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McIlvain - Continued from page 6 WASHINGTON SCENE- Continued from page 7 Lan, left, and Jordan McIlvain stand below the American flag with 15 stars, which represent 15 states of the United States. ber Company for materials needed to build its new campus in West Philadelphia. When the company approached its 100-year anniversary, a Centennial celebration was held. The New York Lumber Trades Journal said, “This is the only instance of the kind in the United States of a lumber concern 100 years old at least by succession in direct line… what the family does not know about lumber is certainly not worth studying. Some lumbermen come and go, but McIlvain’s go on forever.” In 1906, the McIlvains had yet another obstacle to hurdle, when the Philadelphia lumberyard was destroyed by fire. About 12 million board feet of lumber and sheds went up in flames, letting off a glow that could be seen as far as 60 miles away in Atlantic City, NJ. The company remained strong after the fire and was able to continue doing business because of a delivery that carried 138 carloads of lumber, which was At Alan McIlvain Company, lumber trucks were being loaded by hand directly out of one of the lumber sheds in Philadelphia. Notice the inspector with the tally stick on the bundle. already in route before the fire broke out. During both World War I and World War II, the McIlvains used their established reputation to again provide lumber to shipyards. Shifting gears in 1946, the company closed its retail store and began selling only to industrial clients. Today, the Alan McIlvain Co. has 90 employees with Alan Mcllvain III and Jordan McIlvain of the 7th generation running the business. Passing the tests of endurance and trial, McIlvain ancestors have succeeded in the lumber industry. Seven generations have proven their strength and reliability in providing lumber and millwork all over the world. For more information, visit www.alanmcilvain.com. n will use these definitions and initial inventory to continue to refine results, assess threats to old growth and mature forest stands, and conduct public engagement. In the near future, the USDA and BLM also plan to incorporate information gathered from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation mission, which will provide forest inventory and analysis plots using space-based laser measurements. These efforts will help the agencies meet the science-based approach required in the executive order as well as develop management policy and strategies to recruit, sustain, and restore mature and old-growth forests. Pinyon and Juniper woodlands are the most abundant forest type in the federally managed inventory of mature and old-growth forests, with nine million acres of old-growth Pinyon-Juniper across BLM and Forest Service lands and an additional 14 million acres of mature Pinyon-Juniper. This summer, the Forest Service and the BLM will be co-hosting public workshops focused on sustaining resilient Pinyon-Juniper ecosystems. The workshops are intended to ensure robust public engagement and scientific expertise and knowledge are underpinning the approaches taken to fulfill the Executive Order and other management strategies for ensuring healthy, resilient Pinyon and Juniper woodlands. USDA and DOI are also releasing a joint reforestation report which includes reforestation targets, assessments and recommendations for increased capacity for seeds and nurseries. In response to feedback from stakeholder engagement, the report offers recommendations to conduct seed and nursery operations, improve coordination with non-federal partners, leverage opportunities for innovation with the private sector, and build a reforestation workforce with partners like the Conservation Corps. To develop targets for reforestation on public lands by 2030, USDA and DOI evaluated recent peer-reviewed assessments and datasets conducted on public lands and identified more than 2.3 million acres in need of reforestation. This report also includes an assessment of more than 70 million acres of possible reforestation opportunities with state, tribal and private landowners, providing valuable insight on how existing partnerships and programs could be focused where they are needed most. Advanced Notice of Public Rulemaking to Build Climate Resilience With climate change and related stressors causing rapid, variable change on national forests and grasslands, the Forest Service is asking for public input on how the agency should adapt current policies to protect, conserve, and manage national forests and grasslands for climate resilience. This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for National Forest and Grassland Climate Resilience will be published in the Federal Register and comments must be submitted by June 20, 2023 (Document No. 2023-08429 on The Federal Register). The Forest Service is also consulting with tribes and requesting feedback on current issues and considerations related to relying on the best available science including indigenous knowledge, as well as climate adaptation, mature and old-growth forests, and considerations for social and economic resilience. Send comment to www. regulations.gov. Climate Risk Viewer Also, the USDA Forest Service is sharing the beta version of a new tool to assess climate risks and vulnerabilities called the Forest Service Climate Risk Viewer. Developed with 28 high-quality datasets, it shows how resources overlap with climate exposure and vulnerability. This allows for more localized analysis of how climate adaptation can maintain, restore and expand forest ecosystems and watersheds. The viewer includes the new mature and old-growth forest inventory data for the Forest Service as well as datasets to identify gaps between current management and potential conservation and adaptation practices. Learn more at www.fs.usda.gov. n YELLOW BIRCH HARD MAPLE SOFT MAPLE RED OAK WHITE OAK ASPEN WHITE BIRCH ASH WALNUT YELLOW POPLAR Left to right, “Dutch” Beck, Alan McIlvain and J. Gibson McIlvain II tally a Sugar Pine plank. In this aerial view of the old Alan McIlvain Philadelphia yard, all the piles you see were stacked by hand. You also can see the boards pulled out at the ends to make it easier to climb to the top of the stacks. | CANADIAN PRODUCT | CANADIAN PRODUCT | CANADIAN PRODUCT Page 28 Import/Export Wood Purchasing News n June/July 2023 Import/Export Wood Purchasing News n June/July 2023 Page 29
