Smallwood News - July 1, 2009

BREAKING NEWS ~

New Wood-Fibre Product Holds Promise For Forestry Industry
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4906

Boise Cascade Buys E. Ore. Sawmill
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4918

MT - Closing time for two mills, Plum Creek Timber Co. stopped the
Pablo sawmill blades for the last time Friday and shuttered the
Evergreen mill and remanufacturing plant indefinitely
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4914

Seattle Judge Dismisses Suit Over Lumber Payments
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4901

FEATURED STORIES ~

CA - Mill Teaches Environmental Benefits, Architects laid down their
pencils and builders dropped their hammers last month. They, along
with engineers from throughout Northern California, traveled to the
Collins Pine Mill in Chester, Calif., to learn more about building "green."
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4907

ME - U.S. Pulp-Maker Pioneers New Biofuel
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4900

Power Lurks In Oregon Forests, Tucked into a sprawling, 1,200-page
climate change bill before Congress today is a tiny paragraph that
touches the federal forests covering a quarter of Oregon
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4912

Alberta - Proposed Local Facility First In Canada, Chickadee Creek Energy Inc., an
Edmonton-based company specializing in biomass-energy technologies, and Millar
Western are proposing the construction of a 24-megawatt biomass-energy facility using
Taylor Gasification technology
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4910

Canada Makes Its Black Liquor Move
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4903

OR - New 20MW Woody Biomass Power Plant To Bring Jobs To La Pine
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4928

PELLET FUELS & FIREWOOD ~

B.C.s Ministry of  Forests has replaced the research stations natural gas
heating system with a wood pellet boiler/solar panel combination. So
far the stations $1,300 monthly gas bill has been reduced to a paltry $175
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4915

Vermont School District Shifts to Wood Pellets
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4898

GA - Manufacturer Interested In Buying Idled L-P Plant, Jackson County
Commissioner Chas Hardy confirmed that county officials have been in talks
with the company, which manufactures and sells wood pellets, used as fuel
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4909

Sea 2 Sky Secures $757 Million Wood Fiber Supply Contract In New Zealand,
Sea 2 Sky has rapidly expanded its presence in the International wood pellet
market with this agreement
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4892

The Rainforest Alliances SmartWood program has certified the first biomass
pellet mill in the United States to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards,
a significant step in the FSCs entry into renewable energy sources
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4926

FOREST BUSINESS MARKETPLACE ~

The MT DNRC announces second funding cycle of their Jumpstart 2 Forest Fuels
Reduction grant project The Jumpstart 2 grant program will allocate a total of
$4,845,500.00 dollars July 10, 2009 is the closing date for this solicitation
http://svc.mt.gov/gsd/onestop/SolicitationDetail.aspx?SolicitationID=4328

Wood Chip Import Prices To Japan Reached Record Highs In The 4Q/08
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4896

NM - Rio Grande Flooring Distributors Sourcing Mesquite Flooring
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4927

NW Montana Schools Seeking Wood Biomass Fuel Suppliers, Glacier
High School, Kalispell is currently inviting bids for a high quality,
reliable supply of wood biomass fuel to utilize in their wood-fired boiler
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4929

INDUSTRY NEWS ~

Softwood Sawmills Around The Globe Incur EBITDA Losses Averaging
US$-12/m3 In 2008
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4895

JOBS ~

Seeking employment: Mario Angel, has more than 15 years of diverse experience in
Forestry, Management and Consulting within Manufacturing, Environmental,
Educational and Engineering disciplines in the U.S. and Chile
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4899

MI - Looking to Hire - Woody Biomass Supply Chain Engineer
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4930

WILDFIRE ~

Forest Service Disagrees With Study On Thinning
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4917

OP-ED ~

Brett Bennett, vice-president of family-owned Bennett Lumber Products in
Princeton, Idaho, “If we want to maintain Idaho's timber industry, we need
to fix the housing market in this country”
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4902

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT DEMOS ~

“Organic Waste Diversion in The Rockies Conference” July 19-22, Jackson WY
Included in the agenda is a session on:
“Woody Biomass: Processing and Utilization of Forest By-Products”
http://www.tetonconservation.org/index.cfm?id=waste-diversion-conference

The Pellet Fuels Institute announces their 2009 Annual Meeting
July 26-28, Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4515

Forest Organic Debris & Slash Program in Orofino Idaho, Friday, July 17th, 2009
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayEvent.asp?id=360

MT - Darby Logger Days July 16th, 17th, 18th July
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4880

International Conference On Woody Biomass Utilization Aug 4-5 Starkville MS