Elk avoid beetle-killed forest areas

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING — Loss of the heat-shielding forest canopy and the obstacle of fallen trees have caused elk to avoid beetle-killed areas of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, according to new research by University of Wyoming scientists. Those factors...

Wildfires focus of workshop

Wildfire impacts on community forests will be the focus of a provincial workshop taking place in Williams Lake next month, according to a report in the Williams Lake Tribune Alex Fraser Research Forest manager Stephanie Ewen said they will be hosting the seminar with...

A better way to measure paper composition

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), have developed a novel, non-destructive method to rapidly measure the wood and non-wood fiber components in paper. Identifying...