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Maine Logging Operations, Forestry Trucking Program Celebrates Graduation

Graduates of the Northeast region’s only college training program for operators of mechanized logging and forest trucking equipment were recognized November 5 at the site where they spent the summer and fall harvesting and hauling…

Sierra Business Council Launches Biomass Utilization Initiative

The Sierra Business Council (SBC) has launched a new Wood Utilization Initiative to expand opportunities for use of forest biomass and underutilized wood across the Sierra Nevada. The initiative will support forest resilience, local economic…

NWABF Secures Funding Partner For $3 Billion Woody Biomass-to-SAF Project

Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) has entered into a strategic funding partnership with private equity firm Black Gold Equity Partners to support capital deployment for a planned $3 billion woody biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery in…

Clatskanie Scion Plans $30 Million Sawmill in Oregon

Clatskanie Scion LLC is moving forward with plans to construct a new sawmill in Clatskanie, Ore., backed by $30 million in financing through the USDA. The project is expected to create at least 35 jobs…

Forest Service, Northeast-Midwest State Forestry Agencies Renew MOU

The U.S. Forest Service and the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance (NMSFA) have renewed their multi-year agreement and continue to advance three core goals outlined in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act: Conserving and managing working forests,…

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 meeting, where logging professionals from across the country gathered to address challenges…

New From John Deere: 859ML Shovel Logger, FL90 Felling Head

John Deere John Deere is expanding its shovel logger portfolio with the new 859ML shovel logger/directional feller and new factory-installed FL90 directional felling head option for the 959ML shovel logger. Engineered for steep-slope logging and…

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 addresses the growing challenge and need…

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…

Talkie Tooter HoldingT-Shirt Design Contest

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…

Vermeer Launches VermeerOne App

Vermeer Launches VermeerOne App

Jan 6, 2026 |

Vermeer has launched the VermeerOne mobile app, now available for download on iOS and Android devices. The app extends comprehensive equipment management to smartphones and tablets, allowing equipment owners to manage their machines from anywhere…

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Roseburg Closes Weed Veneer Mill

Roseburg Closes Weed Veneer Mill

Dec 10, 2025 |

Roseburg Forest Products has recently announced the closure of its veneer plant in Weed, Calif. The company is focusing on veneer production at its Oregon mills, where it has installed new veneer manufacturing equipment. The…

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Air Burners To Be Acquired By Private Equity 

Air Burners To Be Acquired By Private Equity 

Dec 10, 2025 |

AirBurners To Be Acquired By Private Equity Courizon Partners, a private equity firm specializing in middle market industrial and consumer businesses, announced its acquisition of AirBurners, the global leader in air curtain burner systems used…

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Veriga Tracks

Veriga Tracks

Sep 9, 2020 |

With today’s highest capacity skidders, which utilize six-wheel drive and a large grapple, tracks are commonly used to improve traction and performance. This is particularly true on soft or wet terrain, if minimal impact on…

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