Timber Harvesting magazine Associate Editor Jay Donnell travels to Jackson, Tennessee to visit Wade Norris Logging LLC. In late August, Wade Norris Logging LLC was working on a river bottom hardwood tract situated along the Hatchie River in far southwest Tennessee, not that far from its base in Jackson. Many bottom tracts in this area contain some of the best timber in that part of the Volunteer State. In this instance large cherrybark oak stood out. “Bottom tracts can be very advantageous,” acknowledges Wade Norris, who owns the business with his wife Tammy. “They usually produce a much higher yield per acre; production increases; they’re easier on equipment; and they are flat, so less fuel is burned. We love working in the bottom.” Bottom tracts also come with unique challenges. Norris cautions that while a bottom can be his best friend, it can also turn into his worst nightmare.

Featured Story: “Tall In Tennessee”

Written By: Jay Donnell
Company: Wade Norris Logging LLC
Location: Jackson, Tennessee
TH Issue: September/October 2015

Check out other featured articles in the September/October 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The September/October 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features our 2015 Logging Business Of The Year, Whitefish, Montana’s Quiram Logging, Inc. Also featured are the Egolf brothers and their separate operations in the Delmarva Peninsula, Jackson, Tennessee’s Wade Norris Logging LLC, the Northeast’s SWAT (Strengthening What’s Already There) logging business program, and articles on the Terex/CBI merger and logger Dennis Wagner’s ongoing feud with PCA (Packaging Corp. Of America). Other articles cover the latest industry news, new projects, and new products.