As a small crew worked last week cutting down timber in a spruce-fir forest south of Collbran on Grand Mesa, a rain cloud scudded overhead and moistened the scene. It was an isolated shower, though, ...
Jon Regan stands between two tree that sprung up from stump cut 15 years ago. Regan says his job, like the foresters who harvested timber from the site 15 years ago, is to make sure the process is ...
Too young to save? The issue isn’t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency’s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are ...
Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the ...
Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Unlike the Crime Scene Investigators from the popular TV series, these detectives are hired to look for evidence of rogue wood from ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A portion of the Black Hills National Forest after an overstory removal northwest of Custer, along the Custer Limestone Road. In ...
Diesel fuel prices, pine beetles and mill closures create perfect storm for small timber farmers.