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Jun 17, 2013 — The Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., has pushed about 4,500 evacuees out of their homes. Police are escorting some of them back in to pick up critical medications or rescue pets.
Jun 14, 2013 — The fire that is being called the most destructive in the history of Colorado is now 30 percent contained. But 400 houses have been destroyed in the blaze.
Jun 14, 2013 — The Black Forest Fire burning near Colorado Springs is the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.
Jun 13, 2013 — The Black Forest wildfire near Colorado Springs, Colo., has now destroyed 360 homes, making it the most destructive fire in the state's history. It is zero percent contained.
Jun 13, 2013 — Around 360 homes near Colorado Springs had been destroyed by midday Thursday. The wildfire there is one of several burning across the state. Two bodies were recovered Thursday in the burn area of the Black Forest fire near the city.
Special Features
Photo Audio EssayProtecting the Tug Hill Plateau: Fish Creek
Last summer, New York State, the Nature Conservancy, and a Boston-based timber company announced a plan to preserve 45,000 acres of forest on the Tug Hill Plateau. David Sommerstein visited the “East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest” to see how the plan is shaping up.
Photo Audio EssayDiscovering Adirondack Old Growth Forest
The Adirondacks are home to some of the East's largest Old Growth Forests. Martha Foley talks with a naturalist who spent part of this summer finding the towering trees.
Audio SeriesGreen Initiatives
Brian Mann reports on businesses in the Adirondacks that are embracing private sector green initiatives. It's a new kind of management that weds profits with a healthy environment.
Natural Selections: Forest, old and new
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 25, 2011 — There is actually more mature forest in the Northeast now than there was a century ago, but it is a very different kind of forest from the ancient pre-colonial woodlands. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley take to the woods. Go to full article
Summer school, lumberjack style
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 23, 2011 — The Adirondack woodsman is a North Country archetype - brawny, independent, deeply versed in the ways of the North Woods. There are still loggers working in the forests of the Adirondacks and Tug Hill Plateau, though most are aided by chain saws and huge machinery today.
At Paul Smiths College, a summer school program is keeping the skills and ethos of the Adirondack woodsman alive. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
At Paul Smiths College, a summer school program is keeping the skills and ethos of the Adirondack woodsman alive. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Farmers Under 40: A farmer and a teacher, too
Jul 25, 2011 — Our Farmers Under 40 series continues throughout the summer. Today we have a profile of Joe Orefice, an assistant professor of forestry at Paul Smith's College.
Orefice taught the school's first sustainable community agriculture course this past year. He also owns and operates a small farm, which he uses as a teaching tool.
This summer Paul Smith's culinary students visited Joe's farm for a lesson in local meats. Sarah Harris joined them and has our story. Go to full article
Orefice taught the school's first sustainable community agriculture course this past year. He also owns and operates a small farm, which he uses as a teaching tool.
This summer Paul Smith's culinary students visited Joe's farm for a lesson in local meats. Sarah Harris joined them and has our story. Go to full article
Safety first with chainsaws
Kemptville, ON, Apr 27, 2011 — There are plenty of reasons to have a chainsaw, from getting ready for winter to cleaning up after a storm.
Useful as it may be, a chainsaw can slice through... Go to full article
Useful as it may be, a chainsaw can slice through... Go to full article
Nature Conservancy loggers accused of damaging Adirondack trout stream
Schroon Lake, NY, Mar 22, 2011 — The Adirondack Nature Conservancy has emerged in recent years as one of the largest owners of timberland in the North Country.
The green group uses certified... Go to full article
The green group uses certified... Go to full article
Year ends with $30M timberland protection deal
Dec 31, 2010 — Environmental groups are praising the state of New York for its decision to buy conservation and recreation easements on nearly 90,000 acres of timberland and wilderness... Go to full article
The Crystal: A New Year's tale from northern Quebec
Brockville, ON, Dec 31, 2010 — Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a midwinter tale about a young logger and a flying canoe at a lumber camp in northern Quebec. Go to full article
Christmas tree farmers go to market--in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY, Dec 22, 2010 — December is typically a good time for business. And one of the best places to sell things is New York City. That's why every year a number of hardy Northeastern tree farmers... Go to full article
Biologist predicts end for ash trees
Oct 22, 2010 — The invasive Emerald Ash Borer is expected to kill off all ash trees across the U.S. That's according to Mark Whitmore. The Cornell University entomologist spoke with... Go to full article
Fill 'er up - with wood
Sep 22, 2010 — For just about everybody who drives, filling up the tank is one of those things you just have to do. But not Rick Bates. His pick up truck runs on wood.
So,... Go to full article
So,... Go to full article
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