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About 70 forest lovers and tree studiers gathered recently up at Humboldt State University to listen to two “gurus” of the old growth forest realm engage in a discussion about how forest stewardship can promote old-growth functions that benefit “climate, wildlife, water, and a sustained resource economy,” as the Pacific Forest Trust’s invitation to the lecture said.

A bill proposed in Congress that would increase logging activities in Oregon jeopardizes the Pacific Northwest’s forests’ ability to capture and store carbon dioxide, scientists argue in a new study.

Time is running out on a deal to secure the largest expansion of Yosemite National Park since 1939, and one man appears to be standing in the way: local congressman Tom McClintock.

We may not be able to avoid death or taxes, but there is a powerful tool available to Tree Farmers that provides some measure of immortality and often tax relief, too. That tool is a legal agreement known as a conservation easement, which helps ensure Tree Farmers’ hopes and dreams for their family land—and their woodland stewardship practices—will endure long after they are gone.

A California forest group has asked U.S. EPA to consider offsets as a way for utilities to comply with the agency’s upcoming standards for existing power plants.

House lawmakers late last week introduced a bill designed to increase philanthropic support for forest conservation and ease the administrative burden for states.

Congressman John Garamendi announced the introduction of the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act. The bill would authorize states to allow qualified entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program.

The doorway into Studio Trilogy isn’t particularly wide, so by all accounts, Chuck Leavell’s head shouldn’t be able to squeeze through it.