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Special “Additional” ACL First Aid/CPR Class: Saturday May 6 in Sonora

Due to ACL member requests,  a special “additional” Associated California Loggers First Aid/CPR Class(apart from earlier classes given at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference and the Redwood Region Logging Conferenec)  will be given by ACL Safety Director Don Milani next month in Sonora. WHAT:               First Aid/CPR Class WHEN:               Saturday, May 6, 2017 WHERE:             Mother Lode…

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Associated California Loggers Contracts with John Quidachay as “Timber Specialist” to Represent You in US Forests and on Federal Issues.

Using special voluntary donations raised by ACL members via the “Resource Availability Fund”(RAF)  ,  Associated California Loggers has placed John Quidachay on a one-year contract to represent our interests regionally and locally with the US Forest Service and to advise on federal issues.   John has 35 years of forest management experience, including work with…

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JGAC: White Paper on America’s Forest Health Crisis

The Joint Governmental Affairs Committee- consisting of Associated California Loggers, Loggers Association of Northern California and the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference- sent a white paper on America’s Forest Health Crisis to President Donald Trump with the important message that making America’s forests great again will play a key role in making America great again. This first white…

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Seven Myths About Forest Fires

Seven Myths about Forest Fires By Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D.* The debate over how to protect against wildfires and restore health to our forests , especially in the western United States , is probably the most important ecological debate of our time. Yet like so many important issues , the debate is fraught with misinformation.…

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Climate Change, Forestry, and Wildfire

Climate Change, Forestry, and Wildfire By Dr. Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Professor Emeritus Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University We live in an ice age caused by never ending climate change. You may find this surprising because most people think our climate is supposed to be stable and warm. Ice ages are just…

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