by Taryn Hecker | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Stay informed with this week’s roundup of industry news! LOGGING CAREERS: Here’s a great video, “Why Am I A Logger?” from the Montana Loggers Association that explores why people choose logging as a career, and includes helpful tips for those looking for advice on how...
by Taryn Hecker | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Stay informed with this week’s roundup of industry news! CONIFER CATASTROPHE: Hotter and drier conditions are destroying the ability of many Western conifer forests to spring back after wildfires, a new study has found. Read MORE WRANGLING WITH WOTUS: The White...
by Taryn Hecker | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The application deadline for the Intermountain Logging Conference Future Logging Workforce Scholarship is March 20, 2023. The scholarship is open to students enrolled in a forestry related program in Washington, Idaho, Montana or Oregon, and pursuing future careers in...
by Taryn Hecker | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here’s your Weekly WrapUp of industry news! Stay informed! Stay Logger Strong! TROUBLING TREND: Experts say the recent closure of R-Y Timber of Livingston, Montana, is another huge blow to the industry which has lost 33 mills in the last 31 years in the Treasure...
by Taryn Hecker | Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here’s your weekly WrapUp of industry news! Stay informed! Stay Logger Strong! TAMARACK SAWMILL: Fire breaks out at Evergreen Forest Products sawmill south of New Meadows on U.S. Highway 95. MORE HERE CLEVER CHEMISTRY: Some researchers argue the lumber industry has...