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PROMINENT EUREKA LOGGING INSURANCE BROKER AND TIMBER INDUSTRY SUPPORTER CRAIG HANSEN HAS PASSED AWAY, MEMORIAL SERVICE AND CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 IN EUREKA AND ARCATA

Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins October 8, 2025

Associated California Loggers (ACL) has learned that Craig Hansen, a prominent insurance broker in the Humboldt and Del Norte County area, has passed away. He owned and managed “Craig Hansen Insurance.” Craig Hansen handled “logging related” insurance for many ACL members and others in the timber community in and near the city of Eureka where…

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS: FIRST TIME IN OVER 20 YEARS!

Annual Meeting, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins September 29, 2025

THE ACL ANNUAL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM A WEDNESDAY THROUGH A FRIDAY, ENDING RIGHT BEFORE THE WEEKEND — 2026 ANNUAL MEETING, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 THROUGH FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 President Jeff Holland invites everyone to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Associated California Loggers(ACL) The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held from Wednesday, January 14…

THE FINAL “AS WE SEE IT: COLUMN WRITTEN BY MIKE ALBRECHT BEFORE HE RETIRED AND PASSED THE GAVEL AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — ENTITLED “WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE”

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins September 29, 2025

Mike Albrecht of California has retired as the President of the national American Loggers Council. Mike was originally elected to the “usual” Presidental term at the American Loggers Council — a one-year term — but circumstances came up and Mike agreed to serve for an additional year. Mike served for two years in total, split…

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN — A FORMER US MARINE — SEEKS WORK IN LOGGING

Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins September 29, 2025

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…

GOLDEN STATE NATURAL RESOURCES (GSNR) ANNOUNCES APPARENT SUCCESSFUL BIDDER FOR THE GRIZZLY FLAT CULL DECK REMOVAL PROJECT

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins September 24, 2025

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…

CAL FIRE AWARDS $5 MILLION IN GRANTS – — TO EXPAND BIOMASS UTILIZATION AND BUILD FORESTRY WORKFORCE — SOME TO ACL MEMBERS AND ALLIES (DETAILS WITHIN)

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins August 22, 2025

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…

US FOREST SERVICE REGION 5 ANNOUNCES PROJECT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY (“PACE AND SCALE” AND STEWARDSHIP COMPONENTS) — LINK TO LIST OF OTHER PROJECTS FOR 2025 TO DATE

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins August 22, 2025

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…

“CORE” HEAVY DUTY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE FUNDING IS OPEN; DETAILS WITHIN

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins August 19, 2025

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…

LOUISIANA, SEPTEMBER 17-19 2025: AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MIKE ALBRECHT OF CALIFORNIA WILL “PASS THE GAVEL” TO DAVID CUPP OF LOUISIANA

Organizational News, Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins August 15, 2025

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…

DEADLINE FOR BIDS EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025 –GRIZZLY FLAT CULL DECK REMOVAL PROJECT

Top newsBy Kolbie Hawkins August 15, 2025

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…

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