State, U.S. Forest Service use new agreement to target 400,000 acres of forest for management

Montana and the U.S. Forest Service announced last week they were moving ahead on a shared agreement between the two to do ...

Reduced-impact management can promote forest recovery and carbon storage

The adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the recovery of tropical forests, such as the Amazon, and store carbon in the long term while maintaining ...
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Timber Management for Habitat Management

In a small town nestled in an East Texas forest, there lives a skilled group of Army Corps of Engineers foresters and forestry technicians. These individuals are responsible for overseeing the ...
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Commentary: Timber crisis has implications for environment, economy and climate

The Western timber industry is in crisis. The region has lost over a half-dozen wood processing facilities so far in 2024, and more will likely close. This is not just another economic blow to our ...
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Timber vs. Wildfire: debate on the new BLM plan up for public comment

A sweeping Bureau of Land Management proposal to boost timber production across 2.5 million acres of Western Oregon is drawing divided reactions in the Rogue Valley as a March 23 public comment ...
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Forest spending drops in president’s budget

Forest management and U.S. Forest Service operational expenditures drop under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the Oct. 1 fiscal year. “There are some significant cuts to Forest Service ...
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Timber management project aims to mimic natural process

Tye Sundt, with Weyerhaeuser, stands alongside a stack of harvested lumber, one of which has a smiley face spraypainted on it. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Tim McEntire, left, with Montana Logging ...
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Developing a Forest Management Plan

If you own woodlands, do you have a forest management plan? Is it written down? Do you have goals for the property, and are you managing the property to meet those goals? Purdue Extension foresters ...
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Montana, Forest Service identify areas for ‘shared forest management’

HELENA (KPAX) — Last June, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service that he said could lead to ...
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(Opinion) Lawsuit over timber harvests could undermine management of national forests in Vermont and NH

New Hampshire and Vermont are home to two great environmental success stories: the White Mountain and Green Mountain National Forest. Together they comprise some 1.2 million acres of the northern ...
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Gov. Gianforte, Forest Service Chief Announce Shared Forest Management Landscapes in Montana

Executes 20-year commitment to healthier forests HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and The Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC) today in partnership with the U.S. Forest ...