by Taryn Hecker | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Stay informed with our weekly industry news update: PUBLIC LANDS: Idaho County Commission Chairman Skip Brandt has been appointed to the National Association of Counties public lands steering committee. More HERE HEADS UP, HUNTERS: Hunters using July Creek Road north...
by Taryn Hecker | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Stay informed! Stay #LoggerStrong! OFF-KEY SINGER: Idaho resident and singer Carole King is calling for an end to commercial timber harvests on federal land, but it’s unclear what makes her an expert on forestry. Read more from Healthy Forests, Healthy...
by Taryn Hecker | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho and Idaho Trucking Association have teamed to sponsor a Truck Driving Simulator to encourage high school students to consider a career in trucking. DID YOU KNOW? Wages for Idaho’s trucking industry exceeded $2 billion...
by Taryn Hecker | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
INSURANCE FOR LOGGERS: Associated Insurance Services launches Axe Insurance Group, offering general liability, commercial auto, equipment and excess liability coverage specially tailored to the needs of the logging and log hauling industry. More HERE UNION FLAP:...
by Taryn Hecker | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Stay informed! Stay #LoggerStrong! LOGGING SUPPORTS SCHOOLS: Idaho’s Board of Land Commissioners is distributing $100.3 million to endowment beneficiaries in Fiscal Year 2024. Timberland generated nearly 99% of the total net income from endowment land in Fiscal Year...
by Taryn Hecker | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
HOUSES ACT: US Sen. Mike Lee is floating a proposal to address the national housing shortage by allowing states to purchase Federal lands for new housing. MORE HERE TIMBER DISUNITY: Timber Unity, a group that started as a coalition of farmers, wood industry workers...
