by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2012 | News, News/PR
The Black Hills National Forest plans to use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle as part of a $70 million plan that will take five to seven years to implement. The plan developed over more than a year will target 248,000 acres of...
by Web Editor | Nov 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service will spend millions to prop up the wood product industry in Colorado and to subsidize more widespread logging projects in the name of forest health, restoration and renewable energy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced two...
by Web Editor | Nov 2, 2012 | News, News/PR
Forest companies have spent tremendous resources redirecting their operations in order to limit the spread of mountain pine beetles. Their efforts are paying off, but there will be no rest during the winter. Weyerhaeuser and Canfor direct their clearcutting towards...
by Web Editor | Sep 26, 2012 | News, News/PR
According to a report released Sept. 10 by the United States Forest Service, the number of dead trees on 750 million acres of public and private forests across America is on the decline for the second straight year. The report, Major Forest Insect and Disease...
by Web Editor | Jun 4, 2012 | News, News/PR
Populations of a tiny beetle that has devastated many forests in the West may finally be on the decline. The mountain pine beetle infestation is showing signs of finally abating after about 10 years of attacks throughout the west, which have killed millions of trees...
