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by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 30, 2019 | News
The 2019 Timber Harvesting Logger Survey looked at logger concerns and regional issues along with differences and similarities among loggers across the U.S. in key timber-producing regions. As a way to thank survey respondents, we randomly selected two lucky...
by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 15, 2019 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the Forest Service the tools and...
by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 12, 2019 | News
Loggers, truckers and others gathered by the hundreds outside Oregon’s State Capitol in late June—with trucks rolling and hardhats and caulk boots worn as badges of solidarity—to protest and ultimately help defeat proposed state cap-and-trade legislation that they say...
by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 12, 2019 | News
The Arizona Corporation Commission recently dealt a major blow to forest restoration efforts in the state by voting down a proposal to convert an electricity generating unit to burn biomass instead of coal at the soon-to-be-closed Cholla Power Plant. The conversion...
by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 6, 2019 | News
John Deere has received approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for its new Registered Apprenticeship Program and is making it available to its ag & turf and construction & forestry dealers. The program will help address a widespread shortage of service...
by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Aug 1, 2019 | News
Western Star Trucks recognizes “time is money” for every logger. For over 50 years, the company has built their heavy duty trucks by hand, one at a time, to ensure every truck is built to last on mountainous logging operations. Western Star also has a long...
