by Web Editor | Apr 22, 2015 | News, News/PR
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell said today that the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI), the largest landscape-scale restoration initiative of its kind, has reached a pivotal milestone towards achieving accelerated forest restoration on more than 500,000...
by Web Editor | May 23, 2014 | News, News/PR
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced action to help 94 national forest areas in 35 states to address insect and disease threats that weaken forests and increase the risk of forest fire. These areas are receiving an official designation that will provide the...
by Web Editor | Apr 28, 2014 | News, News/PR
A U.S. Forest Service official recently vowed that the agency will expand the scope of timber projects on national forests. The agency expects the scope of the largest projects to increase from roughly 30,000 acres to about 500,000 acres, said Tony Tooke, associate...
by Web Editor | Nov 6, 2013 | News, News/PR
Colorado’s U.S. Senator Mark Udall, a strong voice for proactively reducing wildfire risk throughout Colorado, led a bipartisan and bicameral letter pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partner with the timber industry to reduce wildfire risks in...