by Web Editor | Oct 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
Forests in the Northwoods and Upper Peninsula may look different in the next century thanks to a warming climate. A new report from the U.S. Forest Service predicts fewer of some types of conifers and more hardwoods in northern forests. A new analysis of climate data...
by Web Editor | Sep 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
At quick glance, the aerial view of the Maine forest products industry looks pretty much the same now as it did 20 years ago. First and foremost are the 17.6 million acres of forest that comprise 89% of the state’s total acreage, making Maine the most heavily...
by Web Editor | Aug 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
A coalition of conservation groups filed suit Friday challenging the U.S. Forest Service decision to approve the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island. The conservation groups, Alaska Wilderness League, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and...
by Web Editor | Aug 22, 2014 | News, News/PR
High on a ridgeline in the Stanislaus National Forest, Chris Schow is driving through miles after mile of dead, blackened trees. “Obviously, before the Rim Fire came through, these trees would have been green, alive,” he says. As the U.S. Forest...
by Web Editor | Aug 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
Environmentalists are concerned that forest thinning south of Flagstaff to protect water supplies would harm three breeding pairs of Mexican spotted owls that live there. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that Mormon Mountain is being considered for restorative thinning....
