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New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester

New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester  Komatsu is launching a new model of its largest harvester, the 951XC-1, with eight driven wheels to drive traction, maneuverability and stability in steep, soft or otherwise rugged conditions. Inside the cab, operators experience...

American Loggers Council Letter Urges Trump To Act Quickly

American Loggers Council Letter Urges Trump To Act Quickly American Loggers Council along with American Biomass Energy Assn. and Forest Landowners Assn. has circulated a “stakeholder” letter addressed to President Trump and other key policymakers, and invited...

USFA Partners With Montana

USFA Partners With Montana U.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 Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a new framework between the U.S....

New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar

New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar Oregon’s new SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe is the bar that answers the needs and addresses the pain points of timber harvesters. From reduced vibration to efficiency and improved quality of cut, the new bar is a cut above....

USDA Rescinds FS ‘Roadless Rule’

USDA Rescinds FS Roadless Rule Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the U.S. Forest Service is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that restricted roadbuilding and timber harvesting on administratively designated roadless areas....

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) has hired Maggie Rideout of Augusta, Me. as its new Certification Coordinator, working with loggers and landowners through the Master Logger...

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms operating 19 offices across the country, is expanding its footprint in Maine through the acquisition of Two...

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder During 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 the many differing local requirements that make up the global...

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition 

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition  The 15th Lower Saxony (State) Forwarder Championship was held on May 29 during the LIGNA show at the Exposition Grounds in Hannover, Germany. Ponsse and John Deere forwarders took center stage. The first round, “Tower...

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening Michigan Assn. of Timbermen (MAT) Executive Director Justin Knepper joined the leadership team at the ribbon cutting for the Great Northern Cooperative (GNC) in Breitung Township for...
Equipment Innovator Paul Bell Dies At 66

Equipment Innovator Paul Bell Dies At 66

Researchers in Colorado over a 10 year period have determined that forest thinning opens up canopies and benefits key tree pollinators by allowing more flower and shrub species that attract and sustain bee populations. Biologists from Colorado State and Utah State studied 15 thinned and 15 unthinned forest plots and found more species diversity and better overall forest health in the thinned tracts…

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Research Shows Thinning Benefits Bees, Forests

Research Shows Thinning Benefits Bees, Forests

Researchers in Colorado over a 10 year period have determined that forest thinning opens up canopies and benefits key tree pollinators by allowing more flower and shrub species that attract and sustain bee populations. Biologists from Colorado State and Utah State studied 15 thinned and 15 unthinned forest plots and found more species diversity and better overall forest health in the thinned tracts…

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Tigercat Opens West Coast Parts Warehouse

Tigercat Opens West Coast Parts Warehouse

Tigercat Industries is pleased to announce that it has opened a new 35,000 sq. ft. (3,250 sq. m) parts warehousing and distribution facility in Kelso, Wash. with a current stock of inventory valued at $3.5 million. “We are excited about opening the western warehouse for many reasons,” explains Tigercat parts manager, Brian Jonker. “To have inventory closer to our western dealers and customers will reduce both downtime and freight costs. To be able to potentially service any customer for an extra three hours of the day is also a benefit to the entire Tigercat network…

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Wallingford’s, HSP Gripen Of Sweden Announce Partnership

Wallingford’s, HSP Gripen Of Sweden Announce Partnership

Wallingford’s Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with HSP Gripen of Sweden, one of the largest global manufacturers of forestry, construction, and terminal grapples. Wallingford’s Inc., with headquarters in Oakland, Me. has distribution facilities in New Hampshire, Oregon, Quebec, and Alberta. Founded in 1975, Wallingford’s is the largest wholesale distributor of logging supplies in North America. In December 2021 Wallingford’s, Inc. became a member of the pewag Group, a leading global company in traction devices and industrial chain solutions—founded in 1479 and headquartered in Austria…

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2024 Oregon Logging Conference Preview

2024 Oregon Logging Conference Preview

Drawing loggers from around the Pacific Northwest and some much farther, the 86th Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) February 22-24 provides key resources for logging contractors including sessions covering the latest in regulatory issues and business management topics along with the big draw: Hundreds of exhibits and displays highlighting the latest in…

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