Jul 23, 2012 | News, News/PR
West Virginia University is bringing forestry education to a state women’s prison. On Aug. 7, faculty from WVU’s Division of Forestry and Natural Resources will travel to the Lakin Correctional Center in West Columbia to kick off a program to teach inmates...
Jul 20, 2012 | News, News/PR
Although drought is often the cause, trees can die for other reasons besides lack of soil moisture, said Dr. Eric Taylor, Texas AgriLife Extension Service forestry specialist, Overton. “Drought is the primary contributor to tree kill, but it may not be exactly the way...
Jul 18, 2012 | News, News/PR
An invasive wood-boring beetle has spread to more than a dozen counties in Virginia, threatening millions of ash trees, state forestry officials said last week. The emerald ash borer, a native of Asia first detected in the U.S. 10 years ago, has now spread to the...
Jul 16, 2012 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service plans to bill the Alabama Forestry Commission $5.12 million for unsubstantiated spending from a federal grant. But the state forester said the state doesn’t owe the money. The Forest Service’s acting chief financial officer, Thelma J. Strong,...
Jul 13, 2012 | News, News/PR
Plans by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to lease 43,000 acres of the Talladega National Forest for oil and gas development have people in surrounding counties voicing their opposition. Heflin is one community where some people are frightened...
Jul 11, 2012 | News, News/PR
Southern pine beetle populations are on the rise in southwest Mississippi, and foresters are warning of a potential outbreak and urging landowners to be on the lookout for the tree-killing pests. The Mississippi Forestry Commission says populations of the borer...
