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Idaho Lands Memo Notes Value To State

Following a spring session when interest groups sought to change Idaho’s state endowment land management goals, Idaho Dept. of Lands Director Dustin Miller released a six-page memo detailing the importance of sustainable timber management to…

West Fraser Second Quarter Earnings Show Mixed Outlook 

West Fraser offered a range of outlooks in its second quarter earnings report. It noted that over the medium term, improvements in housing affordability supported by U.S. government policy changes and the expected normalization of…

Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative Awarded Wood Innovation Grant 

A new U.S. Forest Service wood innovation grant will enable Dovetail Partners, MassTimber@MSU (Michigan State University), and Team Pennsylvania to accelerate the next phase of the Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative (GLMTC). The multi‑state effort…

RMS Trades Land With Rayonier, Enters Pacific Northwest Market

Resource Management Service (RMS) has announced that the RMS Evergreen U.S. Forestland Fund has made its first investment in the Pacific Northwest through a strategic land exchange with Rayonier Inc. Under the agreement, the Fund…

EPA Proposes Trucking Regulatory Reform

Responding to complaints from all segments of the industry, from manufacturers down to drivers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in July proposed changes and reforms to multiple heavy-duty engine regulations adopted in 2023, with…

Forest Service, New Mexico Sign 20-Year Partnership Agreement

U.S. Forest Service and the State of New Mexico have signed a next-generation agreement that expands opportunities for timber production, new wood uses, landscape restoration, and reducing wildfire risk to communities, ecosystems, and local economies…

State Of Maine Approves Tax Credits For Ashland Sawmill 

At their April 30 meeting, the board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) approved state new markets tax credit financing to assist with the planned expansion of the Irving Forest Products sawmill…

Judge Halts Portion Of Oregon BLM Timber Sale

A federal judge has halted logging operations across 3,000 acres of a 6,000 acre forest health project on Bureau of Land Management timberland near Camas Valley in western Oregon. The judge agreed with three preservationist…

USDA Promotes Timber Output In Oregon, Nevada

U.S. Department of Agriculture Acting Under Secretary Todd Lindsey recently announced the agency is guaranteeing $80 million through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to support…

AOL Welcomes Joe Justice As New Executive Vice President

In mid-June the Associated Oregon Loggers welcomed the fifth Executive Vice President in AOL’s history when Joe Justice started work for the 57-year-old loggers association. A longtime Oregonian, Justice grew up in St. Helens and…

Rotochopper Welcomes 120 To Minnesota Demo Day

Rotochopper Welcomes 120 To Minnesota Demo Day

Oct 12, 2023 |

Attendees and Rotochopper employees alike were excited for the return of Demo Day and the opportunity to gather while seeing Rotochopper’s newest equipment in action at Herman’s Landscape Supplies in Jordan, Minn. This was the…

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OLC Raises College Scholarship Funds

OLC Raises College Scholarship Funds

Oct 12, 2023 |

A group of 23 teams and many generous sponsors helped raise more than $61,000 at the 5th Annual Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (OLCF) Clay Target Tournament fundraiser held on September 8, 2023. Proceeds will provide…

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West Fraser To Sell Two Pulp Mills

West Fraser To Sell Two Pulp Mills

Sep 26, 2023 |

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Atlas Holdings have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of West Fraser’s Quesnel River Pulp mill in Quesnel, British Columbia and its Slave Lake Pulp…

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Ponsse Partners With New West Coast Distributor

Ponsse Partners With New West Coast Distributor

Sep 13, 2023 |

The Finland-based Ponsse Group has signed a retail agreement with PacWest Machinery for its sale and maintenance of Ponsse forest machines in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, including the existing service center in Coburg, Ore. Ponsse…

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Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho Reveals Insurance Plan

Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho Reveals Insurance Plan

Sep 7, 2023 |

Responding to concerns from its members, officials with Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho presented the organization’s medical insurance plan with special discounts and coverages designed for ALC-Idaho members, says ALC-Idaho Executive Director Shawn Keough. The plan is…

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TimberPro Expands In Wisconsin

TimberPro Expands In Wisconsin

Aug 30, 2023 |

TimberPro Expands Wisconsin Manufacturing Facility TimberPro recently completed an $8 million expansion project that added nearly 49,000 sq. ft. to its facility in Shawano, Wis. The expansion will allow the company to double production capacity,…

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