Weather Boosts 2020 OLC Crowd

EUGENE, Oregon – Sunny weather and the latest logging technology and services were both in abundance at the 82nd Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) in late February as thousands of people visited the three-day show, including more than 1,500 high school and...

Weyerhaeuser Sells More Timberland

Weyerhaeuser is selling 630,000 acres of timberland in Montana to a private timberland investment company for $145 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. The company’s three manufacturing...

Moravia Hardwoods To Pay For Illegal Harvest

A judge has ordered Moravia Hardwoods in Moravia, Iowa to pay the state nearly $28,000 for timber harvested without permission from a state forest in south-central Iowa. A statement from the Iowa attorney general’s office claims that Moravia Hardwoods lied to...
Associated Oregon Loggers: 50 Years Strong

Associated Oregon Loggers: 50 Years Strong

Associated Oregon Loggers: 50 Years Strong Celebrating a major milestone, Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL) held its 50th Annual Convention in late January, attended by more than 400 members, friends, and guests at Eugene’s Valley River Inn.  According to AOL Interim...
2020 Mid-South Show Scheduled August 21-22

2020 Mid-South Show Scheduled August 21-22

The Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, the longest-running and best attended live demo in the South, will be held August 21-22, again on Mississippi State University’s John W. Starr Memorial Forest located just south of Starkville, Mississippi. In a planning meeting...
Barred Owl Remains Under The Gun

Barred Owl Remains Under The Gun

Officials with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced an extension through August 2021 of a controversial experimental program to shoot barred owls that are encroaching on spotted owl habitat in Pacific Northwest forests. Research has shown that...