Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) this week completed its review of a proposal to permanently protect 53,000 acres of ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering two timber sales in July, totaling about 628,000 board feet to be harvested ...

Federal officials are taking bids for a timber sale on the edge of Mullan. The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that it's offering for bid the Gentle Annie Timber Sale, which will consist of ...

A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...

The slash pine (Pinus elliottii) is a heavily branched tree, featuring long, dark green needles that do not change color in the fall. Its bark is reddish-brown and has furrows and thin scales.

For years, rural communities especially have warned of the extreme danger that slash can cause, and in the wake of Cyclone ...

As the southeastern United States continues to rely on its robust timber industry as a significant economic driver, new research from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ...

New Zealand’s leading environment lawyers are suing their government over a plan to deal with its greenhouse gas emissions by mass planting non-native pine trees and a “slash and burn ...

USFS Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined by the Society of American Foresters. Each forest type listed on the map is presented where it most frequently ...

Shoppers may find two types of pine needles for mulch to choose from: Long-needle pine straw comes from the longleaf pine tree, and its needles are 12 to 18 inches long. Short-needle straw, which is 4 ...