STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- High-priced helicopters are getting a second look for removing fallen trees from the Routt National Forest because they do less damage than new roads and their cost is ...

Gord and his team of tree climbers begin one of the biggest heli-logging jobs in Canadian history: climbing and topping a grove of prized cedar trees and using a $15,000 per hour Chinook helicopter to ...

Meyer said they predict the bid for the tractor and skyline logging will be around $123,000. He wasn’t sure how much the helicopter logging could generate. Clifford wrote that he hopes the sale will ...

BANKS Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, the Banks Fire Department hosted multiple agencies to train loggers to call for a helicopter in an emergency. “Always important to be prepared if anything were to go ...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A logger working in the woods of western Oregon was rescued by helicopter after he was severely injured by a boulder on May 9, says the Lane County Sheriff's Office. The LCSO says ...

However, Clifford adds that a "few green trees" -- no more than 250 -- may be cut to assure safety for the helicopter loggers. Approximately eight-tenths of a mile of temporary roads, up to 25 landing ...

A new report shows summer 2025 brought the most foot traffic to downtown since pre-pandemic, but business owners say the crowd size doesn’t feel much larger. In November, Washington County voters will ...