• Winnfield LA

Weyerhaeuser Company's North Louisiana Timberlands region recognized area logging operations with safety and performance awards at a recent appreciation dinner.

More than 85 people, including nearly 52 logging crew members, attended the July 28 dinner at the Winnfield Forestry building.

"We wanted to recognize the dedication and hard work of these men who work with Weyerhaeuser in the woods each day," said Ray Armstrong, logging and marketing manager for Weyerhaeuser's North Louisiana Timberlands region. Crews were recognized for safety and the overall quality of their timber harvesting work.

Contractor Management System Awards for the first and second quarters of 2005 were presented.\par }{\plain The Overall Safety Award was presented to Michael Franks Logging of Winnfield, which was recognized for transportation and in-woods safety. Randy McDaniel is foreman of the crew.

Overall Logging and Thinning Contractor Awards are determined by truck weights, in-process audits, exit audits and transportation audits.

The Overall Logging Contractor Award was presented to Taylor Timber Contractors of Haynesville, La. The Overall Thinning Contractor Award was presented to Steve Gaar Logging No. 2 of Dodson, La. James Lewis is foreman.

Weyerhaeuser's North Louisiana Timberlands region manages more than 730,000 acres of timberland, all certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI(r)). Among SFI standards for sound forest and environmental management are guidelines for protecting water and soil quality during timber harvesting.

Weyerhaeuser Company's North Louisiana Timberlands Recognize Excellence Among Contract Logging Operations In Louisiana, Weyerhaeuser has almost 2,000 employees and sustainably manages more than one million acres of timberlands in the state. Weyerhaeuser's Louisiana operations include the Red River linerboard mill at Campti, plywood and lumber operations at Dodson and Zwolle, a sawmill at Taylor, an oriented strandboard (OSB) operation at Arcadia, Trus Joist(tm) operations at Natchitoches and Simsboro, a particleboard mill at Simsboro, a packaging operation at Shreveport, a lumber mill at Holden, Tree Improvement Centers at Isabel and Taylor and timberlands offices at Taylor, Natchitoches, Livingston and Dodson.

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