WHY Is America The Biggest Lumber Importer In The World? | Mike Albrecht #428 | The Way I Heard It ABOVE: A LINK TO THE “VIDEO VERSION” OF THE PODCAST IN WHICH MIKE ROWE(“DIRTY JOBS”) INTERVIEWS MIKE ALBRECHT(PRESIDENT, AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL; PAST PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS) BACKGROUND: ON MARCH 10, 2025 MIKE ALBRECHT WAS INTERVIEWED…
CRAFT Apprenticeship Intensive Flyer (LINK ABOVE) “ “CRAFT” stands for “California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training” Associated California Loggers Executive Director Eric Carleson is on the CRAFT steering committee. CRAFT WISHES TO ADVISE YOU: “Elevate Your Skills With…5-Day Intensive Training on equipment(options include: skidder, loader, hot saw, processor.) “ALL TRAINING EXPENSE COVERED (per conditions)—“Including Travel, Lodging,…
Catastrophic wildfires are destroying our forests, homes, and communities. We can’t afford more delays—Congress must act now. The bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) is a solution we need. This critical legislation, sponsored by Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), will streamline forest management, reduce fuel loads, and help prevent devastating…
TESTIMONY OF DOUG STOY IN SUPPORT: ASSEMBLY BILL 429 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HEATHER HADWICK ASSEMBLY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE MARCH 17, 2025 SACRAMENTO Editor’s Note: . Doug Stoy is a Board Member of Associated California Loggers and is the Plumas-Sierra Chapter Chair. Doug owns DL Stoy Logging, based in Quincy, California, Plumas County Doug and his family lived…
RM-3A_New LTO Application_2025_KL A MESSAGE FROM CAL FIRE: We have updated our Timber Operator License Application for new LTO’s. The main change is to the certification/validation of work experience section. I had mentioned this at the Associated California Loggers Board Meeting that I attended in Redding. I have attached a copy of the new form. (LINK ABOVE). With this…
Commemorative issues of the ACL newsletter will be published soon about the 2025 Annual Meeting of Associated California Loggers. But we wanted to celebrate one presentation at the Annual Meeting here and now: During the Annual Meeting Banquet on Tuesday night January 21, 2023-2024 President Russ Hawkins asked the selected “2025 Lady Logger…
TWO UPDATES FOR THIS WEEK’S REDWOOD REGION LOGGING CONFERENCE: ONE: AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL NATIONAL PRESIDENT MIKE ALBRECHT(ACL PAST PRESIDENT) WILL BE THE BREAKFAST KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE GIN FIZZ BREAKFAST: FRIDAY MARCH 14, 8:30 AM Tickets available at website: www.rrlc.net for all events. Gin Fizz breakfast is $40. TWO: PRO LOGGER CLASSES(8 UNITS) ON FRIDAY MARCH 14…
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 CLASSES (FEE CLASSES FROM RYAN ARMSTRONG OF CAPITAL CITY CPR:) RISK MANAGEMENT 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Thursday, March 13, 2025, $50.00 2. ACL FIRST AID/CPR TRAINING 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM March 14th, 2025 $100 Pre-registration is required. Students will receive a two-year certification in First Aid and CPR. Employees are…
On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Orders of interest. The first, entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production”, can be found at this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/immediate-expansion-of-american-timber-production/ The second, entitled “Addressing The Threat To National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber” can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/addressing-the-threat-to-national-security-from-imports-of-timber-lumber/ The first EO, entitled, “Immediate…
RETIREMENT OF US FOREST SERVICE CHIEF RANDY MOORE: Chief Moore, the Chief of the US Forest Service over all Regions, states and related territories in the United States, announced on February 26, 2025, that he will retire, effective Monday March 3, 2025 after 45 years with the Forest Service. Chief Moore’s last major appearance before…