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Welcome to Pacific Forest Foundation’s Talking Timber, where each week we will be looking behind the scenes of the Northwest Timber Industry. We will be talking to everyone from foresters to firefighter and machine operators to log buyers.

Diane Mettler


    • Mar 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 67 EPISODES


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    Casey Smith, Vice President of Lending at WCLA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 45:22


    This week we talk with Casey Smith about his job as Vice President of lending at the WCLA Credit Union.

    Heidi Krueger, Edward Jones' Financial Advisor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 37:35


    A conversation with Heidi Krueger from Edward Jones and her work with the timber industry.

    Part 2 with Blake Manley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 35:34


    In this episode, we finish up our talk with Blake Manley about workforce development and connecting the dots between industry companies and future employees.

    Blake Manley, Program Manager Workforce Development UIEF, Potlatch, Idaho

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 36:36


    In this episode we will be speaking to Blake Manley, Program Manager Workforce Development UIEF, Potlatch, Idaho He has had successful teaching career and is probably best known for his industry YouTube videos – Manley Jobs, which focusses as you might guess on jobs in the forest industry

    Pete Jackson, Green Diamond Resource Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 30:16


    In this episode we speak with Pete Jackson, one of the vice presidents of Green Diamond Resource Company and an executive board member of the Pacific Logging Congress.

    Tom Holl, Canyon Creek Logging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 17:39


    In this episode we speak with Tom Holl, Owner of Canyon Creek Logging and past president of the Pacific Logging Congress.

    Mac Lefebvre, President of the Intermountain Logging Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 19:10


    In this episode we atlk with Mac Lefebvre about his work at Mast Reforestation and the upcoming Intermountain Logging Conference.

    Cal Poly Humboldt Logging Sports Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 31:12


    In this episode we talk to Zoey Cardoza and Kendra Gerstenberg, Cal Poly Humboldt students and president and secretary of the Cal Poly Humboldt Logging Sports Team.

    Steve Henson, President, Oregon Logging Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 25:00


    Steve Henson, the 86th President of the Oregon Logging Conference will talk about the upcoming conference and his time in the industry.

    Landen Richardson, HELO Program student at Shasta College

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 16:40


    In this episode we talk with Landen Richardson who is a current student studying forestry in the HELO Program at Shasta College in Redding, California.

    Trajectory Community and Forestry Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 26:03


    Trajectory works to fill the gap in promotion, training and support of entry level positions in the forest products industry.

    Droneseed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 23:31


    In part 2 we continue our talk with Arnoud de Villegas, head of development and Matthew Aghai, VP of Research and Development at Droneseed.

    Droneseed - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 24:38


    In this episode we talk with Arnoud de Villegas, head of development and Matthew Aghai, VP of Research and Development at Droneseed.

    Dale Ewers, Owner of DC Equipment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 31:58


    In this episode we talk with New Zealand's Dale Ewers, logger and owner of DC Equipment about the evolution of equipment for a safer future.

    Wayne Cochran, Founder and Owner of Axis Forestry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 30:38


    A discussion with Wayne Cochran about his 13 years as owner and founder of Axis Forestry.

    Dr. John Garland, professional engineer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 22:10


    Dr. John Garland, a professional engineer talks about his career and his work with logger safety.

    Bob Brash, Executive Director, Truck Loggers Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 20:40


    In This episode we talk with Bob Brash, Executive Director of B.C.'s Truck Loggers Association, how he got into the industry and his thoughts on the future.

    Becky Roe, Director of Forest Health at Shasta College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 26:32


    Becky Roe talks about the amazing forestry program at Shasta College.

    Becky Roe, Director of Forest Health at Shasta College

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 26:53


    Becky Roe talks about the amazing forestry program at Shasta College.

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    Diane Dealey Neill — Forestry Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 40:11


    Diane Dealey Neill is the founder and coordinator of the Forestry Challenge, an acedemic event for high school students in technical forestry.

    OWIT and National Forest Products Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 40:11


    In this episode we talk with Molly Johnson and Jaimie Knight from Oregon Women in Timber.

    Duane Doyle Jr., President of Peterson Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 25:42


    This week we talk to Duane Doyle Jr., President of Peterson Cat about growing up in a family business and opportunities for the next generation.

    Julien Richer-Lanciault, Production manager for Forestry at CM Labs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 28:57


    Julien Richer-Lanciault, Production manager for Forestry at CM Labs talks about Cm Lab's simulators and their impact on the industry.

    Terry Neal, Milltech Lumber Inventory Management System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 25:14


    Terry Neal of Milltech Lumber Inventory Management System talks about the tech side of mills and opportunities for the next generation.

    Kirk Luoto, Territory Manager for Modern Machinery, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 25:55


    Part 2 of our talk with Kirk Luoto, Territory Manager for Modern Machinery, about his long family history in the business, transitioning to Modern and challenges facing the industry.

    Kirk Luoto, Territory Manager for Modern Machinery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 28:36


    This week we talk to Terry Luoto, Territory Manager for Modern Machinery, about his long family history in the business, transitioning to Modern and challenges facing the industry.

    Jack Thornburg, logger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 36:03


    In this episode we'll be talking to Jack Thornburg, who has enjoyed a long career as a logger and is a past president of the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference.

    Ray Haupt, Commisioner of District 5, Siskiyou County, California - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 25:29


    We continue our discussion with Ray Haupt, Commisioner of District 5, Siskiyou County, California.

    Ray Haupt, Commisioner of District 5, Siskiyou County, California

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 26:28


    Ray Haupt, Commisioner of District 5, Siskiyou County, California talks about his career in the forest service.

    Mike Dickinson, Caterpillar Forestry Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 24:10


    Mike Dickinson talks about products development at Caterpillar's Forestry Division in British Columbia.

    Diane Mettler, Editor TimberWest Magazine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 19:01


    In this episode we talk to Diane Mettler about her role as editor of TimberWest Magazine and what it takes to attract industry readers.

    Jill Bell and Forest Products Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 24:47


    In This episode Jill Bell talks about National Forest Products Week.

    Jill Bell, Thru the Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 17:18


    Jill Bell, Area Manager at Weyerhaeuser talks about the new high school film competition called Thru the Trees.

    Preston Green, Miller Timber Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 23:09


    Preston Green talks about the company's firefighting team and what they're doing to combat fires this year.

    John Bailey, Professor of Silviculture and Fire Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 22:26


    In this episode we talk with John Bailey, Professor of Silviculture and Fire Management, College of Forestry at Oregon State University about the increased danger of wildfire and possible solutions moving forward.

    Wendy Farrand, Industry speaker and writer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 27:32


    Wendy Farrand is an industry speaker and writer with a mission to strengthen the people side of timber harvesting. For the past 10 years she has worked solely for the logging community taking her unique combination of skills and experiences to logging contractors around the U.S. and Canada.

    Eric Burke, Natural Resources Staff Officer, Rogue River, Siskiyou National Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 26:28


    Eric Burke, Natural Resources Staff Officer for the National Forest Service talks about his career and the many opportunities that exist in the Forest Service.

    Rich Gordon, President of the California Forestry Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 29:55


    Rich Gordon, President of the California Forestry Association talks about some of the amazing things they are doing and their goals for the future.

    Brian Carbaugh of Campbell Global

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 24:25


    Brian Carbaugh of Campbell Global talks about the benefits of technology and industry associations.

    Steve Brink, Vice President, Public Relations at the California Forestry Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 36:36


    Find out what's happening in the California forests from Steve Brink, Vice President Public Relations at the California Forestry Association.

    Dr. Hunter Harrill talks about forestry program at Humboldt State University in part 2 of our podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 23:15


    Dr. Hunter Harrill talks about his career path from Green Diamond Resource Company, to a PhD. in New Zealand to Humboldt State University in part 2 of our podcast

    Dr. Hunter Harrill, Assistant Professor of Forest Operations at Humboldt State University

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 23:24


    Dr. Hunter Harrill talks about his career path from Green Diamond Resource Company, to a PhD. in New Zealand to Humboldt State University.

    Diesel Equipment Technology Program - Centralia College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 35:14


    A talk with student Madelynne Wieland and instructor Tyson Lucas about the Diesel Equipment Technology program at Centralia College in Washington.

    Eric Krume - Summit Machinery - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 24:04


    We continue our conversation with Eric Krume of Summit Machinery.

    Eric Krume - Summit Machinery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 23:01


    Eric Krume of Summit Machinery talks about forestry machines and their evolution into the future.

    Payne West Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 32:07


    C.J. Shipley and Bruce Holcroft of Payne West Insurance talk about COVID training, crisis management and more.

    MNP Account Chris Duncan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 33:18


    Chris Duncan, accountant with MNP in B.C., offers his unique perspective on the forest industry.

    Vaagen Timber talks about mass timber - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 33:21


    Part 2 - Russ Vaagen continues his talk about the evolution of Vaagen Timbers and the amazing story the industry and mass timber have to tell. 

    Vaagen Timbers talks about mass timber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 37:55


    Part 1 - Russ Vaagen talks about the evolution of Vaagen Timbers and the amazing story the industry and mass timber have to tell. 

    Forest Resources Association

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 26:45


    Deb Hawkinson, president of Forest Resources Association (FRA), discusses their work and dealing with COVID-19.Sponsored by TimberWest Magazine

    Forests Today & Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 25:27


    Beth Krisko discusses the work of Forests Today & Forever.Sponsored by TimberWest Magazine

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