Implementing health improvement cuttings in conifer stands in southwestern highlands

William F. Watson; B.J. Stokes; B.R. Hartsough; S.A. Haglund

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Implementing health improvement cuttings in conifer stands in southwestern highlands

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Authors:

William F. Watson, B.J. Stokes, B.R. Hartsough, S.A. Haglund

Year:

1995

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Sustainability, Forest Health & Meeting the Nation’s Needs for Wood Products; Proceedings, Council on Forest Engineering, 18th annual meeting; 1995 June 5-8; Cashiers, NC: Council on Forest Engineering. 9 p.

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Abstract

This study evaluated the costs of mechanized harvesting systems being used on forest health improvement projects on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. Three feller bunchers with diiering slope capabilities were used. Grapple skidders delivered whole trees to a flail/chipper for processing into pulp quality chips.

Keywords

Harvesting, Flail, Chipping, Forest Health, Thinning

Citation

Watson, William F.; Stokes, B.J.; Hartsough, B.R.; Haglund, S.A. 1995. Implementing health improvement cuttings in conifer stands in southwestern highlands. In: Sustainability, Forest Health & Meeting the Nation’s Needs for Wood Products; Proceedings, Council on Forest Engineering, 18th annual meeting; 1995 June 5-8; Cashiers, NC: Council on Forest Engineering. 9 p.