TIME TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP! In early July, ACL sent out out its annual dues billing for 2026-2027. You should have received your dues billing materials by mail by now. We know that this remains one of the most challenging economic periods in the modern history of logging, but your comparatively small investment in Associated California…
CAL FIRE Forest Health Research Grants Dear prospective applicants, This is a reminder that concept proposals for FY 2026-27 Forest Health Research grants are due by July 30, 2026, 3pm pacific time. If you are planning to apply, please submit your applications as early as possible to avoid any potential technical difficulties close to the application…
Executive Director Associated California Loggers (ACL) Location: California (travel required) Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt Compensation: $140,000–$160,000 annually, DOE, plus company vehicle, paid vacation and sick leave, and 100% employer-paid health benefits for the employee. Lead the voice of California’s logging and forest operations industry at a time when forest health, wildfire resilience, and sustainable resource…
A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS, AND TO ALL COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION, FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ERIC CARLESON “It is with great pride, and not a little emotion, that I announce I shall be retiring this year. This will occur sometime later in 2026. I expect to continue as the Executive Director…
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY At its June quarterly Board meeting, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy approved two new grant programs – one focused on continuing its Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program and an inaugural Landscape Grant Program that will increase the pace and scale of critical forest health and wildfire-resilience work…
Associated California Loggers Member: Here is the New and Revised May 2026 “electronic version” of the Associated California Loggers newsletter. To access the electronic newsletter, simply click on this LINK The newsletter can then be read and/or downloaded and printed. Thank you! Eric Carleson Executive Director Associated California Loggers (916) 441-7940 www.calog.com
We just finished a successful Spring Semester of Shasta College LTO Classes! We had 6 classes on campus and over 150 students completed the class to receive a certificate for Licensed Timber Operator. Congratulations to all who completed the course and are working on their Cal Fire application for the license! These classes are in…
CAL FIRE to host an online workshop: Wildfire Prevention Grants The Virtual Office Hours will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. No registration is necessary. CAL FIRE will be hosting an online virtual Office Hours for the FY 2025-2026 Wildfire Prevention Grant Program funded by the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air…
BEGINNING THIS YEAR IN 2026, PRESIDENT JEFF HOLLAND AND THE ACL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE INAUGURATING A SERIES OF “CHAPTER EVENTS” WITH ATTENDANCE BY MANY ACL BOARD MEMBERS. THE FIRST SUCH EVENT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2026 PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER BREAKFAST WITH ACL BOARD MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND GUESTS 8:30 AM TO END THE…
ACL BOARD MEMBER AND EL DORADO-MOTHER LODE CHAPTER CHAIR JEREMIAH GLADEN OF WOOD-LAND EXPANSION LOGGING HAS BEEN WORKING WITHIN HIS CHAPTER TO BRING TO ACL’S ATTENTION A VARIETY OF INSURANCE-BASED ISSUES IN 2026. PART OF JEREMIAH’S RESEARCH HAS INVOLVED AN EMPHASIS ON “TRUCK DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING” AS A MEANS TO BOTH PREVENT AND REDUCE ACCIDENTS,…