Report Says Sprawl Is Leading Threat to Wildlife. He will be speaking at the 2001 SAF National Convention, to be held September 13-17 in Denver, Colorado. USDA Forest Service Demonstrates Use of Small-Diameter Timber . The Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory is trying to find economical and marketable uses for small-diameter timber. Investigating the Value of Putting Logs Back into the Forest .
Foresters use helicopters to carefully take logs out of the forest.
The scientists are conducting an experiment to determine the value of leaving large logs behind during harvest operations as a way to encourage wildlife habitat. BC Scientists Enlist Satellites, Harvest Timber to Combat Beetles . Book Celebrates America's Ancient Forests . Study Proves Wildlife Benefits from Corridors . A recent genetic study by researchers at the University of Memphis and the University of Washington-Pullam is reportedly the first to show that animals living in fragmented habitats use existing corridors to move between isolated forest patches.