logging

A recent survey found that 50 Maine harvesters and haulers lost at least $2.6 million in income from the Dec. 18 storm alone.

Maine’s logging industry suffered more than $2.5 million in losses due to the "Grinch" wind and rainstorm on December 18.

Jobs in Maine's logging industry fell by 15% over a seven-year period, according to a recent University of Maine study.

The law, passed by the legislature last year, would have forbidden companies and large forest land owners from hiring non-U.S. residents to drive wood products from one location in Maine to another.

Former University of Maine Professor Andrew Egan has written a new book, "Haywire: Discord in Maine's Logging Woods And The Unraveling of an Industry." It's about the threats, both physical and financial, that have faced Maine loggers for decades.

Thirty years ago, a study of a clear-cut section of Maine's North Woods showed that birds and logging can coexist with different ages and types of trees. Now, with the population of U.S. birds plummeting, the team is back to document how Maine's North Woods may offer hope for their survival.

With rising fuel prices, equipment costs and supply chain delays, some loggers are scaling back their operations, retiring early or leave the industry altogether.

A federal judge has blocked a state law that sought to restrict how Canadian logging truck drivers operate in Maine.

Market disruptions from the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 explosion of a pulp digester at the Jay mill and a shortage of workers to harvest wood and drive logging trucks are creating anxiety about the future. And the industry says it needs help.