Outstanding Alumnus Award Recipients
Lee Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Miller Timber Services, Philomath, OR. Representing the Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Department, Lee Miller received a B.S. degree in Forest Engineering in 1980.
Loggers’ Success Tied to Embracing Technology and Diversifying Operations in 2011
While economic challenges are not new to the logging industry, logging communities in the United States have been particularly hard hit over the past three years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of loggers employed in the U.S. dropped from approximately 59,000 to 47,000 between December 2007 and December 2010 — a workforce reduction of twenty percent. Job losses have slowed in recent months, but the industry remains at extraordinarily low levels of employment. The prospects for recovery may well hinge on the industry learning from the past and adopting new operations and strategies going forward.
Sustainable Yields
For some time now, the timber industry has been debating and experimenting with various approaches to creating and maintaining a sustainable yield as well as
Miller Timber Services Does It All
PHILOMATH, Oregon — Sometimes finding the vocation to fill a lifetime in a satisfying way is as easy as getting up in the morning. A
