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Trees Cleared From Building Site
Wood to be resued in cabinets, bookshelves

Mechanical Harvester cutting a tree
The mechanical harvester cutting a tree (Photo: Michael C. Rosenstein). Click for a larger image.

On January 18 loggers using a mechanical harvester cleared the building site of trees. Many of the trees will be recycled and used in the building as cabinets and bookshelves. Please click on the pictures below for larger versions.

Download a 15 second video of a tree being cut (1.5M, Quicktime file; Credit: Michael C. Rosenstein)

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Tree falling
Photo: Charles Wray
Photo: Michael C. Rosenstein
Harvester moving a cut tree
Photo: Charles Wray

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