The centerpiece for home holiday decorating could cost next to nothing if you live near a national forest and are willing to do some heavy lifting. The U.S. Forest Service is encouraging Americans to ...

When Maura Healey was running for Massachusetts governor, she called for a moratorium on commercial tree-cutting on state forests. It was meant as a pause, while the state figures out how its forests ...

Contractors who develop construction sites, clear firebreaks or remove undergrowth, can now make quick work of knocking down or grinding unwanted trees with the forestry cutter attachment package from ...

Does your family celebrate Christmas with a decked-out, real, live Christmas tree? Did you know that you can head into your local national forest to cut down your own wild Christmas tree for just $5?

"Christmas Tree Permits are being offered to the public in an effort to help reduce hazardous fuel ladders that have built up over years of fire suppression," the forest service sai d. "Removal of ...