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BLM Seeks New Timber Management Model

BLM Seeks New Timber Management Model The Bureau of Land Management has filed a notice of intent to revise the resource management plan for nearly 2.5 million acres of forests in Oregon, potentially quadrupling the amount of timber open to logging on O&C Lands...

Arizona Groups Seek To Break ‘Biomass Bottleneck’ 

Arizona Groups Seek To Break ‘Biomass Bottleneck’  A group of local governments, timber industry representatives and environmental groups recently met with congressional leaders and U.S. Forest Service officials to indicate that Arizona’s forest health efforts and...

New From Tigercat: 6440 Chipper

New From Tigercat: 6440 Chipper The new Tigercat 6440 is a heavy-duty drum chipper designed for high production and ease of operation. The high horsepower engine uses a through-drive and belt system where the rotor drive belt is driven off the motor using a flex drive...

Women In Timber Conference Registration Now Open

Women In Timber Conference Registration Now Open In January, the Carolina Women In Timber formally adopted their new organization name, the National Assn. of Women in Timber (NAWT), to better reflect their national expansion. The 7th Annual Conference will be two full...

Cow Creek-Umpqua Tribe Sign Forest Service Management Plan

Cow Creek-Umpqua Tribe Sign Forest Service Management Plan The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the U.S. Forest Service (FS) have signed a co-stewardship agreement covering 155,000 acres in the Umpqua and Rogue River-Siskiyou national forests in southern...

New From Ponsse: Next Gen Opti 5G System

New From Ponsse: Next Gen Opti 5G System Ponsse continuously develops solutions that improve the work of forest machine operators, and is now introducing the next-generation Opti 5G information system for tracked-based machines. The system is specifically designed to...

Canfor Announces Non-Cash Asset Write Down, Impairment Charge

Canfor Announces Non-Cash Asset Write Down, Impairment Charge Canfor Corp. has announced that it will record a non-cash asset write down and impairment charge totaling approximately $321 million in its fourth quarter of 2025 results. Of this amount, $215 million...

Ponsse Delivers 22,000th Machine To Irish Logger

Ponsse Delivers 22,000th Machine To Irish Logger Ponsse has celebrated a significant milestone— as the 22,000th forest machine, a Ponsse Elk forwarder, manufactured at the company’s Vieremä factory has been delivered to Irish customer G&G Timber Harvesting. The...

Northeast Log A Load For Kids Raises $292,746 In 2025

Northeast Log A Load For Kids Raises $292,746 In 2025 The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of the Northeast raised $292,746 for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) in 2025 through its annual Log A Load for Kids fundraising efforts. The total included funds raised...

SFI President & CEO Kathy Abusow To Retire

SFI President & CEO Kathy Abusow To Retire The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has announced that President and CEO Kathy Abusow will retire in 2026, having led SFI through a period of significant expansion across North America, increasing reach, impact,...
January/February 2026

January/February 2026

January / February 2026Levanen, Inc. Invests In New Equipment, Tech Washington’s Levanen, Inc. invests in new technology as brothers take over and upgrade family business. INSIDE THIS ISSUELevanen,...

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New From Olofsfors: EX Tracks

New From Olofsfors: EX Tracks

EX Tracks from Olofsfors are designed for the toughest and steepest conditions where traction is the primary requirement. The cross member is shaped in such a way that it provides extreme traction in deep snow, steep slopes and rocky terrain…

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New From Komatsu: Eight-Wheeled 951XC Harvesters

New From Komatsu: Eight-Wheeled 951XC Harvesters

The new Komatsu 951XC, is an eight-wheeled harvester that combines tried and tested innovations with new solutions, and the third addition to Komatsu’s eight-wheeled harvester range. The Komatsu 951XC is optimized for use with the Komatsu C164—a harvester head specially designed for logging large trees. Thanks to the eight-wheel design, the 951XC delivers…

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A New Approach To Fire Suppression

A New Approach To Fire Suppression

The North American timber industry is more aware of the effects of wildfires than ever before. The intense fires around the continent this spring and summer have resulted in forced downtime and restricted activity. Though climate change has driven up the number of wildfires in Northern America, it is not the only cause…

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