The Western Forestry and Conservation Association will be holding its June meeting of the PNW Forest Sector Workforce Development Working Group on on 6/17 at 10am PT. June’s meeting topic will focus on Employee Retention Strategies and maintaining the workforce you have. Mike Lester, President of MB&G , will join to discuss creating a cohesive work culture when employees work remotely across multiple states, team-building activities to promote morale, and professional development opportunities.
Sign up on WFPA’s website to receive communications for the workforce group and meeting details. Meetings are always the third Wednesday of each month – www.westernforestry.org

While conducting stand exams for the Upper Grouse Valley Project in California, MB&G foresters Ande Myers, Ian Cummins, and Rubie Teffeteller came across these impressive giant puffball mushrooms.
READ MOREMB&G is supporting PG&E with a hazard tree patrol to identify dead and dying trees along the Salt Springs/Tiger Creek Canal system in California. The canal system’s primary purpose is to supply water for hydropower generation. As the water continues downstream, it also becomes a source of drinking water for local utility districts. These historic canals have played an important role in Amador County for decades and present a unique environment for forestry work. Projects like this highlight the diverse and specialized work our California forestry team performs across the state.
READ MORECruise data collection has evolved, but many organizations are still relying on outdated software and hardware that weren’t built for modern forestry workflows. MBG T2 Mobile was developed to change that. Watch the video below to see MBG T2 Mobile in action and learn how it’s helping forestry professionals collect better data, more efficiently.
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