April 2025 - As We See It! - "DC Fly In Summary"
Nearly 100 timber industry stakeholders representing 25 states flew into Washington DC armed with a “Road Map to Recovery” to share with Congressional leaders, high ranking agency officials, and White House representatives. The Fly In was a joint event cosponsored by the American Loggers Council and......
February 2025 - As We See It! - "The Fix is In!"
Those of us who are blessed to live and work in the woods know something is very wrong. Millions of acres of America’s forests burn in wildfires every year. Along with the forests, towns and homes burn, ecosystems are severely damaged, and watersheds are turned into
mudflows and landslides. While the toll on the environment is great, more sobering is the loss of human lives and the long-ranging health impacts. Wildfire smoke offsets years of anti-pollution efforts and is finally receiving the scientific study needed to evaluate the adverse effects on human health.....
January 2025 - As We See It! - "The Roaring 20’s"
Will history repeat itself? The 1920’s were known as the “Roaring 20’s” and represented a decade of economic growth and widespread prosperity after the economic downturn from the 1918 Pandemic and WWI post war recession. After the pandemic and WWI the U.S. economy experienced a recession that was characterized by increased government regulation, agricultural price collapse, national debt, high inflation due to increased government spending, increased interest rates, high unemployment and business failures...
