Now that spring has sprung, go outside and enjoy the nice weather! But be sure to read the latest Forest Digest first!

  • Alaska yellow cedar closer to Endangered Species Act protectionLos Angeles Times
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that the Alaska yellow cedar may soon be listed in the Endangered Species Act as climate change worsens and threatens the tree’s native range. Already more than 600,000 acres of cedar forests have died, and more will if CO2 emissions are not curbed.
If listed, the yellow cedar will become the first tree species in Alaska to be protected under the ESA. Photo credit: U.S Forest Service
If listed, the yellow cedar will become the first tree species in Alaska to be protected under the ESA. Photo credit: U.S Forest Service
  • 144ft beech in Sussex named Britain’s tallest native treethe guardian
    A 200-year-old beech tree in the National Trust’s Devil’s Dyke Estate in West Sussex claimed the title of tallest native tree from more than 200,000 other contenders. And while it is not the tallest tree in Britain — that title belongs to a non-native Douglas-fir that stands at 200 feet — it can proudly stand over all other native trees in Britain.
  • Jury: $160,000 for trees killed by herbicideArgus Leader
    Herbicides are used to kill weeds, but that is not the only thing they kill. Trees, ponderosa pines in this case, can also be damaged by the chemicals, and after a small co-op company killed more than 200 pines on Richard Krier’s property, he took them to court and won a settlement.