New DNA detection method quickly identifies pests

CAPTION: UBC forestry professor Richard Hamelin preparing samples for analysis. Photo credit: Paul H Joseph/UBC Asian gypsy moths feed on a wide range of important plants and trees. White pine blister rust can kill young trees in only a couple of years. But it’s not...

USDA Forest Service awards $1.45M to forest markets

Milwaukee, WI – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is supporting the development and expansion of forest markets by awarding eight grants totaling nearly $1.45 million through the agency’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC). Grants were awarded...