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Danny explains
Smurfit Stones’ Landowner Assistance Program.
 
A few of the plants,
Buckeye and Rudbeckia, on Joel’s property
Harvesting - Boise
Cascade
Our next stop was on
Bosie Cascade land near Hagewood, LA
Tina Meiners and Bob
Nolan talked about reforestation, using GPS to collect data and
determine stream side management zones
Boring ... I mean
boring a tree to determine age and rate of growth...
with Tina showing
tree cross sections and comparing growth rates
Harvesting using a
feller-buncher to thin the 12 year old plantation to allow room
for the remaining trees to grow larger
Loading operation
Longleaf Vista
Wilderness Area
Kisatchie National
Forest
We ate lunch,
sponsored by LA Building Materials Dealers Association at Longleaf
Vista...
and listened to Jim
Caldwell explain how to tell the Southern Pines apart...
L.L. (Fascicles in
3's) S.S. (Fascicles in 2's)
Engineered Wood
Plant
Boise Cascade
Our next visit was
at Boise Cascade Engineering Wood Plant at Lena with Neil O’Quin
to learn about this
high tech wood product...
 
then back to the
Holiday Inn to freshen up. Man, these teachers really clean up
good!...
and meet our host
Joe Elder...
Elder Wood
Preserving Plant
Mansura, LA
who, along with Mike
Smith, explains the treating process...
and the products
they produce...
and Cedric the Elder
Wood Mascot
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