News & Events

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

SALVAGE OPERATION: From burned trees to new seedlings, IDL gets value out of salvaged timber and rebuilds the forest. MORE HERE

TELL THE FOREST SERVICE: Active Management is Best Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions. MORE HERE

GIANT CEDAR: Inside the “champion” tree living in one of Idaho’s forests for 3,000 years. MORE HERE

PORTABLE MILL: KLT launches wood product, education initiative. MORE HERE

OPINION: How environmental groups fuel forest fires. MORE HERE

IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST: Conservation groups challenge Buckskin Saddle project. MORE HERE

BIPARTISAN SUPPORT: Fulcher’s Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act Passed in Natural Resources Committee. MORE HERE

MAJOR CHANGES: Caribou-Targhee National Forest makes changes to the Wood Canyon and Johnson Creek Area road system. MORE HERE

CHANGING HANDS: Sun Mountain Lumber announces purchase of R-Y Timber in Livingston. MORE HERE

SMOLDERING SNAG: Tree that started burning during Idaho’s largest wildfire of 2022 still smolders, forest officials say. MORE HERE

REVENUES AND COSTS: The Economics of Forest Fuel Removals on Federal Lands. MORE HERE

WORK ETHIC: From Logger’s Son to Top Gun Pilot. MORE HERE

LONGTERM PLAN: Bald Mountain projects strive for better conditions, healthier forest. MORE HERE

WAKE-UP CALL: As historic smoke blankets the East Coast, Northwest leaders hope Congress will wake up to the wildfire threat. MORE HERE

ANALYSIS: Canadian wildfires shutter sawmills, drive up lumber prices. MORE HERE

FOREST MANAGEMENT WIN: Ninth Circuit upholds Flathead Revised Forest Plan, allowing forest management projects to proceed. MORE HERE

FEDERAL FUNDS: USDA announces $43 million Investment to advance innovation in wood products and wood energy economies through Investing in America agenda. MORE HERE

CLIMATE CLAIM: Climate change activists ignoring crucial factor behind wildfires, Trump admin secretary says. MORE HERE

LOCALLY SOURCED TIMBER: Idaho’s mass timber arena sports a doubly curved roof. MORE HERE

FOREST MANAGEMENT: Cut down trees to better manage wildfires, says retired forester. MORE HERE

WILDFIRE RISK: Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season. MORE HERE

COLLECTIVE EFFORT: Loggers making an impact, moving the needle on issues. MORE HERE

LOGS & LUMBER: What does the war in Ukraine mean for the U.S. lumber market? MORE HERE

CAREER TRAINING: Rural schools set to receive millions for workforce-ready CTE programs. MORE HERE

BIPARTISAN EFFORT: Senate Wildlife Caucus to focus on forest management. MORE HERE

‘GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY’: Bipartisan bill to help tribes and counties manage wildfire risk on federal land as ‘good neighbors’ gains momentum in Congress. MORE HERE

WAITING GAME: Lumber demand remains unseasonably soft. MORE HERE

FIREFIGHTING TOOL: Federal court sides with counties, cities, and forestry groups, ruling USFS may continue use of aerial fire retardants to fight wildfires. MORE HERE