NV Energy Foundation Provides Major Boost to Tahoe Fund’s Forest Health Initiatives with $250,000 Grant The NV Energy Foundation is making a major investment in the health of Tahoe’s forests with a $250,000 grant to the Tahoe Fund’s Smartest Forest Fund. This significant contribution will help increase the pace and scale of forest restoration efforts…
DetailsForest Service News Release Contact: Kristen Carver SM.FS.R6pressoffice@usda.gov www.fs.usda.gov/r6 Update: Release of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan VALLEJO, CA (Aug. 28, 2024) — The USDA Forest Service is informing partners, collaborators and the public that the release of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the amendment to the Northwest Forest…
DetailsCHICKEN RANCH CASINO RESORT HOTEL ROOM BLOCK *** Ends September 1st *** You can still reserve after this date if rooms are available, but rates will increase from our room block rate of $189 to over $350 per night. This room block is almost full. BOOK YOUR HOTEL AT CHICKEN RANCH RESORT ONLINE NOW >>…
DetailsEDITOR’S NOTE: Fiscal year 2023-2024 CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant Recipient Notifications are now complete. The link below will take you to grants as distributed to Resource Conservation Districts(RCDs) , FireSafe Councils, Counties and other entities that in turn can provide work to loggers. The list runs seventy-three(73) pages but can be “skimmed” quickly to find…
DetailsEDITORS’ NOTE: CARB IS IMPLEMENTING TWO DIFFERENT RULES ABOUT “CLEAN ENERGY” VEHICLES(INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES): RULE ONE: THE ADVANCED CLEAN TRUCK REGULATION (FOR MANUFACTURERS) RULE TWO: THE ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET REGULATION (FOR FLEET MANAGERS AND OPERATORS–CAN INCLUDE LOG TRUCK BUSINESSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS) ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS HAS BEEN MONITORING BOTH RULES AND HAS NEGOTIATED WITH CARB ON RULES FOR MANY…
DetailsA MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL NATIONAL OFFICE: American Loggers Council Members, For those of you who will be attending the annual meeting in California in October, the steakhouse on the top floor of Chicken Ranch, called Perch, will be opening just for Annual Meeting attendees after the Wednesday evening October 2 reception. This is a…
DetailsLINK TO REVIEW REGISTRATION MATERIALS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE 2024 AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING IN SONORA, CA: www.amloggers.com . While the Associated California Loggers 2025 Annual Meeting “looms out there” in January 2025, between now and then we have the very important 2024 American Loggers Council (ALC) Annual Meeting, to take place Tuesday, October 1…
DetailsTIME TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP! In early July, ACL sent out out its annual dues billing for 2024-2025. You should have received your dues billing materials by mail already, or they are “coming soon.” We know that this remains one of the most challenging economic periods in the modern history of logging, but your comparatively small investment…
DetailsSUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM CAL FIRE: Starting June 10, 2024, the California Timber Regulation Environmental Evaluation System(CalTREES) will begin accepting online submittal of timber harvesting plans(THPS.). A revised CalTREES manual will be available at the website link for CalTREES when the online submission of of THPs goes live on June 10, 2024. …..(Also)…In coordination with…
DetailsEDITOR’S NOTE: The press release below was written and issued by the American Loggers Council, on behalf of all 42 member states. The release speaks to the historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the American Loggers Council and the US Forest Service. While the press release speaks to the “group effort” in…
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