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Eltopia company fells trees near Burbank for Wallula pulp mill

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A specially-designed excavator cuts and stacks cottonwood trees Monday morning about five miles from Burbank on Highway 124. Andrewjeski Farms of Eltopia is under contract to harvest the 45-foot tall trees and deliver the chipped wood to the Boise pulp mill in Wallula, according to supervisor Eric Harden of Andrewjeski Farms. An estimated 106 semi-truck loads of chips, each weighing about 97,000 pounds, have been delivered so far this year, added Harden. Paper and cardboard products are manufactured at the Wallula facility.
A specially-designed excavator cuts and stacks cottonwood trees Monday morning about five miles from Burbank on Highway 124. Andrewjeski Farms of Eltopia is under contract to harvest the 45-foot tall trees and deliver the chipped wood to the Boise pulp mill in Wallula, according to supervisor Eric Harden of Andrewjeski Farms. An estimated 106 semi-truck loads of chips, each weighing about 97,000 pounds, have been delivered so far this year, added Harden. Paper and cardboard products are manufactured at the Wallula facility. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

A specially-designed excavator cuts and stacks cottonwood trees Monday morning about five miles from Burbank on Highway 124.

Andrewjeski Farms of Eltopia is under contract to harvest the 45-foot tall trees and deliver the chipped wood to the Boise pulp mill in Wallula, according to supervisor Eric Harden of Andrewjeski Farms.

An estimated 106 semi-truck loads of chips, each weighing about 97,000 pounds, have been delivered so far this year, added Harden.

Paper and cardboard products are manufactured at the Wallula facility.

This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Eltopia company fells trees near Burbank for Wallula pulp mill."

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