November 6, 2001
(4:56 min.)
Leavell describes basic procedures involved
in a timber harvest, including how to determine which trees to harvest
and how loggers organize trees into various wood types.
March 20, 2002
(1:02 min.)
Four and a half months later, Chuck returns to the location of the logging operation and explains how the loading deck has been transformed into a feed plot for wildlife.
May 15, 2005
(6:21 min.)
Over three years later, Chuck returns to the same location and discusses how he has been managing this field, which has included performing a controlled burn and planting grasses and legumes to attract wildlife. Chuck also mentions his core forestry philosophy of sustainability: "We're planting, managing and growing more trees than we're harvesting...that way the resource will be here from now on."
