by Web Editor | Apr 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
Industries associated with hardwood growth and production may benefit from trademarked varieties of faster growing trees developed through a partnership between Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service. Created in 1998, the Hardwood Tree Improvement and...
by Web Editor | Apr 23, 2012 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a cooperative partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Canada’s Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food that will promote agroforestry to help landowners improve water quality, control soil...
by Web Editor | Apr 18, 2012 | News, News/PR
U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are calling it the conundrum on Conundrum Creek: how to remove six cows that wandered into a wilderness cabin high in the Rocky Mountains and froze to death, stiff as boards, when they couldn’t get out. For officials, here’s...
by Web Editor | Apr 13, 2012 | News, News/PR
The Forest Service recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify and respond to unexpected changes in the nation’s forests by using web-based tools. The satellite-based monitoring and assessment tool, aptly called ForWarn,...
by Web Editor | Apr 2, 2012 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service’s recently released planning rule could turn the agency into a more efficient decision maker or create a department of perpetual planning, depending on who you listen to. “We are ready to start a new era of planning that takes less time, costs...
