Komatsu America Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire TimberPro, Inc. Established in 2002, TimberPro is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of purpose-built forest machines and attachments, offering tracked feller-bunchers and harvesters, forwarders, wheeled harvesters, and…
Article by Jessica Johnson Managing Editor After seeing the devastation for myself, I don’t know where to start: I spent three and a half hours riding around the cities of Lynn Haven and Panama City,…
Over the past two years, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have been modeling to understand the costs and benefits of thinning forests…
Article by Dan Shell Western Editor EDITOR’S NOTE: As we begin the new year of 2019, let’s pause for a moment to look back at some of the voices and quotable quotes from the pages…
When Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina on September 14, 2018, as a category 1 rainmaker, it was clear that damage to the already rain-soaked state would be immense. As the state continues the recovery…
From: Eric Kingsley at the Forest Resources Association (FRA) Using my social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as an email to about 30 contacts in the forest industry I know and trust,…
The nonprofit Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) has completed a six-month national study on the value of Certified Master Logger Programs, finding they have real worth to loggers and forest industry stakeholders, but face challenges…
The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is made up of many different and diverse groups that came together to help restore Arizona’s forests and reduce the threat of wildfires. There has been lots of controversy…