We spoke with Candra Burns, a young professional who has made a name for herself as a communicator for the forest products industry, as well as an advocate for women leadership in the industry. Candra currently lives in Germany, where her husband is stationed in the military. We spoke about growing up in a logging family and how Candra decided to become a voice for the industry.
The Covid-19 Crisis and the Forest Industry
The Loggers Protecting New York's Watershed
We speak with the Watershed Agricultural Council and Jaeger Logging about the work that goes into providing drinking water for 9 million people — and how loggers are preserving the quality of the watershed. You can read our print story here.
How Workers Comp is Changing for Vermont Loggers
We speak with the people on the front lines of the fight to change workers compensation rates in the state of Vermont. You can read our print coverage of this important story in our March Northern Logger magazine or online.
Game of Logging Goes Pacific!
We interview G Van Gils and David Birdsall about their experience bringing Game of Logging to the Pacific Island of Saipan for storm clean-up. Read the print version of this story online or in our February Northern Logger magazine.
Thanks to our sponsor, John Deere!
Industry Trends for 2020 with Eric Kingsley
Eric Kingsley, a forest industry consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, wrote our January 2020 cover story on forest industry trends for 2020. We interviewed Eric about what to look for in the new year, and talked about everything from workforce to biomass.
Run, Loggers, Run!
This month, in honor of the holidays, we bring you a very special The Northern Logger podcast. We interviewed several Maine loggers and foresters who decided to do something a little crazy this winter: They ran a marathon with chainsaws. That’s right — a group of loggers in hardhats, wearing PPE, ran a marathon in Millinocket, Maine in December. What’s more, they did it for a good cause! Listen to our December episode to find out more about this wild story.
To read our print coverage of this same story in our December issue of The Northern Logger, click here.
Guest Podcast: Learning from Eastern Old Growth Forests
This is a special guest episode of The Northern Logger podcast. In October, we had the opportunity to attend Northern Woodlands magazine annual conference in Fairlee, VT, where we heard a wide range of speakers talk about their work in northern forests. This talk — on the latest research in old growth forests — was given by Bill Keeton, a Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry at the University of Vermont who studies the ecology of old growth forests in the northeast. Thanks to Northern Woodlands for sharing the audio of Bill’s fascinating talk!
You can learn more about Bill’s work here, and more about Northern Woodlands here.
How the Trade War is Affecting Hardwood Markets
This month we spoke to Tom Eichler, who works in sales for Baillie here in New York. It’s no secret that the U.S. hardwood market is heavily reliant on China’s imports. Eichler talks about the impact the trade war has had on the mills he works for and how this trade dispute looks different than a recession.
Listen to the pod to get the rest of this great conversation. Thanks Tom!
Production by E.T. Townsend
Radio Diaries from the Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo 2019
In this episode, Northern Logger Editor Eileen Townsend takes a recorder around the annual Great Lake Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo in Escanaba, MI. She catches up with our northern correspondent Mike Monte, chats with a logging father and his son, a longtime logging yooper and Henry Schienebeck, the organizer behind the annual expo.
This episode is sponsored by John Deere.
Subscriptions, questions and comments can be addressed at eileen@northernlogger.com.
Production and music by E.T. Townsend
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