by Web Editor | Aug 19, 2011 | News
The U.S. Forest Service is offering to renegotiate timber sale contracts in an effort to save sawmills in the Rocky Mountain region that have been hit hard by bark beetle infestations, the recession and financially unviable agreements. The agency announced on August 4...
by Web Editor | Aug 12, 2011 | News
A simulation study of more than 45,000 forest stands has provided the scientific basis for fuel reduction guidelines in the western United States. In the largest ever study of fuel treatment effectiveness, U.S. Forest Service researchers have found that intense...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2011 | News
The Horseshoe 2 Fire in Southeastern Arizona, which was the fourth largest in the state’s history, was officially contained on June 26 after burning across 222,954 acres, about 80% of the Chiricahua Mountains, the largest of the Sky Island ranges of the Coronado...