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Welcome to Pacific Forest Foundation’s Talking Timber, where each week we will be looking behind the scenes of the Northwest Timber Industry. We will be talking to everyone from foresters to firefighters and machine operators to log buyers.
Episodes

Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
18 min
Brian Bahs, President of the Washington Contract Loggers Association Credit Union, talks about the member-owned financial cooperative, and its lending practices for Northwest loggers.

Jan 23, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
22 min
Mark Corrao of Northwest Management Inc., talks about LiDAR, managing forestland and opportunities for individuals who enjoy both forestry and computers.

Jan 15, 2020
Jan 15, 2020
28 min
Learn about Shasta College’s unique, one-year equipment certification program. Instructor John Livingston talks about the program’s amazing success and growth, and how it helps formerly incarcerated individuals searching for a new career.

Jan 7, 2020
Jan 7, 2020
22 min
An interview with Oregon State University Senior Instructor Jeff Wimer and student Logan Truax, about OSU’s unique hands on, paid, logging program. The two talk about the value the program provides for students’ education, eventual career in the forest industry and their pocket books.
