by Web Editor | Jul 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
With storm clouds come lightning, and in the desert Southwest, that means wildfires may be swift to follow. This summer’s increase in rain across much of New Mexico means conditions are ripe for wildland fire crews to help naturally caused fires move across forests...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2015 | News, News/PR
With nothing but the scrubby eastern Arizona desert surrounding it for miles, the Lumberjack Sawmill rises from the horizon like a set piece from a “Mad Max” film. Jason Rosamond, who owns the mill as CEO of Good Earth Power AZ, strolls around the...
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2015 | News, News/PR
Timber investment firm Rayonier Inc. has expanded its holdings with the acquisition of approximately 18,000 acres of timberland in southwest Louisiana and northwest Oregon from BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group. Combined, the two transactions totaled $59.5...
by Web Editor | Jul 2, 2015 | News, News/PR
Authorities in Alaska are reporting an unusually high number of wildfires burning simultaneously across the tundra and forests of the state, and an exceptionally large number of homes and buildings have been damaged or threatened by the flames so far this year....
by Web Editor | Jun 26, 2015 | News, News/PR
Fewer logs are leaving West Coast docks this year, as Asian demand shifts toward other regions because of the stronger U.S. dollar. That could mean fewer hours for longshoremen and logging contractors as timberland owners clamp down on harvests as a result. “The...
by Web Editor | Jun 24, 2015 | News, News/PR
Air tankers and helicopters were helping hundreds of firefighters battle a wildfire south of Lake Tahoe where no structures have been damaged but the California mountain town of Markleeville remained on standby for possible evacuations. About 500 personnel were...
