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A cool escape from the heat just north of Blanchard
Shreveport

A cool escape from the heat just north of Blanchard

BLANCHARD, La. -- With temperatures climbing into the triple digits, finding a way to cool off can be a challenge. But one outdoor destination just north of Blanchard offers a chance to escape the heat while exploring miles of trails.

Colorado

Fifty for 150: First peach trees planted on Western Slope of Colorado in 1882

  • Sara Wilson

John Harlow, one of the early white settlers in Mesa County, first planted fruit trees in 1882 at his farm at Rapid Creek, a few miles from what is now Palisade.  Those are widely considered the first fruit trees in Grand Valley, and they spearheaded the agricultural tradition of peach-growing in the area. Those trees, […]

The myth of open forests | George Wuerthner
Missoula

The myth of open forests | George Wuerthner

  • GEORGE WUERTHNER
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One of the frustrations I face as an advocate for forest protection is the continuous stream of wildfire and forest ecology misinformation from government agencies such as the Forest Service and state forestry departments.

Montana

US Forest Service plan to boost timber production in Montana

  • Erica Pocklington NonStop Local Digital Producer

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Montana Tri-Forest Federal Sustained-Yield Unit (SYU) management plan was signed into effect by U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on June 17. 

Tongass Clear Cut
Travel

Tongass Clear Cut

  • David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice

Clearcuts on land owned by a State of Alaska corporation, adjacent to the Tongass National Forest. - Photo credit: David Herasimtschuk for Ear…