State officials believe, in general, that the timber industry does a good job of caring for the environment. In addition to the ups and downs of wood and related markets, those in the industry must contend with a number of other challenges. The initiative is aimed at promoting responsible forest management. Much of his organization's concerns surround mountaintop removal mining, which causes the loss of much forest land each year, he said. Areas in West Virginia that once were used to grow...

Realization of many of the goals in the new plan released yesterday by the Forest Service here in the shadow of the state's only national forest will require additional federal funding at a time when most other national forests are getting less. He said the public overwhelmingly supports more wilderness in the Allegheny, based on written comments made during the Forest Service planning process. Those two parcels totaling 12,379 acres, will be subject to additional biological review but...

There is no word on any injuries or what may have sparked the fire. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Brush fire at state forest Posted Mar. The Portland and Glastonbury Fire Departments responded to the state forest around 9 o'clock Saturday night.

We need to plant the right tree in the right place, he said. Maze said these factors are taken into consideration when the city selects a tree to plant at a public place, be it at a park, at the Municipal Golf Course, or along the streets. Being named a Tree City USA is quite significant because that gives the city a little more clout when pursuing some grants, for example, said Maze who recently retired after helping shepherd the communitys tree program since 1982. Trees are important but...

Examples include the proposed 4,086-acre Cascadia development in East Pierce County and the 450-acre Falling Water development near Bonney Lake, both on former Weyerhaeuser land; and the Gig Harbor North commercial development and portions of the Sunrise development, which once belonged to Pope Resources. Examples include the proposed 4,086-acre Cascadia development in East Pierce County and the 450-acre Falling Water development near Bonney Lake, both on former Weyerhaeuser land; and the...

Leweko is an integrated timber group with upstream forest concessions and operate downstream manufacturing of wood-based products including logs, sawn timber and moulded timber. He said the group was actively looking at proposals with a view to acquire prospective moulded timber and timber flooring outfits to expand its downstream operations. LEWEKO Resources Bhd, one of Peninsular Malaysia's largest timber concessionaire will focus on margin expansion and potential mergers and...