EDITOR’S NOTE: This currently Southern California-based man has contacted the Associated California Loggers office seeking to get his name out to logging companies for possible employment. Here is his message to you: BEGIN: My name is David Perry I’m currently looking for some work in the forest. I just became a Wildlands Firefighter type 1…
The Grizzly Flat Cull Deck Removal Project, located within the Eldorado National Forest (ENF), is the first initial project under GSNR’s broader Pilot Biomass Transport Project to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health by facilitating the transport of previously felled, unmerchantable woody biomass to productive end-use facilities. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this…
Associated California Loggers Member: Here is the August 2025 “electronic version” of the Associated California Loggers newsletter. To access the electronic newsletter, simply click on this LINK:https://files.constantcontact.com/bdfdc1fe001/6e49a133-3060-4535-9c37-9b6fd8d4ae61.png?rdr=true The newsletter can then be read and/or downloaded and printed. Thank you! Eric Carleson Executive Director Associated California Loggers (916) 441-7940 www.calog.com
AUGUST 22, 2025 FROM AN AUGUST 19 CAL FIRE PRESS RELEASE: $5 MILLION AWARDED TO EXPAND BIOMASS UTILIZATION AND BUILD FORESTRY WORKFORCE “CAL FIRE AWARDS GRANTS TO TRAIN FUTURE FORESTRY WORKERS AND HELP SMALL BUSINESSES EXPAND THEIR ROLE IN PROTECTING COMMUNTIES FROM WILDFIRE” The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded…
Forest Service News Release Media Contact: Region 5 Media Desk SM.FS.MediaDeskR5@usda.gov USDA Forest Service invests in projects to restore state and private forests across Pacific Southwest Region VALLEJO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it is investing nearly $500,000 in two projects across the Pacific Southwest Region…
Editor’s Note: Federal action has stopped the “Electric Vehicle Mandate” in California for at least several years, but VOLUNTARY purchase of electric off-road equipment remains supported by the California Air Resources Board. From a recent announcement: \ View this email in your browser CORE heavy-duty funding is open! Apply now for vouchers to significantly reduce the…
EDITOR’;S NOTE: AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL, TO BE HELD IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — MIKE ALBRECHT OF CALIFORNIA, COMPLETING AN “ALMOST UNPRDECENTED” 2-YEAR TERM, WILL “PASS THE GAVEL” TO DAVID CUPP OF LOUISIANA AS THE NEW 2025-2026 PRESIDENT. ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF…
Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) has released Addendum #2 along with an amended RFB for the Grizzly Flat Cull Deck Removal Project now available on the GSNR website at: https://goldenstatenaturalresources.com/pilot-biomass-transport-project/ As part of this update, the bid due date is extended to Friday, August 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and the project timeline has been updated (See Addendum 2 and the Amended…
COUNTY OF AMADOR INVITATION TO BID 25-21 TREE MORTALITY MITIGATION PROJECT #25 The County of Amador is seeking sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, tax, bonds, insurance, permits, premiums, shipping, transportation, services, disposal, equipment, materials, and appurtenant facilities for qualified contractors to provide Tree Mitigation services in the project area delineated in ITB 25-21. The…
Editor’s Note: Federal action has stopped the “Electric Vehicle Mandate” in California for at least several years, but VOLUNTARY purchase of electric off-road equipment remains supported by the California Air Resources Board. From a recent announcement: “What is CORE? The California Air Resources Board (CARB), in partnership with CALSTART, launched the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) in 2020. Designed…