by Web Editor | Sep 7, 2018 | News, News/PR
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded its first Good Neighbor Authority restoration timber harvest sale. Colville-based Vaagen Brothers Timber Company was the successful bidder Tuesday for a project that will reduce hazardous timber...
by Web Editor | Aug 13, 2018 | News, News/PR
Washington residents have reported uncharacteristically high numbers of dead and dying Douglas Fir trees to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this spring and summer. The culprits: drought and bark beetles. The native bark beetle species do not...
by Web Editor | Nov 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
Wildfires scorched nearly 1.5 million acres in Oregon, Washington and Idaho this year. And with increased demand for timber from lumber mills, there is a growing market for scorched trees. Time is of the essence in post-fire salvage. Fungus, bugs and rot degrade dead...