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The Northern Logger

Eileen Townsend

Every month, we keep you abreast of logging and processing noteworthy ideas and questions.

Episodes

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Family Furniture Keeps Woodworking Alive

Family Furniture Co. The Northern Logger In this month’s podcast, we interview Tyler Shaheen of Family Furniture Company in New Albany, Indi...

Sep 14, 2026

Perspectives from the 2026 Loggers' Expo

2026 Loggers' Expo in Essex Junction, VT The Northern Logger In this month’s podcast, we travel to the Northeastern Forest Products Equipmen...

Jun 5, 2026

The World's Most Dynamic Power Tool

Chainsaw Love with James Card The Northern Logger Download In this episode with author James Card, we talk about his new book, Chainsaw Love...

Apr 4, 2026

The Next Generation: Schiano Brothers

In this podcast, we sit down with the Schiano brothers - Steven, Henry, and Jacob of SE Schiano Logging. They are all 30 or younger, and rep...

Sep 22, 2025

How One Hardwood Sawmill Is Surviving Tough Times

Bingaman & Son Lumber, a hardwood sawmill group in Pennsylvania, is surviving tariffs and tough log markets.

Jun 30, 2025

Diversification with Derek Madden

In this episode, we speak with Derek Madden of Madden Sustainable Forestry , a Maine-based contracting company. We discuss how he’s diversif...

Apr 28, 2025

Matt Farr on Logging, Log Trucking, and Log Buying

In this episode, we check in with roadside buyer Matt Farr of Port Leyden, in New York’s North Country. He’s been in the industry since grad...

Feb 24, 2025

How to Love a Forest

In this month’s episode, we speak to Ethan Tapper, a Vermont forester who has spent the last eight years as the Chittendon County Forester f...

Aug 16, 2024

The Next Generation: Eryk Thurber

In this month’s episode, we speak to Eryk Thurber, the sole proprietor of a small cable skidder operation in Etna, Maine. Eryk graduated fro...

Jul 17, 2024

Staying Safe in the Woods with Safety Coordinator Donald Burr

Winter is here, and with the cold, snow, and ice forming across the northern US, there is no better time to be reminded of the dangers of wo...

Nov 28, 2023

Voices of the Lake States

Earlier in September, The Northern Logger attended the Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo in Escanaba, Michigan. The show is organ...

Oct 5, 2023

Vertical Integration Part 2: Pleasant River Lumber and A&A Brochu Logging

In this episode, Part 2 of our series on vertical integration, we interview Jason Brochu, who along with his brother and co-president Chris...

Aug 29, 2023

Vertical Integration Part 1: Interview with LAFCO's Eric Ross

In recent years, in large part due to a lack of logging capacity and also other regional factors including available wood and changing weath...

Aug 16, 2023

The annual Loggers’ Expo returns to Bangor, Maine

From May 19-20, The Northeastern Loggers’ Association hosted the Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo, also known as the Loggers’ Exp...

Jun 29, 2023

George Bellerose Discusses His New Book — Portrait of a Forest: Men and Machine

On this episode of the Northern Logger Podcast, I speak with photojournalist George Bellerose, from Weybridge Vermont, about his new book Po...

Apr 4, 2023

Industry Leaders Weigh in on How Businesses Can Attract and Retain Top Talent

One of the biggest challenges for forest products businesses is finding good workers and retaining them. The labor shortages across many ind...

Feb 7, 2023

A Look at Baillie's Boonville Sawmill Operation with Paul Snider

Procurement forester Paul Snider talks to The Northern Logger about Baillie Lumber , a major hardwood lumber producer in the northeastern US...

Oct 26, 2022

The Vermont Forest Business School Recruits “Crooked Trees”

Do you ever feel like a crooked tree? You’re not alone. In this episode, Steven Bick introduces his Vermont Forest Business School (FBS) pro...

Sep 27, 2022

Thompson Native Lumber: Milling in an Ever-changing Landscape

Learn how Thompson Native Lumber , a mid-sized mill in Hopkinton, RI, has thrived for over six decades. The mill has maintained a healthy ba...

Aug 2, 2022

Travel Diaries from Sweden

Thank you to our fabulous sponsor, John Deere !

Jun 19, 2022