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Roller Felling

Restoring quaking aspen, Utah’s state tree, is one of the Forest Service’s goals, but the agency isn’t rushing to embrace roller felling.

Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest

Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest

As discussed in the article below, forest health rests on microscopic soil organisms and tiny land creatures. Agricultural and land management practices generally dismiss soil life and small mammals as unimportant. Yet the conservation and restoration of our mighty forests and their iconic wildlife depends on the tiniest and seemingly

Drax: UK Power Station Owner Cuts Down Primary Forests in Canada

Drax: UK Power Station Owner Cuts Down Primary Forests in Canada

More insanity from the anti-fossil fuel programs is reported below. These wood pellets burn dirtier than natural gas, crude oil, or coal. The so-called “renewable” forests take centuries to regrow. The energy produced costs many times more per BTU than fossil fuels. Meanwhile most all these countries sit on vast

Forest Thinning Helps Curb Wildfires

Fighting Wildfires

Forest Thinning Helps Curb Wildfires

According to the experts quoted below, lack of selective logging and prescribed burning are primary reasons for the increasing severity of wildfires, and declining forest health. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on September 13, 2021. It was written by Karen Weintraub. Lake Tahoe, Sequoias survived wildfires