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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood back in streams, owing primarily to its importance for fish habitat. But little is known about how large wood in streams impacts birds and land-based animals.

MOSCOW -Three new shortened degree programs offered this fall at University of Idaho seek to address growing workforce needs. The College of Natural Resources programs prepare students for jobs in fire mitigation, forestry operations, and nursery management after two years of education, rather than four. The offerings, approved by the State Board of Education in April,

The University of Idaho is adding three associate degrees in the College of Natural Resources this fall.

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is cutting the number of controlled mule deer tags for the 2022 season in the Heppner unit and eliminating tags

The “E.Sun-NTU ESG Centenary Project,” a collaboration between E.Sun Commercial Bank (玉山銀行) and National Taiwan University (NTU), was officially launched on March 25. The project is composed of two sub-projects, one aimed at planting cypress trees native to Taiwan and the other at reviving millet cultivation in Xinyi Township (信義) of Nantou County. Joining forces and their resources, E.Sun and NTU demonstrate a commitment to society by taking action to forge a sustainable symbio...

I have been accepted to both Clemson and CU Denver (waitlisted at UPenn) with fellowships so now that the money factor is set aside, does anyone have any thoughts, opinions, criticisms of either program?? I went to visit Clemson and was very impressed by their Experimental Forest and Botanical...

Photo: Raul Mora Avalos, a hook tender on a high-lead logging operation, pauses during his work in this image by Oregon photographer David Paul Bayles. Avalos' photo is included in a new exhibit featuring Bayles' work, "Still, Trees," underway through Thursday, March 17, at MTSU's Baldwin Photographic Gallery in Room 269 of the university's Bragg Media and Entertainment Building, 1735 Blue Raider Drive. (photo by David Paul Bayles)MURFREESBORO, Tenn. &m...

Earlier this fall, a group of University of Montana students majoring in Environmental Science and Sustainability spent the weekend at UM’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest, learning about the environment and conservation in Western Montana. Their thirst for knowledge about topics like restoration, climate and water reflects a growing interest among students on employing environmental science to promote sustainability – an interest that has made ESS one of UM’s fastest growing new majors.

Climate Change Is Already Disrupting US Forests and Coasts Extensive long-term datasets, with everything from changes in soil nutrients to the growth and decline of animal species, provide insight into the changes underway to guide responses for the future. Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and clams in their shells and left forests primed to burn. The extraordinary severity of 2021’s heat and d...

View Comments The first sections of the Green Crescent Trail are underway, the latest step in the years-long journey to create Clemsons answer to the Swamp Rabbit Trail.  Envisioned as a 40-mile system of pathways connecting Clemson, Central and Pendleton, the Green Crescent Trail is a longtime dream from locals to connect green spaces, commercial hubs and outlying communities to each other. A loop trail in Clemson and a greenway connector in Central will be the first two sections of the tra...