by Web Editor | Aug 6, 2018 | News, News/PR
The state legislature earlier this year called on the Washington State Building Code Council (WSBCC) to adopt rules for cross-laminated timber (CLT) use when building residential and commercial buildings. The move represents ongoing efforts to bring CLT into...
by Web Editor | Mar 14, 2018 | News, News/PR
President Donald Trump’s administration moved quickly last week to install a female wildland firefighter to lead the U.S. Forest Service after the agency’s former chief stepped down amid sexual misconduct allegations. The appointment of Vickie Christiansen as interim...
by Web Editor | Aug 23, 2017 | News, News/PR
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tony Tooke will serve as the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Tooke has worked for the Forest Service since he was 18 and currently is the regional forester for the Southern Region. Tooke is replacing Tom...
by Web Editor | Mar 29, 2017 | News, News/PR
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell expressing concern about the slow pace of wildfire prevention efforts in Arizona. In the letter, Senator McCain identifies one Forest Service contractor in particular, Good...
by Web Editor | Apr 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced April 27 that $285 million will go to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico this year in support of local schools and roads as part of the Congressional two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and...