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As We (ALC) See It ALC: A True National Voice for Loggers

SCOTT DANE

In the last month the American Loggers Council (ALC), with our state association members, has represented the American logging industry at White House roundtable meetings, participated in the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) announcement press conference, was a witness in a Congressional hearing, and received national media coverage of our opposition to the nomination of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

First, after many months of working with the USDA, USFS and FSA as they developed the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers, the program was unveiled. ALC was the primary organization that participated and provided input to ensure the program met the objectives of target group. ALC was trusted to respect the confidentiality of the program development and was the timber industry’s primary stakeholder at numerous meetings.

In fact, upon the public announcement, Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), said, “We thank the American Loggers Council and its state association members for helping us better understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timber harvester and timber hauler sectors… they provided insights on their industry that allowed us to develop an effective and efficient program that delivers the greatest benefits to businesses in need.”

ALC was invited to be one of 20 participants at a virtual White House Summit meeting with Commerce Secretary Raimondo and other Cabinet members and Administration officials to discuss the Homebuilding Supply Chain. ALC was the only participant representing the American logging industry. ALC took advantage of the opportunity to provide comments that the logging industry end of the supply chain has not derived any benefit from

the record lumber prices and explained the need to maintain the Canadian softwood lumber duties. ALC Government Relations Chair, Henry Shienebeck, and Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn. Executive Director, was a witness in the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Congressional Hearing on The U.S. Wood Products Dane Industry: Facilitating the Post COVID19 Recovery. As one of four Congressional hearing witnesses, Henry represented the American Loggers Council. Again, Henry touched upon the fact that the loggers and truckers have not realized any benefit from the record lumber prices. In closing he provided recommendations that would facilitate the wood products industry recovery such as the Future Careers in Logging and Safer Routes legislation that ALC has been advocating for. He also encouraged the development of new forest products such as cross-laminated timber (Mass Timber) and biomass products derived from forest based feedstocks. ALC Board of Directors voted at the Summer Board Meeting in Minneapolis to oppose the nomination and confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management due to her documented involvement in eco-terrorist tree spiking incidents. The ALC opposition and request to the Senate to vote no on her confirmation was picked up by national news services across the country. These four examples, over the past month alone, demonstrate why American Loggers Council is “The national voice for loggers.”

Scott Dane is the Executive Director of the American Loggers Council. ALC is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing the interests of timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses across the United States. For more information visit www. amloggers.com.

Huber Acquires Consulting Firm

Huber Resources Corp. announced the acquisition of certain assets of Sewall Forestry & Natural Resource Consulting LLC, which will grow and expand its capabilities globally in timberland appraisals, forest inventory management and forest modeling.

J.M. Huber Corp., parent company of HRC, has a long history of timberland management dating back to the 1940s. Today, HRC continues JMHC’s legacy of forestry management through the stewardship of more than 800,000 acres for clients throughout the U.S. HRC’s full suite of forestry services include forest management plans, sustainable harvest modeling, road building and maintenance, full service administrative and accounting services and timber harvesting and marketing.

The SFNR business was formerly owned by James W. Sewall Co., a 140-year-old Maine-based consulting firm providing renewable energy site design, environmental permitting, transportation engineering, geospatial data analysis, and natural resource economic analysis across industry sectors which include clean energy, utility and property development clients.

SFNR utilizes in-house biometricians to provide forest growth and harvest modeling services to aid clients with critical business decisions for current or future operations, land purchase due diligence and inventory analysis. Additionally, the company provides a variety of consulting services to its forestry clients including litigation support and marketing pricing and cost analysis.

Hamilton Was Key Man For Scotch

Marion Charles (Charlie) Hamilton, of Grove Hill, Ala., who devoted his career to Alabama-based Scotch Lumber and Scotch Plywood while also establishing other wood products business Charlie Hamilton loved all aspects of the southern pine industry. ventures, died July 18 following an illness. He was 83.

Born and raised in a logging environment near Fulton, the son of ➤ 38