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1909 was a big year. • Robert Peary reached the North Pole. • Cement started being poured for the Panama Canal. • The first movie review appeared in the New York Times • And the Pacific Logging Congress (PLC) was established. If you were thinking about attending a PLC convention, this would be the...
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So far (knock on wood) this year has been a relatively light one in terms of acres burned by forest fires — although the number of fires has been pretty high (51,584 fires from between January and July 14, and 2,425,934 acres burned). These figures are huge, but this time last year there had...
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The DNR has come out with it’s Fourth Quarter 2009 forecast. You can read the entire forecast by downloading the PDF. Here is one of the highlights . . . although once you read it, you may consider it an oxymoron: Bottom line for timber revenues. As a result of reduced removals in FY...
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Working in summer heat can be dangerous. You can get quickly overheated, especially wearing boots, gloves and hardhats. Hopefully all of you are taking steps to avoid heat illness — heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Be Prepared Make sure you not only have plenty of water on hand, but also know how...
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The stimulus money is beginning to funnel into projects around the nation. Our industry is just beginning to see the effects of the $1.15 billion issued to the U.S. Forest Service and $320 million to the Bureau of Land Management. Many of you have already bid on jobs. For those of you considering doing...
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I got an email today from Advantage Trim & Lumber Company warning against the use of composite decking materials. “. . . due to recent inquiries from customers, composite decking supplies and materials will not be distributed or sold at any of our locations. While composite decking remains popular due to its low cost,...
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The American Forest Foundation is urging you to call or write your Representatives in the House before Friday, June 23, asking for continued improvements in the climate legislation While there have been some improvements to the bill, we must continue to emphasize and build support for family forest owner access to renewable energy markets...
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The fire season has arrived. Prevention is always the best way to curtail current catastrophic wildfires — removing vegetation and creating healthy stands less prone to fire. But often that’s not an option and the blazes must be battled. Looking to the Logger Although loggers are called on to thin the forests, their specialized forestry...
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The U.S. Climate Change report just came out. Unfortunately, it’s not much brighter than the news about the recession or housing starts. The information comes as no surprise: Higher summer temperatures and earlier spring snowmelt are expected to increase the risk of forest fires by increasing summer moisture deficits; this pattern has already been...
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Since the Roadless Area Conservation Rule was issued by President Clinton issues back in 2001 it’s been eight years long years of struggle. In short, the rule protected nearly 60 million acres of national forest land from logging and other development, primarily in Western states. As you’re well aware, conservation groups and timber industry...
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