‘The Last Woodsmen’ — Tonight on the Discovery Channel

By Scott Fishman
TV Insider
November 14, 2024
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

The Last Woodsmen premiere, November 15, 9/8c, Discovery Channel. A new series centered on the real-life lumberjack world made up of crews who risk life and limb for a big payday. Cameras follow these loggers as they venture through the remote wilderness with only axes and hand-held power saws to take down trees, which could be worth up to $70,000 each. At the same time, sustainability is important to them. Loggers will plant three seedlings for every tree harvested with the idea a regenerative forest is a healthy forest. This fascinating look takes viewers into one of the most dangerous jobs with crews braving the elements each day. At the center of the series is Cypress Creek Logging owner and operator Jared Douglas, who puts everything on the line to harvest the largest timber in the world. …The veteran logger must secure $1.1 million in profit or risk losing his house and Campbell River, BC-based company. 

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