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Kenny Johnson Created: July 21, 2021 06:27 PM Help is on the way for loggers who have been affected by the pandemic. The Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program was able to include $200 million dollars into an appropriations bill. Which would act as a stimulus available for companies in the industry. The main goal of the bill is to make sure that business stay a float after the need for paper and other construction type material was not in demand during the height of the pandemic, because everything was closed. $200 million dollars going to logging companies. Executive Director of the Logging Council Scott Danes says, “if we don t have the logging infrastructure, that’s the first link in the supply chain, if we don t have a strong logging infrastructure those mills can t survive.” Proving the importance of the logging companies. ....