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TIMBERLAND OWNER: Manulife raises $224.5 million to buy forests for carbon. MORE HERE

MANLEY JOBS: Teacher’s YouTube series provides hands-on learning for forestry jobs. MORE HERE

HEALTHY FORESTS: The Forest Service’s carbon dilemma: Carbon capture on national forests or sustainable forestry? MORE HERE

HONEST ASSESSMENT: Truck driver destroys entire EV narrative in under 2 minutes. MORE HERE

IDAHO LAUNCH: Little underscores need for highly skilled workers in Idaho. MORE HERE

IN LIMBO: The Yaak Valley is ground zero for Montana’s environmental future. MORE HERE

FUNDING FOR FOREST HEALTH: Idaho Department of Lands budget request reflects increased workload. MORE HERE

OPINION: Lolo National Forest needs management, despite St. Regis mill closure. MORE HERE

BIG MACHINERY: Idaho Forest Group auctions off remaining equipment. MORE HERE

SUCCESS STORY: Tech Hub aims to grow Northwest mass timber industry. MORE HERE

BEAMS AS STRONG AS STEEL: Visit one of the tallest timber buildings in the world. MORE HERE

BIG SPRUCE: Two West Virginians will cut down 2023 Capitol Christmas tree. MORE HERE

ECONOMIC BOOST: How to prevent forest fires by building cities with more wood. MORE HERE

UPDATE: Land Board gets final fire season report for endowment land. MORE HERE

FOREST PRODUCTS OF THE FUTURE: Wood Innovation Grants support timber industry, healthy forests. MORE HERE

GRANT PROGRAM: Risch, King introduce bill to bolster rural forestry workforce. MORE HERE

CRUCIAL LINKS: Nearly $50M available to strengthen forest products economy, forest sector jobs. MORE HERE

NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK: Forest products support healthy forests. MORE HERE

NELSON BROTHERS: Idaho brothers are believers in new technology, equipment. MORE HERE

UP IN SMOKE: Wildfires are now costing the US up to $900 billion annually. MORE HERE

PRESSING ISSUES: Economic concerns top trucking industry’s worries going into 2024. MORE HERE

BALANCE SHEET: Lumber prices coming down from pandemic peak, but high-interest rates offer buyers little relief. MORE HERE

FOREST MANAGEMENT: Less smoke, less pollution, better human health. MORE HERE

ANTI-FORESTRY LITIGATION: New plague attacking Region 1 forests. MORE HERE

ACTIVISTS: Portland’s “peaceful protesters” take a swing at Oregon Forestry Center. MORE HERE

TRADE DISPUTE: Canada welcomes panel directing US to review softwood lumber policy. MORE HERE

GREEN LIGHT: Appeals court allows timber thinning project to continue. MORE HERE

CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT: Risch, Crapo, Lee introduce legislation to combat monument overreach. MORE HERE

LAUNCH PROGRAM: Gov. Little wants more Idaho students to further their education — and the state’s offering to pay tuition in return. MORE HERE

SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS ACT: Timber counties on edge again. MORE HERE

The ALC’s 5th Annual Safety Conference is set for Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Moscow Best Western University Inn. Free breakfast begins at 7 a.m. and the conference runs from 8 a.m. to noon.

• Free Breakfast
• Earn 4 Idaho Pro-Logger credits
• Door prizes including a rifle and pistol
• Keynote Speaker Ron Heagy “Roll On Ron”
• Presenter ISP Sgt. Matt Thompson – Clarification of Intrastate and Interstate Regulations for Trucks
• Presenter Randy Brooks, Professor and Extension Forestry Specialist and Forestry Program Lead at the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Scientists at University of Idaho – Out Sloped Roads: Design and Safety Concerns

Need a hotel room on Friday night? Call the Best Western directly at (208) 882-0550 and ask for the ALC/Idaho Logging Contractors room block. A room with 2 queen beds is $134 plus tax and a room with 1 King bed is $124 plus tax.

Register for the conference HERE. If you have questions or need additional information please call Jolene at (208) 667-6473 or email jolene@idahologgers.com

TREATMENT PROJECT: Forest Service sued over South Plateau logging project approval. MORE HERE

NEW ASSESSMENT: 10 years on, Beaver Creek burn remains a focal point for forest management. MORE HERE

VIDEO: Cooperating for the win, win — reducing fuels and saving wildlife. MORE HERE

BIOGRAPHITE: Graphite made from wood chips may soon be in your EV battery. MORE HERE

FIRE REPORT: More than 84,000 acres burned in Idaho this year. MORE HERE

LOG AND THIN: Feds give emergency status to new Seeley logging project. MORE HERE

BIPARTISAN BILL: “Treating Tribes & Counties As Good Neighbor Authority Act” passes House of Representatives. MORE HERE

RENEWABLE RESOURCE: Wood products are always the better choice. MORE HERE