The second day starts with lectures on improving cable-logging efficiency, followed by costing, safety and workforce management. Finally, a 4-hour field trip is planned to a nearby cable logging operation. If there is no cable operation working nearby, then the group will go to the Fishburn Forest and set up and run the Bitterroot yarder. The short course is held at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center , a full-service residential conference center on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The hotel is located in downtown Blacksburg two blocks off Main Street at the corner of College Avenue and Otey Street.
Parking permits for guests are available at the lodging desk.
Be sure to mention the name of the workshop when making reservations. Costs for lodging and meals, other than those described as part of the program, are the responsibility of the course participant. Course Instructors Hank Sloan is a logging engineer with the USDA Forest Service, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. He has an extensive background in cable logging and great local knowledge. Rien Visser is a new faculty member with the Industrial Forest Operations group at Virginia Tech.