forest health

Wisconsin Green Fire hopes its latest reports will spark conversations and action to support forests and the forest products industry in the state.

The Forest Service has gathered public input on a proposed National Old Growth Amendment, with a priority to conserve and restore these characteristics on federal lands. Only 17% of the acres within federally managed forest land falls under the category.

Few people know that the Northwoods was once exposed to intense radiation for scientific research amid fears of nuclear war. Fifty-one years ago, a site near Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was developed to study radiation’s effects on northern forest ecosystems, known as the Enterprise Radiation Forest Project.

The Conservation Fund, which works to protect land and nature across the U.S. has announced it has now protected more than 1 million acres of working forests lands across the country

Foresters in Oneida County celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees at the Chequamegon Nicolet National Headquarters.The trees replaced ones that had died from Emerald Ash Borer.

Oak wilt, a deadly disease that affects oak trees, has been found for the first time in Ashland County

Funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [BIL] is still being distributed locally.While much of it is going to things like highways, bridges, and broadband, $20 million was set aside for the U.S. Forest Service.

As the Earth’s climate changes, scientists are figuring out how to best protect and preserve our natural resources.In Northwoods, that means how to make our forests more resilient.A local researcher has been awarded more than 1 million dollars in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to help solve that problem.

As the Earth’s climate changes, scientists are figuring out how to best protect and preserve our natural resources.In Northwoods, that means how to make our forests more resilient.A local researcher has been awarded more than 1 million dollars in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to help solve that problem.

In a typical year, a healthy oak tree can produce more than 2,000 acorns.In a mast year, that number can jump up to 10,000.