January 2021
COVER STORY – Carden Timber: Urban Logging In Georgia – 
ORCHARD HILL, Georgia – In late November, Charlie Carden, 51, had his Carden Timber Harvesting, LLC, crew set up in a parking lot just off of I-85 exit 62, on the southwest edge of Atlanta. They were working on clearing a wooded site adjacent to said parking lot. The job was for an excavation contractor. When they’re finished with this site, an Amazon warehouse is to be built here.
Carden has found a nice little side niche for himself in the last few years, doing these kinds of jobs when they come up. He works with three excavation companies. “We do a little bit of work for them,” the logger acknowledges. “They have other loggers, but I catch things down the side from time to time.”
Article by David Abbott, Managing Editor, Southern Loggin’ Times
Southern Stumpin’: Something New
The inaugural Forestry 40 event – a logging equipment show followed by a dirt track race – took place on Halloween day, October 31, 2020 at Eric Cates Memorial Speedway in Bremen, Alabama. Its goal was to raise logger awareness in the community. Article by Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Southern Loggin’ Times
Work Ethic
DONIPHAN, Missouri – With nearly a half-century of logging experience under his belt, seasoned vet Robert Kirby, 71, has long since learned to learn from his mistakes. Having survived multiple recessions, the owner of Kirby Sawmill, Inc., has found versatility is helpful if you want to outlast shifting economic cycles. Diligence over what capital he’s accumulated is also paramount, as is maintaining longstanding relationships with industry friends. Article by Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Southern Loggin’ Times
Corona Vaccines
With the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, many employers are starting to ask themselves how they’re going to handle this eventuality. Included in this article are 10 considerations for employers to keep in mind from the perspectives of employment law, employee safety and health, and labor-management relations. This article appeared in the December 2020 NEDA newsletter from Chicago-based law firm Seafarth Shaw LLP.
Bulletin Board
A Truck Stop Story
From The Backwoods Pew: Timber and Tombstones
Most of the large tracts of timberlands in the Southeast have been forested for a long time. Usually because of its location or difficulty in being accessed, it has been bypassed for development and for the construction of Walmarts. Swamps as a general rule have probably been swamps since Noah got off the boat, except for the beaver’s influence. When we stopped making fur hats and coats, the beavers began a development program of their own, turning valleys and flats into wide ponds of decay. Excerpted from Faith, Fur, and Forestry by Brad Antill
Industry News Roundup
Nokian Starts Up R&D Center; As We See It: Good Riddance 2020!; Western Producer Goin’ South; Second Klausner Mill Sold At Auction; Hankins Plans Timbers Mill; CEOs Address Climate Change; Crouse Represents Bandit In Arkansas; Ponsse Completes Machine 16,000; Rottne Expands Warranty Terms; Arauco Achieves CO2 Net Surplus; Forest Service Sold 3.2 Billion BF
Spotlight On: Tracks and Chains
Southern Loggin’ Times invited manufacturers of tires, tracks and chains to submit editorial: BABAC Skidder Chains – Ring Chains Veriga Wheel Tracks ECO-Wheel Tracks Forest Chain Multi-Ring
Machines – Supplies – Technology
Deere Shovel Logger; Tigercat Mulcher Carrier; Titan International Expanding Tire Lineup
Safety Focus
Mechanic Injured While Repairing Tracked Feller-Buncher
