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Ron Scott · « **Reply #60 on:** August 07, 2002, 05:47:24 pm »

General

The Northern Logger magazine reports that land clearing for development ranging from homes to highways is increasingly becoming a bigger part of the logging business.

While good news for the short term, it obviously is not a positive trend for long term forestry enterprises.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #61 on:** December 22, 2002, 05:31:14 pm »

Washington

The Washington Environmental Council (WEC) has filed suit against the DNR and its timber sale program.

The WEC is made up of most environmental groups in the state including the Audobon Society, Wilderness Society, Lands Council in Spokane (Dr. Osborn's no cut group) and Friends of ........(everything).

Their intentions are to stop logging.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #62 on:** February 22, 2003, 03:02:09 pm »

Michigan

As one of his last acts in office, Governor Engler signed House Bill 5953 into law, effective March 31, 2003.

The "Right to Forest Act" specifically provides for "circumstances under which certain forestry operations shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance...."

Of special interest is Section 5, an explicit provision for landowners to recover operation and legal expenses incurred in a court challenge in which the plaintiff is not successful.

The law was endorsed by the Michigan Forest Association and had the support of the entire forestry community. Significantly it passed the House unanimously.

Copy posted: www.woodlandowners.org

OneWithWood · « **Reply #63 on:** February 24, 2003, 05:28:15 am »

Way to go Michigan!

I sure hope some of that good sense flows down hill to Indiana.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #64 on:** March 22, 2003, 01:52:58 pm »

West Virginia

The late February ice storm that swept the western and central portions of the Mountaineer State has done more damage to hardwoods than first reported.

Air surveys conducted by the WV Division of Forestry confirm widespread damage.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #65 on:** May 23, 2003, 05:58:46 pm »

Kentucky

The Blue Grass State is the first to publicly publish a Bad Actor Logger's List. Compiled by the Division of Forestry from records relating to the Forest Practices Act.

Loggers are allowed three infractions before they make the "better avoid" list. In addition, they are given chances to correct their logging problems before receiving a violation notice.

The information is shared with landowners through Kentucky Woodlands Owners Association publications and Extension Service reports.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #66 on:** May 27, 2003, 07:56:42 pm »

Thgast would sure get people to clean up their act. I would like to implement tht idea here in Oregon. What do some of you think the chances are of that happening?

I had better keep my mouth shut. I might just make the list. :-/

Frickman · « **Reply #67 on:** May 27, 2003, 08:19:22 pm »

Are the individual loggers names on this list, or a company/mill name? It seems that in our area that logging companies and sawmills come and go alot, but the same people are always behind them. They run afoul of the law until it catches up to them and then reorganize under a different name.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #68 on:** June 09, 2003, 06:23:57 pm »

California

A new study by researchers at California Polytecnic State University-San Luis Obispo has found that California has among the most extensive private forest land regulations in the world.

But, according to the study's authors, the stringent nature of these regulations may actually threaten the forest lands they were created to protect.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #69 on:** July 06, 2003, 08:38:22 pm »

You know, Ron, some of us that work in the field all the time have truly believed this was happening for years. Now it sounds as though we have some rather sound scientific evidence to begin to back us up.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #70 on:** July 07, 2003, 06:11:06 pm »

Frank,
Hopefully Forest Management will be understood. What will replace the abandoned mill sites as noted in Oregon's recently passed "Mill Bill"?

Oregon

Oregon's "Mill bill" becomes law. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski recently signed HB 2691, also known as the "Mill Bill" into law.

The new law places abandoned mill sites in rural communities on the fast-track to be redeveloped for other industrial purposes.

There are currently more than 150 closed mill sites throughout the state, many of which still have their existing and other qualities enabling them to be used for new industrial uses.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #71 on:** July 10, 2003, 06:37:28 am »

We have such a site in this county, right now. It has beeen up and running for the about two years. It was a mill site for decades in Independence. They had been hauling the mdajority of its timber more than 150 miles from the Eastern slops of Mt Hood area. It has been converted into a cabinet manufacturing site, employing well over a hundred people.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #72 on:** August 12, 2003, 07:30:09 pm »

California

A federal judge in Sacramento temporaily blocked the U.S. Forest Service from logging "fire-damaged trees" in a remote area of the Tahoe National Forest. Removing the trees could increase--rather than reduce--severe wildfire risk, the judge ruled.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #73 on:** August 12, 2003, 09:10:40 pm »

It is absolutely amazing, to me, Ron where some of these kinds of peoples minds actually generated from. :-/ I even wonder if their electrical impus systems are correctly wired or simply unpluged, somehow.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #74 on:** August 13, 2003, 04:33:06 pm »

Yes, very hard to understand such thinking. I guess, leave the wood to the "bugs" or have another reburn from a lightning strike and have to suppress the fire again at taxpayers expense. "But don't let anyone salvage the wood or remove the fuel load".

Ron Scott · « **Reply #75 on:** September 27, 2003, 08:48:23 am »

Michigan

The Michigan Forest Foundation, sponsored by the Michigan Forest Association, is building an educational trailer for mobile display at fairs and events throughout the state.

The MFA (with DNR and USFS) is getting the word out of the importance of forestry to both landowners and the general public.

(Jeff, are you involved in working on this??)

Ron Scott · « **Reply #76 on:** October 05, 2003, 08:23:01 am »

California

"Save The Forests". I recently noted this vehicle parked in front of the post office in the historical mining and logging town of Nevada City, California. 9/03.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #77 on:** November 18, 2003, 05:14:57 pm »

Texas

The Texas Forest Service recently received the "Golden Smokey Bear" award form the USDA Forest Service.

The award recognizes wildfire prevention programs of national significance and was given to the agency for its advances in wildfire prevention after the 1998 and 2000 fire seasons.

To decrease the number of wildfires caused by accident and arson, the Texas Forest Service developed a program that focused on educating county judges, home owners associations and the public about wildfire prevention.

The agency's efforts were so successful that the plan has become a national model for preventing wildfires.

The Texas Forest Service was the only agency to receive the award this year.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #78 on:** November 19, 2003, 06:28:44 am »

I would thing that someone in California would possibly like to have that award given out in their state after what has just been happening a short few weeks ago. ..."Narrow minded people, down narrow minded streets".. :-/.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #79 on:** February 28, 2004, 08:24:19 am »

Wisconsin

2004 marks Wisconsin's Forestry Department "100th Anniversary".

Its first tree nursery started at Trout Lake in 1904 when a reforestation program was started on the barrens created by past logging and fires.

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