Our History
D&S Logging came into existence in 1983 at the hands of Don Arndt and his father-in-law Sam Tyler. Sam had co-owned a logging company with his brothers in addition to the experience he had working for other logging companies. Don Arndt was working a pole-barn building business he started several years prior
When Don was approached by an acquaintance to buy an old TD20 International and work into logging, he talked it over with Sam and decided they would go into business together as D&S Logging. Originally, their jobs consisted of salvage work and thinning. Over time, they grew into clear-cut harvesting.
Sam Tyler 1985
Over the years D&S has grown with the times. Technologies change. Markets change. Regulations change. But through these changes there are constants. Land owners are always looking for well managed clean job sites. Efficiency is a must for land owners looking for competitive logging rates. The highest quality log manufacturing is vital to maximizing the timber-owner's investment.
Don Arndt 1987
D&S recognizes these values are what do not change. This means we leave stream-beds as undisturbed as possible and access road well cared for. It means we work efficiently so we can provide the timber owner with a competitive logging rate. It means we make a concerted effort to provide the highest quality log manufacturing, optimizing the timber's value.
Harvesting timber is more than simply logging trees. Its is managing the land so that timber resources can be renewed year after year.
Since the early days of D&S Logging, Sam retired (1997) and two of Don’s sons (Larsen and Marshall) have become part of the business. The D&S team is close-knit, with 125+ years of combined experience. Several of them have spent the majority of their career with D&S.
our Team
Don Arndt
35 Years Experience. Don started D&S Logging 35 years ago with his father-in-law. Through the years he has worked to provide high quality, consistent service to landowners. Don oversees business operations, bidding jobs, many other tasks for daily operations.
Larsen Arndt
17 Years Experience. Started at age 16 operating skidder while completing high-school and college. Lars operates equipment and hand cuts as needed and oversees daily operations.
Marshall Arndt
4 Years Experience. Marshall worked part-time while finishing high-school and college. He operates feller-buncher and fills in with the logging as needed.
Frank Stutzman
28 Years Experience. Frank started with D&S Logging the day after he graduated high-school. During his career he has filled many slots on the team. For the past 14 year he has operated the stroke delimber. His job requires years of experience and knowledge with log manufacturing and sawmill specifications.
Dale Zoon
35 Years Experience. Starting in the woods right out of high-school, Dale has worked extensively in many areas: yarders, log trucks, mills, processing, mechanized logging and all the equipment in between. He has worked with D&S for 16 years on a log-loader, handling 20-30 loads a day. He also maintains lands and roadways in the job so they and left clean and functioning properly.
Lance Ryan
24 Years Experience. Since high-school he has worked for a number of different companies gaining experience in yarder logging, mechanized logging, processing, loading, and road building. He now operates a dangle-head processor. His flexibility also allows him to operate other equipment whenever needed.
Pendleton Brown
1 Year of Experience. Pendleton is the newest member of the team. He is hard working and learning the many different skills needed. He operates skidding machines much of the time. Maintenance work, site-prep, and shovel logging are also common tasks for him to take on.
“Farmers, ranchers, loggers: our true environmentalists.”
