Here is the New and Revised May 2026 “electronic version” of the Associated California Loggers newsletter.

To access the electronic newsletter, simply click on this LINK 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

These classes are in high demand and therefore, we have scheduled 8 classes for the Fall Semester. If you haven’t had a chance to attend, please watch the schedule carefully and get registered to attend as soon as the email with the appropriate registration link arrives in your email inbox.

Here is the Fall 2026 Schedule:

Fri-Sat, Aug 21-22 | Email with Registration link will be sent Tue, Jul 21, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Sep 4-5 | Email with Registration link will be sent Tue, Aug 4, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Sep 25-26 | Email with Registration link will be sent Tue, Aug 25, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Oct 2-3 | Email with Registration link will be sent Wed, Sep 2, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Oct 16-17 | Email with Registration link will be sent Wed, Sep 16, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Nov 6-7 | Email with Registration link will be sent Tue, Oct 6, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Nov 20-21 | Email with Registration link will be sent Tue, Oct 20, 2026 @3pm

Fri-Sat, Dec 11-12 | Email with Registration link will be sent Wed, Nov 11, 2026 @3pm

There are NO REGISTRATION FEES. Enrollment is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis! To secure a seat, you MUST REGISTER using the link provided. Registrations WILL NOT be accepted via email or phone. The ONLY way to secure a seat is through the link provided in the email on the dates above.

If you have already attended the class and no longer wish to receive Shasta College LTO Class update emails, please reply and I will remove your name from our Master Distribution list.

Please let me know if you have any other questions,

Patricia Cascio

Administrative Assistant-Forest Health

BACTE | Office 1301-A

530-242-7565

pcascio@shastacollege.edu

Wildfire Prevention Grants

The Virtual Office Hours will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. No registration is necessary.

CAL FIRE will be hosting an online virtual Office Hours for the FY 2025-2026 Wildfire Prevention Grant Program funded by the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Proposition 4).

Remote Participation: Participation is remote only.

Virtual Office Hours Details:

Date: May 20, 2026

Topic: Application and Scope of Work

Time: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Join on your computer, mobile app, or room device.

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 268 375 103 661 019

Passcode: RH2DK3JL

Or call in (audio only)

+1 650-564-3271,,386701309#

Wildfire Prevention Grants

Program Contacts

Northern Region Contact

CNRgrants@fire.ca.gov

Southern Region Contact

SouthernRegionGrants@fire.ca.gov

Sacramento Contact

WPgrants@fire.ca.gov

CALFIRE.Grants@fire.ca.gov

]]> https://californialoggers.com/plumas-sierra-chapter-chair-doug-stoy-and-acl-president-jeff-holland-invite-you-on-saturday-june-20-a-first-time-event-plumas-sierra-chapter-breakfast-meeting-in-chester-all-acl-members/ Wed, 13 May 2026 21:25:56 +0000 https://californialoggers.com/?p=7617 BEGINNING THIS YEAR IN 2026, PRESIDENT JEFF HOLLAND AND THE ACL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE INAUGURATING A SERIES OF “CHAPTER EVENTS” WITH ATTENDANCE BY MANY ACL BOARD MEMBERS.

THE FIRST SUCH EVENT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2026

PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER BREAKFAST

WITH ACL BOARD MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND GUESTS

8:30 AM TO END

THE KOPPER KETTLE CAFE

243 MAIN STREET

CHESTER, CALIFORNIA 96030

Chapter Chair Doug Stoy says: ” This will not be a formal chapter meeting with a guest speaker, but instead we will have at this breakfast as guests , many members of the ACL Board of Directors. They have scheduled a Board Meeting in the area earlier in the week so that they come to Chester on Saturday and “break bread” with our members in that region and with other guests. Important issues being followed by ACL will be discussed, but the main goal is to get together and have a good time.”

ACL President Jeff Holland says: “This is meant to be the first such joint meeting of Chapter members and ACL Board Members (including Plumas-Sierra Chapter members who are ON the Board of Associated California Loggers.) Once we have tried out this idea with this important chapter in the beautiful Lake Almanor area, we will plan other such events in the future with other chapters of ACL.”

ACL Executive Director Eric Carleson says: “ACL wants to thank not only President Jeff Holland for inaugurating this concept, but also Plumas-Sierra Chapter Chair Doug Stoy and Chapter Secretary-Treasurer Traci Holt(both ACL Board members) for setting this local event up and securing the restaurant for this breakfast meeting.”

SUMMARY:

RSVPs for this breakfast on Saturday June 20 are welcome but not required

Please contact Chapter Chair Doug Story or Secretary-Treasurer Traci Holt with RSVPS, or for further information, and for information on hotels, motels, and RV parks in the area. Summer at Lake Almanor can get busy so if you want to stay at a hotel, motel, or RV park, we urge you to book your rooms as early as possible, and to contact these establishments directly for the best rates.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Chapter Chair Doug Stoy

e-mail: stoylogging@gmail.com

Phone: 530-375-0775

Chapter Secretary-Treasurer Traci Holt

e-mail: traci@driforest.com

Phone: 530-375-7716

“WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER MEMBERS AND ACL BOARD MEMBERS(AND SPOUSES AND GUESTS) AT THIS BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY JUNE 20!”

PART OF JEREMIAH’S RESEARCH HAS INVOLVED AN EMPHASIS ON “TRUCK DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING” AS A MEANS TO BOTH PREVENT AND REDUCE ACCIDENTS, THEREBY LESSENING INSURANCE COSTS AS WELL AS PROTECTING OUR “NUMBER ONE PRIORITY”: THE LIVES AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR DRIVERS.

JEREMIAH HAS PASSED ALONG TO ACL INFORMATION ON A DRIVER TRAINING CLASS TO TAKE PLACE IN PLEASANTON CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY APRIL 28::

”

“DRIVING SAFETY IN 2026 ”

TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2026 ONE-DAY COURSE 7:30 AM -3:00 PM

LOCATION: PLEASANTON MARRIOTT 11950 DUBLIN CANYON ROAD PLEASANTON, CA 94588

:”THIS IS A ONE-DAY SEMINAR CO-SPONSORED BY IDEALEASE, INC. AND THE NATIONAL PRIVATE TRUCK COUNCIL(“NPTC”)”

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The Idealese/NPTC Safety and Compliance Seminar will give you strategies and information that fleet managers need to comply with the FMSCA regulations and navigate safety and compliance in 2026.

2026 Safety and Compliance Topics Will Include: Driver Safety and Qualifications; Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service; Compliance and Data-Driven Safety(CSA and Elevate)

CALL 510-618-5601 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PETERSON IDEALEASE

2595 ALVARADO STREET

SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577

petersontrucks.com/idealese-safety-seminar

ATTENDEE RAFFLE: All seminar attendees will be entered into an on-site raffle.

PLEASE NOTE: ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS IS SIMPLY PASSING THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOU, WE URGE YOU TO CALL AHEAD ON FEES IF ANY, AND TO CONFIRM THIS COURSE TO YOUR PERSONAL SATISFACTION.

WE DO THANK JEREMIAH GLADEN FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

LINK ABOVE TO “WHITE PAPER ON TARIFFS WITH REGARD TO CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES LUMBER MARKETS.

THIS WHITE PAPER –ENTITLED “THE LAST TARIFFS STANDING” — WAS WRITTEN BY ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS “TIMBER CONSULTANT” JOHN QUIDACHAY (US FOREST SERVICE RETIRED) AND HISTORIAN WARD MILLER.

JOHN QUIDACHAY OFFERS US THIS OVERVIEW ON THE “WHITE PAPER”:

My aim was to research the tariffs on lumber and timber as objectively as possible. I think for our membership, the paper is mainly for readers to understand the complexities of the tariffs and how all the other policy references play into the bigger picture.

The tariffs imposed on Canadian lumber did not really give us any clear advantage. The policy references cited in the paper gave me the sense that there are other pollical forces at play, certainly other trade agreements and the tariff act of 1930 which was supposed to protect the US from dumping large amount of lumber in the lower 48 and or using countervailing duties.

Bottom line is the tariffs have gone back to pre-executive order on Canadian lumber entering the US. This was a difficult paper to produce given all the other long-time laws and regulations that still apply. While the administration’s efforts were well intentioned to boost lumber manufacturing in the US, there were other policy issues that had to be considered. “

ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS WILL DISTRIBUTE THIS WHITE PAPER AND WILL KEEP A COPY ON FILE AT THE ACL OFFICE FOR FUTURE USE. THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN OUR “GRASSROOTS LOBBYING PACKAGE” WHEN OUR ACL DELEGATION — INCLUDING JOHN QUIDACHAY — GOES TO WASHINGTON DC FOR ITS THE ANNUAL FLY IN LATER THIS YEAR.

A MESSAGE FROM PATRICIA CASCIO, SHASTA COLLEGE:

We have Good News! There are still a few spots available in our April 17-18 and May 1-2 classes.

Please use this link to register if you would like to attend April 17-18:

REGISTER HERE: Shasta College LTO Class | Fri-Sat, Apr 17-18, 2026

Please use this link to register if you would like to attend May 1-2:

REGISTER HERE: Shasta College LTO Class | Fri-Sat, May 1-2, 2026

The registration link for our May 15-16 class will be sent on April 15 at 3:00pm. This is our last LTO class at Shasta College until next Fall. If you need to get your LTO license and would like to attend on May 15-16, watch for the email to arrive and register right away! Most of the time, these classes fill quickly.

All Shasta College LTO classes will take place at Shasta College, Main campus, Building 1100, Room 1102. There are NO REGISTRATION FEES. Enrollment is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis! To secure a seat, you MUST REGISTER using the link provided. Registrations WILL NOT be accepted via email or phone. The ONLY way to secure a seat is through the link provided in the email on the dates above.

Please let me know if you have any other questions,

Patricia Cascio

Administrative Assistant-Forest Health

BACTE | Office 1301-A

530-242-7565

pcascio@shastacollege.edu

Oppose AB 2494 Flyer

ABOVE: A LINK TO A FLYER THAT YOU CAN USE TO HELP GET MORE OF YOUR FELLOW LOGGERS(AND OTHER CALIFORNIA RURAL TIMBER COUNTRY RESIDENTS) TO OPPOSE AB 2494 BY SIGNING A PETITION.

WITHIN THE FLYER IS A “QR CODE” THAT ALLOWS ANYONE TO USE THEIR CELL PHONE TO ACCESS THE PETITION FOR SIGNATURE.

ABOUT THE FLYER:

ONE: The flyer is a “quick read” for information about the value of Demonstration State Forests and why AB 2494 is a bad idea.

TWO: You can print out one original copy of the flyer, make copies of the that original, and DISTRIBUTE the flyers at your place of work and at public gatherings, including: ACL Chapter Meetings, Farm Bureau Meetings, Forester Meetings — and Business and Family Gatherings …”ETC.”

PLEASE REMEMBER: The main goal is more signatures on the OPPOSE AB 2494 PETITION, but the flyers are also meant to be educational on this topic for whoever may read the flyers.

ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF AB 2494 IN THE LEGISLATURE N 2026.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR INDUSTRY!

AB 2494 (Rogers) has been introduced Iin the California State Legislature for 2026 and intends to constrict sustainable forest management on the CAL FIRE Demonstration State Forests, while also shifting the funding of the program to the Timber Regulations and Forest Restoration Fund. The proposal would fully undermine long-standing stewardship practices that help keep forests healthy, reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, sustain rural economies, drive world renowned forest research, and maintain recreational opportunities.

If you have concerns over AB 2494, please consider reviewing and signing the Petition to Oppose located here. This Petition will be live for the next couple of weeks, upon which time, it will be submitted into the legislative record.

MORE INFORMATION:

“PROTECT CALIFORNIA’ S DEMONSTRATION STATE FORESTS!

California’s Demonstration State Forests are working forests that demonstrate how active forest managmenet balances timber production, watershed health, recreation, and climate resilience. AB 2494 threatens this successful model.

FUNDING AT RISK: AB 2494 removes dedicated funding and destabilizes Demonstration State Forests.

WHY IT MATTERS: Wildfire Resilience, Research, Jobs, Recreation, Forest Health

JACKSON DEMONSTRATION STATE FOREST: PROVEN SUCCESS (BUT AB 2494 WOULD HARM ALL DEMONSTRATION FORESTS EQUALLY): 6X Increase in Forest Volume; 1.42B board feet produced; 19M metric tons of carbon stored; 7,500 jobs supported since 1990

THE AUTHOR IS ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS ROGERS OF THE NORTH COAST, HOME TO MANY FOREST WORKERS AND THEIR JOBS — CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR OPPOSITION!

Assembly Member Chris Rogers (D- Healdsburg), represents the North Coast and adjacent counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino,, Sonoma and Trinity.

Particularly if you live in one of these counties and are his consitutent,, please contact Mr. Rogers with your opposition to his AB 2494. Messages can be left and he can be reached at:

CAPITOL OFFICE PHONE: 916- 319-2002

e-mail : assemblymember.rogers@assembly.com

ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROGERS ALSO HAS DISTRICT OFFICES IN UKIAH AND EUREKA WHERE YOU CAN VISIT, CALL OR E-MAIL HIM OR HIS STAFF.

MARCH CHAPTER MEETING

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026 AT 5:30 PM

EL AGAVE RESTAURANT IN AUBURN

HERE IS THE INFORMATION FROM CHAPTER TREASURER JAN SCIACCA OF ROBINSON ENTERPRISES:

BEGIN:

“Hello, All!

Our meeting for March 19th will be at the El Agave Mexican Restaurant in Auburn at 5:30 pm. Please let me know if you need directions or information.

JAN Robinson Enterprises, Inc. 293 Lower Grass Valley Road, Nevada City, CA 95959

530-265-5844

END

DISCUSSION:

You may want to double check on the address of El Agave. There are more than one of those restaurants in that area; locals know this but not necessarily everyone else. Please call Jan Sciacca with any questions.

IMPORTANT: Gold Country Chapter Chair Amanda Godon of Volcano Creek Logging in Foresthill is also the current Vice President of Associated California Loggers and will eventually become the very first female President of ACL (but we have had female BOARD MEMBERS for decades..)

“The plan” is to elect a new Gold Country chapter chair next week, and for Amanda Godon to be elected as Vice Chair. The new Chapter Chair will then join Amanda Godon on the ACL Board of Directors as a new Board Member.

But we have to have the election first !

SO– we urge all ACL members in the Gold Country Chapter region(Nevada County and Placer County) to come for the election — and all other ACL members and guests to attend a great chapter meeting and to watch “the next era” begin.