China forestry executives sentenced in "money grows on trees" scam (China Economic Net)

A court in north China’s Inner Mongolia on Wednesday sentenced two executives of a forestry company for defrauding investors of 1.28 billion yuan (160 million U.S. dollars) through a type of pyramid scheme.

Island forestry workers merge unions into one (Victoria News)

When it comes to getting your demands met, bigger can be better. Forestry workers from Victoria to Port McNeil have voted to merge into one union with head offices in Nanaimo.

Shawn Smith named Forestry Commission Employee of ‘08 (Harrison Daily Times)

LITTLE ROCK — Shawn Smith of Western Grove was honored during the 2008 Arkansas Forestry Commission Employees of the Year Award Luncheon held Friday, Dec. 12, at Brave New Restaurant in Little Rock.

Industry, weather and fuel big stories of ‘08 (Nanaimo Daily News)

Once again Nanaimo readers turned to the Daily News for all late-breaking and in-depth coverage of politics, gas prices and severe weather in 2008. From the millworkers who resurrected a dead workplace despite a struggling forestry sector to an ambitious plan to end homelessness in the city, the headlines opened up dialogue at your workplace and on our new website, which has seen increased …

Tires burn, create smoke in East Hall (AccessNorthGA)

GAINESVILLE - Hall County firefighters and Georgia Forestry personnel battled a woods fire in East Hall Tuesday that included a pile of tires around 4:30 p.m.

Changes for bird control licences (BBC News)

New general licences for the control of birds are issued by the Manx Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Stagg Named Employee of Year (Ashley County Ledger)

George Stagg of Crossett was honored during the 2008 Arkansas Forestry Commission employees of the year award luncheon held Friday, Dec. 12, at Brave New Restaurant in Little Rock.

Texas tree tender class offered (The Woodlands Villager)

Special to The Villager Texas Tree Tenders is part of the urban forestry continuing education program offered by Texas Forest Service and Heartwood Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists. Classes are offered through Lone Star College-Montgomery as part of the Adult Leisure Learning (ALL) program and is open to the public.

Triangle Sports Area temporarily closed (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

Green Bay Parks, Recreation Forestry Department has closed Triangle Sports Area until further notice.

Ice-damaged forests expected to recover (UPI)

BOSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) — Forestry officials say thousands of storm-damaged trees in Massachusetts and New Hampshire will eventually recover.

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