There was a time when communities all across the Northwest would host logging shows and competitions to celebrate the forest product industries. Local loggers would pit their skills against some of the best in the world in events like pole climbing, axe throwing, and the crowd-favorite “hot saw” competitions. And the best of those shows, and smaller competitions, featured the pros and the amateurs, giving “loggers” of various skill levels from British Columbia to Forks to Flagstaff a chance to compete. Today, there’s only one Pro/Am event, and it’s coming this weekend in Missoula. “Forestry Day” at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was a relatively recent addition to the timber competition circuit, starting a little less than 30 years ago. Originally conceived as a way to both celebrate and preserve the legacy and importance of the timber products industry, it’s ended up doing just that.