by Web Editor | Jul 26, 2017 | News, News/PR
A pioneering forest restoration management program has melded leading edge science and community consensus to protect a volatile and highly visible swath of Central Oregon’s public lands from the mounting threats of climate change and a catastrophic Central Oregon...
by Web Editor | Apr 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Editor’s Note: The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, catalyzed a wave of laws to protect the environment and natural resources. Here Thomas Straka, a professor of forest economics and management and former industrial forester, answers questions about the current...
by Web Editor | May 9, 2016 | News, News/PR
Nearly 30 years ago, a coalition of longtime adversaries turned unlikely bedfellows invited the public to a weeklong workshop in the woods to have a chat about one of the most polarizing issues of the time – land management. Surrounded by stakeholders whose interests...
by Web Editor | Jan 13, 2016 | News, News/PR
The Appalachian Mountain Club has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council’s seal of approval for its management of 70,000 acres of Maine wilderness in Piscataquis County. A senior staff scientist with AMC, David Publicover, describes the certification as the...
by Web Editor | Oct 29, 2014 | News, News/PR
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. announced today it has reached an agreement to sell approximately 165,000 acres of Montana and Washington forestland to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for $134 million. The sale is part of an effort to unite the checkerboard land...
