FOREST MANAGEMENT ...
SUPPORT AVAILABLE ...
USDA pandemic assistance available for timber harvesters, haulers
Farm Service Agency will begin accepting applications on July 22
SUPPORT AVAILABLE ...
COVID-19 business coaching available for farm, food businesses
Coaching will support farm, food, and forest products businesses to meet urgent COVID-related needs
Farm Worker Safety Series ...
Learn basic chainsaw operation, safety & maintenance
Next course in the Farm Worker Safety Series is presented by Shane J. LaBrake
RESEARCH ...
Sun grant supports biofuel research of sweetgum trees
Grant supports three years of study on hybrid sweetgum as a bioenergy fuel
DROUGHT IMPACTS ...
Trees are dying of thirst in the Western drought
In the past decade, the Western U.S. has witnessed its most severe droughts in over 1,000 years
LEADERSHIP ...
Vilsack announces Randy Moore as new Forest Service Chief
Moore will serve as the first African American to hold the role of Chief of the Forest Service
RETIREMENT ...
Forest Heritage Center manager retires
Doug Zook will retire from the Forest Heritage Center on July 1st, 2021
AGROFORESTRY ...
Bill banning aerial herbicides on forestland vetoed by Mill
Gov. Janet Mills has vowed to issue an executive order with stricter rules on spraying
FORESTRY ...