Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials on Tuesday approved harvesting 247 million board feet of timber from state land in 2017 as part of a 50-year-plan to reduce the inventory of harvestable timber from more than 7 billion board feet to 5 billion.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — So much Idaho endowment timber land has burned this wildfire season that state officials have altered the salvage sale process to allow clear cuts of 100 acres or more to be approved faster.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's endowment trusts are due a total of nearly $49 million in fiscal year 2014, about 2.8 percent more than this year, as increased revenue from timber sales helps bolster cash. The Idaho Land Board Tuesday unanimously approved the distribution, from money generated by the Idaho Department of Lands' management of 2...