The nation's 504 million acres of timberland, home to wildlife and the source of everything from deck frames to copy paper, have been the focus of a massive multi-year auction, the outcome of which is set to change the rules for wood companies and conservationists alike. The nation's 504 million acres of timberland, home to wildlife and the source of everything from deck frames to copy paper, have been the focus of a massive multi-year auction, the outcome of which is set to change the...

The money could also be given to national parks to conserve forests and some could be used to fund forest concessions, he said. The world should invest 10 billion dollars annually to halve deforestation in the fight against global warming, Nicholas Stern, the author of a key climate change report, has said. The world should invest 10 billion dollars annually to halve deforestation in the fight against global warming, Nicholas Stern, the author of a key climate change report, has said....

Open houses to deal with forest-fire fuels print page . send as email . email editor From Staff Reports March 26, 2007 Bridger-Teton National Forest s Jackson Ranger District will host open houses today and Tuesday on projects to reduce hazardous forest-fire fuels in the Bryan Flats and Hoback Junction areas. Open houses to deal with forest-fire fuels print page . send as email . email editor From Staff Reports March 26, 2007 Bridger-Teton National Forest s Jackson Ranger District will...

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About 25 acres of forest and overgrown land in northeast Cape Coral were charred during a brush fire that started Sunday afternoon. The fire did jump to the east side of Del Prado Boulevard a few times under steady winds, but firefighters were able to quickly extinguish those small burns. It took fire crews nearly three hours to contain the blaze, which broke out at about 5:30 p. The state Division of Forestry is expected to have an airplane fly over the scene this morning to get a view of...

Today one of Australia's largest timber importers has revealed that it's using world-first DNA technology to reduce the amount of illegal timber it imports. Each tree has its own code or its own DNA, so what we effectively do is we take a sample of the tree at the concession time, the logs are then transported through to our facility where we take another sample. PAUL ELSMORE: We are hopeful that by the end of this year, the close of 2007, that up to 80 per cent we will have moved through...