It takes a lot to fly pine trees off a mountain, but the cost of leaving them might be greater still. At least that has been the driving calculation behind the Bill Williams Mountain Restoration ...

elkins, w.va.– Helicopter logging operations are scheduled to begin on or around March 28 in the West Fork Timber Sale north of Bartow in Pocahontas County on Monongahela National Forest. Two areas of ...

STATELINE, Nev. – To address hazardous vegetation in steep and remote terrain, NV Energy is utilizing helicopter-assisted operations to safely and efficiently remove trees and debris. This work is ...

He explains that this particular long line has a logging hook on its end and is rated to 10,000 pounds, but the helicopter can only carry a 4,000-pound load. He "comes out of the hole" (the landing ...

ENNIS — Helicopter logging is being considered on the Cliff Lake Bench in the south Madison Valley to remove dead and dying trees killed by beetles before they rot. The logging would cover 250 acres ...

A federal judge has halted a small portion of a northwestern Montana logging project, saying its effect on grizzly bears hasn’t been adequately addressed. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula ...

ELKINS, W.Va. –– Two areas of the Monongahela National Forest will be closed to the public around the end of March to allow for helicopter logging operations. The West Fork Timber Sale is set to begin ...