Forestry News

Barko Hydraulics - Thu June 09, 2022

Barko Brings Real-Time Operational Intel to Forestry Equipment: Barko Insight

Barko Hydraulics, a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative heavy equipment solutions for the forestry, vegetation management and material handling industries, has introduced Barko Insight, a remote platform designed to monitor the performance of heavy machinery....

Stihl - Thu June 02, 2022

Stihl to Provide $120,000 Worth of Grants to America's State Parks

Stihl Inc. announced the expansion of the Hearts of STIHL program, an initiative to care for the environment through the preservation of the nation's state parks. Inspired by the staff of America's State Parks, the mission of Hearts of STIHL is to help those people and programs that are caring for the national treasures that are America's state parks, and preserve them for the enjoyment of all Americans, current and future....

Ponsse - Thu June 02, 2022

Ponsse Manufactures 18,000th Forest Machine

The 18,000th Ponsse forest machine was completed at Ponsse's factory in Vieremä. After its handover, the Ponsse Elk will be operated by VMC Bois in France. "The highly demanding harvesting industry calls for solid professional skills, determination and close cooperation....

Michele Nelson, Payson Roundup - Thu April 21, 2022

Money Available to Reduce Fuels in Forest

A major federal infrastructure bill combined with the megafires that have consumed whole communities in California and Colorado in the last couple of years have knocked loose millions in federal grants for thinning projects to protect forested communities....

American Loggers Council - Thu April 21, 2022

Pewag Completes Acquisition of Forestry Specialist Wallingford's, BABAC

Pewag Group, a global company in traction chain devices and industrial chain solutions (founded 1479), has completed the acquisition of Wallingford's Inc. and BABAC Inc. , a U.S.-based provider of forestry traction devices, forestry supplies and snow chains....

Forest Machine Magazine - Thu April 21, 2022

Redesigning the Future of Fashion, Packaging Through Forest-Based Materials

Fashion and packaging have one thing in common: both rely heavily on plastics. Oil and gas companies look to plastics as a key area of growth. Global plastic production doubled since 2000, to reach an astonishing 460 million metric tonnes — per year....

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Mon April 11, 2022

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Awards $90,000 Urban Forestry Grants to Five Communities

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded a total of $90,000 to five Wisconsin communities to support urban forestry projects. These funds were made available through a United States Forest Service grant....

OLC - Tue April 05, 2022

Industry Returns for 84th Oregon Logging Conference

The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. The event brought industry professionals back together for an in-person gathering after a scaled-down version of the event was held in 2021 due to the pandemic....

OLC - Wed March 23, 2022

Oregon Logging Conference Returns for 84th Edition

The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. After celebrating the OLC in a scaled-down version in 2021, many positive comments were made this year about being able to gather in-person....

Piscataquis Observer - Tue March 22, 2022

Legislative Committee Advances Rep. Evans' Bill to Bolster Job Growth in Maine's Forestry Industry

The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted March 15 to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft, aimed at strengthening job growth in Maine's forestry industry. As amended, LD 1919 creates an income tax credit for qualified timber harvesting businesses that employ new qualified employees hired in Maine that are covered by the Employment Security Law and paid an amount equal to or greater than the most recent annual per capita income in the county in which the employee is employed....