Replant.ca - Tree Planting Canada

Greg M.

... an employer must not deduct from earnings a sum for (a) faulty work, ... That's interesting. Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe someone should post that whole set of clauses in the company thread for any Alberta-based planting company that has deducted money from a planter's paycheque due to q...

Greg M.

Nate wrote:You just glob the gelling agent into the piles beforehand or it somehow works attached to the torch?

We scooped it into ziplock bags.. We used it mostly for the stubborn blocks/areas...old piles/ really wet piles etc. It works pretty well.

Greg M.

Thanks Nate!

I've got the torches all fixed up, and the ratio suggestion is 2/3 diesel to 1/3 gas. I've also purchased a gelling agent and now have a snotty/ jello-y mixture for some of those older more difficult piles.

Greg M.

What are some of the bets products for lighting those hard to light slash piles?

Gel packs ...what kind..?
fuel mixes?

any general comments/ tips would be great.

Greg M.

I have used/ seen dipped gloves with a layer of insulation in them. They are like the white cotton gloves with a thick rubber dip and not the nitrile dips I see most planters use. I'll try and find a name. For the longest time I'd just buy a pack of the white ones and double up and alternate them on...

Greg M.

Some great tid bits!!

Greg M.

mcD wrote:That estimate would not really even be close as there are many millions of trees tendered out privately every year, probably more than what is tendered privately.

For what it's worth the link above specifically mentions that the totals are for publicly and privately ordered trees..

Greg M.

Interesting question..I would imagine it may be a difficult thing to find out..

try starting your search here:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hti/spar/stati ... wingYr.pdf

Greg M.

It will vary greatly depending on which part of the rotator cuff and the severity of the injury..thats why it's such a large spectrum of recovery times..you'll likely have to get a more specific diagnosis (physio, mri, cat scan) before a Dr. could credibly answer your question...it could also be a v...

Greg M.

the amount of sleep is sort of relative, if you're a hard drinking party animal the "rest" you get is vastly different from the 6-7 solid hours you get as a more disciplined planter.

Greg M.

Also, when he first started and was making only 90$/ day, he should have been collecting minimum wage until he was actually making more than that minimum wage amount. If he was working 10 hour days and shifts of 4 and 1 at whatever BC min wage is means he'll likely have been getting into time and a ...

Greg M.

As long as Brinkman is a major player in WSCA She's dead to me ! Timo and his goons just keep spoiling the Coastal waters Again, not sure why people cannot distinguish individual contractors from the organization as a whole. Brinkman is only one of many members in the WSCA. You can easily look outs...

Greg M.

Heavier shovel, bigger kicker, not too short, but handle should sit at your wrist when tip is on ground.

Greg M.

I'm heading out for my first planting in Early May with HRI, my crew boss is very involved in making sure I'm well prepared for my first year as a tree planter. We will be planting in southern, and northern Ontario, then in Alberta. We will be traveling as a camp to Alberta, so travel cost to Alber...

Greg M.

I'm fairly certain that the price is supposed to be relayed to the planters before the commencement of planting... Also pretty sure that it's part of some policy somewhere...Anyone care to chime in as to where this legislation may be? I don't remember where though, I also realize sometimes this does...

Greg M.

I've had former crew members that had the same sized shoes as you (7 ladies) and they wore a size 5(mens) viking. Why not try a comparable pair of rubber boots on and see how that works. .

Greg M.

I know Outland does a butt load of work for Weyerhaeuser. Grande Prairie..I assume it would be in some of the areas to the extreme south of town that Weyerhaeuser manages.

Foothills forest products operates closer to Grande Cache.. I'm not to sure who gets to plant their trees...

Greg M.

Healthy sense of self esteem..that's funny. I would say sheer arrogance bordering on supermodel idiosyncrasies and dysfunction. Some were ruthless...and completely justified pulling bitch when they wanted something or didn't want to do something. Drugs seem to me an individualistic quality...I would...

Greg M.

Rumors are that the forester there was making calls...to possibly replace some gong....treeplanter.com has a post from them looking for planters as well.....hhhhhhhhmmmmmm...interesting.

Greg M.

I used to work at a physio clinic, and when we had an individual with de quervain's, it was a 4-6 week process....very structured. Range of motion exercises, (stretching) grip strengthening curls and extensions with a therapy tube... any brace you get should immobilize the area...like a hard cast......

Greg M.

they have a website.

http://www.impactreforestation.com/

Greg M.

I was at a forestry conference some years back where climate scientists discussed what they thought would happen in BC forests over the next 50-100 years. They admitted that it was all guess work to a degree. Based on climate models they speculated that cedar would vanish from southern BC and much ...

Greg M.

I concur with the above, there are a shit tonne of summer positions available from SK to the island. Take your pick, mention planting, and you should get plenty of interest...

Greg M.

dusty wrote: I have had my fill (for the time being at least), and would rather the hands on experience associated with technical forestry and not grandiose plans of saving the world from the brink of ecological collapse.

Good choice Dusty.

Greg M.

I would imagine that there should be others in your predicament, maybe contacting them through your company or foreman would help you all alleviate your financial concerns.

Greg M.

How many planting days did you get last year Steiner?

Greg M.

I've only ever experienced ticks on 1 block in 11 years. Just outside of Kamloops, green mantle road or something like that... I'm petty sure that because it was used as a grazing lease and was an old (7-9 year) fill block that had originally been burnt, that these 2 factors were largely the reason ...

Greg M.

Sociables!!!

Greg M.

Greg M.

Scooter wrote:Oh yeah. They scared the bejezus out of us a couple times, materializing silently out of the woods. But only when we were working up the Red Lake Road. They aren't all over Kamloops.

Roche lake Road?

Greg M.

People are constantly going around talking trash on a forum? YES. And that forum is not that bad, seriously. People that ARE on forums are most likely strong minded people that want to share but even more impose their opinions, in some cases.. don't tell me you are surprised , come on .. DEAL WITH ...

Greg M.

Generally...you will need to consume something. if you can get away wih not eating much for a day or two then it's not too big a deal(taking into account the individuality of different planters' metabolism) If you miss on day you'll need to replace it with something.... even on hot days.... personal...

Greg M.

It depends on where you work. If you work in BC OFA is great.It teaches you to deal with a situation with very limited resources and people... buuuut it has no validity in any other province..though I think that it may depend on who you talk to on which day..;) If you want to be a paramedic/EMT the ...

Greg M.

Beeee..ute!!

Greg M.

ButterTart wrote:Heard a rumor that the coast is paying 18 cents for green blocks,any one else hear this and what area it is??

Last spring Osprey was paying 15-16....it was great

The blocks in question were sort of a back up plan, for blocks that were covered in snow..

Greg M.

My experience of them in this area, Lakes District, was nothing less than horible. We were treated like idiots, told every hour that the specs changed, and were given blocks with no access. The boss had to bring in his skidder to run trees, and hinted at the Forsite boss that a helicopter would be ...

Greg M.

Thanks Seabass, I saw that there, I wasswondering why the name change..

Greg M.

Any new info for these guys?

Season, contracts, locations, paydays, I heard they changed their name but it's the same guys running it?

Greg M.

Screefhead wrote:Using that rationale, why even bother posting the BCTS results then ?

uh..because the bid price per tree is different from what companies pay the planters....

Greg M.

Don't a lot of companies have to take out massive lines of credit in order to pay planters. Doesn't this allow mills/BCTS/whoever a major financial bonus by not having to pay any interest on that account? Or do the licensees pay up regularly so planting companies can pay wages? I'm not sure of which...

Greg M.

yes...excellent idea

Greg M.

I use those frequently.
Kamloops surplus Herbies.

ONO Nanaimo, Courtenay, BC

Commercial solutions Edmonton, PG, anywhere else they are..though you may have to order them and pick them up later.

Greg M.

hhmm, I seem to recall something on the CBC radio about Police activity on private land somewhere around PG? The only reason I remember was that it made mention of the highways specific name and i think even the planter that disappearred. anyone else know anything? here is a link: http://www.highway...

Greg M.

Wasn't there some news regarding possible discoveries of the missing persons?

Greg M.

Maybe part of the problem is that planters are so unaware of what they are getting into before they get there that they are so unprepared and broke and without any other options that they just stick it out and have massive drug and booze fueled sex parties on nights off and that makes the bad experi...

Greg M.

[/quote]Times have changed and many contract terms now specify that there must be a minimum ratio of vets with 2 or more years experience on a crew. It may be wishfull thinking but if enough of the veteran planters said screw it for this year and just refused to work for this season imagine the pani...

Greg M.

beauty!

Greg M.

dynamic seems to have maintained an outward reputation of being a lot better than they are. i would wager a lot of money that things were best back when jim munro was running the show..... i've heard their forepeople and management talking up their work over the past few years, but also heard contr...

Greg M.

Scooter wrote:
thatguy wrote:i guess no matter who/where you work the grass/trees are always greener somewhere else
That pretty much sums up planting.

I don't know if I agree with that... but I'd love to hear other opinions to maybe help clarify my own.

Greg M.

oh ya simon's a cool guy for sure. i don't remember him being stingy with his joints ... i'm pretty sure we shared a few ... his job is his career though and he takes it very seriously so stay out of his way! that said though, I usually found sharing a cache with him very motivating. as far as ospr...

Search found 107 matches