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Here’s your Weekly WrapUp of industry news! Stay informed! Stay Logger Strong!

MISTIMBERSTOOD: Why do some admire firefighters for risking their lives to protect our communities and homes, yet frequently demonize loggers for doing the same in our forests? MORE HERE

FIREFIGHTING COSTS: A study found that wildfires cost more than what states budget. How does Idaho compare? MORE HERE

MARKET REPORT: The new year kicked off with a negative note in wood products markets. MORE HERE

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: Biofuel production expected to climb in the U.S. MORE HERE

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER LAWSUIT: A conservation group is suing the Kootenai National Forest over its 95,000-acre Black Ram logging project in the Yaak Valley north of Troy. More HERE

WOTUS WOES: The American Farm Bureau Federation believes “Waters of the U.S.” regulation update defies logic and advice. More HERE

BIOFAIL: A much-hyped but yet-to-be-completed aviation biofuels refinery in southern Oregon appears to be headed for foreclosure. More HERE

WOOD IT WORK? Demand for electric vehicles is soaring and scientists are searching for materials to make sustainable batteries. Lignin, the stuff that makes trees woody, is shaping up to be a strong contender. More HERE

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IDAHO LEGISLATIVE SESSION KICKOFF: Gov. Little’s “State of the State” can be viewed live 1 p.m. Monday on Idaho Public Television or at IPTV’s YouTube channel HERE

WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES: EPA finalizes WOTUS water rule that repeals Trump changes. MORE HERE

FEDERAL BACKTRACK: Forest Service withdraws timber project decision over big tree cutting. MORE HERE

FIRE AND ICE: Wildfires are climbing up some of the snowiest mountains in America’s West. MORE HERE

EMISSIONS: PotlatchDeltic commits to GHG reduction targets. MORE HERE

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‘PROFORESTATION’: A relatively new term being used in the environmental community calls for banning forest management on public lands. MORE HERE

HARNESSING PARTNERSHIPS: Legislation from Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines to promote public-private collaboration, expedite environmental reviews and combat the wildfire crisis is advancing through Congress. MORE HERE

HORSE LOGGING: An Ohio man and his family say they achieve forest conservation by working in the woods with horses. MORE HERE

ESSAY CONTEST: Idaho Forest Products Commission announces winners of its 27^th annual essay contest. Read the winning essays HERE

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CHIP MARKET: Wood chip prices continue to soar in the Pacific Northwest. MORE HERE

LUMBER DEMAND: Global trade of softwood lumber dropped roughly 10 percent in early 2022 compared to the same period the previous year. MORE HERE

IDAHO 55: Highway project monitored for avalanche risk as work pauses for winter. MORE HERE

ASSOCIATED TAXPAYERS OF IDAHO: Idaho’s newly elected officials talk about the upcoming legislative session, taxes at annual conference. MORE HERE

Registration opens December 1 for ALC-Idaho’s 2023 Logging First Aid and Safety classes. The classes will be held at several locations throughout Idaho between March 7 and April 6, 2023. OSHA and the State of Idaho Logging Safety Regulations require that all workers in the woods participate in Logger First Aid & Safety Training every year. This class is also a required component of the Idaho Pro-Logger continuing education program. Register online HERE.

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‘REVOLUTIONARY BATTERY’: Researchers claim a new type of wood-based battery has the potential to significantly decrease the charge time of electric cars, among other benefits. MORE HERE

WESTERN WATER: Study says Western states and cities are more reliant on drinking water from U.S. Forest Service lands than previously known. MORE HERE

MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION: The Seattle campus of University of Washington has opened its new 84,800-squre-foot mass timber business school building: MORE HERE

LOG IT OR WATCH IT BURN: Health officials are pointing to the rising number of wildfires and health concerns linked to exposure to smoke. MORE HERE

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DIESEL CRISIS: The diesel shortage that had the White House on edge last week is spreading from the Northeast to the Southeast, prompting at least one supplier to initiate emergency protocols. More HERE

YOUNG TRUCKERS: The federal government is piloting a three-year apprentice program that will allow 18-to-20-year-olds to drive commercial vehicles on interstate routes, opening up career opportunities for high school graduates that didn’t exist before. More HERE

TWO STEPS BACK: Researchers say this year’s devastating fire season may have erased a nearly two-decade effort by Californians to cut their emissions of carbon dioxide. More HERE

FOR THE KIDS: Log A Load For Kids® is a nationwide giving campaign through which loggers and others contribute to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to provide medical care to kids in need, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. More HERE

Here’s your Weekly WrapUp of industry news! Stay informed! Stay Logger Strong!

COURT REPORT: Attorneys for the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and the U.S. Forest Service peddled dueling arguments before a Ninth Circuit panel over whether a block of an Idaho logging project in grizzly bear territory should stand. More HERE

PACKAGE DEAL: The USDA Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory is developing prototype packaging products from wood that could one day become an equivalent alternative to current plastic packaging. More HERE

SOFT AND STRONG: Ever wonder why trees are used for many paper products – like toilet paper – rather than strictly recycled paper or hemp? More HERE

MARKET NEWS: Despite its epic fall since March, lumber could be about to surge once again, experts say. More HERE

NO BOUNDARIES FORESTRY: Idaho is addressing more than 6 million acres of Idaho forestlands that are designated as high-risk for potential catastrophic wildfire and insect and disease outbreaks. More HERE