Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Timber

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat'l Forest (old growth)in Oregon.

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Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat’l Forest (old growth)in Oregon.

Photo: Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat'l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

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Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat’l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

Photo: Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat'l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

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Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat’l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

Photo: Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat'l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

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Hiker on a foot path in Wilamette Nat’l Forest (old growth) in Oregon.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

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Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

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Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

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Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

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Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

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Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Logs from old growth forest on Vancouver Island, BC, are prepared and loaded for transport.

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Logs from old growth forest on Vancouver Island, BC, are prepared and loaded for transport.

Photo: Helicopters are used to selectively log old-growth forest along Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada.)

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Helicopters are used to selectively log old-growth forest along Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada.)

Photo: A "tipi burner" burns scrap wood at a lumber mill near Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

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A “tipi burner” burns scrap wood at a lumber mill near Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

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Clear-cutting in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

Photo: Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

Photo: Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

Photo: Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

Photo: Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

Photo: Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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Old growth logs are readied for export in Washington state.

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