Editing Logging (section)

==Logging methods==
[[File:Washington winch panorama.jpg|thumb|The [[Washington Iron Works Skidder]] in Nuniong is the only one of its kind in Australia, with donkey engine, spars, and cables still rigged for work.]]
The above operations can be carried out by different methods, of which the following three are considered industrial methods:

=== {{vanchor|Tree-length logging}} / stem-only harvesting ===
Trees are felled and then [[delimbing|delimbed]] and topped at the stump. The log is then transported to the landing, where it is [[log bucking|bucked]] and loaded on a truck. This leaves the [[slash (logging)|slash]] (and the nutrients it contains) in the cut area, where it must be further treated if wild land fires are of concern.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==={{Anchor|Full-tree logging|Whole-tree logging}} Whole-tree logging===
[[File:Zrywka drewna w Masywie Śnieżnika PL.jpg|thumb|[[Horse logging]] in Poland]]
[[File:Larix3T.JPG|thumb|[[Cable logging]] in French Alps (cable grue Larix 3T)]]

Trees and plants are felled and transported to the roadside with top and limbs intact. There have been advancements to the process which now allows a logger or [[Harvester (forestry)|harvester]] to cut the tree down, top, and delimb a tree in the same process. This ability is due to the advancement in the style felling head that can be used. The trees are then delimbed, topped, and bucked at the landing. This method requires that slash be treated at the landing. In areas with access to cogeneration facilities, the slash can be [[Woodchipping|chipped]] and used for the production of electricity or heat. Full-tree harvesting also refers to utilization of the entire tree including branches and tops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceres.ca.gov/snep/pubs/web/PDF/VII_C44.PDF|last=Weatherspoon|first=C. Phillip|title=Fire-Silviculture Relationships in Sierra Forests|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|place=[[Redding, California]]|volume=II|pages=1167–1176|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926065633/http://ceres.ca.gov/snep/pubs/web/PDF/VII_C44.PDF|archivedate=September 26, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> This technique removes both nutrients and soil cover from the site and so can be harmful to the long-term health of the area if no further action is taken, however, depending on the species, many of the limbs are often broken off in handling so the result may not be as different from tree-length logging as it might seem.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

===Cut-to-length logging===
{{main|Cut-to-length logging}}

Cut-to-length logging is the process of felling, delimbing, bucking, and sorting ([[pulpwood]], sawlog, etc.) at the stump area, leaving limbs and tops in the forest. [[Harvester (forestry)|Mechanical harvesters]] fell the tree, delimb, and buck it, and place the resulting logs in bunks to be brought to the landing by a [[skidder]] or [[forwarder]]. This method is routinely available for trees up to {{convert|900|mm|abbr=on}} in diameter.