South Falls tree removal

[pdxgene]

This is pretty cool to watch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dt1jhf ... e=youtu.be

[BurnsideBob]

Thanks for sharing!!

That is one gutsy sawyer. There was a risk, when he cut the second trunk, that the root wad could flip back into its original position, catapulting the sawyer into the brush.

I'm glad to see Silver Falls SP dealt with the trees--they did not add to the aesthetics and the trail-behind-the-falls couldn't open until they were gone.

[Chazz]

I'm no arborist but it seems like that job would have been safer to perform with some det cord around the trunk and a remote trigger. You certainly wouldn't see me volunteer for that chainsaw job.

[texasbb]

I was just there Saturday. Glad I got to see the tree before it was...destroyed.

Edit: I somehow missed this comment:

I'm glad to see Silver Falls SP dealt with the trees--they did not add to the aesthetics and the trail-behind-the-falls couldn't open until they were gone.

I do understand the issue with the trail behind the falls, but beg to differ on the aesthetics. Trees, logs, and rocks enhance the wildness of a falls, IMHO. If I want to see a smooth, symmetrical, sculpted falls, there are plenty of fountains in the city.

[Guy]

I was just there Saturday. Glad I got to see the tree before it was...destroyed.

Edit: I somehow missed this comment:

I'm glad to see Silver Falls SP dealt with the trees--they did not add to the aesthetics and the trail-behind-the-falls couldn't open until they were gone.

I do understand the issue with the trail behind the falls, but beg to differ on the aesthetics. Trees, logs, and rocks enhance the wildness of a falls, IMHO. If I want to see a smooth, symmetrical, sculpted falls, there are plenty of fountains in the city.

I'm with Bob on this one! Glad they are gone & also wish I could have seen them fall!

[retired jerry]

I agree with TBB - trees in falls add to aesthetic, city fountains have no trees if that's what you want

But, if someone wants to remove a tree, whatever...

Or if you want to root for a flood to wash it away

[Aimless]

I don't think that aesthetics were what the Oregon Park Service was concerned about. If there was a problem with the safety of hikers in the vicinity while the trees were in that position, that trumps every other card in the deck. I agree that the sawyer was pretty courageous, but I would hope the trees were inspected exhaustively before the saw was ever engaged.

[FallsGuyB]

Tell that Sawyer about the logjam on Oneonta

[BigBear]

Nice video. I certainly appreciate seeing how they cleared the trees, and of course the big splash.

[Guy]

Tell that Sawyer about the logjam on Oneonta