News & Events

SAWING LOGS: Sun Mountain Lumber stacks up as key economic contributor to the region. MORE HERE

DO-OVER: Forest Service completes fix of Hungry Ridge Project plan. MORE HERE

JOBS IN THE WOODS: Act addresses workforce challenges of forestry. MORE HERE

UNLIKELY CRITIC: Bay Area scientist says he ‘left out the full truth’ to get climate change wildfire study published in prestigious journal. MORE HERE

JOE RANGER DISTRICT: Forest Service seeks public input on Lindstrom project. MORE HERE

CLEAN WATER ACT: Amended WOTUS rule issued by federal regulators. MORE HERE

SENATOR RISCH: 2023 Farm Bill is opportunity to manage forests, disrupt wildfires. MORE HERE

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT: Forestry can reduce carbon emissions. MORE HERE

DELIVERED PRODUCTS: Pilot program eases access to sales for Idaho logging contractors. MORE HERE

EXCESSIVE FUELS: Wildfire smoke draws attention to importance of forest management. MORE HERE

PROTECTING FORESTS: Wildfires are the real threat. MORE HERE

MOON TREES: NASA, Forest Service to share Moon tree seedlings, promote STEM. MORE HERE

BITTERROOTS: Group notifies U.S. Forest Service it plans to sue over Mud Creek logging project. MORE HERE

HARVESTED WOOD: We’re going to see more forest products. MORE HERE

CHAIRMAN BRUCE WESTERMAN: “These are the kinds of proactive solutions we must apply to every American forest. MORE HERE

CONSERVATION LEASES: A new rule could cripple federal land use — and the economy that depends on it. MORE HERE

ALC HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN: We now have our very own health insurance plan! Get more info today by visiting www.ALCHealthPlan.com or calling Kelly Madison at Associated Insurance Services at 208-955-8170. MORE HERE

LOGGING LABOR: Worrying signs from logging employment trends. MORE HERE

USDA: Forests converting to carbon emitters. MORE HERE

RISCH: 2023 Farm Bill is an opportunity to properly manage forests & disrupt endless wildfires. MORE HERE

WILDFIRE CRISIS: To improve forest health, we need active forest restoration. MORE HERE

ALC HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN: We now have our very own health insurance plan! Get more info today by visiting www.ALCHealthPlan.com or calling Kelly Madison at Associated Insurance Services at 208-955-8170. MORE HERE

IDAHO FIRE RESTRICTIONS FINDER: Fire restrictions are being put in place for logging operations. MORE HERE

GRRR ACT: Fulcher, Risch, Crapo, Lummis introduce legislation to fully delist grizzly bears in lower 48 states. MORE HERE

NEW RECRUIT: Idaho Land Board member, and state official, gets his Red Card to help battle Idaho fires. MORE HERE

ONGOING STUDY: Open houses this week on traffic management center study in Kootenai County. MORE HERE

MEN AT WORK: Boise National Forest initiates salvage sale on West Mountain, warns of potential delays. MORE HERE

DRY CONDITIONS: Forest Service says Pacific Northwest at ‘significant’ wildfire risk. MORE HERE

HAZARDOUS FUELS: Reducing wildfire risk and supporting rural economies. MORE HERE

HIGH PRIORITY FIRESHEDS: Risch, Crapo, Daines, colleagues urge Forest Service analysis of sawtimber levels. MORE HERE

LOGGER SURVEY: ‘Fungible resource’? Not loggers, as survey emphasizes business issues. MORE HERE

EXPANSIVE REPORT: USDA Forest Service report highlights threats to forest, rangeland health over the next 50 years. MORE HERE

INCREASED DEMAND: Booming housing construction fuels rise in lumber prices. MORE HERE

MASS TIMBER: This method of construction is eco-friendly, can lower carbon emissions, industry advocates say. MORE HERE

‘A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY’: Retired USFS worker Barry Wynsma from Bonners Ferry shares the truth about wildfires in the West. More HERE

SHARING THE WEALTH: Why have the smaller service contractor loggers and truckers not experienced the same gains as the larger companies in the forest industry, the American Loggers Council asks. More HERE

LOGGING ON: Why do loggers get on the Internet? Check out the results of the 2023 Timber Harvesting magazine Logger Survey HERE

WILDFIRE ALERTS: Have you signed up for the Idaho Department of Land’s wildfire alerts? Learn more HERE

INCREASED SALES: Timber harvests on Idaho’s endowment lands hits new high, benefiting public schools. MORE HERE

TRUTH ABOUT TIMBER: New video series spotlights the men and women who work in the woods. MORE HERE

LOGGERS AND TRUCKERS: The connection between the landowner and the mill. MORE HERE

MARKET REPORT: Peak building season sparks optimism for the wood industry. MORE HERE

NATIONAL FORESTS: USDA Forest Service forms Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee. MORE HERE

KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST: Federal judge halts Ripley logging project, orders Forest Service to do more work. MORE HERE