Each plots consist of about 600 trees per acre.
Use of chemical pesticides is limited, as integrated pest management processes are employed.
Sawdust and the refuse from harvesting is chopped back into the soil, limiting the need for chemical fertilizers.
The wood chips are used for paper manufacturing, while older, taller trees are harvested for lumber products.
Any part of the trees that cant be made into boards is turned into pulp or hog fuel.
Even the sawdust from the sanding mill is compressed into bricks for fireplaces and wood stoves.
Harvesting is contracted out to independent logging companies.
Sources:Timber West,Hollis Bredeweg
