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Western State Foresters Support Call to Action in New Bark Beetle Publication

Mar 16th, 2009 | By Bob Conrad | Category: Conservation, Forestry, News

DENVER — The Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) supports the ‘call to action’ in the recent Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) publication, The Western Bark Beetle Assessment: A Framework for Cooperative Forest Stewardship- 2nd Edition. As the bark beetle epidemic continues to decimate western forests the WFLC updated the 2-year old report so that [...]

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Elko honored as a Tree City USA community

May 28th, 2008 | By Bob Conrad | Category: Conservation, Forestry, News

ELKO, Nev.–Elko was recently named a Tree City USA community by The National Arbor Day Foundation to honor the city’s commitment to community forestry. Eight other Nevada communities re-certified their “Tree City USA” designation for their activities in 2007. The “Tree City USA” award recognizes communities that effectively manage public tree resources. More than 3200 [...]

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Deadline near for panel's Tahoe fire report (RGJ)

Mar 2nd, 2008 | By Bob Conrad | Category: Forestry, News

Eight months after flames roared through a Lake Tahoe community, destroying 254 homes, a special panel established to avoid future disasters is nearing its deadline. By March 21, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons expect a report on how to avoid a repeat of last June’s Angora Fire. This week, the California-Nevada [...]

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