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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…

Malheur National Forest, Iron Triangle Sign Stewardship Agreement

Officials with central Oregon’s Malheur National Forest signed a restoration-focused stewardship agreement with John Day, Ore.-based Iron Triangle LLC in early summer. The 20-year agreement establishes guidelines for “landscape-scale” forest restoration that includes hazardous fuels…

Senators Launch New Effort To Promote Woody Biomass

U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) partnered with U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02) to introduce the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act. This new bipartisan, bicameral legislation proposes to…

Jack Mills Accepts FRA 2026 Appalachian Region Logger Award

The Forest Resources Assn. (FRA), in partnership with John Deere, honored Jack Mills of Jack Mills Logging from Federalsburg, Md. as the 2026 Appalachian Region Outstanding Logger. The honor was presented during the Joint Appalachian…

Mill Companies Increasing Production

JD Irving Forest Doubling Lumber Output At Maine Sawmill Investing in its U.S. subsidiary, JD Irving Ltd. is expanding production at its Irving Forest Products sawmill in Ashland, Maine. The investment will roughly double production…

Oregon Honors Top Forest Operators

Oregon Honors Top Forest Operators

During an early January ceremony, the Oregon State Board of Forestry honored recipients of its 2021 Forest Operators of the Year awards. This year’s winners are: NW Region—Aaron Silbernagel, All-Around Logging, Stayton, Ore.; SW Region—Wally…

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Oregon May Alter Forest Practices

Oregon May Alter Forest Practices

Oregon is embarking on a major change to the Oregon Forest Practices Act following an agreement reached by preservationist and timber industry groups. According to the participants, changes to the act will deliver a variety…

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ALC Seeks Additional PATHH Funding

ALC Seeks Additional PATHH Funding

The need and success of the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) was demonstrated by more than 5,600 applications representing eligibility for $385 million in aid, according to American Loggers Council. Unfortunately, this…

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Oregon’s Wil Heath Dies At Age 93

Oregon’s Wil Heath Dies At Age 93

It can be tough to be the face of logging in America, but Oregon logger Wil Heath pulled it off with class and his trademark good nature when he posed with a spotted owl on…

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Idaho Producers Supply Mass Timber Arena

Idaho Producers Supply Mass Timber Arena

Industry stakeholders of all types worked to supply materials for the recently opened ICCU Basketball Arena at the University of Idaho in Moscow. The 4,000 seat facility, which opened in October 2021, incorporates several innovative…

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Miller Steep Slope Work Passes Muster

Miller Steep Slope Work Passes Muster

Profiled a year ago in Timber Harvesting, the Monarch Pass thinning and forest health project near a major Colorado ski area is making good progress and is part of a much larger forest health effort.…

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