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…
A MESSAGE FROM ACL SAFETY COORDINATOR RYAN ARMSTRONG OF CAPITAL CITY CPR: Here are the details for my classes at the 2025 Redwood Region Logging Conference in Ukiah: (Both of these classes will be heal at the Hampton Inn, 1160 Airport Blvd, Ukiah, 95482.) COURSE 1: FIRST AID/CPR + “STOP THE BLEED” Date: Thursday March…
A MESSAGE FROM SHASTA COLLEGE: Hello, We have great News! There are 2 new classes added to the Shasta College LTO schedule. More opportunities for you to get registered to attend the class! Fri-Sat Mar 21-22 | Email with Registration link will be sent Feb 21, 2025 at 3pm-That’s tomorrow!!! Thu-Fri-May 8-9 | Email with Registration link…
EDITOR’S NOTE: THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD(CARB) HAS SENT TO ACL AN EXAMPLE OF A “NOTICE E-MAIL” ON THE FOLLOWING TOPIC: BEGIN: You are receiving this notice because it appears that you have vehicle(s) subject to Clean Truck Check that have emissions compliance testing due 2/28/25. Action required: Login to your CleanTruckCheck.arb.ca.gov (CTC-VIS) account and go to Test…
“The Fix is In!” Those of us who are blessed to live and work in the woods know something is very wrong. Millions of acres of America’s forests burn in wildfires every year. Along with the forests, towns and homes burn, ecosystems are severely damaged, and watersheds are turned into mudflows and landslides. While the…
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 AT THE ANDERSON FAIRGROUNDS NEAR REDDING: “ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS FIRST AID/CPR AND RISK MANAGEMENT COURSES” AT THE 2025 SIERRA CASCADE LOGGING CONFERENCE (RISK MANAGEMENT IS A REQUIRED 2-UNIT CLASS TO GET ON THE PRO LOGGER LIST AS A FIRST-TIMER — NOT REQUIRED IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THE PRO…