Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 5—There is plenty to debate about salvage logging of burned trees after wildfires. The timber industry says it's important to ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the look — and the sound — of drought. Four consecutive winters with little to no snowpack, followed by four dry summers, have devastated California’s southern Sierra Nevada. At least 66 ...

A symbol of life, ancient sundial or just firewood? Tree-ring scientists trace the origin of a tree log unearthed almost a century ago. A majestic ponderosa pine, standing tall in what is widely ...