by Web Editor | Jan 5, 2018 | News, News/PR
Two Southern California lawmakers said Wednesday that they would introduce several pieces of legislation to improve emergency response, hopefully before the next major wildfire destroys thousands of acres in the fire-prone state. The announcement from state Sen....
by Web Editor | Jan 3, 2018 | News, News/PR
The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently highlighted some of the agency’s accomplishments during 2017 to improve the productivity, uses, and sustainability of national forests and grasslands. “Our accomplishments this year...
by Web Editor | Dec 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service announced that an additional 27 million trees, mostly conifers, died throughout California since November 2016, bringing the total number of trees that have died due to drought and bark beetles to an historic 129 million on 8.9 million acres....
by Web Editor | Nov 15, 2017 | News, News/PR
While large fires have had dramatic impacts in some Pacific Northwest forests, only about 10 percent of the forested lands in the eastern Cascades have burned in the last 30 years, and young trees and dense forests are continuing to grow at a rate that outstrips...
by Web Editor | Nov 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
New Mexico’s campaign to address the ecological health of its forests and watersheds will be showcased at the Society of American Foresters national convention in Albuquerque, Nov. 15-19. A scientific/technical session and a technical tour (Rio Grande Water Fund/Santa...