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ARIZONA

Boise (Phoenix) 800.289.9663

Cooley Foresl Products (Phoenix) 800.223.51 l4

[ondmork Products (Phoenix) 800.647.57 47

CATIFORNIA

Abel Building Moteriols (Stockton) 800.848.5545

Boise (Rivenide) 800.648.91 l6 londmork Products (Ro ncho Cuco mon go) 800.647 .67 47

Noilh Pocific Lumber (Volleio) 800.505.9757

Redwood Empire (Morgon Hill) 800.800.5609

Redwood Empire (Iemeculo) 800.743.6991

IDAHO

Boise (Boise) 800.635.6854

TNONTANA

Boise (Billings) 800.548.7020

OREGON lumber Producls (Iuolotin) 800.926.71 03

Coos Heod Foresf Products (Coos Boy) 800.872.3388

UIAH

Boise (solr Loke ciry) 800.562.2443

WASHINGION

Boise (Woodinville) 800.391.3887

Boise (Spokone) 800.541.0529

Boise (VoncouverAokimo) 800.62 1.8896

Lori Armstrong has joined the trading staff at Neiman Reed Lumber, Van Nuys, Ca.

Devlin Daniel is now with Reliance Specialty Building Producrs, Spokane, Wa.

Jay Lapata has joined 84 Lumber Co., Colorado Springs, Co., as a contractor sales associate. Patrick Ballard is a new mgr. trainee at the Henderson, Co.. yard.

Bruce Merino, western division president, Home Depot, Orange, Ca., is relocating to Atlanta, Ga., Hq. along with central division president Troy Rice and southern division president Paul Raines. Other regional executives and support personnel will remained in the downsized regional offices.

Bitl Craig has retired after 37 years with Par Dee Sales Inc., Bellevue, Wa. Jim Clements is new to inside sales.

Aaron Anderson, ex-Lignum Ltd. and Riverside Forest Products, is the new v.p. of marketing at Pope & Talbot Inc., Portland, Or.

Al Marsh has been named president of Futter West, Portland, Or. New lumber traders are Dene Deleon, Zack Drew, Ken Smith, and Mike Turigliatto.

Gail Watson has retired after 2l years with Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt.

Grant Pearsall has been promoted to sales mgr. for Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca. Adam Sherwood, exFasten-All, is a new sales trainee. Bill Bieker, ex-Idaho Timber Corp., is a new account mgr. in Boise, Id., and Nicholas Suazo, exJames Hardie Building Products, is now account mgr. in Salt Lake City, Ut.

Pat Bieschke is now general mgr. of Barr Lumber Co., Long Beach, Ca.

Jan Cross has joined Pacific Rim Manufacturing, Jasper, Or., as general mgr.

Dick Poppe, panel sales, retired March 29 from Weyerhauser Co., Federal Way, Wa., after 30 years in the industry.

John Clapp has joined Do it Best Corp. as merchandise mgr.-plumbing products.

Tom Keils has joined Builders FirstSource, Dallas, Tx., as director of internal audit.

Bryan Ableidinger, Parkrose True Value, Portland, Or., has been reelected chairman of True Value's board of directors. Re-elected outside directors include Laurence Anderson, Judith S. Harrison, David Schwartz, Gilbert L. Walshman, and Tom Hanemann, who also serves as interim president and c.e.o.

Peter Quig has been promoted to v.psupply chain for Deceuninck North America.

William Nahill has joined GeorgiaPacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., as chief procurement officer.

Scott Stockton, ex-Welco Lumber, has joined the sales staff at Selkirk Specialty Wood, Revelstoke, B.C.

Nathan Kalenich \\'as prontotc(l to v.p. of U.S. Plastic [-Lrnrbcr Colp. Jim Hackett. Jen-Wen Inc.. Klanrath Falls. Or.. has bccn electccl to tlrc Windou & Door Manul'acturcrs Association board of dircctrlrs. along ri,ith Eric Rapp. Cardinal Glass lndustries. and Rick Kon. Masonite International. Chris Simpson, Pella Corp., r.vas re-elccted chairman; Dave Beeken. Eaglc Windorv & Door. is vice chair: Robert Doyle, Therma-Tru Doors. door division vicc chairman. and Linda Semling, Scrnling-Menke Clo.. trcasurer.

Bill Hayward. prcsident. c.e.o.. and chicf sustainability' officer of llay."vard Lurtrbcr-. Montclct. Ca.. rvas appointecl to thc board of directors of the lrorcst Stc*ardship Council-U.S. The conipitn) \\'as California's first full linc lurnber'yard to stock FSC-certif icd lutnbcr.

John Evanhoff w'as rccentlv nan'rcd employee of thc rnonth at Mcck's I-umber & Hardivare. Redcling. C'a.

Robin Banks is a nerv security tuarcl at Mun_qus-Fungus Forcst Products. Climax, Nv., accclrcling to co-owners Hugh Mungus ancl Freddy Fungus.

Potlatch lmproving ldaho Mills

Potlatch Corp.. Spokane-. Wa.. is upgrading its lumbel facilitics in northcln Idaho.

At its Clcurriatel sannrill in [.oviston. S-5(X).(X)0 riill be spcnt on a ncw' knot-clctection svstclr. Another' lli7.5 nrilliorr ri ill be spcnt on fir,'e highlv autonratc(l killts to replace 32 kilns irrstallccl u hcn the ntill ivas built in the latc l9l0s.

l'hc rrcw kilns alc cxpcctcd to "inrprovc thc cluality' anrl cosl cl'l'icicncl of our clrling proccss ancl rvill lesult in incrcasccl output duc to a reduction in ol'l' quality rnatcrials." said spokesrnan Mikc Sullivan.

The rnill has an lnnunl caltacitv ol' 175 million bcl. ft. ol'dirncnsional Iumbcr. inland red ccdar sirlins altrl decking, and gluecl lutribcr plotlucts.

At its sar'vrnill and pll,wootl ntill irr St. Marics. Potlatch will spcncl S2..1 rnillion to improve a lathe. S l.l ntillion for a ne\\' drring kiln. ancl $875.(n0 to rcplace a 27-inch clcbarker. A ncrv knot-detection s1stcm riill cosr li-5(x).(xx).

tsoth St. Marics ntills l'ere built in thc 1960s. Thc sa*ntill has an annual capacity' of I l-5 rnillion bcl. ft. and thc ply*'ood plant 160 nrillion sq. tt.

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lfarresling Plans Co€ilis

The average cost to prepare statemandated harvesting plans in California has increased more than l,20O7o over the last 30 years, according to a study released by California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, Ca.

The study found that the typical harvest plan costs about $30.000 to prepare, not including expenses related to public challenges of plans and appeals, public hearings, and modifications that reduce the value of a timber harvest.

"It's the regulations themselves that are driving up the costs," said Richard P. Thompson, a licensed forester and Cal-Poly forestry professor who co-authored the study. "The time constraints keep the forest land owner from being able to time the sale for optimal market conditions," he said.

California's approach to protecting the environment, the study found, is to impose a system of process-oriented regulations on every aspect of the harvest. In contrast, other states focus on environmental outcomes. Thompson said that regulators in Oregon say, "You know what the law is. If anything happens, you're in deep trouble."

But no matter what approach is used, Thompson said, "planning is needed and is appropriate for environmental protection."

As costs increase, less timber is harvested in California, particularly in urban areas. In 2003, just 1.66 million bd. ft. was harvested in the state, down from 4.67 million bd. ft. in 1988. With fewer trees being harvested, companies are forced to close their mills.

"Ultimately, you're seeing families being forced out of the business, much as you see in agriculture," said Donn Zea, president of the California Forest Products Commission. An affiliate of the commission, The Forest Foundation, paid $8,000 of the $25,000 cost of the study. The rest was paid by the California Institute for the Study of Specialty Crops, which is based at Cal-Poly.

Zea said that California's regulatory costs exceed other states and nations, which means "environmental protection then becomes the cause of environmental damage" if forest is converted to other uses and business leaves the state.

l-ogging To Triple In Sieras

Current logging levels will triple in the ll.5 million acres of national forest in the Sierra Nevada, according to a Bush Administration official.

After three months of review, Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey upheld guidelines that dropped Clinton-erarestrictionson timber cutting and increased wildlife protection. The Bush Administration believes that such restrictions make it impossible to thin dense growth that fuels forest fires.

Fights over logging in the Sierra forests have been waged for the past decade, and more battles are underway. Conservationists and California Attorney General Bill Lockyer have sued to block the Bush Administration changes, saying they will harm the environment.

The California Forestry Association has also sued, on the grounds that the Bush guidelines didn't increase logging in the area enough.

In the meantime, the Forest Service will just keep doing its job. "We are very pleased here in California and will continue to implement the decision," said regional spokesman Matt Mathes.

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