by Web Editor | Nov 10, 2017 | News, News/PR
Trees in California’s forests are dying at alarming rates, creating both problems and opportunities for rural communities and local economies with deep roots in the timber industry. The California Natural Resources Agency in mid-October issued a set of recommendations...
by Web Editor | Nov 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
The University of Maine at Fort Kent named Neil Thompson as the Irving Woodlands, LLC Professor of Forestry. A University of Maine System graduate, Thompson is very familiar with diverse woodlands of Maine. “I’m thrilled to be taking on this research for Irving at...
by Web Editor | Nov 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
New Mexico’s campaign to address the ecological health of its forests and watersheds will be showcased at the Society of American Foresters national convention in Albuquerque, Nov. 15-19. A scientific/technical session and a technical tour (Rio Grande Water Fund/Santa...
by Web Editor | Nov 3, 2017 | News, News/PR
Halloween is a great time to tell scary stories. I have one to tell you, about millions upon millions of gray ghosts blackened by fire, ravaged by insects and disease, or dead from lack of water. These are Oregon’s “zombie trees.” According to an analysis commissioned...
by Web Editor | Oct 30, 2017 | News, News/PR
This summer’s costly Jolly Mountain Fire made Cle Elum the ideal place to unveil Washington’s 20-year-plan to restore forest health and take a more proactive approach to reducing catastrophic wildfires. State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz announced the plan...
by Web Editor | Oct 16, 2017 | News, News/PR
Overgrown Arizona forests have fueled unprecedented fires, burning bigger and hotter. “Forests that once had 40 to 50 trees per acre, now have 500 to a thousand trees per acre,” said Patrick Graham, director of the Arizona Nature Conservancy, at a news...
