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Spring Into Readiness: A Practical Guide to Forestry Machine Maintenance

Forestry work does not slow down for long, but spring often forces a pause. Thawing ground, heavy moisture, and unpredictable access can delay production across many regions. While these factors can be frustrating, they also enable one of the most valuable maintenance windows of the year. A well-executed spring service routine can prevent costly downtime later and set your machines up for a productive season. Before starting, always refer to your operator’s manual for machine-specific service intervals, fluid specifications, and recommended procedures. What follows is a field-proven approach to getting your equipment ready for spring and summer conditions.

2026Industry NewsMay/June 2026

Loggers Gather for Redwood Region Conference at New Site

The Redwood Region Logging Conference put its mark on a new location this year that generated positive feedback. The 88th annual event featured displays of logging and trucking equipment, a log loader competition, professional logger classes, historical displays, including a train locomotive, logging sports competitions, and many social events.

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Italian Drying Group – a Global Supplier of Lumber Drying Tech

Italian Drying Group, with two brands of lumber kilns and drying systems, Incomac and Nardi, has more than 50 years of experience supplying technology for drying, steaming, and heat-treating wood. Based in Montebelluna in northern Italy, it has more than 25,000 kilns installed and supplies service and remote support to customers on five continents, including North America, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan; service and support is provided by an affiliated business unit, Incotech. In North America the company has 75 customers.

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Loggers’ sports champion is chopping records

Loggers’ sports champion is chopping records

Loggers’ sports champion Andrea Hand has not worked in the forest industry, but she comes from a forestry-related family in B.C.—and she was busy setting a new world record in the recent Stihl Timbersports championships held in Ontario.

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Western adding value on Vancouver Island

Western adding value on Vancouver Island

B.C.’s Western Forest Products is taking another step to adding value to its forest products, with a significant investment in kilns at its Value Added operation in Chemainus, on Vancouver Island.

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May/June 2026 Market Watch

May/June 2026 Market Watch

As of May lumber futures fell below $600 per thousand board feet, settling around $560-580 (U.S.), driven by weak consumer sentiment and sluggish demand. While prices remain volatile, this represents a moderation from earlier in the year.

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Loggers Gather for Redwood Region Conference at New Site

Loggers Gather for Redwood Region Conference at New Site

The Redwood Region Logging Conference put its mark on a new location this year that generated positive feedback. The 88th annual event featured displays of logging and trucking equipment, a log loader competition, professional logger classes, historical displays, including a train locomotive, logging sports competitions, and many social events.

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This is the moment for forestry to step up as Canada’s leading environmental voice

This is the moment for forestry to step up as Canada’s leading environmental voice

Canadians faced with escalating fuel costs, crushing grocery bills and higher rent are understandably less concerned about the environment these days, according to the latest public opinion polls. And predictably, politicians eager for re-election are following the polls in terms of their own priorities.

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Keeping it all Moving Forward

Despite the struggles the B.C. forest industry is facing these days, Ernie Piva works hard to successfully keep his logging operation moving forward, and is grateful for a great crew that makes it happen.