“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

Hikers, hunters and fall leaf lookers headed to the mountains in Colorado this fall should be aware that huge stands of lodgepole pines in beetle-killed areas are past due to fall at any moment, based on observations from Colorado State Forest Service foresters. Ryan...

NC Court Ruling Clears Way For Wood Chips

One of two states in the south with renewable electricity portfolio standards (REPS), North Carolina is now on course to create 12.5% of its electricity from renewable by 2021, and the path became a little smoother with a recent court ruling. Duke Energy, an...

Wisconsin Planning Timber Clearing Effort

Wisconsin state forestry officials said last week they’re moving ahead with a multi-front plan to salvage hundreds of thousands of downed trees across far northwestern Wisconsin that calls for using soldiers to clear debris, relaxing air pollution permits and...

Struggling West’s Timber Contracts Voided By USFS

The U.S. Forest Service is offering to renegotiate timber sale contracts in an effort to save sawmills in the Rocky Mountain region that have been hit hard by bark beetle infestations, the recession and financially unviable agreements. The agency announced on August 4...