In the debate over fuels for energy production, we’re overlooking the most reliable cleanest option: Our trees. Yes, burning wood pellets releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But these emissions are recovered within a year by the new growth on those forestlands which are supporting the continuous production of wood pellets. This creates an overall […]

Here is how regional approaches to the management of national forests cripple the ability of the Forest Service to serve the public. The Forest Service says they currently have 17,588 acres of Montana’s forests tied up in court. That’s enough lumber and wood panels to make about 10,000 to 12,000 single-family homes. TOWNSEND, Mont. — […]

Oct. 2, 2019 | GoDanRiver.com last week’s announcement that Canadian company Teal-Jones Group will invest $21 million in Pine Products Inc. in Henry County, creating 67 new jobs With more than 40 years in the forestry industry, Kenneth Scruggs has watched forests grow, removed the planted trees at the right time and planted another forest […]

September 12, 2013 | From Rapid City Journal ~~~ One of the things blocking the application of new forestry practices is the inability of the USFS to change when faced with mounting evidence. In this case we’re talking about the no-cut, no-burn” policies of the past which have resulted in unhealthy forests and fire susceptible […]