January 2023 Issue <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Vol. 7 Issue 7

In this issue: The 85^th Annual Oregon Logging Conference is almost here! There’s still time to register, thank you to our sponsors, something for everyone at the OLC, and BEWARE of OLC lodging scams.

Easy Quick Links to the 2023 OLC program schedule, panel and seminar topics, social events, and other activities can be found on the last page of this newsletter. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW ! See registration article in this newsletter for more details.

85^th Annual Oregon logging Conference

Set for February 23- 25, 2023

As you are reading this, we are a little over five weeks away from the 85^th Annual Oregon Logging Conference. A power-packed Conference is planned under the theme Green Trees Matter. Healthy Forests = Healthy Future.

If you haven't already done so, there's still time to register. The OLC is warning you to BEWARE of lodging and OLC mailing list scams, which can appear in several forms (such as email). The OLC does not use third-party agents for booking lodging and we do not sell or give out our mailing list. Each person and business is responsible for booking lodging directly with the hotel where they are planning to stay.

It’s not too late to sign up for the 85th Oregon Logging Conference, taking place February 23 – 25, 2023.

The registration fee is $95 and includes a full range of social and educational activities at the OLC:

· Wednesday Meet & Greet and OLC pre-registration materials pickup. Registration is also available at this event.

· Thursday and Friday morning breakfasts and Oregon Logging Conference Foundation auction

· Thursday morning Keynote Speaker Travis Joseph, President, American Forest Resource Council

· Thursday and Friday break-out seminar sessions and panel discussions and earning pro logger and SAF credits

· Thursday and Friday evening Sawdust Bowls

· The opportunity to sign up and compete in the Log Loader Competition

· The opportunity to attend the largest logging equipment show west of the Mississippi, with millions of dollars of equipment on display.

More information is available on the OLC website or click here to register online.

THANK YOU

To Our Generous Sponsors

The Oregon Logging Conference would like to thank its partners, especially the dedicated exhibitors, which contribute every year to the success of the conference. OLC exhibitors and sponsors are the reasons this show continues to grow. It is the largest logging, trucking, construction, and heavy equipment show in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

More than 275 exhibitors will gladly talk about their products and services, which range from the 99-ccent ear protection to the $750,000 technologically advanced piece of equipment. By walking through both outside and inside exhibits, many examples of products and services will be found for enhancing the success of business and our industry.

Without the continued support for the OLC by dedicated sponsors, the conference would not be possible.

Full a full list of exhibitors and sponsors (posted on the OLC website), click here.

Something For Everyone At OLC

The 85^th Annual Oregon Logging Conference program schedule (click here to download) outlines all the activities that are planned on February 23 – 25, 2023.

This is a once-a-year opportunity where there is plenty to see and do. Look over the schedule to see what interesting panels and seminars are taking place, and what social activities are planned.

Click on the images below to learn more about specific activities at the 85^th Annual OLC.

OLC Website

Thursday & Friday Breakfast

Headquarter Hotel

85th OLC Exhibitors & Sponsors

Friday Celebration Dinner and Dance

Programs, Panels, Seminars and Hands Seminars

Saturday Family Day

OLC Foundation

Scholarship Auction

Log Loader

Competition

Online Registration

OWIT Talk About Trees Auction & Dinner

Desserts for Dreams Benefit

Auction Raises Money for Scholarships

The Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (OLCF) auction held both Thursday and Friday mornings at the Oregon Logging Conference breakfasts (Feb. 23 & Feb. 24) raises money to provide a financial boost to college and college-bound students who are studying or planning to study in logging and forestry-related fields.

Some of those auction items include chainsaw carvings, tires, truck seat, artwork, and chainsaw. The current list of auction items can be found here.

Both days, the auction will start at 8 a.m. in the Wheeler Pavilion, with Basco Logging Company’s Jaime Yraguen as auctioneer. Auction proceeds support the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation scholarship program.

All auction donations and purchases are tax deductible. If you would like to donate to this auction, please call the OLCF office, 541-686-9191

Here's a few of the items that will be auctioned:

1855e Tigercat Buncher donated by Blundell Metalworks

Legacy Silver Ultra Leather Truck Seat donated by TEC Eq.

Tigercat 880 Loader donated by Skyline Models

Stihl MS 362 donated by First Strike Environmental

T800 Kenworth

Long Logger donated by Skyline Models

Husqvarna 372 XP with a 32-inch Cannon Bar, donated by Pacific Tractor & Equipment

Scholarship Applications Now Available

Scholarship applications for the 2023/2024 academic years are now being accepted by the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (OLCF). The deadline for submitted completed applications is April 1, 2023.

The OLCF scholarship program is available to students studying in logging and forestry-related fields. Click here to download the application and scholarship program guidelines.

9th Annual Fellowship of

Christian Loggers Breakfast

This breakfast will be held Saturday, February 25^th at 7:30 a.m. in the Performance Hall meeting room at the Eugene Events Center and Fairgrounds. Please reserve your tickets for this event by February 14, 2023. Click here for more information and to sign up.