While northern Italy’s storm Vaia proved a catastrophe for many, for some, it provided a big new business opportunity: clearing the forest of millions of cubic metres of fallen trees and transforming them into hard cash.

After a year, there are still thousands of hectares of land to be cleaned up. The lumberjacks move ahead forward gritting their teeth and doubling their efforts.
New worksites, new challenges, new machinery, new profits and old tensions. All this is Undercut.

The lumberjacks have done a tremendous job saving the fallen timber. But there’s still much to do. And the challenge for forestry businesses has become increasingly difficult.
They must work twice as hard to earn half as much. But the mountain people are tough and don’t give up. The lumberjacks roll up their sleeves and get to work.

Since the Vaia storm hit the north-east of Italy, leaving behind millions of uprooted trees, the forestry companies have been giving it their all. Crushed by the economic situation, bad weather and the pressure of suppliers, will the forestry companies be able to find a way out?

Since the Vaia storm hit the north-east of Italy, leaving behind millions of uprooted trees, the forestry companies have been giving it their all. Crushed by the economic situation, bad weather and the pressure of suppliers, will the forestry companies be able to find a way out?

Five years have passed since storm vaia, yet the forests of north-east italy are still plagued by its aftermath, forcing loggers into increasingly complex operations. This battle is made even tougher by demanding clients and the urgent need to train a new generation of loggers.

Four logging teams in italy race to protect the landscape from the impacts of climate change. In the dolomites, veteran teams tackle a bark beetle outbreak amid generational tensions. In the romagna apennines, the bucci brothers clear flood debris before more rain hits. Together, they navigate rivalry and hard choices to save a struggling ecosystem.

Season 8 is here — and the stakes have never been higher. The legendary giacomelli team and the bucci brothers are in a desperate race against the clock, clearing riverbeds of storm wreckage before the next flood tears through local communities. But the biggest surprise this season? meet team germani — a fierce family crew from centre italy, led by the unstoppable emanuela and her husband nello, bringing the raw power of lazio’s firewood industry to the forefront. Extreme weather. Family rivalries. and forests that can’t wait. This is logging like you’ve never seen before.