by Web Editor | Jun 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
Trudging through a densely planted patch of hardwoods in spitting rain, Ronald Mahoney spotted one more. He yanked the chain saw into action, sawed a V-shaped wedge into the trunk and finished it off with a clean cut from the opposite side. The birch, particularly...
by Web Editor | May 5, 2014 | News, News/PR
A revamped state program which gets more private lands into timber production, ensures more forest planning and offers tax incentives to landowners has seen great gains over its first few months. The Qualified Forest Program encourages private property owners to...
by Web Editor | Apr 5, 2012 | News, News/PR
Communications via satellite are changing the way the forest industry harvests trees. A new approach being tested by ESA combines satcoms and cellular services to relay important information almost immediately so that fewer trees are used to produce more timber. Irish...