Woody Biomass demand up 76%
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Biomass Gains Ground
Northwest Youth Corps
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At the Oregon Logging Conference I got a chance to talk to Natalie Whitson, Development Officer of the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC). Kids in the Woods I hadn’t heard of the 30-year-old organization before, and was amazed to find out that it’s become the Northwest’s largest and oldest youth conservation corps program. Each year...
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California Redwood Co. Unveils New Brand and Marketing Approach
It’s a tough market out there and companies are finding new ways to reach their customers. The California Redwood Company has created and new brand and marketing approach to reach out to their customer base. The company’s new campaign is Build History. By telling the rich history of the company they want to inspire...
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Forest Projects Can Join the Carbon Market Nationwide
The Climate Action Reserve just announced their new set of rules (Forest Project Protocol version 3.0) for forest offset projects. Now forest-related offset projects nationwide can be included in help mitigate climate change — not just those in California. The press release issued by the Climate Action Reserve states, “These new rules set a...
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FRA’s New On-Line Equipment Loading Brochure
You can never be too safe. And the Forest Resources Association has just added a new safety brochure, Safely Loading and Unloading Logging Equipment for Transport, to its archive of brochures on its website. 17 Tips The brochures, like the others is free, and includes 17 tips on loading and unloading, such as: •...
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Where’s the Logger? Need Your Help!
The Pacific Logging Congress (PLC) is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary this fall. To help commemorate the event, the PLC would like to include The Logger, a statue that was presented at the 25th anniversary of the association. The only thing is The Logger was last seen some 25 years ago, at...
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100 Year Anniversary
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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DNR Economic and Revenue Forecast 2009
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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Act Now! House of Rep’s Votes on American Clean Energy and Security Act
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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U.S. Climate Change Report
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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