Timber Extraction

Information on The Taiga & Boreal Forest

Victor Sobolev working in the yard at his home in the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Forestry workers stripping the bark off pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker stripping the bark off a pine log near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker using a chain saw to cut pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker with a chain saw stands on a pile of pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Huge truck outside a Pulp Mill in Bratsk. Siberia. Russia. 1979

Timber from boreal forest being unloaded at a saw mill in Tolka. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A stack of timber from boreal forest waiting to be processed at a saw mill in Tolka. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A stack of timber from boreal forest waiting to be processed at a saw mill in Tolka. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forestry workers stripping the bark off pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker stripping the bark off a pine log near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker with a chain saw stands on a pile of pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker with a chain saw stands on a pile of pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Stacks of pine logs cut from the forests near Gus-Zheleznyy will be used for building. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Stacks of pine logs cut from the forests near Gus-Zheleznyy will be used for building. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Workers build an apartment block from timber. Yar-Sale. Yamal, Siberia, Russia. 1993

Outside a Pulp Mill in Bratsk. Siberia. Russia. 1979

The Pulp Mill at Ketchican was closed in March 1997. Ketchikan. SE Alaska. 1997