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A lesson in logging

<p>Rick Moore of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Jim Watson of Foys to Blacktail Trails walk along a logging demonstration on the John Chase Easement Thursday as part of Montana Forest Products Industry Week. The logging on the easement near Foy’s Lake is being done primarily for fire fuel reduction and forest health.</p>

<p>Mark Boardman of the F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., who is currently the Montana Tree Farm Chairman presents a Tree Farm sign to John Chase as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A pile of Mistletoe taken down in the John Chase Easement on Thursday, October 24 as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. The logging being done is primarily a fuel reduction and forest health project. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Jim Watson of Foys to Blacktail Trails looks up at pine tree infected with Mistletoe. Mistletoe can act as "ladder fuel" the kind that allows a ground fire to creep up to the crowns of the trees. This is dangerous because a crown fire is more challenging to deal with. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Mark Boardman of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., and Rick Trembath, a retired forester, examine a stump on the John Chase Easement on Thursday, October 24. According to Mark Boardman of F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., the stump is probably from the 1940's when a harvest was done strictly for profit without consideration for stewardship. At the demonstration the Chase property was officially enrolled as a Certified Tree Farm, one that manages for aesthetics, for wood, water, wildlife and for recreation. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Taylor Quiram of Quiram Logging prepares to climb back into the feller buncher on Thursday, October 24, at the logging demonstration on the John Chase Easement. The demonstration is part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Detail of a feller buncher 36 inch disk saw at the Montana Forest Products Industry Week tour of the John Chase Easement west of Herron Park on Thursday, October 24. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A log processor is used to sort the cut trees into three piles; peeler logs, pulp logs and stud logs. The logs will go to Plum Creek for processing. The slash piles will be ground up and taken to Stoltze where they will be used for fuel. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A log processor is used to sort the cut trees into three piles; peeler logs, pulp logs and stud logs. The logs will go to Plum Creek for processing. The slash piles will be ground up and taken to Stoltze where they will be used for fuel. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Two tour groups headed up to the John Chase Easement west of Herron Park to see a logging demonstration on Thursday, October 24, as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. Mark Boardman of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., described the day as a chance to show people that logging can be done "the right way." The emphasis is on encouraging private land owners to be good stewards of their forests. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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by Brenda Ahearn/The Daily Inter Lake
| October 26, 2013 9:00 PM

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&lt;p&gt;Mark Boardman of the F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., who is currently the Montana Tree Farm Chairman presents a Tree Farm sign to John Chase as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A pile of Mistletoe taken down in the John Chase Easement on Thursday, October 24 as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. The logging being done is primarily a fuel reduction and forest health project. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Jim Watson of Foys to Blacktail Trails looks up at pine tree infected with Mistletoe. Mistletoe can act as &quot;ladder fuel&quot; the kind that allows a ground fire to creep up to the crowns of the trees. This is dangerous because a crown fire is more challenging to deal with. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Mark Boardman of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., and Rick Trembath, a retired forester, examine a stump on the John Chase Easement on Thursday, October 24. According to Mark Boardman of F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., the stump is probably from the 1940's when a harvest was done strictly for profit without consideration for stewardship. At the demonstration the Chase property was officially enrolled as a Certified Tree Farm, one that manages for aesthetics, for wood, water, wildlife and for recreation. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Taylor Quiram of Quiram Logging prepares to climb back into the feller buncher on Thursday, October 24, at the logging demonstration on the John Chase Easement. The demonstration is part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Detail of a feller buncher 36 inch disk saw at the Montana Forest Products Industry Week tour of the John Chase Easement west of Herron Park on Thursday, October 24. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A log processor is used to sort the cut trees into three piles; peeler logs, pulp logs and stud logs. The logs will go to Plum Creek for processing. The slash piles will be ground up and taken to Stoltze where they will be used for fuel. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A log processor is used to sort the cut trees into three piles; peeler logs, pulp logs and stud logs. The logs will go to Plum Creek for processing. The slash piles will be ground up and taken to Stoltze where they will be used for fuel. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Two tour groups headed up to the John Chase Easement west of Herron Park to see a logging demonstration on Thursday, October 24, as part of the Montana Forest Products Industry Week. Mark Boardman of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., described the day as a chance to show people that logging can be done &quot;the right way.&quot; The emphasis is on encouraging private land owners to be good stewards of their forests. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;