Newfoundland and Labrador's forests are a renewable resource, so long as they are harvested in a sustainable way.

Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.

Logging was difficult and often dangerous work during the first half of the 20th century, yet workers received some of the lowest wages in Newfoundland and Labrador. From sunrise until sunset, loggers felled trees, hauled logs, and helped bring the wood to the mill site.

The gradual mechanization of Newfoundland and Labrador's logging industry changed the way loggers interacted with forest ecosystems.

Advances in technology during the second half of the twentieth century dramatically altered commercial logging in Newfoundland and Labrador.