by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
As the West’s fire seasons grow more intense, a team of Oregon State University researchers is looking for ways to keep blazes from spreading. They’re targeting the formation of embers, which can thwart fire lines by riding the wind for miles to start new fires....
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animal and plant species and limiting habitat safeguards that are meant to shield recovering species from harm. Administration officials said the new rules would advance...
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
ASSOCIATED PRESS –Total housing starts fell 12.3 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. The June reading...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2018 | Archives
As the summer is turning up the heat, so are the activities at NHLA. Block 1 of the Inspector Training School’s Online Program begins August 6. The 187th Class of the Inspector Training School begins August 29. If you have been thinking of sending an employee...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2018 | Archives
The patchwork of green forests in and around Jasper National Park is increasingly interrupted with splashes of red. According to a report by CBC News, It’s a sign of destruction caused by the mountain pine beetle and it’s more apparent than ever before in...
