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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...

Ponsse Celebrates ’55/30’ Anniversary In Rhinelander

Ponsse Celebrates ’55/30’ Anniversary In Rhinelander Celebrating dual anniversaries—55 years in business and 30 years in North America—Ponsse invited many friends and customers to its North American headquarters in Rhinelander, Wis. for a day of festivities and...

Funding Announced For Trump’s Forest Plan 

Funding Announced For Trump’s Forest Plan Putting their money where their mouth is, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced in late May a $200 million investment to implement the Forest Service National Active Management Strategy to increase timber...

Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Expo Announces 2025 Details

Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo Announces 2025 Details The 79th Annual Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo will roll into Escanaba, Mich. September 4-6, 2025. The Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo is the largest cut-to-length...
Weyerhaeuser Partnership Focuses On Firefighter Mental Health

Weyerhaeuser Partnership Focuses On Firefighter Mental Health

Aug 16, 2023 |

Weyerhaeuser Co. and Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) announced an expanded partnership on Fighting Fires Together, a campaign that provides support for wildland firefighters and their families. In its second year, the program is designed to provide resources and increase awareness around the importance of mental health assistance for these first responders…

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Oregon Repeals Self Service Gas Prohibition

Oregon Repeals Self Service Gas Prohibition

Aug 9, 2023 |

Only in Oregon was marijuana legal before pumping your own gas was—but now both are on the right side of the law after Oregon repealed its 72-year-old statewide prohibition on self-service gas, which went into effect August 4. Now, only New Jersey bans self-service retail gasoline…

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McCarthy Tire Acquires Pennsylvania Company

McCarthy Tire Acquires Pennsylvania Company

Aug 8, 2023 |

McCarthy Tire Service purchased Dice’s Tire today, a single location in Carlisle, Penn., from owners Sherrie Fisher and Trey Wible. Dice’s Tire Service originated in 1918 as a tire shop in Chambersburg, Penn., and opened a second location on Carlisle Pike in the 70s, selling tires and retread tires. The family-owned business was ultimately operated by three generations under one roof…

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Morbark Dealer Network Grows

Morbark Dealer Network Grows

Aug 7, 2023 |

Morbark has selected Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as an authorized dealer for all Morbark, Rayco, Denis Cimaf, and Boxer equipment product lines in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and western Illinois. Kirby-Smith has served a variety of markets since 1983 as a full-service dealer. Its branch locations in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, McAlester, St. Louis, and Kansas City, will provide…

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SFI Announces 2023 Community Grants

SFI Announces 2023 Community Grants

Aug 2, 2023 |

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has announced 16 new SFI Community Grants to support meaningful initiatives in communities across the United States and Canada while progressing SFI’s mission of advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaboration…

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