This is the 19th year for the conference, which draws more than 500 woodland landowners, forest and tree enthusiasts, and natural resource specialists from the tri-state area of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
The Boy Scouts are joining forces with Texas A&M Forest Service to reforest the Griffith League Scout Ranch with roughly 300,000 drought-hardy, loblolly pine seedlings over the next two years.
Timbering in the sanctuary might henceforth be considered a prudent, routine investment in stewardship. Kim Guertin, Green Mountain Audubon Center’s director, considered herself among the skeptics — until she and her colleagues discovered that at least a dozen migratory songbirds actually fared much better when they have access to low- to-mid-level perches, where small clearings punctuate the forest canopy.
Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently appointed eight new members to the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. The Committee provides advice on private forestry and USDA’s programs that assist landowners in managing their forests to protect, conserve and enhance the values they produce.
The Forestry Research Advisory Council (FRAC) will meet in Washington, D.C. February 7–8, 2013. The meeting will be held at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th & K Streets NW.
For further information contact Daina Apple, Forest Service Office of the Deputy Chief for Research and Development, at (202) 205-1665.
The Florida Forest Service is on a mission to use fire to preserve habitats, encourage regrowth of native trees and prevent wildfires. Each year at Jennings State Forest, the state forestry agency aims to burn a third of the forest – roughly 8,500 to 9,000 acres – but that goal is not always achieved. And when it doesn’t happen, it’s usually due to adverse conditions, such as weather or drought. The Jan.
"Urban forestry" is strategically planting trees to offer protection to homes and crops. Many people don't connect trees and protection from the high winds. Urban forests offer a natural wind break effect that benefits property owners.
Residents of the Del Aire neighborhood, part of unincorporated LA County, have planted 27 fruit trees at Del Aire Park and 60 additional fruit trees in the surrounding neighborhood as part of a larger park renovation. This edible landscape is part of a growing trend to bring fruit trees to urban areas for a variety of community uses.
