When Should Ranchers Consider Logging

When Should Ranchers Consider Logging

Susan Allen
Susan Allen
Many Northwest Colorado ranchers have to contend with the dead wood and downed trees left in wake of the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic making it difficult to run cattle. In a new video co-produced by CSU extension and Colorado State Forest Service,, John Twitchell Steamboat Springs District Forester, provides some thoughts on whether logging is feasible in this situation.

John Twitchell:

We look at a lot of things when we look at a property but certainly one of the major factors was if logging costs will be covered by the value of the timber, that's usually the prime concern from a land owner and a professional forester is the best individual to let you know about that . In this case ( CJ Mucklow) the dead timber more than covered the cost in logging , that's often the case. One of the messages that we'd like to get out is that timber has value, even dead timber has preserved its value maybe more than we would have anticipated. "

John the f and the folks at CSU Extension believe having a timber management plan in place is an important starting point for Colorado Ranchers dealing with downed trees.

Visit aginfo.net to watch the short informative Forest Management For Ranchers You-Tube clip featuring North Routt County rancher CJ Mucklow as he shares his concerns and frustrations dealing with downed pine that took out fencing and caused his cattle to get out. He shares why he decided to bring in a logging crew in the

hopes it will be benefit other ranchers.

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