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Category: Forestry

How Pinecones from Rayonier’s Best Trees Become Forests

We gather our pinecones by the tractor trailer load, but only the best will do. We share how we breed and collect the best cones and extract their seeds for future forests.

Meet Vanessa: Forester, Photographer and Dog Lover for Life

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, Oregon Forester Vanessa McKinney shares how she became a forester, her love for forest photography, and her hope of inspiring more women to work in the industry.

Working Forests Protect Water Quality Across the U.S.

Working forests play a critical role in the quantity and quality of America’s water supply. We look at how the forestry industry not only protects water, but takes a proactive role in improving water supply.

High Power Drones Are A Safety Game-Changer in Tower Logging

Dangerous tasks that took loggers hours or even days on steep mountainsides can now be safely done in minutes, thanks to powerful new drones.

How Tower Logging Works

What is tower logging and how does it work? In this article, we help you understand how this steep slope logging technique works.

Winch-Assisted Logging Boosts Safety on Steep Terrain

Winch assist machines are improving logger safety on some of the toughest sites to log. They serve as an anchor for heavy equipment, making it possible to log many steep slopes from the safety of a cab rather than having to cut trees on foot. In this story, we show how a winch-assist system works.

Rayonier Foresters Plant Millions of Trees Every Year

Rayonier foresters spend more time planting trees than they do harvesting them. We look at the extensive planning and location-specific methods we use for planting trees in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the U.S. South and New Zealand.

UF Student: Workforce Diversity will Benefit Next Generation of Foresters

Olivia Johnson says more women and minorities are enrolling in forestry programs, bringing new perspectives that will enrich the industry in the years to come.

Forest Engineers Build 100s of Eco-Friendly Roads & Bridges

Rayonier uses a talented team of forest engineers to maintain roads and bridges with the environment in mind.

Forestry Researchers Connect Across the World

A Rayonier biometrician and a French forestry engineer are collaborating on a project they hope inspires other researchers to seek insight from their peers around the globe.

How Foresters Restore Salmon Habitat in the Pacific Northwest

Rayonier has invested millions of dollars to open more than 200 miles of stream habitat to salmon in the Pacific Northwest. We take you on site to one of our restoration projects.

First Forestry Career Day in Northeast Florida a Success

Students operated heavy equipment, flew drones and met with foresters as they learned about the many high-demand careers in the forestry industry.

What is Thinning Trees, and Why Do Foresters Do It?

Thinning trees is a common practice in forest management that removes full rows of trees. We take you into the forest to show you how, much like weeding a garden, this operation has important benefits for our crop trees.

Why do foresters “cruise” timber?

Cruising timber is a critical tool in forest management, informing an entire forestry company about its inventory. In this article, three foresters explain how cruising works and why it’s so important.

Flying Foresters: Meet Rayonier’s Drone Pilots

Drones have become an important part of Rayonier’s forestry operations. Our drone pilots share how they use this tool to gain a new perspective in the field.

Rayonier IT Manager Creates “Game-Changer” for Forestry Team

Zack Jones took the initiative to build a real-time reporting tool that’s become a game-changer for the forestry team. He saw the need within the organization for better reporting and visualization around the company’s mobile land management software system and did something about it.

How Foresters Use Controlled Pollination to Improve Tree Performance

Rayonier’s genetic research team offers a behind-the-scenes look at how we use a carefully-controlled pollination process to breed our best-performing tree families.

Axes, Saws and Running on Logs at Southern Forestry Conclave

A decades-old tradition for forestry college students, Southern Forestry Conclave is an action-packed event that brings over a dozen schools together to compete.

Teaching the Teachers About Sustainable Forestry

Rayonier is proud to welcome the Florida Forestry Teachers’ Tour to our land every year to learn about sustainable forestry. This intensive school teachers’ learning experience allows educators to gain a deep understanding of the important role forestry plays in the world.

Where Do Utility Poles Come From?

Utility poles are so tall, straight and sturdy, it takes a special tree to make them. You can’t simply grow an entire forest of poles: you have to find the top candidates. Our foresters explain how they locate, measure and prepare these valuable trees.