Nov 19, 2014 | News, News/PR
Over the objection of environmental groups and Virginia’s governor, a federal management plan released Tuesday will allow a form of natural gas drilling known as fracking to occur in parts of the largest national forest on the East Coast. The U.S. Forest Service...
Nov 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service has unveiled a draft management plan that would allow logging on 700,000 acres of the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. Officials said Wednesday the plan is aimed at preserving the woods and restoring habitat diversity. The Forest Service...
Aug 25, 2014 | News, News/PR
Florida State Forester Jim Karels was recognized by the Florida Cabinet recently, in appreciation for his leadership during the investigation into the deaths of 19 firefighters in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona in 2013. “Jim demonstrated true leadership in lending...
Aug 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
For some residents of the North Carolina coast, the 2014 Independence Day weekend will be remembered not for fireworks and family cookouts, but for damage assessment and cleanup following the high winds and heavy rain that downed trees when Hurricane Arthur came...
Aug 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Nature Conservancy, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the U.S. Forest Service have collaborated to purchase a conservation easement on 4,785 acres of forestland in the Longleaf Ridge area of East Texas, permanently protecting some of the best longleaf pine habitat...
