by Web Editor | Jan 11, 2013 | News, News/PR
Two conservation groups are challenging the proposed D-Bug logging sale on Umpqua National Forest lands near Crater Lake National Park. Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands filed a notice of intent in late December challenging the D-Bug timber sale old-growth logging...
by Web Editor | Jan 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
A federal forester flicked a Bic, igniting a first bone-dry pile of culled young pines — testing conditions for the looming task of torching 180,000 similar piles across Colorado. The continued construction of houses in burn zones is forcing this effort to thin overly...
by Web Editor | Jan 7, 2013 | News, News/PR
New Mexico firefighters are preparing for another dangerous and devastating fire season, now that the federal government’s long range forecast is calling for another warm, dry spring. It’s now been three years of severe drought for most of the state and...
by Web Editor | Jan 4, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Neiman Timber Co., will not give up its fight against the mountain pine beetle, as the sawmill company donated $50,000 to the Spearfish Canyon Mountain Pine Beetle Project, which falls under the Lawrence County Mountain Pine Beetle Program. “When I look at the...
by Web Editor | Dec 31, 2012 | News, News/PR
The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is currently the nation’s largest collaborative effort designed to restore ecosystems in United States forests. The four National Forests involved with this project, Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto, are...
by Web Editor | Dec 28, 2012 | News, News/PR
Leadership from both the American Loggers Council (ALC) and the Forest Resources Association (FRA) met on December 4th, 2012 at a summit hosted by Husqvarna at Husqvarna headquarters located in Charlotte, North Carolina to discuss the many issues that are impacting...
