Forestry News Archive

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Seafarers' scourge provides hope for biofuel future
03.08.10 University of Portsmouth, UK
Maine bill would ban importation of firewood
03.08.10 Boston Globe
Refuge opens visitor center
03.08.10 Savannah Morning News
Forest officer's death investigated after shooter says he mistook man for coyote
03.08.10 The Augusta Chronicle, GA
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Death of Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer
03.06.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
West Africa sets out to protect dying mangroves
03.08.10 Reuters
Cities plan to plant trees with federal money
03.07.10 GainesvilleTimes.com, GA
Fire has awesome power -- for good
03.08.10 OrlandoSentinel.com, FL
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Promotes Collaborative Approach to Forest Restoration and Job Creation in Montana
03.06.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Vilsack Unveils New Green Curriculum, Expanded Job Corps Role For USDA
03.05.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Spring will be cold, wet, hot and dry
03.04.10 Georgia FACES
International Paper Launches 'Down to Earth' Website
03.04.10 International Paper
Number of Tree Campus USA Colleges and Universities More Than Doubles In Year Two of Arbor Day Foundation Program
03.04.10 Arbor Day Foundation
Study shows woody plant encroachment has increased stream flow in the Edwards Plateau
03.04.10 AgriLife News, Texas A&M System
USDA Announces a Guaranteed Loan to a Biorefinery to Produce Renewable Energy
03.03.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Mapping Website Tracks Changes and Threats to Southern U.S. Forests
03.03.10 World Resources Institute
Southern Group of State Foresters launches new website
03.03.10 National Association of State Foresters
Leaf Veins Inspire a New Model for Distribution Networks
03.03.10 Science Daily
Weyerhaeuser Company Named Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens
03.02.10 Weyerhaeuser
Monica Lear appointed state forester for District of Columbia
03.02.10 National Association of State Foresters
2,400 trees to be planted
03.02.10 Worcester Telegram, MA
Rushmore launching a 100-day beetle attack
03.01.10 Rapid City Journal, SD
AP IMPACT: Drug gangs taking over US public lands
03.01.10 The Associated Press
USDA to boost wildlife habitat, trim cropland
03.01.10 Reuters
Atlanta Paper Company Sells Timberland, Exits Canada
03.01.10 AtlantaGlobal.com
Western Montana rich in medicinal plant power, expert says
03.01.10 The Missoulian
Carnivorous Plants
March 2010 National Geographic
State studying wily coyote's effect on deer
02.27.10 Macon Telegraph, GA
Program aims to preserve forestland
02.26.10 Tidewater News, VA
Public Lands in Nine States to Plant Trees Through Arbor Day Foundation Partnership
02.26.10 Arbor Day Foundation
Forest Tree Species Diversity Depends on Individual Variation
02.25.10 Science Daily
New feature added to GFA's website
02.25.10 Georgia Forestry Association
More Frequent Fires Could Aid Ecosystems
02.25.10 Science Daily
2010 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators:Environmental Education Benefits Student Learning
02.24.10 American Forest Foundation
Phones, paper 'chips' may fight disease
02.25.10 CNN.com
Tree-dwelling mammals climb to the heights of longevity
02.24.10 University of Illinois
2010 Pine Tree Festival and Southeast Timber EXPO plans announced
02.23.10 TheBladePlus.com, GA
Sat-nav systems under growing threat from 'jammers'
02.23.10 BBC News
Eco-philanthropists to the rescue of wildlife?
02.22.10 The Christian Science Monitor
Small family farms in tropics can feed the hungry and preserve biodiversity
02.22.10 EurekAlert!
A Base for War Training and Species Preservation
02.21.10 The New York Times
Savannah could corner pellet market
02.20.10 SavannahNow.com, GA
NASF Communities at Risk Report for FY2009
02.19.10 National Association of State Foresters
Wood waste competition heats up
02.19.10 The Vancouver Sun
Wood Product Development and Utilization is Focus of Colorado State Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Project
02.18.10 Colorado State University
Georgia Arbor Day celebration includes latest Champion Trees
02.18.10 GainesvilleTimes.com, GA
Trees Project Pays Back Mother Nature
02.18.10 BainbridgeGa.com
New Assay Helps Track Termites, Other Insects
02.17.10 USDA Agricultural Research Service
Project Learning Tree Releases New Curriculum For Early Childhood Educators to Get Young Children Outdoors
02.17.10 American Forest Foundation
USDA Highlights Impact of Recovery Act on Rural America
02.17.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Presence of snails points to forest recovery
02.16.10 EurekAlert!
Chatham acquires island, former rice plantation for conservation
02.16.10 SavannahNow.com, GA
Fog decline threatens US redwoods
02.15.10 BBC News
Botanists play the mating game with dwarf sumac
02.15.10 OnlineAthens.com, GA
Learning to Climb New York City's Trees
02.14.10 The New York Times
Appalachian Trail expansion gets closer to linking with Alabama
02.13.10 AL.com
Colorado clamping down on tax credits for land conservation
02.13.10 The Aspen Times
Capitol Forestry Report
02.12.10 Georgia Forestry Association
Olympic green arena lives up to gold standard
02.12.10 Reuters
Study finds long-distance migration shapes butterfly wings
02.11.10 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
State Foresters Concerned that President's Budget Will Fall Short in Meeting Conservation Goals on All Lands
02.11.10 National Association of State Foresters
Boy Scouts to lend a hand keeping state parks beautiful
02.11.10 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If That Old Wood Could Speak
02.11.10 The East Hampton Star, NY
Weyerhaeuser Named International Leader in Forestry Practices
02.10.10 Weyerhaeuser
State board OKs acquisition of 43,000 acres of forestland in central Oregon
02.10.10 Corvallis Gazette Times
Climate change will make world more 'fragrant'
02.09.10 BBC News
Insects sapping life from forests
02.09.10 MassLive.com, MA
Conservation Group Signs Agreement to Recover Bobwite Quail Habitat
02.08.10 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
Albany named 'Tree City' for 22nd year
02.08.10 WALB News, GA
City Dwellers Drive Deforestation in 21st Century
02.08.10 Scientific American
Use of 'urban lumber' catching on
02.08.10 InsideBayArea.com, CA
Capitol Forestry Report
02.05.10 Georgia Forestry Association
Beat the beetles: NAU researchers crank up the volume to fight tree-killing pests
02.03.10 Northern Arizona University
Insects migrate in wind highways
02.05.10 BBC News
Officials: Herbie the tree was 217 years old
02.04.10 The Washington Post
Salazar, Vilsack Establish New Advisory Council On Wildlife Conservation and Hunting Issues
02.04.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Governor Introduces Georgia Water Stewardship Act
02.03.10 Office of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue
Governor Perdue Announces 2009 DNR Forestry for Wildlife Partners
02.03.10 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
"Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative" Partners Announced
02.03.10 U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities
Biomass Crop Assistance Program to Spur Production of Renewable Energy, Job Creation
02.03.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Largest Conservation Easement in Virginia History Recorded
02.03.10 The Nature Conservancy
Leaves Whisper Their Properties Through Ultrasound
02.03.10 Science Daily
Okefenokee wildfires clear the way for a new habitat
02.01.10 Jacksonville.com
Plantations can provide the same ecosystem services as natural forests
02.01.10 EurekAlert!
Forests by bay growing faster, researchers find
02.01.10 The Baltimore Sun
River gets new keeper
02.01.10 Macon Telegraph, GA
Scientists want to examine the rings of Herbie the elm tree for Maine climate, age data
01.31.10 Hartford Courant, ME