May 20, 2014

Legislation Seeks to Promote Family Logging Businesses

Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo this week introduced a bill that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that 16- and 17-year-olds would be allowed to work in mechanized logging operations under parental supervision, extending  benefits enjoyed by others in the agriculture industry by allowing family members to learn the…

Forest Management Helps Mitigate Climate Risks

A new report released by the White House, the National Climate Assessment, explores many related issues including how a warming planet affects our forests. With contributions from U.S. Forest Service scientists, the report is one of the most comprehensive examinations of climate change and its effects on forested land. It concludes that a warming climate…