Webinar: The Finch Paper Decision — What It Means for Adirondack Landowners

Finch Paper's decision to stop producing pulp at its Glens Falls mill has sent shockwaves through Adirondack forestry, with effects rippling from loggers and haulers all the way down to the landowners whose forests supply the market. This webinar will explore questions including:

• What does this mean for the forest products market as a whole?

• What could it mean for local communities that have benefited from logging income — both directly, through stumpage fees, and indirectly, through the businesses that support active forest management?

• Could other wood products, such as pellets, biomass, or engineered wood, help fill the gap left by pulp?

• What happens to forest management plans that assume a pulpwood market?

• What are the risks to 480-a enrollment for private landowners?

• What can be done — by industry, by the state, and by landowners themselves — to respond?

Join the Adirondack Landowners Association for a live webinar bringing together the people working on this issue at the state and industry level:

• Jason Drobnack, NYS DEC

• Courtney Johnson Woods, Empire State Forest Products Association

• Tom Gilman, F&W Forestry

This webinar won't offer easy solutions — there aren't any yet. Its purpose is to give landowners a direct line to what state and industry leaders are addressing, and a real opportunity to voice concerns that too often go unheard beyond forestry circles.

When: Tuesday, September 15th 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free for ALA members | $15 for non-members
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