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Harvesting Process

Felling - Severing the tree from the stump and bringing it to the ground. Felling - Severing the tree from the stump and bringing it to the ground.
Extraction Extraction - Pulling the tree from the forest area (or 'stump') to a landing or roadside.
Processing Processing - Delimbing and topping the tree, and then cutting the stem into logs (bucking).
Loading Loading - Sort, stack, and then out onto logging trucks.
Trucking Transport - Deliver the logs from the landing to the mill for processing.