As an owner and/or operator of a forest products business, or an individual involved with such businesses, we are all familiar with the scrutiny the industry can experience in the public arena on certain environmental topics. This Technical Bulletin was drafted to present some useful facts about our industry and about our forests.

This report describes the successes achieved through projects authorized under the legislation. Where possible, work commenced on projects at the onset of 2009; others were not initiated until later in the spring when weather conditions were favorable enough to conduct operations. Also, some of the recipients were notified later in May 2009, so work is still occurring. As of July 1, 2010, approximately 50 percent of the total project work was completed....