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Maine forestry officials are planning a wide expansion of quarantine zones to try to prevent the spread of invasive pests that pose threats to the state's timber industry.

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A multi-national forestry company has been sentenced in court after a worker's arm got caught in a bark-stripping machine that did not have appropriate safeguards for use in New Zealand.

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The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, says the Ministry and the Forestry Commission have put in place adequate measures to protect the forest resources of the country, while working to increase the nation’s forest estate.

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Oregon State University Extension Office Sudden oak death (SOD), caused by a non-native pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, has killed more than 1 million oak and tanoak trees in 15 coastal counties in California and thousands of tanoaks in Curry County, Oregon.

Its sad, and this one, particularly because its been at wray castle for a long time. its an important tree because its the biggest, and to see it blown over is really sad. i think its probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst—hit area — its still closed to the public. many of these trees have been weakened, and his team hasnt yet been able to make it safe. this is the kind of hidden damage that forest managers are really worried about. across the uk, there are hundreds of ...

Its sad, and this one, particularly because its been at wray castle for a long time. its an important tree because its the biggest, and to see it blown over is really sad. i think its probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst—hit area — its still closed to the public. many of these trees have been weakened, and his team hasnt yet been able to make it safe. this is the kind of hidden damage that forest managers are really worried about. across the uk, there are hundreds of ...

Iconic trees have been lost. so this is a national champion crested beech. its a champion of britain and ireland because its the biggest tree of that species in terms of girth. when you lose any big — really big, prominent tree, its sad, and this one, particularly because its been at wray castle for a long time. its an important tree because its the biggest, and to see it blown over is really sad. i think its probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst—hit area — its still...