by Web Editor | Aug 24, 2018 | News, News/PR
The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is an ongoing collaborative, landscape-scale initiative designed to restore 2.4 million acres of fire-adapted ecosystems in the Apache-Sitgreaves, Tonto, Coconino, and Kaibab National Forests. Reducing destructive...
by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2018 | News, News/PR
The Trump Administration announced a new policy to fight wildfires, doubling down on its assertion that the best response is better forest management rather than focusing on climate change. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Thursday that the U.S. Forest...
by Web Editor | Aug 13, 2018 | News, News/PR
Washington residents have reported uncharacteristically high numbers of dead and dying Douglas Fir trees to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this spring and summer. The culprits: drought and bark beetles. The native bark beetle species do not...
by Web Editor | Aug 8, 2018 | News, News/PR
As California wildfires rage, politicians, timber companies and environmentalists are debating whether to thin overly dense forest lands that fuel the state’s deadly infernos. About one-third of California is covered by forests, most of it owned by the U.S....
by Web Editor | Aug 6, 2018 | News, News/PR
The state legislature earlier this year called on the Washington State Building Code Council (WSBCC) to adopt rules for cross-laminated timber (CLT) use when building residential and commercial buildings. The move represents ongoing efforts to bring CLT into...
by Web Editor | Aug 1, 2018 | News, News/PR
Forests are constantly changing with weather, disturbance, and conversion to other land uses, but how do we know if year-to-year changes are just a one-off or part of a larger shift? Annual summaries of forest health are key to our understanding, say the editors and...
