Loggers know how to have fun, and they know how to make their fun benefit a great cause. This year’s Log-A-Load fundraising program raised $6,805.64 for the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, also known as CHaD. A check in that amount was presented to CHaD by NHTOA executive director Jasen Stock at the 23rd annual Loggers […]
One of the nicest moments at the 23rd annual Loggers & Truckers Convention, held on Oct. 22 at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel in Bartlett, N.H., came when longtime NHTOA member Rocky Bunnell donned a special Carhartt jacket. Earlier this year, Rocky was honored with the President’s Award from the American Logging Council for […]
The NH Wood Energy Council (NHWEC), a not-for-profit public education and outreach organization, released a new report this week that documents the economic and environmental benefits of heating community, commercial and institutional buildings with modern wood chip and pellet technology. NHWEC analyzed the use of wood fuels in calendar year 2015 in hospitals, schools, municipal buildings, and private businesses across the […]
Current use tax rates in New Hampshire remain attractive for timberland owners. The New Hampshire State Current Use Board determines current use rates, and the Board has initiated rulemaking proceedings for new rates. Proposed new current use tax rates are: Forestland with documented stewardship: White Pine- $84.77/acre Hardwood – $38.14/acre Other – $26.96/acre Forestland […]
The full schedule of Professional Logger Program (PLP) classes for fall is now posted on the website, and registration for each class is available online. See the full class list here; click on the title of any class to reach the web page for that specific class, including general information, registration and payment, location, and […]
“While the [Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, PLC] has a deep respect for the rights of private landowners, we also believe it is their responsibility to act in ways that do not harm the livelihoods of their neighbors,” wrote Dana Doran, PLC’s executive director, in an editorial published last December. “The designation of a national […]
On a perfect late-summer day, members of the NHTOA and dozens of friends fired their shotguns at soaring clay birds, enjoyed each other’s company, had a great outdoor picnic, and in the process raised nearly $7,000 to benefit the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (ChaD). The Log-A-Load Fun Shoot event, held at the Green Mountain Shooting […]
An overflow crowd of 150 people packed the Community Room at the Kilton Library in West Lebanon, N.H., last night to listen to representatives of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) describe expansion plans for the Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge and to voice concerns with those plans.
In April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the NLEB as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). This bat’s population is down due to a high-mortality fungal disease called White Nose Syndrome, which infects hibernating bats. The NLEB hibernates in caves during the winter and roosts in trees during […]