Last August, Riverside Park lost one of its largest trees due to disease, and Virginia McLaughlin, owner of Kern River Inn Bed and Breakfast, along with concerned Kernville resident Laura Oreskovich, immediately began a fundraising effort to replace the tree. Last August, Riverside Park lost one of its largest trees due to disease, and Virginia McLaughlin, owner of Kern River Inn Bed and Breakfast, along with concerned Kernville resident Laura Oreskovich, immediately began a fundraising...

special envoys will be soliciting the views of world leaders on tackling climate change to help Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prepare for a June meeting of major industrialized nations and decide whether to hold a high-level U. The consultations will also include what to focus on if there is a high-level meeting, possibly technology, energy efficiency, the carbon market, deforestation or other ideas, she said. In a speech earlier to the opening session of the Commission on Sustainable...

In its application, Carter Holt said the purchase of Lakesawn's timber stock, customer lists, supply contracts, and certain plant and machinery would cut costs and improve efficiency. Pedersen will retain its core business, the provision of support services to the timber industry. The purchase would not significantly lessen competition because of the market's competitive and fragmented nature, excess capacity, and lack of barriers to new entry, Carter Holt said. The commission said last...

Blount International inc., which makes construction tools and industrial equipment, said Thursday that international sales growth is expected to partly offset weakness in the North American timber markets in fiscal 2007. The company said it expects North American market conditions to improve in the second half of the fiscal year. Fiscal year operating income is expected to range between $85 million and $90 million, as operating margins improve through operating leverage, warehouse...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email coolorado . colorado sunday Music for the environment By The Denver Post Article Last Updated:05/12/2007 10:26:31 PM MDT Pickin' and planting: Andy Koehnke is a small guy with a big dream: using music festivals populated by local funk, bluegrass and honky-tonk bands to raise dough to raise a new forest of trees. The Denver Post - Music for the environment. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email coolorado . colorado sunday...