Log Exports Drive Oregon Timber Harvest Increases

Data recently released by the Oregon Department of Forestry shows that timber harvest levels statewide have increased for the second year in a row. Harvests, which were at a low of 2.75 billion board feet in 2009 following the collapse of the domestic housing market...

Northern California Wildfires Rout Thousands

Two wildfires in Northern California were threatening more than 3,500 homes and forcing thousands to evacuate Sunday night. About 1,000 firefighters were on the front lines to protect homes and commercial buildings in Manton, Shingletown and Viola in Tehama and Shasta...

Nebraska Forest Service Conducting Tree Assessment

In an effort to prepare Nebraska communities for several pests and diseases that could threaten the state’s trees, the Nebraska Forest Service is starting with an inventory and assessment of trees in central Nebraska. The forest service and the city of North...

Idaho Lands Agency Reports Record Timber Harvest

State officials say logging companies harvested a record amount of timber on Idaho’s endowment lands in the past year. According to the Idaho Department of Lands, 330 million board feet of timber worth about $50 million was harvested during the fiscal year that...