by Web Editor | May 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Over the past 30 years, three-quarters of eastern US tree species have been shifting to the west, and at an astonishing rate of around 15.4 kilometers per decade (9.5 miles). That’s weird, because scientists have long predicted that the effects of climate change...
by Web Editor | Mar 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Loggers have cut off deliveries to a Maine biomass electricity generator because the company has stopped paying its bills, the head of an industry association said Tuesday. Dana Doran, executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, said loggers...
by Web Editor | Mar 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has co-sponsored a bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in logging operations under parental supervision. The Future Logging Career Act, which Poliquin introduced in partnership with Republican U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador...
by Web Editor | Feb 17, 2017 | News, News/PR
American Forest Foundation recently issued a new report focused on woodland wildlife habitat in 13 Northeastern states. Woodlands in these states were found to be “out of balance” due to historical land use and provide insufficient wildlife habitat. These...
by Web Editor | Oct 24, 2016 | News, News/PR
Entrepreneur Nadir Yildirim is among those convinced that Maine’s troubled forest products industry is merely going through a period of transition, as innovative minds develop new products that will catalyze a resurgence in demand for the state’s most abundant natural...