National Hardwood Magazine - September 2023

NHLA: Why Knot...

NHLA: Why Knot... INDUSTRIES CONTROLS CLEEREMAN LUMBER COMPANY 1930’s CLEEREMAN INDUSTRIES 1955 CLEEREMAN CONTROLS 2019 TALK ABOUT FOREST CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE I got some much-needed family vacation this summer and visited my family resort near Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The highlight of the trip was watching my 4- and 6-year-old sons reeling in rainbow trout entirely on their own. The low light, pun intended, was looking directly at the sun and seeing the black spots on it. It is easy to look directly at the sun with the naked eye when smoke from forest fires fills the sky. They were close. Too close. We set up pumps and sprinklers at multiple sites to protect the cabins in case the fires raged over us. I warned my kids each night that the emergency evacuation plan was to get in the boat and into the lake's center. The fires got as close as three miles away. As these Canadian wildfires rage across the north and American cities are overcast with smoke, people are starting to talk about what causes them and what we can do about it. I grew up in the forest. I hold a master's degree in forestry & society, studying rural communities. I have worked in the industry for almost 30 years. As a true conservationist, nay, I even would call myself an environmentalist. Here are my opinions. 1. View the forest as a dynamic life cycle. The forest is constantly changing. Yet many think that we can preserve it in its current static form. We cannot; we must accept that the forest will change and recognize that all forests are managed. Some are managed for wood products, some for recreation, some for preservation, some for mixeduse, and some for wildlife. If we manage all forest uses with a dynamic life cycle, we can account for changes, accept them, prepare for them, and even cause some of them. Most importantly, we will value the "changing forest" as much as the "old-growth forest." 2. Create large economies of scale for wood and wood byproducts. Whether you like it or not, economics plays a role in forest health. Frankly, it is a good thing too. Economics means an Oak tree in rural Pennsylvania can become a church pew in urban California. Economics allows the California redwoods to be managed for their scenic beauty, as the state consumes wood worldwide. Rural communities need infrastructure and value-added commodities to help them capture more value out of the forests they harvest. The higher the recovery of wood fiber, the higher the yield, the less they consume, and the lower impact. 3. Stop suburban sprawl. The largest, most powerful lobbying group is, in fact, the single-family homeowner. Their "not in my backyard mentality" is one of the most environmentally harmful things we do. I get it; we all want to enjoy our view and keep the noise and smells down. BY DALLIN BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, MEMPHIS, TN 901-377-1082 WWW.NHLA.COM Please turn to page 72 CLEEREMAN The most trusted name in carriages n Over 1240 Carriages sold n Lowest cost of ownership n All parts in stock and reasonably priced n In-house engineering department n Everything from single piece equipment to turn-key mills 20 SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry Sales SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 21 STEFAN DRACOBLY President Of Controls Now, TWO ENTITIES TO SERVE YOU BETTER! PAUL CLEEREMAN VP Cleereman Industries & Controls DAN TOOKE Senior Optimization & Controls Engineer TODAY For optimal efficiency. . . knows what a sawmill needs: CLEEREMAN the newest name in sawmill controls and optimization n Simple easy to use touch screen with additional tactile buttons n Remote access for troubleshooting n No custom electrical hardware, all parts are off-the-shelf components n Industry JoeScan JS-50X6 Heads n 3D data used for opening the log and estimating the back of log profile n Realistic views of the log n Sure Grip Joystick handles n Operational statistics and reports n Over 170 systems sold Cleereman Industries and Cleereman Controls 715-674-2700 www.cleereman.com info@cleereman.com