A new international standard for wood packaging material used in international trade is significantly slowing the inadvertent export of stowaway invasive bark- and wood-boring insects, according to a study by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS).

As part of the national observance of Earth Day, the U.S. Forest Service today announced that it is seeking proposals that expand wood energy use and support responsible forest management.

An international research network, including scientists from the U.S. Forest Service, has come together to share information about how exotic animals, diseases and plants can move and spread—and threaten agricultural and natural resources.

American beech, sugar maple, and white ash in forests in the Central Hardwoods Region of the U.S. will be affected by rising temperatures, and Southern species should be planted, says a study by U.S. Forest Service.

The forests in the Central Hardwoods Region will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the next 100 years, according to study by U.S. Forest Service.

Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume in 2013 compared to 2012, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station reported.

Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie announced today a multi-year partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public and private lands meet across the nation.

The U.S. Forest Service now offers access to variety of visitor maps for people using Android and iOS devices.

Associated Hardwoods SC, Inc. secured $8.7 million in funding to build a sawmill through a New Markets Tax Credit allocation secured from CEI Capital Management. The new mill will create 117 direct jobs in the rural community.

Tax Advantage Group Manages Successful Closing of $8.7 Million Economic Development Project for Gaffney, S.C. Area Lumber Company Sawmill to create 117 direct jobs in Non-metropolitan community