November 2024

Nov 24, 2024 2023-2024 Judicial Hellholes Report Nov 24, 2024

October 2024

Oct 28, 2024 The Sport of Politics Oct 28, 2024
Oct 19, 2024 National Forest Products Week reminds us that wood is good for the environment AND American Economy Oct 19, 2024
Oct 14, 2024 ROY HOLDER OF MISSISSIPPI NAMED LOG A LOAD FOR KIDS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Oct 14, 2024
Oct 8, 2024 Bipartisan House group urges Biden to stop controversial EU forestation MANAGEMENT ban Oct 8, 2024

September 2024

Sep 24, 2024 Long-Overdue Reforms Will Modernize the Broken ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Sep 24, 2024

July 2024

Jul 21, 2024 Wildfire Season Ravages the US in 2024: Over 3.4 Million Acres Burned YTD Jul 21, 2024
Jul 17, 2024 A BETTER UNDERSTANDING Jul 17, 2024
Jul 9, 2024 Mark Mahon: Living Life on the Edge the Logger Way Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024 You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can't Make it Drink Jul 9, 2024

June 2024

Jun 28, 2024 Congressman LaMalfa Leads Effort to Block Biden Admin ‘Top -Down’ Forestry Plan Jun 28, 2024
Jun 19, 2024 Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Fix Our Forests Act Jun 19, 2024

May 2024

May 23, 2024 TimberPro President Lee Crawford Retires May 23, 2024
May 21, 2024 American Loggers Council Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding with the USDA Forest Service May 21, 2024
May 16, 2024 USFS Temporary Bridge Funding Program Guidance for Loggers May 16, 2024
May 14, 2024 US Wildfire Smoke Impact: 27,800 US Deaths and $244-Billion Annual Spend by 2050 May 14, 2024
May 10, 2024 Golden, Collins, Stauber, Pingree, King, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Loggers Harmed by Natural Disasters May 10, 2024

April 2024

Apr 1, 2024 Owl Policy Howler - By: Dan Shell - Timber Harvesting and Forest Operations Apr 1, 2024

March 2024

Mar 25, 2024 The Dismantling of the American Timber Industry: American Loggers Council Warns of Consequences Mar 25, 2024
Mar 14, 2024 Extension of Certain Timber Sale Contracts; Finding of Substantial Overriding Public Interest Mar 14, 2024
Mar 9, 2024 Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi Mar 9, 2024

February 2024

Feb 29, 2024 Wisconsin State Legislature Passes Lawsuit Abuse Reform Feb 29, 2024
Feb 2, 2024 "Grandma's Wisdom" Written By: ALC President, Mike Albrecht Feb 2, 2024

January 2024

Jan 7, 2024 “That Was Then . . . This Is Now” A Tale of Two Fires Jan 7, 2024

December 2023

Dec 12, 2023 TEAM Safe Trucking End of the Year President’s Message Dec 12, 2023

October 2023

Oct 31, 2023 Inconsistent Federal Transportation Policy Hurting the Economy and Environment Oct 31, 2023
Oct 24, 2023 Let the Sawdust Fly: October 2023 Oct 24, 2023
Oct 13, 2023 John Deere Adds Hardened Beaver Tooth Option to Forestry Saw Teeth Portfolio Oct 13, 2023
Oct 3, 2023 Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine becomes Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast Oct 3, 2023

September 2023

Sep 7, 2023 John Deere Forestry Partners with LEGO: John Deere 948L-II Skidder Sep 7, 2023
Sep 6, 2023 Exposing the Carbon Credit and Offset SCAM - By: Belinda Carr Sep 6, 2023

August 2023

Aug 28, 2023 TimberPro Celebrates Expanded Forestry Manufacturing Facility in Shawano, Wisconsin Aug 28, 2023
Aug 21, 2023 Can’t See the Forest for the Trees Aug 21, 2023
Aug 4, 2023 Need to Create a Bird Habitat — Call a Professional Logger Aug 4, 2023

July 2023

Jul 11, 2023 Loggers and Truckers - The Connection between the Landowner and the Mill Jul 11, 2023
Jul 6, 2023 BARKO Celebrates 60 Years and Joins The ALC! Jul 6, 2023

June 2023

Jun 22, 2023 From Logger's Son to Top Gun Pilot Jun 22, 2023
Jun 3, 2023 Ponsse Awards American Loggers Council Einari Vidgren Foundation Grant Jun 3, 2023

April 2023

Apr 25, 2023 From the Woods to the White House: By Way of Capitol Hill Apr 25, 2023
Apr 12, 2023 Mike Albrecht Speaks to New Workers Entering the Timber Industry in California Apr 12, 2023
Apr 3, 2023 Commonsense Wildfire Solutions Start With Active Forest Management Apr 3, 2023
Apr 2, 2023 Log-A-Load For Kids raised $3.6 Million Dollars in 2022 supporting over 70 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Apr 2, 2023

March 2023

Mar 31, 2023 Spanberger, Gallagher Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support America’s Trucking Industry, Address Ongoing Supply Chain Challenges Mar 31, 2023
Mar 17, 2023 The Roaring Twenties - 1923 vs. 2023 Mar 17, 2023
Mar 10, 2023 REVEALED: Russian “conflict timber” worth over $1-BILLION sold in the US Mar 10, 2023
Mar 7, 2023 Risch, King, Golden, Thompson Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Future Logging Careers Act Mar 7, 2023

February 2023

Feb 21, 2023 John Deere Introduces New Mid-Size Model to Its Line-Up of Crawler Log Loaders Feb 21, 2023
Feb 15, 2023 America’s Happiest (and Deadliest?) Job - Southern Loggin' Times By: David Abbot Southern Feb 15, 2023
Feb 11, 2023 Mammoth Canadian Company, West Fraser Wins: American-based Huber forced to pull the plug on Minnesota project Feb 11, 2023
Feb 6, 2023 A Great Void - Carbon Credits and Proper Silviculture - Troy Brown, GLTPA President Feb 6, 2023

January 2023

Jan 30, 2023 PLC of Maine Raises Record $262,403 for Log-a-Load for Kids in 2022 Jan 30, 2023
Jan 2, 2023 Ponsse Expands to South, Opens Location in Florida Jan 2, 2023

December 2022

Dec 28, 2022 Building Demand Boosting Utilization: Wood Bioenergy Hatton-Brown Publishers Dec 28, 2022
Dec 17, 2022 Urban Society vs Rural Cultural Traditions: The Real Crisis in the Forest Dec 17, 2022

November 2022

Nov 23, 2022 Thanksgiving Perspective Nov 23, 2022

October 2022

Oct 31, 2022 Get In the Wheelbarrow! Oct 31, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 Loggers Celebrate Resolution Designating October 12th as National Loggers Day Oct 12, 2022
Oct 3, 2022 John Deere Introduces New FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head Oct 3, 2022

September 2022

Sep 27, 2022 NATIONAL LOGGERS DAY: Collins, Baldwin, Risch, Cassidy, King, and Daines Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Loggers Day Sep 27, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 Inflation’s Impact on Contract Logging Sep 19, 2022
Sep 7, 2022 Tackle demanding forestry processing environments with the Komatsu PC230F-11 Sep 7, 2022
Sep 2, 2022 Forestry Mutual Insurance Credit Rating Upgraded by AM Best Sep 2, 2022

August 2022

Aug 31, 2022 Mature and Old-Growth Trees Defining Ambiguity Aug 31, 2022
Aug 9, 2022 LP-Newberry Log-a-load Event raises over $76,000 for Helen Devos Children’s Hospital! Aug 9, 2022
Aug 8, 2022 Shasta College Receives $3.3M For Expansion of Forest Health Programs Aug 8, 2022
Aug 8, 2022 John Deere Enhances Knuckleboom Loader Visibility With Cab Upgrades Aug 8, 2022
Aug 1, 2022 Missouri, Going Back to Where It All Began Aug 1, 2022

July 2022

Jul 27, 2022 Loggers from Across the Country Converged for a Meeting in Louisiana to Discuss the Future of the Timber Industry Jul 27, 2022
Jul 21, 2022 Pumpin Pain: Southern Loggin Times I By: David Abbott Jul 21, 2022

June 2022

Jun 23, 2022 ALC to be the National Sponsor of Log-A-Load for Kids Jun 23, 2022
Jun 14, 2022 Team Safe Trucking is looking for a Special Projects Coordinator Jun 14, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 How's Your Log Supply Chain? Jun 9, 2022
Jun 1, 2022 A Shot Across the Bow: New Legislation Requires Tow Companies to Provide Information on Virginia Division of Consumer Counsel Jun 1, 2022

May 2022

May 25, 2022 PONSSE Scorpion Future Cabin received the internationally acclaimed iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 May 25, 2022
May 19, 2022 Canary in the Woods May 19, 2022
May 5, 2022 John Deere Unveils 900 MH-Series Tracked Harvester with Intelligent Boom Control May 5, 2022
May 3, 2022 How to Calculate a Fuel Cost Adjustment by Dr. Joseph Conrad May 3, 2022

April 2022

Apr 18, 2022 Pewag completes the acquisition of forestry specialist Wallingford’s and BABAC Apr 18, 2022
Apr 14, 2022 Northern Long-Eared Bat Endangers Loggers Apr 14, 2022
Apr 12, 2022 Results of Logger Inflation Survey Apr 12, 2022
Apr 8, 2022 McMorris Rodgers, Westerman Lead Legislation Banning Timber Imports From Russia Apr 8, 2022
Apr 7, 2022 What Type of Wood Are MLB Bats Made Of? Apr 7, 2022

March 2022

Mar 31, 2022 Bill to Establish Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area Introduced in the U.S. Senate Mar 31, 2022
Mar 30, 2022 Oregon Loggers Working To Find, Develop New Employees Mar 30, 2022
Mar 18, 2022 SURGING FUEL PRICES! Who is it hurting? Why is it hurting? Where is it going? Mar 18, 2022
Mar 7, 2022 New PONSSE H8 Harvester Head Mar 7, 2022
Mar 7, 2022 USDA: Science Says Thinned Forests Are Healthy Forests Mar 7, 2022
Mar 1, 2022 LOGGER INFLATION SURVEY (3 MINS) Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022 John Deere Introduces New Forestry Full-Tree Training Simulator Mar 1, 2022

February 2022

Feb 16, 2022 Inflation Threatens to Undermine Timber Industry Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery Feb 16, 2022

January 2022

Jan 22, 2022 Center of Disaster Philanthropy Reports 3,629 Structures Burned in 2021 Wildfires Jan 22, 2022
Jan 13, 2022 American Loggers Council Named to Team Recognized for Prestigious US Forest Service Chiefs Award Jan 13, 2022
Jan 11, 2022 American Loggers Council Requests Additional PATHH Funding Jan 11, 2022

December 2021

Dec 16, 2021 John Deere Announces Updates to M-Series Forestry Equipment Dec 16, 2021
Dec 13, 2021 PATHH Program Demand Exceeds Funding Resources Dec 13, 2021

November 2021

Nov 20, 2021 PATHH Update: Letter From Tom Vilsack USDA Nov 20, 2021

October 2021

Oct 5, 2021 PATHH Deadline October 15, 2021 Oct 5, 2021

September 2021

Sep 27, 2021 Sustainable Forestry’s Role in Climate Solutions Hearing Sep 27, 2021
Sep 27, 2021 2021 Great Lakes Heavy Equipment and Logging Expo Sep 27, 2021
Sep 23, 2021 John Deere Introduces New H423 and H425 Harvester Heads Sep 23, 2021
Sep 20, 2021 Chad Shelton of Virginia Loggers Association Appointed to Governor Northam's Board of Forestry Sep 20, 2021

August 2021

Aug 19, 2021 John Deere Intros 330-Horsepower Option for the 853M and 853MH Machines Aug 19, 2021
Aug 9, 2021 Logging Equipment Operator Academy - Hinds Community College Mississippi Aug 9, 2021

July 2021

Jul 30, 2021 Application Package For PATHH Program Jul 30, 2021
Jul 29, 2021 Ponsse North America Featured on Tomorrow’s World Today Jul 29, 2021
Jul 20, 2021 PATHH Webinar Rescheduled: Pandemic Assistance to Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021 Frequently Asked Questions: Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers – PATHH Program Jul 20, 2021

June 2021

Jun 28, 2021 Westerman Statement on Incoming USFS Chief Jun 28, 2021
Jun 17, 2021 Senator Collins Urges Agriculture Secretary to Quickly Distribute Delayed COVID-19 Relief Funding for Loggers Jun 17, 2021
Jun 8, 2021 State Assembly Committee Passes Verso Paper Mill Assembly Bill 367 Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021 USDA Forest Service Chief Christiansen Announces Retirement Jun 8, 2021

May 2021

May 18, 2021 John Deere Improves Window Quality on Its G-Series Harvesters and Forwarders May 18, 2021
May 10, 2021 Scott Dane to Become Next Executive Director for the American Logger Council May 10, 2021

April 2021

Apr 22, 2021 John Deere Adds Smooth Boom Control Technology for Tracked Feller Bunchers and Harvesters Apr 22, 2021
Apr 21, 2021 Bipartisan, Bicameral Leaders Reintroduce Future Logging Careers Act Apr 21, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 Stabenow, Braun Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Help Family Foresters Develop Climate Solutions, Take Advantage of Economic Benefits Apr 14, 2021
Apr 12, 2021 Safe Routes Act, H.R. 2213 of 2021 Apr 12, 2021
Apr 5, 2021 Logging Truck Proposal Would Make Roads Safer And Decrease Emissions, Advocates Say Apr 5, 2021

March 2021

Mar 24, 2021 Logger Relief Update: After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably Mar 24, 2021
Mar 11, 2021 King Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill that Supports Trucking Workforce of the Future Mar 11, 2021

February 2021

Feb 24, 2021 Lumber Prices Are Soaring. Why Are Tree Growers Miserable? Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021 Chairman David Scott Welcomes Senate Approval of Secretary Tom Vilsack to Lead USDA Feb 24, 2021
Feb 23, 2021 John Deere Unveils Its Powerful, Purpose-Built 768L-II Bogie Skidder Feb 23, 2021
Feb 18, 2021 John Deere Unveils Its Precision Forestry Technology Initiative Feb 18, 2021
Feb 16, 2021 Innovation in Forestry – Tigercat Featured on Forestry Virtual Event Feb. 18th Feb 16, 2021
Feb 10, 2021 John Deere Forestry Tech Panel: Feb. 17th at 8:00PM EST Feb 10, 2021
Feb 6, 2021 Changing Highway Truck Weight Limits Can Be Safer for Everyone Feb 6, 2021
Feb 4, 2021 Collins, Golden Urge USDA to Distribute COVID-19 Funding for Loggers, Timber Haulers Immediately Feb 4, 2021
Feb 2, 2021 ALC Members: Log Truck Driver Safety Training is Now Included in Your Membership Feb 2, 2021

January 2021

Jan 28, 2021 Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack Jan 28, 2021
Jan 12, 2021 FFRC Press Statement on the Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Improvements to Interagency Cooperation: Timely Action on Fire Prevention is Critical Jan 12, 2021

December 2020

Dec 21, 2020 Loggers Celebrate Passage of Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 Dec 21, 2020
Dec 17, 2020 Tigercat Adds High Horsepower Mulcher Carrier Dec 17, 2020
Dec 9, 2020 2020 Logger Survey Dec 9, 2020
Dec 8, 2020 The Dirty World of Staged Trucking Accidents Dec 8, 2020
Dec 4, 2020 International Trucks Now Offers Rebate Program for ALC Members Dec 4, 2020
Dec 2, 2020 John Deere Takes On Tough Terrain With New 953ML Shovel Logger Dec 2, 2020

November 2020

Nov 20, 2020 Hit a Truck, Get a Check: Nuclear Verdicts on the Rise Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020 USDA Forest Service Announces Key Changes to NEPA Procedures Nov 20, 2020
Nov 12, 2020 A SNEAK PEEK AT THE PROTOTYPE 865 LOGGER Nov 12, 2020

October 2020

Oct 22, 2020 Risch, Colleagues Introduce Small Business Capital Recovery Bill Oct 22, 2020
Oct 21, 2020 Don’t Overlook America’s Loggers Oct 21, 2020
Oct 13, 2020 Trump to Sign Trillion Trees Executive Order Oct 13, 2020
Oct 8, 2020 President Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Scott Dane to President’s Export Council Oct 8, 2020

September 2020

Sep 24, 2020 U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Roadless Rule Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 Make Logging Great Again - Kathy Hunter with Wade Biggs Logging - Pinetown, NC Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 Chair Abigail Spanberger Statement Following 2020 Wildfires Hearing Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Granite State Forest and Commercial Building Owners with Sustainability Sep 24, 2020
Sep 23, 2020 Collins Requests Pandemic Emergency Funds for Nation’s Loggers, Log Haulers Sep 23, 2020
Sep 15, 2020 1.1-Billion: Estimate of Hurricane Laura’s Impact to the Louisiana Timber Industry Sep 15, 2020
Sep 10, 2020 Komatsu Upgrades XT-5 Family of Tracked Feller Bunchers with Performance Improvements, Special Warranty Program Sep 10, 2020
Sep 9, 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) FAQs Sep 9, 2020
Sep 1, 2020 Save Our Loggers: Report Shows 1.83 Billion Impact Of Covid-19 To Loggers Sep 1, 2020

August 2020

Aug 25, 2020 2020 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year, McManus Timber Company Aug 25, 2020
Aug 21, 2020 Peterson Questions Data and Methodology Used in Making USDA CFAP Payments Aug 21, 2020
Aug 19, 2020 TIGERCAT RELEASES H-SERIES SKIDDERS Aug 19, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 Vermont Forest Stabilization Grant Program Aug 11, 2020
Aug 10, 2020 The Bureau of Land Management’s Headquarters Officially Established in Grand Junction, Colorado Aug 10, 2020

July 2020

Jul 26, 2020 Time to Act: Support the Logger Relief Package (HR 7690 and S.4233) Jul 26, 2020
Jul 22, 2020 Timber Industry Asks Congress for $2.5B in COVID-19 Aid Jul 22, 2020
Jul 21, 2020 LOGGING: Collins, Golden Propose Bipartisan Plan to Help Loggers, Timber Haulers Weather COVID-19 Economic Crisis Jul 21, 2020
Jul 20, 2020 MSU Study on Log Truck Accidents on Interstates in Mississippi 2014 to 2018 Jul 20, 2020
Jul 3, 2020 Spanberger Welcomes Reforestation Priorities in Infrastructure Package Jul 3, 2020
Jul 2, 2020 Biomass: Netherlands to Double Wood Pellet Imports in 2020 Jul 2, 2020

June 2020

Jun 26, 2020 President Trump announced his intent to nominate William Perry Pendley to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jun 26, 2020
Jun 20, 2020 718 ADVANCES TO G-SERIES Jun 20, 2020
Jun 19, 2020 Timber Harvesting's 2020 Business Outlook & Covid-19 Impact Survey Jun 19, 2020
Jun 18, 2020 Timber Market Woes from COVID-19 - Arkansas Jun 18, 2020
Jun 16, 2020 Results: Loggers Covid-19 Federal Assistance Survey Jun 16, 2020
Jun 10, 2020 Verso Announces Necessary Actions to Offset Unprecedented Market Decline Due to COVID-19 Jun 10, 2020
Jun 4, 2020 Register for Ponsee Bison Launch in North America Webinar Jun 4, 2020
Jun 2, 2020 Wallingford’s Announces Distribution of Veriga to North America Press release May 2020 Jun 2, 2020

May 2020

May 30, 2020 COVID-19 for Logging - Practical Advice May 30, 2020
May 28, 2020 Logger Relief Package: COVID 19 Economic Damage Relief Package for Logging & Trucking Companies in the Forest Products Industry May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 BLM Proposes Expedited Review of Timber Salvage Projects May 28, 2020
May 26, 2020 USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers May 26, 2020
May 19, 2020 Lumber Prices Move Sharply Higher on Rising Demand & Supply Constraints May 19, 2020
May 18, 2020 USIPA: Wood Biomass Given All Clear by Europe’s Highest Court May 18, 2020

April 2020

Apr 29, 2020 Associated Oregon Logger's Release Covid-19 Prevention Plan for Forest Jobsites Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals From Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018 Apr 29, 2020
Apr 17, 2020 New Relief Grant Opportunity for Small Businesses Apr 17, 2020
Apr 11, 2020 John Deere Begins Production of Protective Face Shields for Health-Care Workers Apr 11, 2020
Apr 7, 2020 SBA Coronavirus Relief Options Apr 7, 2020
Apr 3, 2020 Komatsu’s New 901XC 8WD Harvester is a Thinning Powerhouse for Challenging Steep, Rough or Soft Terrain Apr 3, 2020

March 2020

Mar 30, 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist Mar 30, 2020
Mar 6, 2020 Tigercat Releases 602 Grapple Skidder Mar 6, 2020
Mar 4, 2020 Scalise, Newhouse Lead 130 Members to Support NEPA Modernization Mar 4, 2020
Mar 3, 2020 Nicolet College Offers a Forestry Equipment Maintenance Program Mar 3, 2020
Mar 2, 2020 Tigercat Launches LogOn Mar 2, 2020

February 2020

Feb 28, 2020 John Deere Tackles Steep Slopes with New FL100 Felling Head Feb 28, 2020
Feb 19, 2020 Updates Improve Comfort on the John Deere Knuckleboom Loaders Feb 19, 2020
Feb 6, 2020 Tigercat Harvesting Head Product Line Expands Feb 6, 2020

January 2020

Jan 23, 2020 2020 Peterbilt ALC Member Discount Jan 23, 2020
Jan 1, 2020 2020 Western Star Rebate for ALC Members Jan 1, 2020

December 2019

Dec 5, 2019 Safe Routes Legislation for Log Trucks Dec 5, 2019
Dec 1, 2019 Loggers Helping Loggers Dec 1, 2019

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