ACL WORKING GROUP WINS: CALIFORNIA AIR BOARD DROPPED LOGGING EQUIPMENT REGULATION
Associated California Loggers (ACL) has been working for a number of years in negotiating with the California Resources Board (CARB) on diesel issues.
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CAL FIRE TO HOST AN ONLINE WORKSHOP ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION GRANTS
CAL FIRE to host an online workshop: 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…
DetailsPLUMAS-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 AND GUESTS INVITED
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…
DetailsEL DORADO MOTHER LODE CHAPTER CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER JEREMIAH GLADEN WISHES TO ALERT US TO A DRIVING SAFETY SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA ON APRIL 28, 2026
ACL BOARD MEMBER AND EL DORADO-MOTHER LODE CHAPTER CHAIR JEREMIAH GLADEN OF WOOD-LAND EXPANSION LOGGING HAS BEEN WORKING WITHIN HIS CHAPTER TO BRING TO ACL’S ATTENTION A VARIETY OF INSURANCE-BASED ISSUES IN 2026. PART OF JEREMIAH’S RESEARCH HAS INVOLVED AN EMPHASIS ON “TRUCK DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING” AS A MEANS TO BOTH PREVENT AND REDUCE ACCIDENTS,…
Details“LINK WITHIN”: ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS “WHITE PAPER” ON TARIFFS WITH REGARD TO CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES LUMBER MARKETS — CO-WRITTEN BY ACL TIMBER CONSULTANT JOHN QUIDACHAY(US FOREST SERVICE, RETIRED) –ENTITLED, “THE LAST TARIFFS STANDING”
ACL The Last Tariffs Standing 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…
DetailsGOOD NEWS FROM SHASTA COLLEGE: OPEN SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE FOR TWO-DAY LTO LICENSING CLASSES: (1) APRIL 17-18 AND (2) MAY 1-2, 2026
APRIL 13, 2026 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…
DetailsMORE WAYS TO FIGHT AB 2494 OF 2026 – “SAVE THE DEMONSTRATION STATE FORESTS”: (1) A FLYER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE AND (2) A QR CODE TO SIGN THE “OPPOSE AB 2494” PETITION (LINK WITHIN)
Please click on the link below to access the flyer: 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…
Details“SAVE ALL THE CALIFORNIA DEMONSTRATION STATE FORESTS!” ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS URGES EVERYONE — MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ALIKE– TO SIGN THIS PETITION AS SOON AS YOU CAN
As many of you know, AB 2494 (Rogers) is attempting to modify both the management and funding for the CAL FIRE Demonstration State Forests. The coalition in Opposition is growing, yet the environmental faction, led by the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) is also mobilizing support through a petition for SUPPORT. The petition in support already…
DetailsNEXT WEEK: GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER CHAIR AMANDA GODON INVITES YOU: ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026 AT 5:30 PM: AT EL AGAVE RESTAURANT IN AUBURN; GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER MEETING
GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER CHAIR AMANDA GODON OF VOLCANO CREEK LOGGING IN FORESTHILL INVITES ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER AND ALL OTHER ACL MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER ACL GUESTS TO: 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…
DetailsEL DORADO-MOTHER LODE CHAIR JEREMIAH GLADEN ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR MARCH MEETING — THURSDAY MARCH 26, 2026 — STILL AT THE HIGHWAY HOUSE RESTAURANT — 5:30 SOCIAL HOUR, 6:30 DINNER — “SPECIAL MEETING ON UPCOMING ACL MEETINGS ON TRUCKERS INSURANCE — SEEKING TRUCKERS AND LOGGERS TO ATTEND”
El Dorado-Mother Lode Chair Jeremiah Gladen ANNOUNCES A NEW DATE FOR THE MARCH CHAPTER MEETING: THURSDAY MARCH 26 — INFORMATION BELOW: Dear ACL Members, We would like to inform everyone that our upcoming ACL meeting has been rescheduled from Saturday, March 28th to Thursday, March 26th. The meeting will still take place at the Highway House Restaurant…
DetailsNEW “CALIFORNIA PREVAILILNG WAGE REQUIREMENTS” WILL ROLL OUT ON JULY 1, 2026 (PER AB 338 OF 2023) — BELOW: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS(“FAQS”) AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THIS LAW WILL AFFECT LTOS AND HOW YOU CAN WORK WITH THE LAW
EDITOR’S NOTE: UNDER ASSEMBLY BILL 338 OF 2023, WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED INTO LAW THAT YEAR, WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR 2026 — AND THE “ROLL OUT” OF THE NEW “PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS” UPON LTOS AND OTHER CONTRACTORS. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON JULY 1, 2026. ACL WAS INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS…
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