Oregon Joins LA in Recycling Fire-damaged Trees

Over 1.57 million board feet of lumber is being put up for sale by the state’s Bureau of Land Management. Following similar actions from the city of Los Angeles after its devastating wildfires earlier this year, fire-stricken lumber from across 250 public areas in Baker County, southwest of Durkee, is being offered for sale. The […]

The Tale of the $1.4 Million Trees

When is a group of trees worth more than a million dollars? When they’re on Nantucket and they’ve been cut down – maybe illegally. Neighbors feuding – and even eventually suing each other – over trees that may have been cut down without permission is nothing new. It’s been going on since people began living near […]

Nearly 60 Million Acres Opened for Timber Production

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut back environmental regulations, restrictions have been lifted on 30 percent of U.S. national forests. The rescinding of the 2001 Roadless Rule will remove restrictions on timber harvesting, road construction and reconstruction on close to 59 million acres of the National Forest System, according to an announcement […]

Georgia Longleaf Pine Forests Are Coming Back

Thanks to new restoration efforts, decades of decline in forests throughout the southeast are being reversed. A new study from the U.S. Forest Service reports that longleaf pine forests are returning to the region, especially in Georgia. “We’ve reversed this trajectory of decline that’s been going on for several centuries,” said study author Kevin Potter, […]

Forest Wildfire Smoke Signals Bigger Issues for Lumber Industry

Smoke from those Canadian forest wildfires is not only wreaking havoc with outdoor activities in the U.S. but also driving up lumber prices and shutting down sawmills north of the border. The fires were an inconvenience and health hazard to those going outside and even resulted in some Major League Baseball games being canceled but […]