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News archives

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

County opts to go with FSC (MN)
Grand Rapids Herald-Review By Beth Bily When the issue of certification of county-managed forestland came before the Itasca County Board of Commissioners in June, the debate revolved around whether to seek recognized certification or to go independent. When the issue came up again last Tuesda... Continued...

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Red Tape Hitting Green Firms
Birmingham Post, 24 August 2004 Government bureaucracy and red tape is preventing firms from extending their 'green' credentials, according to a new report. Business is claiming too many barriers are in the way of tackling waste and achieving so-called sustainable development. The report fr... Continued...

Potlatch Agrees to Sell Minnesota Oriented Strand Board Facilities to Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. for $457.5 Million
SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2004 Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) today announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its oriented strand board (OSB) plants and associated assets, including a cogeneration facility, to Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd for $457.5... Continued...

Green for green: Consumers are willing to pay extra for eco-friendly furniture
The Oregonian By Ruth Mullen Karen Williams knows just how long it takes to nurture a tiny sapling into a grand and stately street tree. The longtime Friends of Trees volunteer has spent the past eight years reforesting her Southeast Portland neighborhood. So when it came time to buy living... Continued...

Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Duluth Heights parcel holds more value as forest, not housing
Duluth News Tribune By Nancy Nelson Another piece of Duluth's public greenspace may soon be lost forever. Located on Rice Lake Road between Pecan and Blackman avenues, the 60-acre parcel of hardwood forest known as Web Woods could soon become a housing complex for as many as 900 students. Alt... Continued...

Taiga Rescue Network Seeking International Coordinator
The Taiga Rescue Network is looking for an experienced, outgoing, highly self-motivated and committed person to take on the task of International Coordinator of our dynamic and diverse network. Taiga Rescue Network (TRN) is an international network of 200 environmental NGOs and indigenous peoples... Continued...

Group of Trees in WI Forced Into the Future
From WashingtonPost.Com By Kari Lydersen Experiment Bathes Aspens, Birches and Maples In Ozone and Carbon Dioxide to Study Changes RHINELANDER, Wis. -- There is something slightly eerie about the rings of white pipes and wooden crosses that loom up suddenly here in the lush northern forest. ... Continued...

Midwest Woodlands & Prairies: A journal dedicated to the wise management of natural resources
Midwest Woodlands & Prairies is a new journal for and about land owners and others with a stake in improving the health of woodlands, prairies, and other natural resources in the Midwest. Published four times a year, it features hands-on management information. A one-year subscription is $14. C... Continued...

Logging not just for the 'jacks
COEUR d'ALENE -- Last fall Wendy Kuhlman was nursing post-open heart surgery patients back to health. Now, she nurses forests back to health. Kuhlman, 29, traded in her stethoscope for a chainsaw this year to join up with the Post Falls logging company Real Solutions Tree and Forestry. After 1... Continued...

Logging the old-fashioned way (MN)
Mitchell County Press-News On-Line by Mary Loden When Rod Cook, of rural Osage, and his family watched a PBS special a couple of weeks ago about a Minnesota logger, little did he know that he would meet that man in person a few days later. When Leo Meitner, owner of Meitner Dairy Barn Equipme... Continued...

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Forest Stewardship Council’s Appalachia and Ozark-Ouachita standards accredited
On July 07, 2004, the Standards Committee for the FSC International Board of Directors accredited the Ozark-Ouachita and the Appalachia regional standards. Within the US, eight of the nine regional standards are now accredited, with only the Mississippi Alluvial Valley standard remaining to be ... Continued...

Monday, August 23, 2004

Environmentalists, loggers disapprove of forest plan (MN)
From Outdoor News / Associated Press Duluth, Minn. — Federal officials have unveiled a $4 million, long-range plan for Minnesota’s two national forests, setting guidelines and policies for how the Chippewa and Superior national forests will be managed for the next 15 years. The plan met with ... Continued...

NWF threatens lawsuit over CRP haying rules
From Outdoor News By Tim Spielman Missoula, Mont. — The federal Conservation Reserve Program is hugely popular with most groups dedicated to wildlife conservation. So what has the National Wildlife Federation threatening a lawsuit if changes aren’t made to the farmland set-aside program? Acco... Continued...

Thursday, August 19, 2004

Greening the corporation
The Vancouver Province 15 August 2004 It's a tried and tested workplace adage that by offering a convincing argument and a powerful alternative, you can get your message across. So if this strategy works in companies, thought Richard Brooks, a Greenpeace Canada forest campaigner, why would... Continued...

Park Service to allow three more winters of snowmobiling at Yellowstone
Associated Press By John Heilprin Snowmobiles could continue using Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks for at least the next three winters under a federal proposal to be released Thursday. The plan by the National Park Service is meant to buy time until a more permanent solution to sno... Continued...

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Bark Beetles in Southern California
Printed in the Mendocino County Observer and aired on KZYX&Z radio. "Out of an estimated 35.1 million trees in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, one third are now dead of bark beetle damage." -- The Forestland Steward Newsletter, summer 2004 The bark beetle problem in Southern Californ... Continued...

Position Available at IA DNR: State Forests Section Leader
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Wallace State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 Vacancy Announcement 542-0347 Public Service Executive 2 State Forests Section Leader Salary Range: $1,755.20 to $2,596.80 bi-weekly Pay Grade 32 Location: CENTRAL OFFICE, DES MOINES The Department ... Continued...

Governor's visit will kick off Goods from the Woods
Grand Rapids Herald-Review By Beth Bily The goal of getting Goods from the Woods to be recognized as a premier event in the Grand Rapids area has reached all the way down to St. Paul. This week, Blandin Foundation officials confirmed that Governor Tim Pawlenty has accepted an invitation to com... Continued...

Report Offers New Data on the Cost of Building Green
NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2004 A new report by Lisa Fay Matthiessen and Peter Morris of Davis Langdon Adamson (DLA) offers compelling evidence that if there is any premium associated with building green, it is far less significant than a range of other factors that affect building cost. The paper, “Cost... Continued...

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Japanese knotweed threatens rare native plants
By Mary Esch, Associated Press KEENE VALLEY, New York ‹ Fat, red-speckled shoots of Japanese knotweed, like a forest of blood-spattered asparagus spears, emerge each April from a mound of dead canes to form a jungle of 10-foot-tall plants. Their rhizomes spread underground 25 feet in all di... Continued...