Selective harvest
Northern Ridge Winter Harvest
Frozen-ground logging on steep slopes with 94% canopy retention and zero stream impacts.
Work you can
see from the road
A cross-section of recent harvests, mill contracts, clearing jobs and reforestation projects.
1,200+Projects since 1987
68KAcres managed
41MBoard feet milled
92%Clients who rehire us
Portfolio
Selected projects
Every job starts with a plan and ends with a clean, walkable site.
Milling
Alder Creek Mill Supply
A three-year supply contract delivering kiln-dried Douglas-fir studs and timbers to a regional builder.
Timber frame
Summit Lodge Beam Package
Hand-selected, kiln-dried fir beams and posts, cut to length and delivered on a staged schedule.
Fuel reduction
Cedar Basin Fire Break
Six miles of defensible-space clearing protecting 140 homes, with all slash chipped and removed.
Storm response
Highway 22 Storm Recovery
Reopened a state highway in 19 hours after a windstorm brought down 300+ trees along 11 miles.
Reforestation
Eagle Bluff Replanting
240,000 native Douglas-fir and cedar seedlings hand-planted on a recovering burn scar.
Case study
Northern Ridge: harvesting 2,400 acres without losing the forest
A family trust asked for income from their timber and a promise their grandchildren would still have a forest to walk in. We delivered both.
Challenge
Steep, wet ground and strict stream buffers limited summer access.
Solution
Winter harvest on frozen ground with cut-to-length machines and hand-felling on slopes.
Result
6.8M bf delivered, 94% canopy kept, 180K seedlings planted the next spring.
Client words
Straight talk from people we've worked for
They walked the property with us three times before cutting a single tree. When they left, you could barely tell a harvest had happened.
Ellen ParkTrustee, Northern Ridge Family TrustConsistent lumber, honest lead times, and a mill manager who actually picks up the phone. Ridgeback is the only supplier I haven't had to chase.
Marcus DoyleOwner, Doyle & Sons ConstructionWhen the windstorm hit, they were on the road by 4am. The highway was open the next afternoon. Professionals, start to finish.
Linda TorresRoad Superintendent, Millbrook CountyHave a project in mind?
Send us the details and we'll schedule a site walk within the week.