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…
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…
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…
Doug Stoy, of DL Stoy Logging in Quincy, Chapter Chair of the Plumas-Sierra Chapter of Associated California Loggers, invites all ACL members to the “End of Logging Season/Start of Holiday Season” party and chapter meeting as follows: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2024 THE TIMBER HOUSE BREWPUB AND LODGE 501 MAIN STREET CHESTER, CA 96020 530-816-1426 SOCIAL…
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…
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 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.) …