Vessels in a tree’s xylem transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant. Hardwood tree species tend to have large ...

ARNOLD, Calif. — Just up a mountain road from this town in the heart of Sierra logging country is a spooky patch of forest that, simply put, has too many trees. The trunks of the pines are ...

Even-aged forest management is geared towards timber production with ecosystem health as a lesser consideration. This creates ...

Tree theft is a major problem in forests all over the country, ... Losing ground to timber thieves. ... The Forest Service's timber-theft unit was disbanded in an agency reorganization in 1994, ...

The first timber sale likely to be harvested in a "roadless area" of a national forest since the Bush administration eased logging restrictions goes on the auction block Friday.

Instead, it behaves like a tree -- an unsplit log in a fire pit charring on the outside. That’s what mass timber would do in a fire, Lupien said. Craig said that timber can be even safer than ...

**ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 22** In this May 15, 2009 photo, Lomakotsi Restoration Project crew supervisor Aaron Nauth stands on the stump of a centuries old tree and looks over an old clearcut ...

Spread out across 1,400 square feet on a single level, the irregularly shaped home is centered on a large, open-plan kitchen, dining room and living space that opens up to the outdoors on all four ...