Professor Jay O’Laughlin, retired director of the College of Natural Resource’s Policy Analysis Group at the University of Idaho, was noted for his many informative

The concluding words of a current L.L. Bean television commercial showing people recreating outdoors says, “Be an outsider.” Of course, you can guess the brand

“On September 1, 1967 the lightning-caused Sundance Fire made an unprecedented 6 mile wide, 28 mile long run from near the western base of Sundance

In the maiden issue of Tree Talk way back in 1997, a feature article discussed Idaho trespass laws and the steps landowners can take to

Recent history seems to indicate that we are experiencing more windstorms with greater frequency and intensity. Most of us recall the back-to-back windstorms that occurred

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard: “Hey, you’re a forester; what kind of tree is this?” For many foresters, we would rather confront

What pest problem has the greatest influence on the health of Inland Northwest forests: Bark beetles? Stem decays? Root diseases? Needle casts? Dwarf mistletoes? Rusts?

Every good intention I had to get my firewood in early this year met an equally good excuse. First it was too cold then too

We are excited to announce that long-time Idaho Department of Lands forester, Bill Love, recently joined the forestry staff of Inland Forest Management, Inc. Love,

IFM and the North Idaho tree farm family have lost some very special landowners over the last year or so. Two of these individuals, Bob

Inland Forest Management, Inc., was recently awarded the contract for managing Bonfire, Bonner County’s hazardous forest fuels reduction program. This program strives to reduce the

One hundred years ago, an event took place in North Idaho that continues to have a major effect on our forest environment and management policies.

The expertise of a forester can be an invaluable asset as landowners work toward improving their forest. However, there oftentimes is confusion about who qualifies

IFM has been recently awarded a contract with Kootenai County to serve as Project Manager for the county’s FireSmart Program. IFM already manages similar programs

There is keen forest landowner interest in the subject of carbon trading and sequestration. In fact, this topic has almost eclipsed the terrible log market