Utah Foresters Took Terrorist Threats Seriously

by | Sep 28, 2012 | News, News/PR

Western land managers received warnings from the FBI that terrorist groups might seize on dry conditions and stands of beetle-killed trees to ignite forest fires, which would cost millions to fight and create widespread chaos, Utah’s forester said last week. “We...

U.S. Forest Service: Fewer Trees Dying Nationwide

by | Sep 26, 2012 | News, News/PR

According to a report released Sept. 10 by the United States Forest Service, the number of dead trees on 750 million acres of public and private forests across America is on the decline for the second straight year. The report, Major Forest Insect and Disease...

Northwestern Wildfires Spotted From Space

by | Sep 24, 2012 | News, News/PR

It’s been a bad summer for wildfires, and even with autumn’s cooler temperatures approaching, the fires still burn. NASA’s Aqua satellite captured images of several large fires burning in the Northwest on Sept. 17. Smoke can be seen billowing from...

Environmentalists Sue Over Idaho Logging Project

by | Sep 21, 2012 | News, News/PR

Two environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over a planned logging project in north-central Idaho because they contend the logging will violate the Endangered Species Act. Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Clearwater filed the lawsuit...