Precipitation is forecast for most of the boreal forest portion of the province over the next several days. Saturday forest fire update. Fire activity is expected to remain quiet and provide an opportunity for staff and other resources to be recycled and conduct training. There will be partially sunny skies in southern portions of the east and west fire regions and in the far north. This fire is classed as under control. Crews are still working hot spots identified with infrared scans....

Oregon s timber industry copes with fluctuations Using all parts of logs is one way the industry survives JODI KERR Statesman Journal May 30 Despite the adjustments the timber industry has had to make in the past few years, Oregon still is the largest lumber producer in the country. Oregon s timber industry copes with fluctuations Using all parts of logs is one way the industry survives JODI KERR Statesman Journal May 30 Despite the adjustments the timber industry has had to make in the...

Villagers told this correspondent that they made several attempts to control the fire but they could not succeed as fire was very big. They charged that they did not noticed government machinery to make effort to control this fire despite the fact that there were several species of wild life in this forest including one Tiger pair, a family of Leopard and several other animals, which were in danger. During past one week more than six incidents of forest fire have been reported around the...

Tree farmers in both counties are racing to harvest marketable timber ahead of three fast-moving wildfires that had burned a total of 216,211 acres by Friday. In Charlton County, there is 463,700 acres of natural forest and commercial timberland comprising about 93 percent of its total land area, the data also showed. Tree farmers are racing to harvest marketable timber ahead of the fast-moving fires. As little as 15 percent of that timber may be salvaged, rangers and forestry industry...

Forests have vanished in 25 countries and another 29 have lost more than 90 per cent of their forests. Barry Gardiner, Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, will tell a two-day, high-level meeting in Berlin taking place just ahead of the G8 Summit in Germany that more countries need to adopt measures to ensure timber supplies are legal and sustainable. Barry Gardiner, Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, will tell a two-day, high-level meeting in Berlin...

Planting a tree in Two Harbors won't be quite as simple as digging a hole in the lawn, once the proposed tree ordinance is passed. In its recommendation, the Trees and Trails Commission noted that it strongly believes that a tree ordinance is needed to protect the community's tree and woodland resources and encourage preservation and beautification of open space during and after construction and development. The ordinance will provide standards for management of all trees in the city, on...

The industry group said that share of tropical hardwood imports in the U. In 2002, the average price for tropical woods was almost three times as high as the one for imported temperate woods. By 2006, tropical prices were only twice as high as temperate prices. It adds that temperate hardwoods account for most of US hardwood lumber imports, lead by maple, then cherry and walnut. The United States is importing considerable less tropical hardwood according to the International Tropical...

The total cost of buying and planting the tree is about $325. The city arborist will review the applications and help landowners select the type of trees that are best suited to their sites. One hundred mature trees remove 37 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and catch 139,000 gallons of rainwater each year. USDA Forest Service research shows that city trees are valuable and growing assets worth three times the investment. The trees will be planted in the fall. Each large...

The Russian decision to apply export duties on timber have so far had no impact on the timber market since the first increase will not enter into force until 1 July 2007. The forecast at the beginning of the year was that commercial felling in private forests would amount to about 47 million m3. Because last winter provided bad felling conditions due to warm weather, there is now a lively trade in standing timber suitable for being harvested in summer time. However, the present outlook is...