by Web Editor | May 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
The U.S. has consistently underestimated the impact that logging has on accelerating climate change and the role that preserving its forests can play in sucking carbon out of the atmosphere. That’s the conclusion of a new report that also seeks to rebut the...
by Web Editor | Mar 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Loggers have cut off deliveries to a Maine biomass electricity generator because the company has stopped paying its bills, the head of an industry association said Tuesday. Dana Doran, executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, said loggers...
by Web Editor | Mar 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
It’s been known for years that forests with a lot of different tree species grow better and faster than forests with just one kind of tree. Now, for the first time, scientists say they know why. It’s shapes. It turns out trees of different species find a way to get...
by Web Editor | Nov 18, 2016 | News, News/PR
They’re cutting down trees to save this forest. This 548-acre logging project on the Naches Ranger District is removing trees that are unnaturally dense and at risk of catastrophic fire. By doing so, it’s employing people and providing valuable timber. It’s not a...
by Web Editor | Nov 20, 2015 | News, News/PR
Calling it a win-win-win situation, Craig Brown, chairman of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, said a potential biomass processing plant near Paulden could bring 100 jobs to the area. In addition, it could eliminate the necessity for county involvement in fuel...