Category Archives: Forest Industry Fraud

Posts covering the topic fraud — whether by employees, contractors, mills, procurement departments, or landowners — within the forest industry from certified fraud examiner and forester Aaron Gilland of Dendro Resource Management.

Forest Activists Block Logging in Freshwater

March 24 2023

On February 21, 2023, an anti-logging activist suspended himself via nets and rope in a contraption called a sky pod in a thicket of trees in Freshwater, California, to prevent Humboldt Redwood Company from cutting down trees on their property.  The protestors contend the huge trees in the area are becoming increasingly rare and represent … Continue reading Forest Activists Block Logging in Freshwater →

Aaron Gilland    Forest Industry Fraud

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I’m not lying, I’m advertising

February 20 2023

Greetings! Christopher Dillard of Dillard Timber LLC advertised his logging and timber services to North Carolina customers. The company owned no logging equipment, had no employees and Dillard himself didn’t log or mill timber. Dillard worked differently. His business model was to get the customer orders and then find a third party to do the … Continue reading I’m not lying, I’m advertising →

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Caught Three Times

January 18 2023

Greetings! I have talked frequently in this newsletter about the unique challenges of landowners trying to not only find a source for harvesting their timber, but more importantly finding one that is ethical and will do the work as agreed and pays per the contract agreement. Your woodland is a considerable financial investment and a … Continue reading Caught Three Times →

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Energy Crisis in Europe: Firewood Becomes the New Gold

November 26 2022

This month I’m taking a little different twist on timber security by looking at theft, but also at global conditions that could have a dramatic impact on the timber industry as a whole for many years to come. This is not the first time that a wood crisis in one part of the world had … Continue reading Energy Crisis in Europe: Firewood Becomes the New Gold →

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Zone Jumping – Business as Usual?

July 15 2022

Two conversations related to zone jumping raised some alarming questions for me and if these beliefs are widespread the forest industry has a very large problem.  These conversations were with a consulting forester and a procurement forester, both with over 20 years of experience. And to be clear, these were separate conversations. One conversation involved whether or … Continue reading Zone Jumping – Business as Usual? →

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Why People Cheat — What Does the Research Say?

June 22 2022

You may remember back in 2015 I shared with you a very interesting guy who has actually spent much of his career studying the hidden ways people deceive themselves into cheating and lying. And I decided to share that newsletter again, so we keep in mind the reasons folks lie, cheat and steal. Dan Ariely … Continue reading Why People Cheat — What Does the Research Say? →

Aaron Gilland    Contract Fraud

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