Government shutdown ‘incredibly disruptive,’ Vilsack warns: At a White House news conference, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said food aid to new mothers, loans to farmers and public access to national forests could be casualties in a shutdown by Marc Heller (E&E News PM Sept. 25, 2023) E&E NEWS PM | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack turned up pressure…
MESSAGE FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE The Spirit G-Z IRSC Request for Quotes has been posted to SAM – https://sam.gov/opp/c6cbd496318c4f8b9155b409a8708065/view A site visit is scheduled for September 27th, 2023 at 900 AM PT to view the East side of the Spirit project area. Another site visit is scheduled for October 11th, 2023 at 9:00 AM…
The attached link will take you to the CalFire Wood Products and Bioenergy Business and Workforce Development Grant Application page. The period for 3rd Quarter 2023 applications is currently open and will close October 1, 2023. This program is open to for profit businesses that engage in projects that support one of the four primary areas: 1. Business…
“EDITOR’S NOTE FROM ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS”: One of the three requirements to obtain an LTO license is to take a required 2-day class. Recently, these LTO classes have been split among at least TWO entities for the teaching: ONE: Shasta Community College in Redding TWO: CAL FIRE The message below, about an upcoming two-day LTO…
Message received at ACL office from “Russell Home Enterprises”: Thanks for the time. I have a piece of land that I just partnered with the homeowner on to rehab their property to resell. The home is on 5 acres at 14463 Arrowhead Mine Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945. I know there are several large cedar trees on…
(MESSAGE FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) Good morning, Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will provide Endangered Species Act protections to four of the six geographically and genetically distinct population segments (DPS) of the foothill yellow-legged frog. After reviewing the best scientific and commercial information available, the Service determined endangered…
Plumas-Sierra Chapter Chair Doug Stoy invites everyone to a “ (late Summer)…Summer Gathering” to close out the summer and to honor the slot usually taken by the chapter’s “Spring and Summer Round-Up.” PLEASE TAKE NOTE: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER Doug has a guest speaker lined up – Plumas National Forest Supervisor Chris Carlton. Chris will speak to future plans…
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Associated California Loggers is pleased to announce the location and dates for the 2024 Annual Meeting: WE ARE RETURNING TO THE PEPPERMILL CASINO RESORT SPA IN RENO, NEVADA DATES: MONDAY ,JANUARY 22 THROUGH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24, 2024 IMPORTANT: ONE: THIS WILL BE THE 50TH ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS AND…
Hello, We are forwarding the opportunity below for Community Wildfire Defense Grants. More information below: Applicant Webinars for CWDG Round 2 have been scheduled as follows. The application process in Round 2 is the same for all applicants (versus Round 1 where there were different processes for different regions), and any applicant in any region, area, or…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This announcement leads to links regarding requests for proposals on the “North Coast Forest Biomass Strategy.” On first review, it does not look like logging companies are meant to apply, but ACL believes that logging companies on the North Coast should be aware that this project exists, and that local Rural Conservation Districts(RCDs)…