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FORM LETTER AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE: Board of Forestry to vote on “RPF/LTO Responsibilities” Regulation On July 20; YOUR Comments Allowed Til July 10

Organizational NewsJune 26, 2017

UPDATE: FORM LETTER AVAILABLE ON RPF/LTO FROM ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS: Associated California Loggers has prepared a “form letter” for you to send to the California Board of Forestry to let them know of your support for the proposal detailed below. Please contact the ACL office at 916-441-7940 or ecarleson@calog.com or jpardee@calog.com to get a copy of…

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SRA Fire Prevention Fee Grant Workshops June 13-July 19, throughout California

Organizational NewsJune 7, 2017

The State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund (SRAFPF) offers grants for projects that remove dead and dying trees that pose a threat to public health and safety and for projects that reduce the wildfire threat to habitable structures within State Responsibility Areas (SRA). CALFIRE will be hosting 11 SRA Grant workshops statewide. These workshops are…

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Coming Soon: Friday June 2, Annual Plumas-Sierra Chapter Spring-Summer Round-Up at the Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch!

Organizational NewsMay 26, 2017

PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER’S ANNUAL SPRING/SUMMER ROUND-UP RETURNS: FRIDAYEVENING, JUNE 2 All ACL members are invited to the RETURN of the annual “Spring/Summer Round-Up” hosted by the Plumas-Sierra Chapter of ACL. The event will take place at the scenic Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch near Quincy. There will be an outdoor BBQ dinner, preceded by a…

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Special ACL “Spanish Language” First Aid/CPR Class: Saturday June 3 in Sonora

Organizational NewsMay 24, 2017

As you know, a number of workers in California’s logging industry are Spanish-speaking. ACL Vice President Mike Albrecht and his wife Vicki, from the El Dorado-Mother Lode Chapter of ACL, wanted to alert you to a special First Aid/CPR class to be held in their area (Sonora) on Saturday June 3. The class will be…

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Are You Interested in Attending a Special ACL Class on US Forest Service Contracting on May 13?

Organizational NewsApril 21, 2017

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A SPECIAL ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS CLASS ON SATURDAY MAY 13 ? SUBJECT: “HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE WORLD OF US FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTING — “PURCHASING, STEWARDSHIP, IDIQ AND MORE” When Associated California Loggers sent its delegation to Washington DC several weeks ago, we took a meeting with members of a …

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ANNUAL REDDING CHAPTER TRAPSHOOT ON SUNDAY, APRIL 30

Organizational NewsApril 21, 2017

Spring is here, Summer’s coming and the Redding Chapter of Associated California Loggers intends to greet them with the Nineteenth Annual Log-a-Load-for-Kids Trapshoot. Members of ACL from all regions are welcome to attend, and you can bring your friends. The event will take place on Sunday April 30 at 10:00 a.m., rain or shine, at the Seven Lakes Gun…

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Friday, April 21 is the Deadline to Get on the 2017 ACL Pro Logger List

Organizational NewsApril 6, 2017

FRIDAY, APRIL 21 IS THE DEADLINE TO GET ON THE 2017 PRO-LOGGER LIST! The deadline for getting your units to Associated California Loggers to be placed on the 2017 ProLogger List is Close of Business, April 21 (We are moving the deadline back from that of previous years, to avoid conflict with April 15, “tax day.”) At least…

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Schinnerer Insurance Services: A Good Safety Plan Can Mitigate Logging Risk

Organizational NewsMarch 31, 2017

What your employees need to know, wear, and do Logging operations are inherently dangerous. According to OSHA, “logging is the most dangerous occupation in the United States.” OHSA notes that: as loggers use their tools and equipment, they deal with massive weights and irresistible momentum of falling, rolling, and sliding trees and logs. The hazards…

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Video: SFI Scientific Education Requirement

Organizational NewsMarch 31, 2017

This video from Sierra Pacific Industries helps you get up to speed on new “scientific education” requirement of the Sustainable Forestry Initiate (SFI) certification program, which Associated California Loggers incorporates into its ProLogger continuing education and logger certification program.

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Schinnerer Insurance Services: Good Practices Critical to Fire Prevention

Organizational NewsMarch 24, 2017

The dry season is upon us, which means the threat of fire is greater. It is incumbent on all of us to be more diligent in our daily efforts to protect our employees, equipment, and the environment. While the threat of fire varies across the country, we must take the time to acquaint ourselves and…

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