Apr 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
Wayne Ford, former Tuscaloosa County Extension System coordinator, was recently inducted into the Alabama Foresters Hall of Fame. Ford is best known for coaching the Tuscaloosa County Natural Resources Club to 13 national championships in forestry and wildlife...
Apr 23, 2012 | News, News/PR
Forestry machines come in all shapes and sizes. In many, the operator sits in a cab with windows that are usually made of polycarbonate, a heavy-duty plastic that provides protection from heat, air, dust, and noise. Though the rotating cutting devices such as chainsaw...
Apr 20, 2012 | News, News/PR
A new tool is available for free to anyone with a computer and Internet access who is interested in learning about the effects of changing land use on a particular tract of forest or farm land in Virginia. The free software program, called InFOREST, was developed by...
Apr 18, 2012 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service is investing $40.6 million to acquire 27 pieces of land in 15 states that the agency says will help safeguard clean water, provide recreational access, preserve wildlife habitat, enhance scenic vistas and protect historic and wilderness areas....
Apr 16, 2012 | News, News/PR
A long-term, federal initiative aimed at more than doubling the size of longleaf pine forests in the Southeast could have an estimated $300 million economic impact in the Pine Belt. In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 20 restoration projects...
Apr 13, 2012 | News, News/PR
Five large wildfires and many more small ones are burning more than 7,000 acres across the Commonwealth today. While the bulk of the large fires are on U.S. Forest Service land, the Virginia Department of Forestry, USFS, National Park Service along with numerous...
