May 5—There is plenty to debate about salvage logging of burned trees after wildfires. The timber industry says it's important to cut down and remove still-usable trees before they rot and become ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Log cabins in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains have a story to tell: when people leave, the forest takes over. Researchers at West Virginia University are using tree-ring dating to determine not ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tree logs in your garden can add visual interest to flower beds while staying true to an earthy, natural feel. Wooden logs can be useful on a ...

Like many rural Oregon counties, Hood River County has for decades relied on logging to help pay for county services. But officials may have found a new way to value the county’s cash-cow 30,000-acre ...

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 ...