Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill aimed at supporting wood pellet manufacturing through permitting and workforce measures.
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US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for June 22
As of Monday, 31 large fires are actively burning across the US, with 2,714,021 acres burned year-to-date, NIFC reported.
US Forest Service Announces Montana Tri-Forest Federal Sustained-Yield Unit
The US Forest Service expects to offer 350–500 million board feet to local Montana processing facilities over the plan’s first 10 years.
BTG Pactual TIG Acquires Jamestown’s Timberland Platform
BTG Pactual TIG acquired about 90,000 acres of US timberland formerly managed by Jamestown, increasing its core US portfolio to 1.7 million acres.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for June 12
As of Friday, June 12, 11 large fires were burning across the US. Year-to-date, wildfires have burned 2,521,421 acres.
Oregon and Ochoco National Forest Complete First Good Neighbor Authority Reforestation Project
ODF and the Ochoco National Forest planted and protected more than 74,000 ponderosa pine seedlings across 424 acres in a first-of-its-kind GNA project.
Oregon State Forester Prepares for Challenging Wildfire Season
Oregon State Forester Kacey KC is preparing for wildfire season while leading the agency through a transition, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported
Northwest Territories Wildfire Remains Out of Control
A wildfire in the Northwest Territories has grown to 53,124 hectares and remains out of control, MyNorthNow reported.
BC Announces New Funding for Wildfire Prevention Projects
BC will invest CA$20 million per year over three years through the Forest Enhancement Society of BC to fund wildfire risk reduction projects.
BC Funds Forestry Waste Biochar Pilot
BC is providing CA$182,000 to help Wildsight convert forestry waste into biochar for soil uses in the Kootenays.