The firefighting capacity of the forestry commission is being stretch more now that timber companies have reduced their private firefighting capacity. Alan Dozier, chief of fire protection for the Forestry Commission, said other districts have agreements with timber companies, but "not at that level" of cooperation. State forestry officials blame the drop in resources on timber companies selling tracts of their forests to residential developers. An intentionally set fire that burned 787...

The nation's 504 million acres of timberland, home to wildlife and the source of everything from deck frames to copy paper, have been the focus of a massive multi-year auction, the outcome of which is set to change the rules for wood companies and conservationists alike. The nation's 504 million acres of timberland, home to wildlife and the source of everything from deck frames to copy paper, have been the focus of a massive multi-year auction, the outcome of which is set to change the...

The money could also be given to national parks to conserve forests and some could be used to fund forest concessions, he said. The world should invest 10 billion dollars annually to halve deforestation in the fight against global warming, Nicholas Stern, the author of a key climate change report, has said. The world should invest 10 billion dollars annually to halve deforestation in the fight against global warming, Nicholas Stern, the author of a key climate change report, has said....

Open houses to deal with forest-fire fuels print page . send as email . email editor From Staff Reports March 26, 2007 Bridger-Teton National Forest s Jackson Ranger District will host open houses today and Tuesday on projects to reduce hazardous forest-fire fuels in the Bryan Flats and Hoback Junction areas. Open houses to deal with forest-fire fuels print page . send as email . email editor From Staff Reports March 26, 2007 Bridger-Teton National Forest s Jackson Ranger District will...

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