WCSWA April 28 Meeting
Bighorn Logging, Past and Present
Mark Standley, Vice-President, Bighorn Logging

Mark Standley Jr is a fifth-generation logger, who began his logging career as a choker setter in 1995. In 2002, Mark made the move to Bighorn and currently serves as Vice President/Co-Owner of Bighorn Logging. He also is a retired volunteer fire captain, serves as vice president of the Dan Hilger Memorial Foundation, and holds board positions for the Oregon Logging Conference and the Banks Fire Department while serving on the PCC Diesel Advisory Committee.

Bighorn Logging Corporation was started by Harve Dethlefs in 1981 as a small contract cutting company. Quickly throughout the years, that small contract cutting company grew into a full-scale logging outfit able to complete both cable yarding and shovel logging sides. Now Bighorn employs around 70 employees and operates on average 12-14 crews, six of those being cable logging sides.

Bighorn Logging was recently recognized as the 2024 Associated Oregon Loggers Safety Professional of the Year, received the 2008 ODF Region Operator of the Year, has received multiple Oregon Department of Forestry Commendations and is a member of the Small Woodlands Associations and holds both OPL (Oregon Professional Loggers) and SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) certifications. Bighorn is committed to safety and credits their ability to stay ahead of the curve by investing in new technology into the future of logging and continues to strive for excellence in all aspects. 

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