23-07-2026 00:14 via vtdigger.org

Enough with the excuses. Help Vermont’s loggers.

This commentary is by William Sargent, a lifelong Vermont woodsman and the author of the memoir “50 Years a Dirt Forester: Always Outside and Never Behind a Desk.”Since the announcement of the closure of the Finch Paper mill in Glens Falls, New York, on July 17, I’ve received multiple emails, texts and phone calls asking for my take on the situation.Without a doubt, it is one of the most impactful events in my 50-plus-year career as a forester in Vermont. The economic impact o
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