CAL FIRE AWARDS $5 MILLION IN GRANTS – — TO EXPAND BIOMASS UTILIZATION AND BUILD FORESTRY WORKFORCE — SOME TO ACL MEMBERS AND ALLIES (DETAILS WITHIN)

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AUGUST 22, 2025 FROM AN AUGUST 19 CAL FIRE PRESS RELEASE: $5 MILLION AWARDED TO EXPAND BIOMASS UTILIZATION AND BUILD FORESTRY WORKFORCE “CAL FIRE AWARDS GRANTS TO TRAIN FUTURE FORESTRY WORKERS AND HELP SMALL BUSINESSES EXPAND THEIR ROLE IN PROTECTING COMMUNTIES FROM WILDFIRE” The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded…

US FOREST SERVICE REGION 5 ANNOUNCES PROJECT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY (“PACE AND SCALE” AND STEWARDSHIP COMPONENTS) — LINK TO LIST OF OTHER PROJECTS FOR 2025 TO DATE

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Forest Service News Release Media Contact: Region 5 Media Desk SM.FS.MediaDeskR5@usda.gov USDA Forest Service invests in projects to restore state and private forests across Pacific Southwest Region VALLEJO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it is investing nearly $500,000 in two projects across the Pacific Southwest Region…

“CORE” HEAVY DUTY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE FUNDING IS OPEN; DETAILS WITHIN

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Editor’s Note: Federal action has stopped the “Electric Vehicle Mandate” in California for at least several years, but VOLUNTARY purchase of electric off-road equipment remains supported by the California Air Resources Board. From a recent announcement: \ View this email in your browser CORE heavy-duty funding is open! Apply now for vouchers to significantly reduce the…

LOUISIANA, SEPTEMBER 17-19 2025: AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MIKE ALBRECHT OF CALIFORNIA WILL “PASS THE GAVEL” TO DAVID CUPP OF LOUISIANA

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EDITOR’;S NOTE: AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL, TO BE HELD IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — MIKE ALBRECHT OF CALIFORNIA, COMPLETING AN “ALMOST UNPRDECENTED” 2-YEAR TERM, WILL “PASS THE GAVEL” TO DAVID CUPP OF LOUISIANA AS THE NEW 2025-2026 PRESIDENT. ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF…

LINK TO THE OBITUARY FOR THE LATE GARY GLADEN, ACL BOARD MEMBER AND CHAPTER CHAIR –AND A REMINDER: MEMORIAL SERVICE AND CELEBRATION OF LIFE THIS SATURDAY, JULY 19

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“GARY RICHARD GLADEN: SEPTEMBER 11,1954 TO JULY 1, 2025” (70 YEARS OLD) Here a link to the obituary for ACL Board Member and Chapter Chair Gary Gladen Gary Gladen Obituary | Afterall Here is the time and date for Gary’s funeral and celebration of life to immediately follow: SATURDAY, JULY 19TH AT 10:00 AM COMMUNITY…

GOLDEN STATE NATURAL RESOURCES (GSNR) PROVIDES “REQUEST FOR BID” (RFB) UPCOMING RELEASE NOTIFICATION — REMOVAL AND HAULING OF DECKED BIOMASS WITHIN THE EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST

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Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Request for Bid No. 2025-01-GSNR-GF for the Grizzly Flat Cull Deck Removal Project. The full RFB package will be available on GSNR’s website beginning Monday, July 21, 2025. This project is part of GSNR’s broader effort, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, to reduce wildfire…

APRIL 2025: GOVERNOR NEWSOM (1) SIGNS BILL TO INVEST $170 MILLION TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES –(FUNDS CONSERVANCIES); (2) LAUNCHES STREAMLINED ONLINE PERMITTING PROCESS TO FAST TRACK WILDFIRE PROJECTS

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken these two actions: ONE: Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 100 of 2025(Gabriel) which allocates over $170 million in accelerated funding to conservancies for forest and vegetation management across California. The bill also allocates $10 million to support wildfire response and resiliency. Funding to conservancies includes: $30,904,000 to the…

MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECT LINK TO NEW “WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT STREAMING REQUESTS” WEBPAGE(AND APPLICATION PROCESS) — SAYS: “CAN REDUCE REVIEW AND APPROVAL FROM ONE YEAR TO ONE MONTH”

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A MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM: A new online streamlining request process now makes it easier to get State approval to implement critical wildfire risk reduction projects.   Information on project eligibility, the Statewide Fuels Reduction Environmental Protection Plan, FAQs, and the request form are available on the Task Force website.…

REGISTER NOW FOR ZOOM: WEBINAR THIS FRIDAY APRIL 11 AT 2:00 PM LEARN HOW THE GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY ORDER ON WILDFIRE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED — PROJECTS, PERMIT STREAMLINING AND MORE

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Contact: Sky Biblin, Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force Webinar on Fast-Tracking Wildfire Safety Projects and Expanding Beneficial Fire: Executing Governor Newsom’s Emergency Order on Wildfire WHAT: In response to escalating wildfire threats, Governor Newsom recently proclaimed a state of emergency to expedite projects that will protect California communities from catastrophic wildfire. Join California Natural Resources Secretary…