Climbing down the ladder to the chip hopper. Hey, what is that black thing?
I’m working on a presentation that I’m giving at the Redwood Region Logging Conference on Friday. I wanted to put some new photos into my Power Point presentation. My favorite view of the mill site is from the top of the chip hopper at the Pole Plant. It gives a great overview of the entire complex, so I took my shots and climbed down. I normally post lots of pictures of wildlife around the mill site, but I haven’t shown much of the complex. By just looking at the wildlife pictures from my category called “Wildlife At The Mill“, one would think this place was a wildlife refuge. In a way it is. The wildlife here is accustomed to living next to and amongst the mill site. No one bothers them and they have adapted to their environment. It is truly amazing how adaptable nature is.
Mt Shasta rises in the background of the pole yard and the log decks. Mt Shasta is the second largest mountain in the Cascades at 14,179 feet.
The Otter Pond is surrounded by the sawmill, co-generation plant and pole yard. The otters don’t seem to mind. You can see the otter post Otter, Up Periscope. The tower with the osprey nest is just visible in the upper right corner. The osprey posts are, Osprey Remodel, Osprey Love, and Here Come The Osprey.
The Pole Plant.
Looking down the chip conveyor.
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Tim the pictures are impressive as always.. good luck on Friday.
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Thanks Doron. I’m sure Friday will go fine. I just have stand there, talk and show pictures. Not that different from what I do here.
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Like it…
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Nobody fell asleep today, I’m happy!
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Did not think they would.. not with the photos I get used too on your site.
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Thanks Doron, unfortunately they didn’t get my fun photos, just my “this is what you need to know” photos.
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And I thought I produced a lot f wood chip 🙂
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You want to talk wood chips…..well let me tell you…..:)
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Whoa! That first shot! Watch your step! Great photos.
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Thanks Elena, I was already 3/4’s of the way down when I took that picture of my lens cap. What a rookie!
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I’m glad to hear that the wildlife aren’t too bothered by the mill. Mt Shasta looks beautiful. Is it a dormant volcano?
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It is a stratovolcano like Mt Saint Helens. The kind that explodes. They say it last erupted in 1786 and that it has been on a 600 year cycle over the last 4,500 years. So I’m not to worried about it today.
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Great shot of the Mt Shasta in the background…
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Thank you Mary.
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Almost couldn’t finish reading the post–got too dizzy after seeing the first photo.
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I’m glad I didn’t get dizzy! I was almost down when I took the picture.
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I’m glad to read your ongoing posts about the wildlife and its ability to thrive within a mill setting. I used to be amazed by all of the barn swallows flying in and out of the screamingly loud mill here.
It’s pretty hopeful, nature and industry living somewhat together.
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There is such a predictable routine at the mill that the wildlife get very accustomed to it. They learn when to move about and what areas to avoid. Today I saw one of the osprey fly to the middle of the mill yard and land on a pole to eat it’s fish. Then a rooster pheasant crossed the pole yard and disappeared among the log decks. The mill worker watch out for the wildlife too. It is pretty cool.
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It looks like an amazing place to work, so far removed from some little corporate cubicle! 🙂
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You’re right, no cubicle for me. Although, many of our people in the office have a cubicle.
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Very interesting post with nice pictures. Some of them are vertiginous.. I am so glad to hear that mill workers and the wildlife stand alongside.
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Thanks, these picture are quite different from your lovely pictures of your picturesque village.
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A harmonious habitat all round … working and living . Lovely post [s] 😉
I’m guessing Mt Shasta there is always snow topped ?
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During drought years, which is pretty often, it loses it’s snow on the South side, but there are glaciers on the north side. In the cooler wet years it will keep snow on top all year.
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It’s nice having this wider view of your environs. I understand about the wildlife – they’re probably less harassed than they would be in a “peaceful” suburban area.
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Absolutely, everyone is too busy working to pay attention to the wildlife.
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