The Forestry Commission has begun to take serious actions to halt illegal poaching and logging in forest reserves by arming its forest guards to daunt those engaging in such activity. It is ...

The Alaska Army and Air National Guard have been assisting the Division of Forestry with fire suppression and additional support on the McKinley and Swan Lake Fires since August 18.

The Forestry Commission says it will deploy armed forest guards to ward off encroachers engaged in illegal mining and logging in reserves. Chief Executive, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says 400 guards ...

The Forestry Commission has decided to employ security guards after earlier efforts to stop the bikers failed. It says the bikers are putting people at risk and damaging the woodland environment. The ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) ordered four crews from the Oregon National Guard to help firefighting operations in eastern Oregon.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday it has ordered four hand crews through the Oregon National Guard, the latest step in a wide-ranging effort to contain and put ...