Market Watch Online email. The stage has been set for many years for this catastrophe-the frustrating result of forest management grounded in almost a century of misunderstanding about wildland fire science and exacerbated in recent decades by an inability to implement responsible, better-researched modern forest management. The stage has been set for many years for this catastrophe-the frustrating result of forest management grounded in almost a century of misunderstanding about wildland...

They remain with me, but by judicious springtime pulling and the increased shadiness as other plants have grown, their numbers have decreased to tolerable levels. This old-fashioned, 2-foot-tall begonia comes into its own every fall with a combination of beautiful begonia leaves and gracefully arching spikes of pink flowers. Two weeds one a member of the goose foot family whose identity eludes me and perilla, a member of the mint family once grown as an herb but now just a common weed are...

The company's core activities include reforestation and sustainable management of tropical forests, timber processing and the trading of FSC-certified timber products. Revenues from emission rights and the generation of electricity were impacted by the shutdown of the power plant in Itacoatiara which lasted several weeks. In the second quarter, the recently acquired Gabon-based companies already contributed substantially to the increase in turnover and net income. The generation of...

Sprayberry's federal indictment included 39 charges of federal crimes from mail and wire fraud to interstate transportation of stolen property. Of course, we also want to help ensure that timber thieves won't victimize other landowners in the future. Sprayberry will pay restitution to the 32 landowners he defrauded while serving five years probation, according to TFS. A Texas logging contractor charged with the theft of timber from landowners in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana has...

The festival also included demonstrations, tree-felling and log-rolling contests and vendors selling timber industry equipment, clothing, crafts and food. This year, amateur men and women competed Saturday, while the pros were in action today. Even with a reduced turnout due to the wet weather he expected the event would raise about $15,000 for the groups. Larry Mackey, a co-chair of the festival, said that in a good year $17,000 is raised for the fire department, Macedon Center United...