KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) --A robust performance can be expected from the timber industry this year after Malaysia and the European Union signed a voluntary partnership agreement on forest law governance, enforcement and trade, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Thursday. Govt Sees Better Performance By The Timber Industry This Year. KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) --A robust performance can be expected from the timber industry this year...

Trees Forever, a nonprofit organization in Marion, has recently bumped up its tree planting operations with some new technology. With hot weather here, the best way to keep cool is sometimes as simple as finding the closest tree. So we bought these infered themometers to demonstrate to the public and to citizens and communities how important trees are," says sunny mcdonald, trees forever field coordinator. They're using laser guided thermometers to detect the temperature difference between...

For now, the fire isn't expected to cross the border because the wind is blowing the fire further south. The 445 hectare fire is in north-eastern Washington, near the town of Nighthawk; smoke is visible in Osoyoos and Keremeos. Carly Shaughnessy with the BC Forest Service says officials are heading south to lend a hand, "The BC Forest Service has sent a senior fire official down to discuss strategy and to find out more information about this fire.

If the damage is not visible (a scar) or it does not kill the tree right away (dieback or dead tree), the tree can linger and have a slow death over several years. This slow death is often related to the amount of root damage that was incurred from the parking or operation of heavy equipment over the root system. This often depends upon whether or not your tree is well established. Once a new tree is in the ground for two to three years, it is pretty well adapted to your site conditions...

But the rural timber were restricted to the boundaries of the village in which the thram was registered and taking the timber to other districts, or for that matter even to other villages under the same district was illegal, despite being allotted through proper procedures. Illegal timber transaction or transportation involved rural timber mostly because of the nominal fee and royalty, which left room for higher profits, according to sources. The forest department under the agriculture...

AUSTRALIA'S 1920s foresters, ensconced in their new state forest agencies, believed the nation's sawn-timber needs for home building would outstrip native forest sawlog supplies. History of planting troubles in the timber market . Features . The Australian Skip to: Content Site Navigation Website Tools Search Site Map News Network Navigation NEWS.com. They settled on replacing hardwood-dominant native forests with softwood plantations, an idea that sat comfortably with colonial Australia's...