THE SPONSORSHIP FORM FOR THE 2025 ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS ANNUAL MEETING IS HERE! PLEASE CONSIDER SPONSORING THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING AND OBTAINING A BOOTH IN THE MAIN HALL

The Sponsorship Form for the 2025 Annual Meeting has been sent out to the sponsors of “last year’s” 2024 Annual Meeting…and forms are being returned at a good pace for the 2025 Annual Meeting. We are also reaching out to new sponsors for 2025. At the same time, we wish to offer sponsorships to our…

SUCCESSFUL EFFORT BY ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS: CAL FIRE EXPANDS LTO STAFF AND ADDS A NEW “OFFICE TECHNICIAN” TO HANDLE LTO MATTERS AND QUESTIONS — KENT BURNS

EDITOR’S NOTE: CAL FIRE has informed us that Associated California Loggers under President Russ Hawkins and Executive Director Eric Carleson are significantly responsible in leading a successful effort to expand the “LTO Licensing Program Staff” at CAL FIRE. A new “Office Technician” — Kent Burns — has been added to staff. Kent will take care…

AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ON SOLVING LOGGING AND LOG TRUCKING CAPACITY ISSUES

EDITOR’S NOTE: The American Loggers Council is based in Washington DC, This national Association is 45-logging state members strong(and counting.) The organization is currently guided by President Mike Albrecht of California (Past ACL President and ACL Board Member) and Executive Director Scott Dane. Here is a “cover memo” accompanying documents that we have linked to…

TIME TO START BOOKING HOTEL ROOMS FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS

NOVEMBER 4, 2024 https://book.passkey.com/e/50803645 (Link Above to Reserve Rooms at the Peppermill Casino Resort Spa for the 2025 ACL Annual Meeting, January 20-22, 2025.) Associated California Loggers will return to the Reno area for the 2025 Annual Meeting. We are returning to the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino.  We look forward to returning to this popular venue. The dates of…

ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS; WE RETURN TO THE PEPPERMILL CASINO SPA RESORT IN RENO, MONDAY JANUARY 20 THROUGH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 — WILL ADJOURN AT NOON; NO FINAL KEYNOTE LUNCHEON

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! A MESSAGE FROM ACL PRESIDENT RUSS HAWKINS: “THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS RETURNS TO THE PEPPERMILL CASINO SPA RESORT — MONDAY JANUARY 20 , TUESDAY JANUARY 21, AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2025. PLEASE NOTE: AS IN 2024, WE ARE “MOVING THE MEETING UP” SO THAT IT STARTS ON…

THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL IN CALIFORNIA IS HISTORY: ATTENDANCE AND SPONSOR RECORDS BROKEN; CALIFORNIA LOG-A-LOAD FOR KIDS CHAIR LISA MEDICI HONORED; ACL PRESIDENT RUSS HAWKINS SUPERVISES RECORD BREAKING AUCTION

Last week, from Tuesday October 1 through Friday night October 4, the national American Loggers Council held its 2024 Annual Meeting in Sonora, California.   Here are FOUR highlights from the event:   ONE:  RECORDS SET AT THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMIERCAN LOGGERS COUNCIL   Word is that records were set:   Highest attendance…

IN A SURPRISE, MIKE ALBRECHT OF CALIFORNIA IS ELECTED TO A SECOND ONE-YEAR TERM AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL FOR 2024-2025

In perhaps the most surprising outcome of the 2024 Annual Meeting, Californian Mike Albrecht of Jamestown was re-elected to a SECOND one-year term as the national President of the American Loggers Council.   Currently, Presidents of the national American Loggers Council only serve one-year terms. (By comparison, Presidents of Associated California Loggers serve two-year terms.)  …