NATUREJust in time for Halloween, a closer look at the
vampire bat. What is the most epic thing you ever found while hiking? Can you top a
Viking sword? An
injured deer visits an emergency room. Michigan signs a
unique deal with the U.S. Forest Service, Staten Island
returns to nature three years after Hurricane Sandy, and x-rays of California's forests reveal the
damage done by the drought. Even further from home, a
gold rush threatens the forests of the Amazon basin and a
new agreement on managing forests, and carbon, has been reached in Nepal.
INDUSTRYFracking is driving up the
cost of firewood in the Northeast. A
pellet study finds both environmental advantages and manufacturer exaggerations. Can a bigger
timber market help preserve forests in Connecticut? Six Vermont businesses received USDA value-added
producer grants. The next generation of "
fire bomber" planes is big news. Building high-tech
building timbers. Speaking of which, the world's largest cross-laminated timber
apartment building is being built in Montreal.
STORIES YOU'VE SHAREDMaine Governor Paul R. LePage presented Irving Woodlands, LLC, with the prestigious 2015 Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award at a recent event. The award recognizes people or organizations that stand above their peers to further forestry, forests, or forestland conservation in the state of Maine. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Walt Whitcomb and Sherry Huber, executive director of the Maine TREE Foundation, also commended the Chadbourne family for their lasting impact on Maine's forest. The DACF Commissioner and the Maine TREE Foundation choose award recipients.
