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Western US Timberland Owners Close Lands
Hancock Forest Management, Weyerhaeuser Columbia Timberlands, Stevenson Land Company, Broughton Lumber Company, Kreps Ranch, Kreps Family, Western Pacific Timber, and American Forest Management are closing their lands to public entry effective July 26 until further notice, said the Golden Sentinel Wednesday. The closure is taking place due to extreme fire danger. The closure is for…
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British Columbia New Fire Fighting Planes
BC has a new weapon in its battle against the hundreds of wildfires that destroy large swaths of the province’s forests every summer. It’s a fleet of skimmer airtankers, an amphibious aircraft that can skim water and continue fighting a fire without having to return to base. Said superintendent of the provincial airtanker program Michael…
