped extend JEM’s logging season and opened the door to jobs they previously would have had to pass up.

Read the full story on the fourth-generation logger building a business around steep ground, newer equipment, and a crew culture focused on hard work and morale here: https://forestnet.com/jem-forestry/

Enhance your logging operation with a Bandit Industries whole tree chipper!

Engineered with the highest quality components and steel, each Bandit chipper will stand the test of time. Bandit chippers will effectively produce a variety of chip sizes and require less horsepower and fuel. The feed systems are extremely powerful easily pulling larger diameter whole trees into the chipper.

When purchasing a Bandit chipper you will have peace of mind with support by Bandit and a dedicated dealer network. A variety of disc and drum style models are available ranging from 22” to 36” diameter capacity.

Join Bar None Auction on Friday, May 29th in Woodburn, OR for the Big Timber Auction, our largest logging auction to date. This event features a wide range of equipment from the logging and forestry industries, all part of a partial Mr. Tree dispersal package, including log loaders, feller bunchers, large application mulchers, transfer and utility trucks, and more! Each piece will go to the highest bidder.

Stop by for in-person previews on Wednesday, May 27th or Thursday, May 28th from 8 AM to 5 PM.

Browse the full inventory and register to bid at BarNoneAuction.com. We look forward to seeing you!

https://bid.barnoneauction.com/auction/729802/monthly-public-auction---woodburn--or

Today, our CEO/Owner Anthony Robinson is speaking at the Mapping the Course & OFRI Workforce Summit, hosted by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association and Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

Anthony’s keynote, “The Future of Forestry: Markets, Workforce, and Operational Reality,” will explore some of the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping the forest sector today, from market pressures and workforce development to the realities facing operations across the North American West Coast timberland region.

The event brings together industry leaders, educators, contractors, land managers, and policymakers to focus on practical, collaborative solutions for the future of forestry.

Learn more about the event here: Mapping the Course & OFRI Workforce Summit: https://www.westernforestry.org/events/mtc2026/

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