Gov. Tina Kotek nominated a Nevada forester and fire warden to lead the embattled Oregon Department of Forestry, after its ...

Forestry is the science of managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests and woodlands to benefit humans and the environment. Foresters may work with natural forests, orchards, and urban settings ...

The National Interagency Fire Center reports that, as of this writing, 19,444 fires have burned 2,161,787 acres in the United States alone. Land managers and governments are waging a high-stakes ...

Record sums are pouring into forestry funds. It makes sense to join the rush, says David Prosser ...

Many of the classes you need to satisfy Society of American Foresters national accreditation standards are only offered once each year. It is critical to take your classes in the specified order. If ...

Last year, the Government published Ireland’s Forest Strategy to 2030 which will be financed by an unprecedented €1.3 billion in public money. It comes after a time of crisis for the forestry industry ...

Conventional land clearing methods often come with drawbacks. Heavy excavation equipment can compact and scar soil, repeated passes may disrupt understory and root networks, controlled burns produce ...

With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the nonprofit organizations that attest to the environmental soundness of ...

Comprehensive urban forestry planning can influence the everyday lives of citydwellers by reducing storm water runoff, decreasing wildfire risk and severity, reducing urban heat islands, decreasing ...