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 20, 2016 | News, News/PR
When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New York’s Catskill Mountains 20 years ago, he ended the experiment early because so many trees in the test plots were dying — not from acid rain, but from attacks by forest pests. “I consider air...
by Web Editor | Dec 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
The age of forest landowners across the country is increasing while the size of the parcels they own is shrinking — and that has state, federal and private experts fearing for the long-term health of millions of acres of U.S. forests. The concerns of forestry...
by Web Editor | Apr 3, 2013 | News, News/PR
A snail as big as your foot, an insect the size of chocolate sprinkles and a mold related to the one that caused the Irish potato famine are on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s list of the top pests that threaten America’s crops and forestland. Some of...
by Web Editor | Mar 16, 2012 | News, News/PR
U.S. Forest Service scientists recently released an assessment that shows forest land has expanded in northern states during the past century despite a 130% population jump and relentless environmental threats. At the same time, Forest Service researchers caution that...
