by Web Editor | Jun 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
With U.S. new home sales rising 23 percent compared to the annual pace of 2015, California timber operators say they’re guardedly optimistic about improving markets for harvested logs and lumber products. But they note the outlook can vary greatly, depending on...
by Web Editor | Nov 19, 2014 | News, News/PR
Many years ago forests were regulated and kept in check by fire. Wildfires sparked by lightning would clear dead under brush and give larger, healthier trees room to grow. Today, fires are often sparked by humans – whether intentional or accidental – and result in...
by Web Editor | Feb 7, 2014 | News, News/PR
The House approved a wide-ranging public lands bill Thursday that would speed logging of trees burned in last year’s massive Rim Fire in California. The measure also allows vehicular access to North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore, extends livestock grazing...
by Web Editor | Oct 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
A new gold rush may be on in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, but this time the treasure is burned trees to salvage for lumber. The Rim Fire that charred a quarter-million acres of the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park over the summer...
by Web Editor | Oct 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, this week introduced a bill to speed salvage logging within the 400-square-mile burned area of the Rim Fire. McClintock says the bill is needed because lawsuits by environmentalists or regulatory hurdles could otherwise delay such...