The rugged montain forests of northwestern Argentina, looking westward towards the high desert.

Waiting for a log truck to pull us out - normally we make it! (Luis Belluccini and Eduardo Mayol trying to keep their feet dry.

The preferred method of travel. Better than getting stuck in the river, unless you run out of fuel!

Log roads utilize the rocky river beds in the dry winter months. Logging operations last about 5 months during the dry winter season.

Karl Stout (Co-Owner) inspecting road damage from recent storm

A View From Above

(Co-Owner Brett Chedzoy)

Documenting a large Rose Cedar "seed tree" that is being left behind to help regenerate the area.

Strangler figs that have engulfed a large tree - one of the many challenges facing Foresters in this region.

Felling a large Roble tree using bore cut method to prevent splitting.

Skidding the logs to the landing area.

Portable sawmill used in remote harvest area to recover volume from a defective log. No harvested trees are wasted!

Our sawmills' log yard with some typical Rose Cedar logs (Maria and Ian Chedzoy checking things out)

The portable sawmill being utilized back in town during the rainy season to saw a Timbó log.

Head band saw at the sawmill, with an Argentine Walnut log (54" large end diameter) ready for milling.

Sawmills' nursery, which produces a variety of native species for reforestation (Managed by Forester Carlos Suarez)

A heavily degraded forest that is being replanted with valuable native species (Ian Chedzoy, age 1 and "Dippsy" by Cedar seedling)

1 1/2 yr. Cedars interplanted with Citrus by local landowner

Luis and Tito Belluccini standing near 7 yr. old Cedar