"This winter we pegged minus-42 in this camp, and men operated in those conditions back in that day. It was spit-freezing cold," Johns said. "Two horses could pull 50,000 pounds on a sleigh with ...

New research has highlighted the value of a modern logging technique for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production.

That was the question facing the San Francisco YMCA about Camp Jones Gulch, a popular summer camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Latest U.S.

Generations of Girl Scouts from Lancaster County who spent nights in the woods would have a hard time recognizing Camp Furnace Hills after extensive logging.

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The whine of chain saws and crash of falling trees have replaced shouts of glee this summer at Camp Furnace Hills, a haven for Lancaster County’s Girl Scouts since 1947.