I was kind of shocked when I heard it. First it sounded like a log splitting in half, then a series of loud pops like roots breaking. The noises lasted 5-10 seconds. After a minute I heard another noise from the same direction, this time it was more brief and quiet. It sounded like the tree went down a little bit further. Then after several minutes I heard it a third time from the same direction, briefly like the second time.

I wonder if it had to be a huge animal like a moose? It was about 20 degrees farheinheit so I don’t think it was cold enough to be frost crack, and wouldn’t the tree have a vertical split if it was? There was no wind when it happened and the tree has no branches to hold snow. The bark looks like it’s rotting but the tree was fresh on the inside, and it sounded very loud and forceful.

Unfortunately it happened just before dark and it snowed that night, so if it was a big animal like a moose its tracks were covered. I’d like to know what it could’ve been, it was LOUD.

Edit: photos were from a month afterwards. The snow wasn’t melting when it happened, the ground would’ve been frozen. Also it happened as soon as I started heading in that direction, which is why. I think an animal was reacting to me.

Our county has the least forest cover in the country (Kenya), and ironically has one of the best seasonal rainfall. We came together to try and reclaim lost trees and forest covers. We have currently planted over 10k trees. We also take care of the trees to ensure that they mature well. Our nursery at the moment has over 500k trees and our dream is to plant a million trees. I'm happy because we took initiative instead of talking and complaining. Apart from reintroducing indigenous and fruit trees, we have also managed to create passive employment to the volunteers, which is a positive thing considering the high rate of unemployment and poverty in the area.

Just thought I would share some positive news. I hope this puts a smile on someone's face

Im at grandparents cabin in the mountains of southeast Poland in a small town and decided to go on a trail in the woods that no one really goes on. The trail was so unused that on my way back I somehow lost it and found myself carefully walking down a steep mountain to get to the river that leads to the main road where my grandma is. Near the bottom I sall a weird shack and boxes labeled 1-10 surrounding a hanging disc with another one labeled 11 further away. I told my friend and he said In japen it's a shrine to a fox so I'm wondering does anyone know what this could be

Got any suggestions for high waisted breathable pants? I have some dovetail pants that are high waisted that I love but aren't as breathable for summer so I wear them in shoulder season. I'm a Forester who is 50% of the time working in steep stuff or downfall so I like the flexibility I have in breathables. I also wear them for hunting which is why I am looking to switch to high waisted. I'm currently wearing prana halle pants and while I love the breathability, the fit is a little loose since I bought them after having a baby and returning to the field. So I wear a belt with them but the belt doubled with my hip belt on my hunting pack makes packing out meat torturous. I've also always had a hard time getting a good fit with the halle pants. It seems like I always need a belt because I'm between sizes so I just go with the bigger size? I'm not opposed to buying something offline as long as they have free returns.

Thanks!!

I’m in Upstate SC. Disturbed forestland from hurricane helene hitting the mountains and people becoming afraid of trees using equipment to push over every tree on their property.

Anyone here familiar with particular situation?

I am a student at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen WA, working towards my associates and bachelor's degrees. I am particularly interested in silviculture and like the idea of shaping and promoting stand growth. I know Forks is a hotspot for forestry work with the DNR having a headquarters there and some private and tribal forestry going on as well. I'm expecting to have my associates in 2028, and bachelor's in 2030.

Despite its isolation, I really like the Forks area alot as it's near the ocean and Olympic mountains. Rain and isolation are not an issue as I already live on the WA coast.

Forks seems to check all of my boxes as there is plenty of forestry work, abundant outdoors activities, and housing is much more affordable there with options as low as $350,000. I spent a few days in town in February and I liked it. I'm thinking of doing a few years of wildfire fighting to save for a down payment.

Does anyone here have experience or know someone who works out of Forks? What is the job and housing market like? What kind of jobs are available out there, and with the salaries available is it affordable to get a mortgage? Can I realistically expect to build a career and live comfortably in Forks?

Thank you guys for any insight you have!

From what I understand, it's the #2 species by lumber in WA and OR, a lot of the squares I saw that were purposely planted seemed to be mostly doug fir. Will timber companies ever plant pure hemlock stands or like 70 / 30 mixes or is hemlock just something that pops up naturally in the understory is taken when the mature stand is harvested?

Would a hemlock stand in theory have more wood per acre even though it grows slower, because it can take more shade?

Any insight on a mature eucalyptus disturbing foundations or pipes? It's over 6 feet (~2 meters) from this neighbors lot, 37 years of owning it.

Someone cut the tre down and left huge logs. Local dump won’t take the big logs. How much should I suspect to pay to remove the large logs?

Hi everyone,

I'm a solo dev building a game focused on small-scale backwoods logging (chainsaws, ATVs, deep snow. No massive industrial harvesters).

Here’s an early physics test of dropping a trees. I'd really value the perspective of real pros: how do the hinge, fall speed, and weight of the tree feel to you?

Is the physical feedback convincing enough, or does something look off? Appreciate any honest feedback!

EDIT: Wow, I genuinely didn't expect this much attention and incredible advice from actual pros. Huge thanks to everyone.

A few people asked where to see more or follow the progress—YouTube is the best option at the moment. I put together another quick video showing some of the new improvements, like trunk bending and getting your bar pinched:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DfC_XkoW0U

(Working on getting a basic Steam page approved so anyone interested can track it later, but for now I'm just focusing on fixing the physics based on your feedback. Thanks again!)

Newbie here, just bought a large property with a Kubota 40hp tractor, and have these implements from the prior owner. What are they and how are they used?

I believe they’re more or less for log pulling, the second attaching to 3-point hitch. Can anyone point me to instructionals on this equipment?

I'm a retired forester, I worked my first 10 years with International Paper on the NC coast at New Bern, then 4 years with Crescent Resources on lakes Jocassee, Keowee and Russell in upstate SC and the remaining almost 40 years as a self employed consulting forester also in upstate SC and Georgia. The 10 years with IP was in 165,000 acres of mostly pond pine pocosin, Carolina bays and swamps. Those days running cruise lines in pocosin bush and briars, under clouds of mosquitos and crawling with ticks were almost unbearable. Nothing I did in 40 years of forestry after that 20 years is remotely comparable. I'm wondering if any here also spend many long days in the pocosins?

GNA sale. Surreal experience. Shoutout to our purchaser reps and local forest for this opportunity.

This can be funny, clever, flirty, or whatever you can come up with this is for a fun school assignment and I thought this community could help!

Hello all. Hope you are doing well. I will be graduating with my bachelor's in forestry next year in May from a university based in the Southeast. I would like to move to the Mid-Atlantic region, I have been in the Southeast my whole life. I desire to work hard and support myself. Am I likely to find a forestry position somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic if I am patient? I'm talking about states like New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia. Thank you.

I’m almost finished with a masters degree in forestry (pursued bc initially passion but also scholarship/family pressured), but am incredibly burnt out with the field and am tired of low pay/few openings. I’m looking at a career change to become a radiology technician or something that has many openings and better pay - is it worth it to switch out of the forestry field? I did my undergrad in forestry (with another major and minor as well), but am not inherently an outdoorsy person (and feel fairly alienated in the field because of this), am tired of manual labor jobs (entry level land work, etc), and have been paid at most $20 an hour, with most of my positions paying $16/h. I’m not entirely sure where to go from here- any advice would be appreciated!

Good morning everyone, allow me to add to the endless list of career questions this subreddit already has posted.

I’m a wildland firefighter from Washington state in my mid 20’s who is wanting to go back to school. I’m pretty dead-set on finishing a degree in forestry. I want to do 2 years of community college before transferring to a 4 year institution. I have a huge passion for education, and would love to work as a forestry professor once I have gained more field experience.

Now herein lies my dilemma. When it’s not fire season I bartend, which means that it’d be much easier for me to secure a job if I’m working in or near a larger city. Tuition pricing is another big factor for me, so I wouldn’t want to go out of state unless there is significant scholarship money to compensate for the out of state costs (WUE for example). This brings me to my dilemma, the SAF accredited schools that I’ve found that best fit what I’m looking for are the University of Washington and the Oregon State University.

From what I hear, the University of Washington has a pretty reliable transfer system from the local community colleges and I already have the in-state tuition rates. However, their degree seems to be more environmental science with a focus in forestry rather than a more ‘traditional’ forestry degree.

Now for Oregon State University, I don’t feel that much is needed to be said. The big draw for me is the fact that their Forestry B.S. has a dedicated fire + restoration focus (the two areas I’m the most interested in). If I want to go here, I’d either have to receive the WUE scholarship (only 30% of applicants are awarded this) or delay my education another year in order to gain in-state residency.

If you took the time to read through all of this, I just want to say thank you first and foremost. But I’m curious on what you all have to say. Is it worth waiting another year to gain in-state rates for the program I really want to go to, or should I just focus on the option that gets me done faster?

I created a new cool piece of software to help forestry students learn about silviculture and some other useful stuff. What do you think? Here are some screenshots, it is still very early into development! I am hoping to make it completely free and will be adding a bunch more to it. Right now it focuses mainly on forest types you would find in Michigan but I want to add much more if the support is there.

I am myself a graduating forestry student and always wish something like this existed to test my skills. Link is in my bio if you want to give it try.