by Web Editor | Jul 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
Firefighters made progress Sunday battling a large Washington wildfire that has burned thousands of acres of mountain wilderness. The wildfire — the largest of numerous ones burning in the West — started July 8 in Mills Canyon in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest,...
by Web Editor | Jul 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
It’s no secret that logging crews are aging, and that experienced loggers are struggling to attract young people to the profession. Even NPR has picked up the story, reporting on June 16th about the looming shortage of loggers in the American workforce. But not all...
by Web Editor | Jul 9, 2014 | News, News/PR
Drought conditions and scorching temperatures that set a record on Monday are prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to increase restrictions for Oregon logging sites and other commercial operations in Jackson and Josephine counties. The restrictions go into...
by Web Editor | Jul 7, 2014 | News, News/PR
More hardwood was thinned from Wisconsin’s 1.5 million acre Northwoods last year than in recent memory, but advocates say more could be done to manage the timber and help Wisconsin’s struggling northern economy. The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest had...
by Web Editor | Jul 2, 2014 | News, News/PR
An Arizona mining company has paid the U.S. Forest Service $551,000 to cover costs associated with a fire sparked by an employee three years ago. The Arizona Star reports Rosemont Copper made the payment in early June as part of a settlement with the Forest Service....
by Web Editor | Jun 30, 2014 | News, News/PR
Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the Red Mountain Flume Chessman Reservoir timber project that officials say is necessary to protect Helena’s water supply. The Montana Ecosystems Defense Council and the Native Ecosystems Council filed...
