Roseburg News

The Sierra Cascade Logging Conference invited local students to a logging demonstration on May 8 and 9. The students were given an overview of the history of logging and were able to observe the complete operation of a mechanical logging operation from falling trees to loading logging trucks.

The biannual Composite Panel Association (CPA) meeting was held in San Diego, Calif., last week. The members of CPA represent nearly 95 percent of the total manufacturing capacity in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program has announced the recipients for this year’s awards. Out of the 66 applicants, 49 students were awarded scholarships.

Western Composites Account Manager Nadine Orozco had her thesis paper titled “Oregon’s forest sector innovation system: An investigation towards advanced performance” published in The Forestry Chronicle.

On April 29, Wildlife Biologist Rich Klug spoke to Shasta Valley land owners, biomass opponents and Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District (RCD) employees at a workshop on local biomass projects for private forestland owners. The workshop was sponsored by The Rainbow Ridge Forest Stewardship Project and the Siskiyou Land Trust.

Announcing Mark Schuler as the new superintendent at the Dillard Powerhouse, reporting directly to Energy Manager Lance Elam.