It's the first year with this planter, though NRCS experimented some with no till tree planting last year. Except you'll have to plant a few hundred trees as well. That way they don't dry out, and the tree has a better chance of survival. If you ever wanted a job where you could sit back and kick your feet up all day, this one's for you. NRCS has used the no till tree planter on a few dozen sites this year. There's different spacing for different kinds of trees, and it's important to get...

Let's work together to protect our logging industry - The Clarion-Ledger Customer Service . Subscribe Now . Pay Bill . Place an Ad . Contact Us. I, along with most in the industry, do not want government help, but something must be done to save the state's loggers. Every week, it seems I hear of another logger going out of business after battling high fuel costs, high insurance costs, high equipment costs, weather and unstable markets. Let's work together to protect our logging industry....

A massive forest fire burning out of control along the Minnesota-Canada border is blamed for creating smoky conditions in the Rochester area. Health officials say elderly persons and those with chronic breathing problems should avoid the outdoors until the smoke begins to clear. Firefighters should get a bit of a break today, with temperatures in the 60s and relative humidity in the 30 to 40 percent range. So far, fighting the fire has cost more than one-point-nine (m) million dollars. The...

In Charlton County, there is 463,700 acres of natural forest and commercial timberland comprising about 93 percent of its total land area, the data also showed. As little as 15 percent of that timber may be salvaged, rangers and forestry industry experts have told the Times-Union. Tree farmers in both counties are racing to harvest marketable timber ahead of three fast-moving wildfires that had burned a total of 216,211 acres by Friday. Timber seven or eight years old generally wouldn't be...

Hugging trees might not seems like a sound investment, but they don't just feel good - they can also make you a profit, writes Rhian Nicholson Sunday May 6, 2007 The Observer Socially responsible investment is attracting a growing number of followers, but putting large sums of money into trees might not always spring to mind. Hugging trees might not seems like a sound investment, but they don't just feel good - they can also make you a profit, writes Rhian Nicholson Sunday May 6, 2007 The...

The train was not carrying any hazardous material, but fire crews had to wait about 30 minutes to be given the all-clear to attack the blaze. Moffat says the fire is being pushed away from Savant Lake, but is expected to grow today due to high winds and dry conditions. Firefighters continue to battle 13 forest fires in northwestern Ontario, including one sparked by a train derailment. Train derailment sparks Ontario forest fire. Meanwhile, fire crews are tackling 14 active fires in the...