by Web Editor | May 9, 2012 | News, News/PR
Minnesota is enlisting dogs in the battle to prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture hopes trained sniffer dogs can become a new line of defense against the invasive pests, which threaten ash trees across the state and...
by Web Editor | May 7, 2012 | News, News/PR
Washington, D.C. has 19 certified arborists to care for the 140,000 street trees that are planted across the District. The Urban Forestry Administration, like most U.S. cities, can only do so much. To help out, the city is putting its saplings up for adoption, with a...
by Web Editor | May 4, 2012 | News, News/PR
A magazine published by members of al Qaeda has called for Western Muslims to wage war within the United States, urging them to engage in lone wolf attacks, including setting forest fires. According to ABC News, a recent issue of Inspire magazine has surfaced on...
by Web Editor | May 2, 2012 | News, News/PR
Arizona is poised to join next-door neighbor Utah in demanding the U.S. government transfer title to millions of acres of federal property to the state, fanning a renewed “sagebrush revolt” over control of public lands in the West. The Arizona state...
by Web Editor | Apr 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently outlined the federal government’s readiness for the wildland fire season to ensure protection for communities and restoration of forests and public lands across the country. The...
by Web Editor | Apr 27, 2012 | News, News/PR
Virginians who commented on a new management plan for the George Washington National Forest support a proposed ban on a much-criticized type of natural gas drilling in the forest’s one million acres, an analysis of more than 53,000 public submissions concludes....
