Baxter Farm & Forest

Logging Southern New England 

RI - CT - MA

Have you considered enhancing the value of your forest?

By understanding your forestland, making specific goals for the present and future to improve your forestland overall, you can have a forest management plan that will enhance the value of your forest. 



Certified Master Logger

Lee Baxter was recognized as certified master logger in August 2005 in the first class of master loggers in Southern New England and is currently the only certified master logger in Rhode Island.  The master logger program certifies the environmental safety and business practices of Baxter Farm & Forest to ensure that forest products are harvested in a sustainable manner.  The mastery is field verified and based on actual jobs performed.

In November 2004 Rhode Island Forest Conservator's Organization (RIFCO) recognized Lee Baxter for his outstanding effort and achievement ensuring the protection and sustainability of Rhode Island's public and privately owned forested land by awarding him the "Friend of the Forest Award."  In 2007 Lee was praised for outstanding logging practices performed in the Yale University Forest in Connecticut.

ABOVE: Lee Baxter at the Game of Logging competition which was held to benefit

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals through Log a Load for Kids

Timber Harvesting Process
After the trees are selected and marked by a licensed forester, the trees are then individually felled using a John Deere Harvester.  Logs are then transported by a

Valmet Forwarder to a roadside landing for pick up. 

The Harvester is a compact tracked machine.  It can precisely place trees on the ground and has the ability to operate around stone walls, and wildlife dens, habitats and nests.  The Forwarder's weight is evenly distributed over six wheels and it has a grapple loader that allows for less movement in the forest.    Both machines are agile and allow for easy access in a dense forest and into tight places, which minimizes damage to standing trees and damage to the forest floor with low soil compaction.

ABOVE:  John Deere Harvester - individually fells trees and specifically places logs for the Forwarder to pick up and transport.  Here the Harvester is cutting the log to a specific length with the cut-to-length processor head.  The Harvester gives the ability to evenly distribute slash within the forest.

ABOVE:  Valmet Forwarder - collects the logs for transport out to a roadside landing.  Here the Forwarder is unloading logs.

With the environmentally conscious effort of  Lee Baxter, owner and operator, and these two low impact machines you can rest assured that your forest will be managed in a sustainable manner keeping a healthy valuable forest for future generations to come.


 

ABOVE:  Low grade tree length sold as firewood or biomass fuel

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