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Wilson Drake Played Key Part In Franklin

Wilson Drake Played Key Part In Franklin Roger Wilson Drake, Jr., who as executive vice president of marketing was one of the longtime family leaders of Franklin Equipment Co. in Franklin, Va., and who was instrumental in the company’s continuing product and marketing...

Einari Vidgrén Foundation Announces Annual Awards

Einari Vidgrén Foundation Announces Annual Awards The Einari Vidgrén Foundation recognized distinguished forestry professionals for the 21st time at its annual award ceremony held on June 2 at the Ponsse factory in Vieremä, Finland. A total of EUR 189,530 was awarded....

White Liquor Tank Explosion Kills 11 At Longview Packaging Plant

White Liquor Tank Explosion Kills 11 At Longview Packaging Plant Governor Bob Ferguson ordered flags to be at half-staff for a week in early June in honor of the 11 killed in the chemical tank explosion on the morning of May 26 at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant...

Maxam Promotes Ed Petros To Forestry & Port Segment Manager

Maxam Promotes Ed Petros To Forestry & Port Segment Manager Maxam Tire North America has promoted Ed Petros to Forestry and Port Segment Manager, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership and expertise within two of its most important...

RFS Biomass Amendment Fails In House

RFS Biomass Amendment Fails In House Despite the best efforts of the Forest Coalition that includes the American Loggers Council, an amendment to the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that would have modified the definition of renewable biomass while clarifying...

New From Tigercat: LG4053, LG5057 Grapples

New From Tigercat: LG4053, LG5057 Grapples The Tigercat LG4053 and LG5057 grapples are now offered on Tigercat 234C and 250E series track and subframe mounted loaders. Both grapples are now available with an optional Tigercat grapple saw, with a bar length of 45 in....

International Paper To Acquire North Pacific Paper

International Paper To Acquire North Pacific Paper International Paper (IP) has entered into an agreement to acquire North Pacific Paper Co. (NORPAC), a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360 million. NORPAC is a U.S.-based paper manufacturer...

USDA Finalizes National Environmental Policy Act Reform 

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake City

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake City The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (FS) has announced it will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Ut., and begin a sweeping restructuring of the agency to move leadership closer to the...

Road Runner Repair Celebrates 10 Years With Ponsse

Road Runner Repair Celebrates 10 Years With Ponsse Road Runner Repair began in 2011 when Aaron Vizer, after 13 years as a field service technician, started his own business. What began with a single service truck quickly grew into a full operation. Recognizing the...

USFA Partners With Montana

Sep 8, 2025 |

USFA Partners With MontanaU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte have signed a Shared Stewardship...

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USDA Rescinds FS ‘Roadless Rule’

Aug 15, 2025 |

USDA Rescinds FS Roadless RuleOfficials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the U.S. Forest Service is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that restricted roadbuilding...

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F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine

Aug 15, 2025 |

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In MaineF&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms operating 19 offices across the country, is...

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New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder

Aug 15, 2025 |

New From Tigercat: 1055D ForwarderDuring the 2025 FOREXPO in mid-June, Tigercat rolled out the newest forwarder in its lineup, the 1055D, 15-tonne machine designed to be highly configurable to meet...

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New From Stihl: MS 881 R Magnum Saw

New From Stihl: MS 881 R Magnum Saw

Feb 8, 2022 |

Professionals can find the durability, dependability and performance they need in the Stihl MS 881 R Magnum chain saws. With an updated engine design, these models have the same power as the previous model while using less fuel and reducing exhaust emissions, saving time and money while also being better for the environment…

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Ponsse Elephant King

Ponsse Elephant King

Jan 12, 2022 |

The Ponsse Elephant King forwarder is the most powerful machine in the manufacturer’s forwarder range, which they claim to be the most productive forwarder on the market, offering a superior level of comfort, and is particularly economical and efficient when transport distances are long or transported trees are large…

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Bandit Purchases The Trelan Co.

Bandit Purchases The Trelan Co.

Jan 7, 2022 |

Bandit Industries has purchased The Trelan Co. from the Schumacher family. Bandit will continue to produce Trelan chippers and related products and market them as Trelan machines produced by Bandit. Bandit will also supply parts and service to Trelan customers…

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