CHELSEA, Vermont- The warm and muddy winter is leaving many loggers in a lurch. It’s been two weeks since Sam Lincoln with Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting could log. “It puts financial pressure on a business,” Lincoln said. Last winter, Lincoln worked for 73 days. This season, he’s only logged for 56. …The last 18 months have dealt a blow to Vermont’s $1.4 billion forest products industry. Dana Doran with Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast estimates loggers have lost tens of millions to a soggy summer and two warm winters. …Mud flow can disturb the natural landscape and lead to soil erosion. This dip in business extends beyond contractors, impacting employees, businesses that rely on wood and beyond. …Loggers are pushing for H.624 this legislative session, which would fund projects improving water quality and climate resilience on harvest sites.