Daily Archives: September 10, 2020

URGENT! US FOREST SERVICE CLOSES CALIFORNIA NATIONAL FORESTS DUE TO FIRE EMERGENCY; HOWEVER, LOGGING WORK MAY BE ALLOWED USING THE “PAL” WEATHER SYSTEM

A MESSAGE FROM STEVE BRINK OF THE CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION: BEGIN: A new press release (see link below)  is out from US Forest Service Regional Forester Randy Moore regarding  “expanding the September 7 closures [on the National Forests] and outlines that we are closing all national forests in California due to current and predicted fire…

‘REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS: THE 2020 “VIRTUAL FORESTRY CHALLENGE” — ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA “ZOOM” — IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2020

A MESSAGE FROM DIANE DEALEY NEILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA FORESTRY CHALLENGE: BEGIN: Hello Friends of the Forestry Challenge, A lot of things have changed this year!  Even though we won’t be able to conduct in-person events this fall, we have decided to conduct one statewide virtual Forestry Challenge event for the fall of…