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Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen What does active management mean for National Forests? When people hear this or read this for the very first time, there are many different thoughts. For those that are in the Forest Industry, it sounds like a good plan that we should have been following for some time. […]
Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen If we are going to get better at managing lands we need a better land allocation method. All lands need to be inventoried and grouped together based on desired outcomes. We see three necessary land designations. Actively managed lands, conservation managed lands and protected as backcountry. In doing […]
Source: National Wildlife Federation Are you up for a challenge? Here’s a tree and wildlife quiz that was put together by the NWF blog. This quiz on nature and wildlife has some tricky tree and wildlife questions designed by experts. Do you have what it takes to match the native tree with its perfect wildlife […]
Source: Treesource.org Most of us know Chuck Leavell from what he calls his “night job,” as the longtime keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. But Leavell has another gig, and he attacks it with equal fervor: forestry. Whether managing his 3,000-acre pine and oak plantation in southern Georgia or touring the country preaching the need for […]
Source: Rapid City Journal U.S. Forest Service officials said this month that the 20-year mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Black Hills has officially ended, but that doesn’t mean their fight against the tree-killing insects is over. In fact, an effort to limit the damage from the next mountain pine beetle epidemic could begin soon. […]