Featured Story: “Reaping The Whirlwind”

Written By: May Donnell
Company: Cherokee Wood Products
Location: Piedmont, Alabama
SLT Issue: June 2011

Check out other featured articles in the June 2011 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times’ June issue features Gathan Burns, the owner of Burns Timber Co. and Cherokee Timber Co. in Piedmont, Ala. who is in a race against time to salvage downed timber in the aftermath of April’s catastrophic tornado outbreak. Also spotlighted is J.B. Roach, the owner of J.B. Roach Logging who runs his two crews alongside his son, Randall, as he spreads his crews out to maximize profitability. The issue highlights Greenwood Resources’ tree farming model, which is proving the feasibility of intensive feedstock production by delivering the exact quantity and quality at the same time. The issue also provides an overview of the Mid-South, where loggers and wood products plants are waiting for brighter days. The drama continues this month with the story of Longleaf Pine: A History Of Man And A Forest.