by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
Did you know that both the U.S. and Canada celebrate the founding of our countries around the same time every year? Canada Day is celebrated on July first, just before Independence Day is celebrated in the U.S. on July fourth. Both countries share a past in which...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2016 | News, News/PR
Wildfires destroyed at least 80 homes and threatened an additional 1,500 as flames tore through Central California’s rural communities Friday, according to authorities. The blaze broke out Thursday as temperatures rose to a 90-plus degrees F. dry heat, moving...
by Web Editor | Jun 20, 2016 | News, News/PR
Massive fires that rage through the ponderosa pine forest leave a haunted wasteland in their wake. To find a stunning example, just drive on Forest Road 300 through the blackened scar of the Dude Fire, which charred 30,000 acres and killed six firefighters more than...
by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2016 | News, News/PR
Information released recently by a coalition of conservation organizations revealed six years of impressive results from the federal Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) program. Created in 2010, the program was created to increase the pace of forest...
by Web Editor | Jun 10, 2016 | News, News/PR
Between North Bend and Snoqualmie Pass stands a wide swath of trees – brown on one side, green on the other. Karin Ripley, a forest health scientist with the Washington Department of Natural Resources calls it “red belt.” It’s the result of cold, dry...
by Web Editor | Jun 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
With U.S. new home sales rising 23 percent compared to the annual pace of 2015, California timber operators say they’re guardedly optimistic about improving markets for harvested logs and lumber products. But they note the outlook can vary greatly, depending on...
