Tag: forestry
Eastern Ohio forester, Jeremy Scherf, honored by national group
Jeremy Scherf, Ohio service forester in eastern Ohio, was named the Northeastern Area Outstanding Cooperative Forest Management Forester for 2013 by the Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters.
Pa. event will offer woodland management information
TIONESTA, Pa. -- The largest share of Pennsylvania's forest is privately owned, accounting for more than 70 percent of the forested acres (12.5 million...
U.S. Forest Service report shows fewer trees dying in nation’s forests
WASHINGTON -- The number of dead trees on 750 million acres of public and private forests across America is on the decline for the...
The Lorax may ‘speak for the trees’, but his message ignores...
Forester: We're hoping The Lorax movie will remind people about how important forests are for everything from the oxygen we breathe to the foods wildlife eat. With luck, it'll inspire parents to take their kids out to see the real thing.
Effort to establish blight-free American chestnut tree switches gears
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The three-decades-old initiative to restore American chestnut trees back into forests in the eastern United States has entered a new phase, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Hemlock pest discovered in southeast Ohio
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently announced the discovery of a hemlock-killing pest in southeast Ohio.
Restoration of the American chestnut is meeting focus
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO -- The Feb. 1 meeting of the East Central Ohio Forestry Association (ECOFA) will feature Dr. Greg Miller of The American Chestnut Foundation.
Ohio firefighters assist with efforts to battle wildfire blazes in Texas
COLUMBUS -- Ohio wildfire fighters are playing a Texas-sized role in helping to control record-setting numbers of wildfires in the drought-stricken Lone Star State,...
