Redwood at South Fork High Becomes Valuable Lumber

Jul 14

Brooke Cena (R) helps a student measure a slab destined to become a table for his school.

A large redwood tree that lost its top and started dropping branches on the South Fork High School campus has been harvested and made into lumber and slabs for the local community.

Max Brotman of Cutty Timbers completed the milling with his crew on May 13–14 2024 with support from Lonny Whitlow, owner of Workhorse Welding in Miranda, who loaned a forklift.

This project was written up in Red Headed Blackbelt (more story and photos) and the Times-Standard.

T. Gray Shaw

Redwood at South Fork High Becomes Valuable Lumber

Pole Structure Built at Sherwood Valley Rancheria

Photos from Pole Building Workshop

The Institute for Sustainable Forestry (ISF) was formed in 1991 to promote sustainable forest management that contributes to the long-term ecological, economic, and social well-being of forest-based communities in the Pacific Northwest.