by Web Editor | Jun 8, 2012 | News, News/PR
While the number of wildfires around the country goes up every year, the amount of money the federal government is shelling out to fight those fires is getting cut by a lot. The head of the U.S. Forest Service, Chief Tom Tidwell, was in Albuquerque Tuesday and flew...
by Web Editor | Jun 6, 2012 | News, News/PR
When President Obama recently called on federal agencies to help young people find more work in the great outdoors, the U.S. Forest Service – with 193 million acres of prime outdoor space —responded quickly with jobs for hundreds of underserved youths. The America’s...
by Web Editor | Jun 4, 2012 | News, News/PR
Populations of a tiny beetle that has devastated many forests in the West may finally be on the decline. The mountain pine beetle infestation is showing signs of finally abating after about 10 years of attacks throughout the west, which have killed millions of trees...
by Web Editor | Jun 1, 2012 | News, News/PR
A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials confirmed Wednesday. The erratic blaze grew overnight to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last year...
by Web Editor | May 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
It appears that bark beetles are attacking more than just the trees. Research conducted outside Steamboat Springs has found that the beetles that have decimated pine and spruce forests throughout the western United States have also inadvertently contributed to the air...
by Web Editor | May 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
A day’s worth of logging took place in less than a second on a hillside above Hahn Creek. “This is the most enjoyable part of the job,” Helena National Forest lead blaster Don Senn said as he inspected the parallel lines of toppled trees. “The day goes quickly when...
