The fire is not threatening any communities or industrial sites, but travel on the road that leads to the Petro-Canada oilsands plant has been restricted. Alberta Environment officials say people with respiratory problems are being advised to stay indoors. The fire threat in the region runs from very high to extreme. More than 140 firefighters are battling the blaze supported by heavy equipment, air tankers and helicopters. Smoke, embers from out of control forest fire blow into Fort...

Member Terry Dusek said the club has always had a strong interest in conservation, and planting the tree is one way its members felt they could call attention to this. They dedicated the tree to all past and present members of the club. Comments are limited to 200 words or less. Wildflower Park gains a tree. Members of the GFWC Woman's Club stand by the cedar tree they donated in Wildflower Park Monday afternoon. The GFWC Woman's Club recently donated a cedar tree to the Parks and...

The fire danger is currently low to moderate, but we are looking at warmer temperatures as of Saturday, so it s still important for the public to remember fire danger ratings can rise very quickly. People should treat the forest like it s their own backyard. However, only 11 hectares burned, because we have initial attack crews on hand and they usually get it at the first flames, she said. We want the public to be careful lighting fires around wildland. MacLellan noted the mid-Island...

Forest Service reached an agreement to scale back a timber sale in northern Wisconsin to protect nearly 1,500 acres of forest that provide habitat for some threatened red-shouldered hawks, authorities said Monday. The latest development involves one of five timber sales the Forest Service proposed in 2005 involving nearly 33,500 acres. Deb Kidd, a specialist in forest planning and environmental analysis for Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest, said the settlement should be signed this...

Last July, local, state and federal politicians helped celebrate Kentucky s Division of Forestry s adding the 1,110-acre tract to its bank of managed woodland, but aside from a the addition of a few parking areas and an unmarked stand of trees thinned for their health, Knobs State Forest has been relatively quiet. Last July, local, state and federal politicians helped celebrate Kentucky s Division of Forestry s adding the 1,110-acre tract to its bank of managed woodland, but aside from a...