Heli-logging, or helicopter logging, is a method of logging that uses helicopters to remove cut trees from forests by lifting them on cables attached to a helicopter.[1] Helicopter logging is often used in inaccessible areas of forests. Because the use of helicopters reduces the level of infrastructure required to log in a specific location, the method also helps to reduce the environmental impact of logging. It also can increase the productivity in these remote areas.[2]
- ^ Heli-Logging Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine at Forestry.com
- ^ Christian, Linda E.; Brackley, Allen M. (1 April 2007). "Helicopter Logging Productivity on Harvesting Operations in Southeast Alaska, Using Ecologically Based Silvicultural Prescriptions". Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 22 (2): 142–147. doi:10.1093/wjaf/22.2.142.