private forests

Canada Trying To Address Timber Rustling
Canada Trying To Address Timber Rustling
Canada Trying To Address Timber Rustling
In the United States more than half of all forested land, roughly 60% of treed lands, are owned privately.  That situation is almost entirely different in Canada, where only about 10% of forested land is privately owned.  In fact, nearly 90% of Canadian forested land is owned by provincial governments and primarily the Canadian federal government, which is referred to as Crown Land.   ... Read Mor
Oregon Department of Forestry Hires New Head of Private Forests
Oregon Department of Forestry Hires New Head of Private Forests
Oregon Department of Forestry Hires New Head of Private Forests
The Oregon Department of Forestry hired a new head of their Private Forests Division last week.   Lena Tucker will take over the department that oversees technical assistance programs that help private forestland owners.   Tucker has been with ODF since 1994 and is currently the chair of the Sweet Home Tree Commission and has been involved with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.   ...