Protecting Lake Baikal.
I went to Russia recently to take part in a Sustainable Forestry and Watershed Workshop for local foresters and officials concerned with protection of Lake Baikal. The Lake Baikal watershed comprises some 148 million acres in Russia's central Siberia and northern Mongolia. Much of the area is forested and...

AREA FARM STANDS TALL AMONG TREE GROWERS.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard CEDAR FLAT - Bob Kintigh planted his first tree, a white pine, on his father's farm when he was 10 years old, the first of many roots he would sink into the ground. Now 84, Kintigh has spent his life...

Ecology and evolutionary biology.
Chair: Robert Hamilton, Mississippi College Vice-chair: Clifford Ochs, University of Mississippi THURSDAY AFTERNOON Hunter Henry Executive Room 8 1:30 AVIAN RESPONSES TO PRESCRIBED FIRE AND SELECTIVE HERBICIDES IN INTENSIVELY MANAGED PINE OF MISSISSIPPI Raymond Iglay (1*), B. D. Leopold...

International Paper Completes Sale of 4.2 Million Acres of Forestland to RMS for Approximately $5 Billion.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper has completed the previously announced sale of 4.2 million acres of forestland in the Southeastern U.S. and Michigan to an investor group led by Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) for approximately $5 billion in cash and notes, subject to certain post-closing...

Carey England Limited Adopts Environmental Policy.
Signs Agreements With The CarbonNeutral Company and One Water LONDON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey England Ltd. has today announced the adoption of a formal Environmental Policy for the company and has signed an agreement with The CarbonNeutral Company to invest in projects that will offset the...

International Paper Marks Major Tree Growing Milestone.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper has reached a significant milestone -- growing more than 9 billion tree seedlings. The company started growing tree seedlings in the 1950s and continues to show its commitment to the environment by producing more trees. IP foresters have reforested nearly 120,000...

West Lane finance totals close.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The financial battle for west Lane County commissioner remains close while the east Lane incumbent is distancing himself from the competition, according to a second round of campaign contributions reported Thursday for the May 16 election. In the match-up that...

Three-way commission race centers on public safety tax.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard In one sense, the three-man race for east Lane County commissioner is easy to understand: The incumbent favors an income tax for public safety; his challengers oppose it. Given the electorate's recent distaste for county public safety measures, this could...

Bio-mass industry can create rural jobs.
Biomass-based industries will create a significant number of rural jobs and stir up economic activity in poverty-stricken areas while providing huge amount of electricity. Unlike fossil-fuel and renewable energy production, biomass production is labor-intensive even in industrialized countries with highly-mechanized industries. Biomass production is specially beneficial in...

Malampaya project wins major int'l sustainable development award.
Byline: PRISCILA R. ARIAS The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) yesterday awarded Shell Exploration Philippines B.V. a major recognition for its work on sustainable development. Awarded at the 2nd Earth Summit on Sustainable Development meeting, the biggest gathering...