AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine is one step closer to passing a supplemental state budget. The appropriations and financial affairs ...

The elusive yet bold spruce grouse is a little-known N.H. inhabitant that relies on forests that are specifically adapted to ...

"Early intervention strategy has proven to be a cost effective approach to manage a building spruce budworm population." If approved by state lawmakers, the early intervention program, which is ...

The state is looking for ways to help prevent the spread of a small insect that could have a huge impact on Maine’s forests. According to Maine Public, Governor Janet Mills says $2 million of ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released its 2024 Forest Health Annual Report, which uses data from aerial surveys and on-the-ground site visits to compile information about insect ...

While decorated in bold red, snow white and sharp black, these creatures are more than just a pretty face and have some very ...

As anyone even casually surveying the Gunnison Valley’s landscapes can tell, it is an area of densely forested lands, and a new study released last month has confirmed how impactful those forests are ...

The smoke you have been seeing on the west side of the valley is a result of responsible landowners thinning trees to create a more healthy forest and reduce the ...

Since the early 1950s, aerial surveys have been a tool for discovering, tracking, and managing forest health threats such as spruce budworm, oak wilt, ice storm damage, eastern larch beetle, and more.

and funding to combat the forest-damaging spruce budworm in northern Maine, and other small measures. Highlights of the governor’s biennial budget proposal include: Supporting Health Care ...