There has long been controversy regarding the adverse effects of logging, especially concerning the practice of whole-tree skidding, which removes the branches and treetrops of trees for electrical ...

Observe standing trees and discuss tree grades. Practice tree scaling and grading on selected trees. Fell a tree and discuss bucking decisions to maximize the value of each log. Discuss and practice ...

When it comes to timber harvesting, removing the whole tree—from stump to twigs—doesn’t reduce plant diversity any more than old-fashioned logging, which leaves tree branches behind in the woods. As ...

When it comes to timber harvesting, removing the whole tree -- from stump to twigs -- doesn't reduce plant diversity any more than old-fashioned logging, which leaves tree branches behind in the woods ...

TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAW) - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point students are learning the science of felling on Saturday. This is the 9th year forestry students have met at Treehaven Field Station in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've cut down a tree -- whether because of disease, storm damage, or age -- you might have been left with hefty logs or worse, a stubborn ...

Parts of this forest 60 miles west of Denver could use a thinning — on that locals, U.S. Forest Service staff, academic experts and even many environmentalists agree. The same could be said of ...

Researchers are using tree-ring dating to determine not only when trees were cut down to build historic log buildings in the region but also what the forests were like before European immigrants ...

Injunction hearing scheduled for Friday ...

As much as we love our two-by-fours and toilet paper, many of us have mixed feelings about logging. Those feelings can morph into straight-out hostility when it comes to removing the branches and ...