The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection urges Californians to be extremely cautious, especially this week, due to the current dry and windy weather pattern which is increasing fire danger.
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. said pet shelters for animal owners with critical transportation needs (CTN) are ready for service during the anticipated Hurricane Gustav evacuation.
The Forestry Agency decided Saturday to devise guidelines for a proposed greenhouse-gas labeling system that would show the amount of carbon dioxide reduction if wood-based fuels are used instead of fossil fuels. The move reflects government efforts to help consumers see the amount of carbon dioxide that goods such as food and home appliances emit during production, consumption and disposal. …
Tasmania’s key business group has rejected suggestions that the Premier should force Forestry Tasmania to tear up its agreement to supply wood to Gunns’ proposed northern Tasmanian pulp mill.
The B.C. government is providing $549,000 to the College of New Caledonia to start new programs at the Mackenzie campus to help displaced forest workers.The community, located 175 kilometres north of Prince George, has been hard hit by a forestry downturn led by an unprecedented collapse of the U.S. housing market. The programs will provide training in millwright and industrial mechanics, …
The Oregon Board of Forestry will tour northwest Oregon forests and discuss invasive species, land management and services to private forest owners during a meeting Sept. 3 and 4 in Astoria.
An organisation which aims to advance the progress of women in the water and forestry sector was launched in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Friday, the department of water affairs and forestry said.
An organisation which aims to advance the progress of women in the water and forestry sector has been launched in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The Liberal government appears determined to push through a new forestry agenda built on tree plantations and limited community involvement, Opposition Conservatives say.
DUNDEE | A firefighter for the Florida Division of Forestry was arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing $1,500 of irrigation piping from his employer.