Florida Trail: Logging Out

Logging out is clearing trees from a trail corridor. This video shows sawyers with swampers and other volunteers clearing a new trail section. A swamper assists and removes debris that the sawyer creates with the chain saw. The sawyer is trained to Florida Trail standards and holds a certificate. Points covered:

• - Sawyer dresses in protective clothing to use a chain saw.
• - Sawyer puts gas in saw.
• - Careful. Stay away from the sawyer.
• - "Logging Out" is sawing trees to the clearing limit of the trail corridor – 8' high x 6' wide.
• - Team members remove debris the sawyer creates.
• - Sand dulls the saw blade so the sawyer lowers the dirt when cutting at ground level.
• - Sawyer removes branches from trees beside the corridor or needed for blazing.
• - Swamper removes debris out of sight with the cut end away from the trail.
• - Three sawyers appear in different eco-systems on different work days.

This work was part of the FTA 331 Trail Expansion. Audio is chainsaw at -12db and jazz at -8 db mix. This video is non-commercial and for educational purposes.

The music is Roots by indigo jam unit. Copyright and all rights remain with them. I downloaded it from http://www.last.fm/music/indigo+jam+unit/_/Roots

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