To Fell a Tree was written for the professional tree cutter as well as the weekend woodcutter. It's loaded with practical information that is essential to the safety and success of any tree felling and woodcutting operation, whether it's in the forest or the backyard. With step-by-step methods and more than 200 illustrations, topics include preparations before the work begins, felling a tree using a three-step procedure, felling difficult trees, and limbing and bucking the tree.--COVER.

The Tree Faller’s Manual is an essential handbook for forest operators and others who need to fell trees manually using a hand-held chainsaw. This manual builds on the information provided by the Chainsaw Operator’s Manual. Tree felling is a high risk activity. Many fatalities and serious injuries have occurred as a result of being struck by falling trees, dislodged tree limbs or other dangers in the area. Most of these accidents are caused by using unsafe felling techniques and not following safe work procedures. This manual will guide the faller to safer work techniques. The manual is based on the national competency standards for the forest and forest products industry where tree-felling is covered using three categories: basic, intermediate and advanced. Basic tree felling applies to trees that are relatively small, with a single stem and no defects. Intermediate tree felling covers trees with single or multiple stems, limited defects, and lean and weight distribution that can be adapted to felling direction. Advanced tree felling applies to larger and more complex trees and includes trees deemed to be more hazardous. Workplace safety, risk assessment and site preparation are included along with the theory, techniques and tools for each of the tree-felling categories.

The true story of George Meredith who in 1845 goes to sea at eleven, is shipwrecked twice, rescues a princess, and runs away to the gold rush in Melbourne. In New Zealand he meets a girl at the Lyttleton docks, marries her the next day, and carves out a life for himself and his family in the New Zealand bush.

About the Book In the aftermath of her nephew Kenneth’s suicide, Auntie recalls each of his stories from his time in the Viet Nam War. Growing evermore harrowing and tragic, Auntie notices the threads interweaving, and the emotional torment Kenneth suffered each day becomes more and more apparent. A devastating look into the mind of army veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder, Felling the Dragon is a dive into the psyche of veterans and those whose lives are touched by them. Written after twenty years of experience with speaking to veterans, Coralie Seagraves has imbued the essence of veterans’ mental illness and what lurks in the mind after the traumatic experiences of war. About the Author Born into a loving family in Deer Lodge, Montana, between the last Great Depression and World War II, Coralie Seagraves has had a long and interesting life. Becoming ordained as priest in the Community of Christ Church in Independence, MO, has been the opening of many doors for her. She has been gifted with her present life on Planet Earth and communication with folks beyond the veil. As many have learned, continual prayer is the key.

‘Felling & Pining’ depicts life, death, faith, and doubt in the poorest and most pious parts of the United States. With 430 original color images, John Howard looks back to 19th and 20th century southern communities, examines present-day legacies, and “pines forward”—not toward a heavenly afterlife but a near future rife with progressive possibility. The photobook contrasts nature’s beauty with bleak histories of Native American expulsion, African American slavery, pernicious labor exploitation, and persistent environmental degradation, insisting that we can and must do better. Punctuated with warm portraits of the Deep South’s diverse peoples, it honors their forebears and holds out hope for their heirs. ‘Felling & Pining’ is an unusual and impassioned visual plea for social and economic justice.

Costs of felling large alligator juniper trees are affected by tree conditions and stem diameter. Conditions that increased felling time were: (1) no appreciable lean or imbalance; (2) low-forked trees on which a second cut was necessary to reduce stump height to meet a treatment requirement; and (3) deteriorated and split stems which required vertical cuts to fell in more than one peice. Sawyer skill and safety were important factors in felling these trees. Possible alternative practices are suggested for trees with these conditions, and for very large trees. Functions relating felling time and felling time per unit volume to stem diameter are provided. Results can be applied in treatment design and in estimating practice and harvesting costs.