Author: rpalma
Source: The Forest Blog by Russ Vaagen Although the title might look like click-bait, it’s true. Especially in the fire-prone forests of the west. Our forests have too many trees. It’s obvious when you’re out there, especially in our National Forests and in parts of the country where we don’t have sawmill infrastructure that will […]
Source: The Forest Blog, By Russ Vaagen Last night I had the opportunity to attend the Colville showing of “Era of Megafires” at the Colville High School. Considering that it was scheduled at the same time as the final 2016 presidential debate, attendance was good. The presentation was a combination of the work of Dr. […]
Source: USDA Blog Changes in climate and extreme weather are already increasing challenges for forest ecosystems across the world. Many impacts are expected to remain into the future. This means forest managers, conservationists and woodland owners continually need to address climate change to ensure forests can provide a broad array of benefits and services. The […]
Source: The Forest Blog The Forest Service has come up with a system for road density that’s not well thought out. It’s based on the number of miles of roads per square mile of land. One major problem with this is that square miles are flat, the National Forest is not. This means that if […]
Source: Missoulian The University of Montana may soon receive its largest donation ever – a $24 million pledge for the College of Forestry and Conservation and the Global Leadership Initiative – from airline magnate and investor Bill Franke and his family. Both programs would be renamed in honor of the Franke family. “This will become the largest […]