Thinning Work Lowers Oregon Fire Impact

Racing through tinder-dry pine forests and scrub land northeast of Klamath Falls in south central Oregon, the Bootleg fire is one of the nation’s largest at more than 350,000 acres and is about 80% contained currently. Early evidence is showing that managed and...

Huber Acquires Consulting Firm

Huber Resources Corp. (“HRC”) has announced the acquisition of certain assets of Sewall Forestry & Natural Resource Consulting LLC (“SFNR”), which will grow and expand its capabilities globally in key service areas including timberland appraisals, forest inventory...

Minnesota Counties Offer Logger Relief Programs

Minnesota counties have provided more than $1 million in various forms of assistance to logging companies in the northern areas of the state, according to a recent report in the ACLT Update from Associated Contractors Loggers & Truckers of Minnesota. Northern...

Paper Excellence Buys Domtar For $3 Billion

Paper Excellence Buys Domtar For $3 Billion Paper Excellence, a North American manufacturer of pulp and specialty printing, writing and packaging papers headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Can., is acquiring Domtar for $3 billion. After the transaction...