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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In 2008, the Alabama Forestry Commission received reports of more than $500,000 in timber theft. This year, the amount of theft surpassed the half-million dollar mark in October and continues to climb.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation has partnered with the Virginia Department of Forestry to offer a series of online courses as part of the Sustainable Harvesting and Resource Professional (SHARP) Logger program. To learn more about the program or the training schedule, visit...
Monday, November 16, 2009
NASF Fire Committee Chair and Arizona State Forester Vicki Christiansen was interviewed by Oregon Public Broadcasting last week about the recently passed FLAME Act.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Seeking to help fight climate change, the Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States. The company will work with the Nature Conservancy and...
Friday, November 13, 2009
Money quote: “We cannot continue our stewardship of this planet if we keep looking at public benefits and public wealth as somehow subordinate to private wealth,” said Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, a banker working with the United Nations Environment Program. Mr. Sukhdev is studying the creation of market systems that might include...
Friday, November 13, 2009
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar applauded the passage of legislation creating the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund last week. "Creation of the Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund enables safe and effective management of wildland fires without pulling resources away from...
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Idaho Department of Lands is looking for a Forestry/Information Resource Specialist in St. Maries, Idaho. Click here for more information and to apply.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Kids4Trees, a national nonprofit partner of the USDA Forest Service, has announced the addition of Gail Kimbell, former Chief of the USDA Forest Service, to its Board of Directors.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Five forestry organizations in Montana are joining forces to make it easier for private landowners to tap into their expertise in forestry-related research and science, forest practices policy and in service, education and program delivery. The five partners --- the Montana Department of Natural Resource and Conservation,...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Wood has long been part of Massachusetts' portfolio of renewable energy sources but ramped up criticism from environmentalists has led state officials to rethink their investments in biomass power plants. "Difficult questions about biomass have arisen in the past year," said State Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles...
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