Author Topic: The History Channel's: Ax Men, Pass it on... (Read 50724 times)

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2008, 07:14:01 am »

I can't speak for these guys, but I've seen the same logging in BC. They are required to replace with the same species growing on site. Every site has a pre-harvest silviculture prescription done to identify the site types before a road is built or a tree is cut. Sitka spruce, cedar were the main ones planted because the hemlock regenerated like aspen everywhere. Hard to get yellow cypress seedlings, hard to germinate. On some of the coast Islands they planted amabilis fir (silver fir) to, we didn't have Doug fir where I worked only small pockets. I don't think they planted lodgepole pine because all that was there were growing near the swamps. You talk about a hard pine, the axes bounce off that stuff. On the Charlottes there was no fir of any kind, ziltch, zip and no poplar species.

Just my 2 pennies.

Kevin · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2008, 08:30:36 am »

Donk;
Do they leave the stumps?
I was up in northern BC several years ago and saw the clearcuts but I can't remember.

Norm · « **Reply #22 on:** February 03, 2008, 08:53:18 am »

You know it's guys like that who remind me to never whine about how hard a job is.

Really looking forward to the show.

Kevin · « **Reply #23 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:10:39 am »

Mindy;
Is there a single page ad available that can be downloaded, printed and dropped off at the local mills and yards?

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #24 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:23:45 am »

Quote from: Kevin on February 03, 2008, 08:30:36 am

Donk;
Do they leave the stumps?
I was up in northern BC several years ago and saw the clearcuts but I can't remember.

On the coast and islands, at least, the stumps are left. On the grapple sights the brush is cleaned off because they are limbed road side, those piles of brush are burned. The fallers just do that, fall the trees on those sites. On high lead sites the trees are limbed and bucked where they fall and leaves heavy slash which is worse in the gullies, not usually a good thing. Those gullies have to be managed for potential slides. We had to pre-assess every one of those gullies. Some potential logging sites had to be canceled after thousands of $$ spent because of potential erosion troubles. On heli logged sites it's similar, they are mostly limbed and bucked where the trees fall and the brush is thick in some places. Usually done on real steep ground or sensitive areas. I think they have tried bunching the brush with chopper on some sites, but it's too expensive. I pity the tree planters in those sites. But, the spacing between trees is a lot wider than here in the east. 600-1200 stems/ha, where as here it's 1850-2500 st/ha.

Mindy · « **Reply #25 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:54:56 am »

Kevin,

Thats a good idea. I'll see what I can get for you.

Thanks,
Mindy

Mike_M · « **Reply #26 on:** February 03, 2008, 11:24:21 am »

Pretty much all of the reforestation is done with Douglas Fir, at least in Western Oregon.

Mindy · « **Reply #27 on:** February 03, 2008, 02:35:00 pm »

Quote from: Kevin on February 03, 2008, 10:10:39 am

Mindy;
Is there a single page ad available that can be downloaded, printed and dropped off at the local mills and yards?

Kevin had an excellent idea, I got a printable poster. However, I am having trouble uploading, as soon as I can I will provide.

I have been thinking about those who don't have the access to the History Channel. Maybe there is a coffee shop, restraunt or bar nearby that would let you watch Ax Men on Sunday nights. Offer to bring your buddies, would be good for business and you could watch the show with friends and co-workers.

Thanks,
Mindy

Kevin · « **Reply #28 on:** February 03, 2008, 03:09:20 pm »

Will that poster fit on an 8.5 x11 sheet of paper if someone tried to copy it?

Mindy · « **Reply #29 on:** February 03, 2008, 03:19:04 pm »

It will print well on legal sized paper 8 1/2 by 14.

Kevin · « **Reply #30 on:** February 03, 2008, 03:23:43 pm »

Ok, let us know when you get a link established Mindy, thanks.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #31 on:** February 03, 2008, 06:26:30 pm »

It's difficult to hold attention to TV in those environments and you couldn't hear it anyway. But, the only places I recall seeing a TV is at a Burger King, garages, car dealerships one being a luxurious Toyota dealership that the customers drive into the building and don't get out of the car outside the building. Not places I'm about to hang out in if I can help it. TV is one thing people get out of the house to get away from.

Kevin · « **Reply #32 on:** February 03, 2008, 06:43:31 pm »

Here's some additional video, some the same and some different.

History Channel

Kevin · « **Reply #33 on:** February 04, 2008, 07:42:04 pm »

I might be staring out the window along with Donk on the 9th.

I can't tell if I have the History channel, I thought it came across A&E.
I found a History channel on my local cable and upgraded but I now think it's a Canadian station. $:-\$ .
I'll keep hunting.

Mooseherder · « **Reply #34 on:** February 04, 2008, 07:49:34 pm »

Looking forward to this series.

I keep wanting to see an E to complete the Ax.

Axe seems kinda nekkid as ax.

Can you gimme an E ?

beenthere · « **Reply #35 on:** February 04, 2008, 07:54:39 pm »

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #36 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:03:18 pm »

Quote from: Kevin on February 04, 2008, 07:42:04 pm

I might be staring out the window along with Donk on the 9th.

I can't tell if I have the History channel, I thought it came across A&E.
I found a History channel on my local cable and upgraded but I now think it's a Canadian station. $:-\$ .
I'll keep hunting.

I wasn't going to say anything, but I was sure it's the Canadian History Channel. Dang medaling CRTC.

A&E does have the History channel but with this Canadian content restriction enforced by CRTC it means they substitute that station with Canadian history channel. Know anyone with a 4DTV for big dish?

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #37 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:04:43 pm »

Yeah it's spelled either way, but I to like the E.

Kevin · « **Reply #38 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:07:02 pm »

If that's true Donk I won't be watching cable much longer.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #39 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:09:53 pm »

Get out the rabbit ears.

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