Julia Lauch: Wildland Firefighter and Idaho State Forester
I would never say this about another woman were it not for the fact that women say it all the
This is the tenth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the
This is the ninth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the
This is the eighth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the
Tanya Tanya is a planer operator – surfacing and smoothing rough lumber. She also works the resaw - a system for processing
Jennifer Jennifer runs the bander, securing stacks of lumber with metal bands. The stacks must be even and bound tight.
Jordene Jordene drives a forklift in the mill, moving and stacking pallets of lumber. Employed for a month - at the
Kanicee “I am fast learner, not a fragile doll.” This is where we start with Kanicee's interview and
Editor’s Note: Jim Petersen delivered the Eulogy at Bob Freres’ funeral at Immaculate Conception church in Stayton, Oregon, November
Tonya Planting the seed... Tonya started working at the mill in 2004, “It’s been interesting,” she says laughing. One
Laura In the spirit of total utilization of the tree - pine shavings from the mill are consolidated into forty pound
Susan Susan has been a lead electrician at Devil's Tower Forest Products for four and a half years.
Consider the skill set you can master working in a mill - and then consider how that skill set can transfer
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