The recent quarterly revenue forecast report from the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) projects an extra $4 million in revenue for the 2021-23 biennium, bringing the total to $364 million. For fiscal year 2021,…
Racing through tinder-dry pine forests and scrub land northeast of Klamath Falls in south central Oregon, the Bootleg fire is one of the nation’s largest at more than 350,000 acres and is about 80% contained…
Huber Resources Corp. (“HRC”) has announced the acquisition of certain assets of Sewall Forestry & Natural Resource Consulting LLC (“SFNR”), which will grow and expand its capabilities globally in key service areas including timberland appraisals,…
Minnesota counties have provided more than $1 million in various forms of assistance to logging companies in the northern areas of the state, according to a recent report in the ACLT Update from Associated Contractors Loggers &…
Loggers across the U.S. can apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pandemic assistance funds beginning July 22 through October 15, 2021. The Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program (PATHH) is administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency…
Tigercat offers new features on its powerful RemoteLog and LogOn telematics system. Using the same satellite connection as RemoteLog, machine operators or technicians may now send and receive simple text messages when no cellular mobile network…
Paper Excellence, a North American manufacturer of pulp and specialty printing, writing and packaging papers headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Can., is acquiring Domtar for $3 billion. After the transaction closes, Paper Excellence says it…
Barko Hydraulics is pleased to welcome Justin Rupar as President. Rupar assumed his new role effective June 15, 2021, bringing over 27 years of equipment industry expertise in manufacturing, dealer development, sales and marketing. Before…
Western loggers now have until December 31, 2021 to earn pro logger credits by registering and viewing the 2021 Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) video seminar and panel sessions. The original deadline was June 30, 2021. “We…
Adding two new sizes to its forestry lineup, the 73×44.00-32 and 73×50.00-32, Maxam debuts the complete range of the MS933 LOGXTRA, high flotation tire. The MS933 LOGXTRA was designed with a high-strength, belt-stabilized construction to…
As of June 1, Scott Dane has become the Executive Director for the American Loggers Council (ALC), replacing the retiring Danny Dructor, who has been with ALC since July 2001. Dane brings with him a…
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Trillion Trees Act, legislation that would plant 1 trillion trees globally by 2050 and incentivize the use of wood products as carbon sequestration devices. U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy…