According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry are roughly 33 times more likely to die from a workplace injury compared to those in other civilian occupations. In Oregon, the ...
If you're somebody who lives here, almost everybody is touched in some way by the timber industry,” said Julia McCray.
The cost of doing business has risen in the forest industry over the past few years, and numerous other economic factors aren’t making it easier for logging and trucking firms to maximize production, ...
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting ...
Visiting a freshly logged forest in western Oregon earlier this fall, retired federal wildlife surveyor Erich Reeder stepped ...
A survey released by the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast shows the "Grinch" storm on Dec. 18 has caused ongoing trucking and harvesting disruptions in Maine as well as large ...
FILE - Climbing assistant Lawrence Schultz ascends the Three Sisters sequoia tree during an Archangel Ancient Tree Archive expedition to plant sequoia seedlings on Oct. 26, 2021, in Sequoia Crest, ...
“Maine’s forest products industry has long supported good‑paying jobs and helped grow local economies across our state,” Collins said in a statement. “Loggers are at the heart of that industry, but ...
TAOS — Every wood chip, bark strip and beam at Olguin’s Sawmill and Firewood is put to use. The scraps of bark-covered wood left behind from making vigas, latillas and beams are cut into firewood.
A warm winter in the Northeast is making it harder for loggers to do their jobs. Here's Henry Epp from our member station Vermont Public Radio. HENRY EPP, BYLINE: Brian Lafoe is operating a machine ...
The White House set a relatively low tariff on imports of timber and lumber, and a significantly higher tariff on furniture and kitchen cabinets. By Ana Swanson Nesting often high in the redwoods’ ...
The people who live on the island of Vangunu were adamant that the critically endangered species still existed. They helped researchers prove that they were right. By Rebecca Carballo Rather than take ...