by Web Editor | Sep 9, 2016 | News, News/PR
The nine forest specialists had expected to drive into the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest on a kind of a rescue mission. They never made it that Monday morning in August. Instead, they had to watch as wildfire swept through the very woods they hoped to save with...
by Web Editor | Sep 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
Covering more than one-third of the United States, our forests are the cornerstone of American industry, infrastructure, health and well-being. Nowadays, America’s trees and forests are under attack; threats include catastrophic wildfire, forests being broken into...
by Web Editor | Sep 2, 2016 | News, News/PR
At the height of California’s fierce wildfire season, the Sierra Nevada and North Coast forests are choked with tens of millions of dead trees, from gnarly oaks to elegant pines that are turning leafy chapels into tinderboxes of highly combustible debris. Ground crews...
by Web Editor | Aug 31, 2016 | News, News/PR
A federal lawsuit stemming from a 65,000-acre fire in Central Washington last summer challenges the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to suspend environmental laws and take emergency actions during a wildfire. A Eugene-based environmental group, Forest Service Employees...
by Web Editor | Aug 19, 2016 | News, News/PR
Everyone can understand the importance of a yearly checkup for monitoring one’s general health and wellbeing. Regular “checkups” are also necessary to gauge the overall health and monitoring needs of U.S. forests, so managers, scientists, and decision makers look to...
by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2016 | News, News/PR
From: Timber Harvesting Staff A record number of manufacturers, dealers, distributors, agencies and service providers, representing at least 115 brands, will participate in the 2016 Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show. The 15th rendition of the event gets underway...
