IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS — 2024 AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING — INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION , ADDITIONAL HOTEL ROOMS AND AUCTION ITEMS WITHIN

  The 2024 American Loggers Council Annual Membership Meeting and Conference is less than three weeks away and looks to be record breaking! There is still time to register, and the late registration fee has been waived. So, go to www.amloggers.com and register today for the “The American Logger: A Legacy of Achievement” 2024 Annual Membership Meeting and Conference.  …

CARB CLEAN TRUCK ZOOM WEBINARS — OCTOBER 9 AND NOVEMBER 12 –INFORMATION WITHIN

Clean Truck Check Training Webinar New Vehicle Emissions Testing and Credentialed Tester Requirements The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff invite you to participate in one of two public online emissions testing training webinars covering vehicle testing requirements within the Clean Truck Check program that begin in October 2024. Periodic vehicle emissions testing requirements become effective October…

US FOREST SERVICE ANNOUNCES DELAY IN DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR AMENDMENT TO THE NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN — FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER, 2024 — KLAMATH, LASSEN, MENDOCINO, MODOC, SIX RIVERS, SHASTA-TRINITY AFFECTED

Forest Service News Release Contact: Kristen Carver SM.FS.R6pressoffice@usda.gov www.fs.usda.gov/r6 Update: Release of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan VALLEJO, CA (Aug. 28, 2024) — The USDA Forest Service is informing partners, collaborators and the public that the release of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the amendment to the Northwest Forest…

FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WILDFIRE PREVENTION GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE ANNOUNCED; LIST IS HERE — PROJECTS FOR LOGGERS

EDITOR’S NOTE: Fiscal year 2023-2024 CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant Recipient Notifications are now complete. The link below will take you to grants as distributed to Resource Conservation Districts(RCDs) , FireSafe Councils, Counties and other entities that in turn can provide work to loggers. The list runs seventy-three(73) pages but can be “skimmed” quickly to find…

NEXT WEEK: JOIN THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD IN WEST SACRAMENTO “THE ZEV TOUR CLEAN FLEET EXPERIENCE” — “FREE INFORMATIONAL EVENT FOR FLEET MANAGERS AND OPERATORS TO LEARN ABOUT CLEAN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY” (INCLUDES ELECTRIC VEHICLES): AUGUST 27 , 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM — MORE EVENTS TO COME

EDITORS’ NOTE: CARB IS IMPLEMENTING TWO DIFFERENT RULES ABOUT “CLEAN ENERGY” VEHICLES(INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES): RULE ONE: THE ADVANCED CLEAN TRUCK REGULATION (FOR MANUFACTURERS) RULE TWO: THE ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET REGULATION (FOR FLEET MANAGERS AND OPERATORS–CAN INCLUDE LOG TRUCK BUSINESSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS) ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS HAS BEEN MONITORING BOTH RULES AND HAS NEGOTIATED WITH CARB ON RULES FOR MANY…

AT THE 2024 AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING IN SONORA: CHICKEN RANCH CASINO RESORT’S TOP FLOOR STEAKHOUSE WILL BE OPEN ESPECIALLY AND ONLY FOR ATTENDEES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 2; RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE STARTING NOW — “FINE DINING AND INCREDIBLE VIEWS”

 A MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL NATIONAL OFFICE: American Loggers Council Members, For those of you who will be attending the annual meeting in California in October, the steakhouse on the top floor of Chicken Ranch, called Perch, will be opening just for Annual Meeting attendees after the Wednesday evening October 2 reception. This is a…

THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONWIDE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — 42 STATES — COMES TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 9 YEARS — HOSTED BY ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS ; OCTOBER 1- 4, 2024 IN SONORA

LINK TO REVIEW REGISTRATION MATERIALS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE 2024 AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING IN SONORA, CA: www.amloggers.com . While the Associated California Loggers 2025 Annual Meeting “looms out there” in January 2025, between now and then we have the very important 2024 American Loggers Council (ALC) Annual Meeting, to take place Tuesday, October 1…

TIME TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP! ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS MAILS OUT DUES RENEWAL BILLINGS FOR 2024-2025

TIME TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP! In early July, ACL sent out out its annual dues billing for 2024-2025. You should have received your dues billing materials by mail already, or they are “coming soon.” We know that this remains one of the most challenging economic periods in the modern history of logging, but your comparatively small investment…