by Web Editor | Aug 20, 2012 | News, News/PR
In an effort to prepare Nebraska communities for several pests and diseases that could threaten the state’s trees, the Nebraska Forest Service is starting with an inventory and assessment of trees in central Nebraska. The forest service and the city of North...
by Web Editor | Aug 8, 2012 | News, News/PR
Even before the fires start, some folks in the U.S. Forest Service have planned for what to do when they’re extinguished. In the case of the Pony and Ash Creek fires in eastern Montana, federal Burn Area Emergency Recovery crews have already spent almost $1.7 million...
by Web Editor | Jul 27, 2012 | News, News/PR
Land experts say the acres charred by the High Park fire need $24 million in treatments to protect homes, trails, roads and water supplies from potential flooding, rockslides and runoff of ash and debris. The recommended work includes mulch dropped from helicopters on...
by Web Editor | Jul 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
Forests in the Pacific Northwest store more carbon than any other region in the United States, but our warming climate may undermine their storage potential. A new study conducted by the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Climate Impacts...
by Web Editor | Jul 23, 2012 | News, News/PR
Apache County’s forest-stewardship agreement with the U.S. Forest Service was held up at a congressional hearing Friday as a model for other governments trying to tame the growing problem of wildfires. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Flagstaff, said programs like Apache County’s...
