by Web Editor | May 10, 2018 | News, News/PR
Fourth-generation logger Loren German knew since he was a young boy that he wanted to work in the woods. But he had one piece of advice for a gaggle of third-graders who had gathered around his feller-buncher to learn how it works. “Learn computers,” he told the class...
by Web Editor | May 4, 2018 | News, News/PR
Oregon’s Department of Forestry on Wednesday encouraged tree and forest owners to watch for continuing drought symptoms like dead tops, dead branches, thinning canopies and stressed cone crops. Given the warm end to last summer and drier than normal winter, the agency...
by Web Editor | Apr 27, 2018 | News, News/PR
Better forest management would not only prevent wildfires but could serve as a valuable water-conservation tool, according to a study published Tuesday. California could save billions of gallons annually by undertaking significant forest thinning operations, according...
by Web Editor | Apr 20, 2018 | News, News/PR
Wildfires that have killed two people in western Oklahoma are nearing conditions not seen in at least a decade because of the mixture of high temperatures, low humidity and heavy winds, the National Weather Service said Monday. Weather service meteorologist Doug...
by Web Editor | Apr 16, 2018 | News, News/PR
The National Association of State Foresters applauds the House Agriculture Committee for its work to develop and introduce a robust 2018 Farm Bill with Forestry Title provisions that would help ensure the long-term health and sustainability of all America’s...
by Web Editor | Apr 6, 2018 | News, News/PR
Spruce beetle activity continues to decline on the Rio Grande National Forest according to 2017 aerial survey data. The tiny bark beetles spread into 7,000 acres of uninfested forest last year, as compared to infesting 22,000 acres in 2016. They were still active on...
