5,130 acres of timber in the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey has remained dead standing following 2022’s Bovee fire. Since early January, timber crews have been harvesting pine along roads.
This is a view from inside the cockpit of the Ponsse timber harvester. Salvador Hernandez can fell, buck and cut a log to size with a series of subtle hand motions. A computer screen shows him measurements of length and diameter of the log to give him a precise cut.
A harvester (right) and a forwarder (left) from Miller Timber Services clear a section of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Three crews of two like these have been deployed around the forest to clear 850 acres of dead standing trees.
A masticator finishes the job of chewing up any limbs or brush lying around. The Forest Service requested this be done in open areas at Halsey to reduce fire hazard and expedite the mulching process to allow for forest regeneration.
A harvester (right) and a forwarder (left) from Miller Timber Services clear a section of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Three crews of two like these have been deployed around the forest to clear 850 acres of dead standing trees.
This is a view from inside the cockpit of the Ponsse timber harvester. Salvador Hernandez can fell, buck and cut a log to size with a series of subtle hand motions. A computer screen shows him measurements of length and diameter of the log to give him a precise cut.
A masticator finishes the job of chewing up any limbs or brush lying around. The Forest Service requested this be done in open areas at Halsey to reduce fire hazard and expedite the mulching process to allow for forest regeneration.
