by Web Editor | Feb 10, 2016 | News, News/PR
Starting in 1988 and occurring at 12-year intervals since then, the Ashland Ranger District in Eastern Montana has suffered through nasty wildland fire seasons. From 1988 to 2012 almost 290,000 acres burned on the Ashland Ranger District — 66 percent of forest lands...
by Web Editor | Feb 8, 2016 | News, News/PR
There are promising results from 2015’s battle in the two decades of warfare between Black Hills National Forest and the mountain pine beetle. The latest surveys of the national forest and surrounding land show that the beetle epidemic has slowed overall,...
by Web Editor | Jan 27, 2016 | News, News/PR
Two deadly Northern California wildfires that scorched more than 140,000 acres, ravaged homes and devoured firefighting resources in September have amounted to at least $1 billion in insured losses so far, according to a state insurance department report. The Valley...
by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2016 | News, News/PR
Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) Executive Director Jim Fendig announced, “WSRI is asking for proposals for a WSRI funded Research Project. The project should be designed to have the potential to benefit the wood fiber supply chain and improve the efficiency and...
by Web Editor | Jan 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
Drive near the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia this month and you’ll see a banner proclaiming that “Sustainable Forestry Started Here.” What does that mean? Seventy-five years ago, the first certified tree farm in North America was established on the...
by Web Editor | Jan 20, 2016 | News, News/PR
Trucking issues will dominate the conversation at the annual meeting of the Carolina Loggers Association (CLA), set for February 26-27 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington, NC. Perhaps the most significant presentation will be that of Jimmie Locklear of...
