Expert Logging & Forest Management Services
Tailored timber solutions for landowners and sustainable harvesting.
Expert Logging & Forest Management Services
Tailored timber solutions for landowners and sustainable harvesting.
About Lee Levanen Logging
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A lifetime of experience
With over 45 years of experience in logging and forest management, we provide specialized services that cater to the unique needs of land and timber owners. Our expertise ensures that you get the most from your trees while promoting sustainable forest practices.
What YOU CAN COUNT ON
Experienced Logging Services
Sustainable Logging Practices
Experienced Logging Services
With over 45 years of experience in the industry, Lee Levanen Logging LLC has become a trusted name in the logging business. Our team of professionals are knowledgeable and skilled in all aspects of logging, from tree felling to log transportation.
Safety is Our Top Priority
Sustainable Logging Practices
Experienced Logging Services
At Lee Levanen Logging LLC, we prioritize the safety of our employees, clients, and the environment. We follow strict safety protocols and use state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that our logging operations are carried out safely and efficiently.
Sustainable Logging Practices
Sustainable Logging Practices
Sustainable Logging Practices
We understand the importance of sustainable logging practices and strive to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment. Our team is committed to responsible forest management and we work closely with our clients to ensure that their logging needs are met while preserving the integrity of the forest.
TOTAL HARVEST - Sustainable Logging Practices
To market logs for the highest value, a strategic approach focusing on quality, specifications, market conditions, and a relationship with multiple log buyers is essential.
Maximize Log Quality During Harvesting:
- Careful Felling: Minimize breakage and damage to the logs during the felling process.
- Proper Bucking: Cut logs to optimal lengths based on market demands and potential for high-grade sections.
- Efficient and economical harvesting: Removing all trees in one operation can be the most cost-effective and efficient method for timber extraction, requiring fewer entries into your forestland.
- Reduced soil disturbance in the long run: Compared to multiple selective harvests, a single clearcut may result in less overall soil compaction and disturbance from machinery over time.
Select harvest/thinning - forest health focuseD
For this 35-year-old timber stand, the well-planned commercial thinning operation 8 years prior with a strong focus on removing less desirable trees to improve the health, growth, and stability of the remaining timber has been very effective. This sets the stand up for continued healthy growth and potentially a more valuable final harvest in the future.
Thinning: At 35 years old, many timber stands are likely experiencing significant competition for resources like sunlight, water, and nutrients. Commercial thinning involves selectively removing some trees to:
- Increase growth: By reducing competition, the remaining trees have more access to resources and can grow faster and larger.
- Improve tree quality: Thinning can remove poorly formed, diseased,
Forest Health Improvement: This is a key objective that can be integrated into a thinning operation. By removing weaker and diseased trees, you can improve the overall health and resilience of the stand, making it less susceptible to insect outbreaks and diseases. Thinning also improves light penetration to the forest floor, which can encourage the growth of a diverse understory, benefiting wildl
searching out and capitalizing on specialty log markets
To capitalize on specialty log markets, we identify and cater to niche demands that go beyond standard sawlogs and pulpwood. These markets often value unique characteristics, species, or specific processing.
We will take the time to research and directly contact potential buyers in these niche markets.
Large Dimension Timbers: There's a market for very large, sound logs for timber framing, log homes, and specialty construction.
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