Agri-Pulse

EU deforestation rules shaping U.S. timber contracts, hitting ag land conversions

A procurement forester was preparing to clear timber from part of some 300 acres of Mississippi land in August. But when he passed along the coordinates of the land parcel to the buyer – a standard ...

Need wood? US Forest Service selling timber downed by Helene to reduce fire risk

The United States Forest Service is offering salvage timber contracts to remove downed but still commercially-usable trees ...
The Daily Reflector

USDA, USFS look to salvage timber to reduce wildfire risk, help with hurricane recovery

ASHEVILLE— The USDA Forest Service is currently offering salvage timber contracts to remove downed but still commercially usable trees left in the wake of Hurricane Helene on up to 2,200 acres of the ...
The Columbian

In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests

Throughout her two decades working on forestry issues, Jasmine Minbashian has often found herself at odds with the U.S. Forest Service and the timber industry. Her environmental activism started ...