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. — […]
Ready for a new look at forest productivity in Upper Kittitas County?
Things are a-changing here in our national forests, and possibly, after years of marginal management practices and environmental policy blunders, for the better. President Trump’s executive order is meant to upend years of exclusionary use regimes, and let the national lands again enjoy a ‘multiple use’ concepts that benefit all Americans . . . Bruce […]
Timber industry expecting major boom on heels of Henry County announcement (North Carolina)
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 […]
Forest Service Seeks Quicker Environmental Reviews
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 […]
Timber processing in Oregon. The carbon emissions associated with this industry are hugely underestimated
September 10, 2019 | from the NewScientist A look at at the sum effects of logging in terms of CO2 production. Worth a read when you consider that the opponents of the new forestry will undoubtedly bring issues like this to the table. “READ MORE” SOURCE: NewScientist by Michael Le Pager Please follow and […]
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