by Web Editor | May 30, 2014 | News, News/PR
The 2013 wildfire season in Idaho was one of the worst on record, with three massive fires destroying homes and forcing thousands of evacuations. According to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, the Pony, Elk, and Beaver Creek fires burned a total of nearly...
by Web Editor | May 28, 2014 | News, News/PR
An Alaska wildfire in the Kenai Peninsula has grown to cover more than 248 square miles–or the size of Chicago–but was only 20 percent contained as of Sunday morning, fire officials said. The almost ironically named Funny River Fire–the fire is named...
by Web Editor | May 23, 2014 | News, News/PR
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced action to help 94 national forest areas in 35 states to address insect and disease threats that weaken forests and increase the risk of forest fire. These areas are receiving an official designation that will provide the...
by Web Editor | May 21, 2014 | News, News/PR
Registration is now open for the American Loggers Council (ALC) 20th Annual Meeting to be held September 25-27, 2014 in Harris, Michigan at the Island Resort and Casino. President Brian Nelson from Cornell, Michigan is pleased to invite everyone to the meeting and to...
by Web Editor | May 19, 2014 | News, News/PR
Exhibitor interest in the 2014 Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show has been good since space was made available earlier this year, with new space bookings coming in regularly, according to Misty Booth, Show Manager. The biennial event, which is celebrating its 30-year...
by Web Editor | May 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
A major Oregon timber project in a Northeastern national forest will be enjoined, but the impact on logging remains unclear. A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully approved the 29,000-acre project in Oregon’s Wallowa-Whitman National...
