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ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS THANKS VICTOR INSURANCE SERVICES FOR HOSTING THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING RECEPTION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 12, 2022

With the Associated California Loggers Annual Meeting returning “live and in person” for the first time since 2020, we are proud to announce that Victor Insurance Services has again agreed to host the Annual Meeting Reception — for 2022 on Wednesday night January 12 at 5:00 pm. This Reception will “launch” the Banquet and Live…

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2022 ACL ANNUAL MEETING THURSDAY LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER (JANUARY 13 AT THE ATLANTIS)– SCOTT DANE, THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — AND: NO THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES; ADJOURNMENT AT 2:00 PM AFTER LUNCHEON

ONE: THURSDAY JANUARY 13LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Associated California Loggers is pleased to announce our guest speaker at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Associated California Loggers, for the closing “Thursday Luncheon Keynote Speaker” on Thursday January 13at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno:Scott Dane, the “new” Executive Director of the American Loggers Council.In June of…

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NEW START TIME! 5:00 PM TOMORROW EVENING (SATURDAY , DECEMBER 18, 2021) EL DORADO-MOTHER LODE CHRISTMAS PARTY, AT NEW LOCATION: TERESA’S PLACE IN JACKSON, CALIFORNIA

NEW START TIME! TOMORROW EVENING! : SATURDAY DECEMBER 18 ,2021: EL DORADO/MOTHER LODE CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY –STARTS AT 5:00 PM; NEW LOCATION: “TERESA’S PLACE” IN JACKSON A message from El Dorado Mother Lode Chair Gary Gladen and Vice Chair Amy Rudloff: Hey Everyone, Teresa’s asked if we could have dinner around 6pm instead of 6:30. So we…

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PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A VOLUNTARY DONATION TO ACL’S “RESOURCE AVAILABILITY FUND” BEFORE THE END OF 2021 — THIS PAYS FOR CONSULTANTS AT MEETINGS INVOLVING THE FEDERAL NATIONAL FORESTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE OFFICIALS , RURAL TIMBER COUNTIES AND IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC

HELP ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS PAY FOR CONTRACT CONSULTANTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS USING THE “RESOURCE AVAILABILITY FUND” — YOUR DONATIONS ARE VOLUNTARYAND TAX DEDUCTIBLE (DETAILS BELOW) In 2016, the Associated California Loggers Board of Directors approved a special fund to be created so as to fund contract consultants and “special projects” outside of the ACL budget. Making the decision…

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CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTIES RETURN TO ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS IN DECEMBER: GOLD COUNTRY (THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9); NORTH COAST(THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9) AND EL DORADO-MOTHER LODE (SATURDAY DECEMBER 18)

One year ago, due to “first year COVID-19 concerns,” all ACL Chapter Christmas parties were cancelled in December 2020. The last time that ACL Chapters gathered for Christmas parties was in December of 2019.Now, two years later, three ACL Chapters are having Christmas parties, all in December, 2021.Due to scheduling requirements, both the Gold Country…

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FIRST CALL! TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS; ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA IN RENO – JANUARY 11-13, 2022: REGISTRATION FORM ATTACHED

ATTN: Registration is open for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Associated California Loggers, to be held from Tuesday January 11, through Thursday January 13, 2022. The Registration Form for the Annual Meeting has been completed. There are several ways for you to fill out the form and return it to the Associated California Loggers office: ONE: Print…

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POSITION AVAILABLE: INSTRUCTOR AT THE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ; INCLUDES WORK WITH THE FORESTRY STUDENT LOGGING TRAINING PROGRAM

Message from Oregon State University:The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management is pleased to announce a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Instructor position in the College of Forestry. The primary responsibility of this position is to manage the Forestry Student Logging Training Program (FSLTP). This position is responsible for reviewing and scheduling the logging…

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CAL FIRE DIRECTOR (CHIEF) THOM PORTER RESIGNS; EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2021; ACL AWAITS NEWS OF REPLACEMENT

Cal Fire chief retiring after two bad CA wildfire seasons | The Sacramento Bee (sacbee.com)(Link to article above.) CAL FIRE Chief Thom Porter has announced his resignation, effective December 10, 2021. Excerpts from the Sacramento Bee article linked above:“…(I)n an e-mail to employees, Porter said he will leave the agency on December 10, almost three…

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TIME TO BOOK HOTEL ROOMS AND REGISTER! : 2022 ANNUAL MEETING RETURNS TO THE ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA, RENO — JANUARY 11-13, 2022

Associated California Loggers will return to the Reno area for the 2022 Annual Meeting.  And we are also returning to the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. We are looking forward to returning to this popular venue.  The dates of the Annual Meeting are Tuesday January 11 through Thursday, January 13, 2022. The Atlantis is offering our attendees four…

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BIDEN COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE: SOME FLEXIBILITY SUGGESTED ON US FOREST SERVICE FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS — BUT OTHER CONTRACTS NEED TO BE COVERED AS WELL; NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE

In light of the White House extension on its “COVID 19 vaccine mandate” to January 4, 2022, ACL would like to share information we have received from the DC-based Federal Forest Resource Coalition(FFRC) about the Vaccine mandate as it relates to federal timber contractors: Key passage in FFRC message below: BEGIN: At the recent Federal…

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