by HB Media | Oct 12, 2026 | News
American Loggers Council 2026 Tackles Rising Costs, Timber Market Challenges Rising diesel prices, shrinking timber markets, workforce shortages and federal forest management policies dominated discussions at the American Loggers Council’s (ALC) 2026 annual...
by HB Media | Oct 7, 2026 | News
FS, Endowment Announce Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking Platform The U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities have announced the Beta launch of the Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking (FACT) platform, a science-based platform that...
by HB Media | Oct 6, 2026 | News
Logging Innovator Michael Scott Melcher Dies In Oregon Way too soon, Sweet Home, Ore. logger Michael Scott Melcher passed away on August 28 at the age of 59. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Wendi, sons Nathaniel and Christopher and their wives and four...
by HB Media | Oct 6, 2026 | News
Talkie Tooter Holding T-Shirt Design Contest The good folks at Rothenbuhler Engineering, “Home of the Talkie Tooter” and its remote radio controlled system for cable logging, are holding a T-shirt design contest, which closes October 31, 2026. The winner will receive...
by HB Media | Oct 5, 2026 | News
U.S. Endowment Awards $500,000 To CTrees, Spatial Informatics Group The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has awarded $500,000 to CTrees and Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) through its Technology Solutions to Improve Forest Health and Forest...
by HB Media | Sep 14, 2026 | News
New From Develon: DX300LC-9 Crawler Excavator The new Develon 33-metric-ton DX300LC-9 excavator joins the Develon -9 series lineup, which will expand the lineup of -9 Series excavators. Develon will eventually replace the -7 series models offered across North America,...
