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Apr 11, 2016 3:13:00 PM

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The Scary Truth About Zombie Trees

The Problem with Still-Standing but Dead Trees

While The Walking Dead terrifies millions of people every Sunday night, it’s the “standing dead” populating our woods that keeps fearful foresters up at night. In the Pacific Northwest and Rockies alike, zombie trees—those still standing but dead from fire, disease, insects, or lack of water—are mingling amid their living brethren waiting for the right time to wreak havoc. In fact, according to a recent analysis commissioned by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, there are already more than 350 million standing dead zombie trees populating the 14 million acres of national forestland in Oregon.

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Topics: Forestry Industry, Forestry Tires

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Oct 19, 2015 1:31:00 PM

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Get Prepared For El Niño

The Regional Effects of El Niño

A brutal week of weather in the Southeast, courtesy of Hurricane Joaquin, has left a substantial part of the Carolinas underwater and much of the Southeast rain-battered. We are left to wonder: is this just the beginning? While the weather we experienced last week might have been bad, it could just be a preview of what to expect when the next ElNiño begins this autumn. 

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Topics: Agricultural Tires, Construction Tires, Forestry Tires