About a month ago I read an interesting opinion critical of the way the Forest Service defines forest health. At issue was a pending Forest Service timber sale in the ...

Forest management practices encompass a range of interventions—such as selective harvesting, prescribed burning, conservation easements and reforestation—aimed at sustaining timber production, ...

Did you know that it takes, on average, about 180 years to form 1 cubic centimeter of soil? That is 2.3 times the life expectancy for Americans – all to produce a small quantity of soil that fits in a ...

A whole-system functional analysis of tree species is required to achieve climate-adaptive forests and a climate-adaptive building industry, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Through the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 11, 2021) A Portland State University (PSU) study finds that pesticides from the forestry industry threaten clams, mussels, oysters (bivalves) along the Oregon state coast.

The adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the recovery of tropical forests, such as the Amazon, and store carbon in the long term while maintaining ...

Wood science plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable forestry practices and responsible management of forest resources. This field encompasses various disciplines, including wood acoustics and ...

As smoke from massive Canadian wildfires continues to spread into parts of the United States, some critics have pointed to forest management practices as a major reason for the worsening air quality, ...

Forests cover nearly 20% of Indiana, and approximately 85% is in private ownerships like farms and families. Less than 20% of those owners have a forest management plan to guide them in the ...

Over the last century, scientists, environmentalists, the U.S. Forest Service, the government, ecologists, firefighters, and Indigenous people have all had different opinions about best logging and ...

Did you know that it takes, on average, about 180 years to form 1 cubic centimeter of soil? That is 2.3 times the life expectancy for Americans – all to produce a small quantity of soil that fits in a ...