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A camera system earns its keep when it prevents the operator having to climb down, lean out of a cab window or reverse on guesswork. On a harvesting site, visibility is rarely a simple rear-view problem. Mud, brash, low light, tight stacking areas and changing attachments all create blind spots.  The best forestry cameras for operators are […] The post Best Forestry Cameras for Operators appeared…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service has confirmed emerald ash borer in Delta, Erath, Hardin, Walker and Wood counties, continuing the spread of the invasive insect into new areas of Texas. Eight new counties have been confirmed with the invasive this year. The detections were made through Texas A&M Forest Service’s statewide emerald ash […] The post Texas A&M Forest Service Detects …

CANYON, Calif — Mature trees can become important parts of a property. They provide shade, shape the landscape, and often take many years to reach their current size. When construction or landscape changes put a healthy tree in the wrong place, removal is not always the only practical choice. In suitable cases, property owners may […] The post When Moving a Tree Can Be Better Than Starting Over a…

Discover how forestry surveys measure forest resources and enhance forest management. Learn about types of surveys and their role in land use and conservation.

Stora Enso plans to centralise sawmill production in Northern Finland and permanently close Veitsiluoto sawmill Stora Enso is planning to centralise pine timber sawing from its Veitsiluoto sawmill in Kemi, Finland, to the company’s other sawmills in Northern Finland, particularly Oulu and Kalajoki. The planned change is part of Stora Enso’s ongoing efforts to improve […] The post Stora Enso to Ce…

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), the tree most Americans call Scotch pine, works harder than most conifers on a building site. It supplies the classic Christmas tree, yields softwood timber for framing, flooring, and joinery, and anchors landscapes from USDA zone 2 through zone 9. A single specimen can live 300 years, so the choice made […] The post Scots Pine: Timber Properties, Landscape Planting…

Acadian Timber, one of the largest timberland owners and operators in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, reported net sales of $14.6 million and net income of $1.3 million, or $0.07 per share, for the second quarter of 2026. The post Acadian Timber Q2 2026 Net Sales Reach $14.6 Million as Maine Turns Profitable appeared first on iGrow News .

Landscape trees do more than decorate a yard. They add autumn color, feed wildlife, block wind, and hold soil in place, but for many homeowners the main job is shade. A well-placed tree cools the house in summer, lowers cooling bills, and turns a baking patio into a usable room. Fall is the best time […] The post 14 Fast-Growing Shade Trees to Plant This Fall appeared first on Building and Constr…

Discover how the highest gold mining country in Africa shapes rural economies, integrating mining, agriculture, and forestry for sustainable development.

Discover how countries richest in minerals and gold reserves impact rural development, sustainable farming, forestry, and infrastructure for lasting livelihoods.

Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.

Managing hurricane risk is an important part of forest planning to best meet the goals of forest owners. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southeast Climate Hub and Clemson....

This project quantifies carbon storage in restored riparian forests of varying ages across eastern Pennsylvania. Funded by: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Principal Investigators: Melinda D. Daniels and Diana Oviedo Vargas […] The post Carbon Stock Assessment of Planted Riparian Buffers appeared first on Stroud Water Research Center .

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) welcomes new funding support from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to launch a new pilot project aimed at improving aquatic habitat quality and connectivity across SFI-certified forestlands in coastal Mississippi. “The SFI Conservation Team is grateful for NFWF’s investment in expanding the evidence base [...] The post S…

Guest editorial by Dr Rebecca Chia-Chun Hsu, Professor Chi-Kuei Wang, and Dr Chung-Cheng Lee, the authors of a new Frontiers in Forests and Global Change article that describes their year-long endeavor to find Taiwan’s tallest tree.

Forestry is a major economic activity in boreal and temperate countries for the development of societies and logging to extract wood production has happened during centuries. This is the case of Eastern Canada where forestry and mining companies were the first to establish during colonization. Logs gathered by the historical loggings in Canada were carried by rivers because of a lack of infrastru…

Kathy Abusow, CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), recently announced the Arbor Day Foundation as the recipient of the 2026 SFI CEO Award. Arbor Day Foundation CEO Dan Lambe accepted the award on behalf of the organization during the 2026 Annual SFI Conference. The post ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION RECEIVES 2026 SFI CEO AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN FORESTRY appeared f…