ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the nature of the information channels or networks through which information is passed concerning the availability of work on the one hand, and, more to the point, the availability and reputation of individuals to do the work. It looks at the geographic range of the logger’s networks as it relates to his ability to find work in areas other than those immediately around his home community. The expectation with which the study was entered was that the set of network linkages which define the loggers occupational community serve also as channels through which information is conveyed concerning the availability of logging jobs. The expectation that loggers would use informal means, as opposed to formal procedures, in finding work was borne out by the fieldwork. The loggers’ geographic ties lead them to attempt to locate work within a reasonable distance of home. Most prefer to live at home and commute daily in operator provided transportation.
