A medieval-looking tool called a cross-cut saw is the Forest Service trails crew’s best friend. Yes, chainsaws come in mighty handy for ripping up downfall that is easily accessed. But sometimes it ...

Lassen Park >> The Pacific Crest Trail through Lassen Volcanic National Park has been cleared of hundreds of fallen trees with the assistance of volunteers using hand saws. An eight-mile stretch of ...

When hiking in the wilderness, you’ll occasionally come across a tree that has fallen across the trail. What you might not know is that since 1964, when Congress passed the Wilderness Act, all of ...

BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado has had a windy year so far and has the downed trees to prove it across the Front Range as well as in the high country. U.S. Forest crews have their work cut out for ...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The sharp teeth of the cross-cut saw carve like a file through the thick fir log to the rhythm of Jason Middleton and Aaron Babcock pushing and pulling this antique tool of the ...

Thousands of trees fall across wilderness trails every year, blocking access for hikers looking to explore those areas. When a tree falls on an ordinary trail, crews can make quick work of it using ...

Howe and Stokes both grew up in Portland, and neither had a background in timber cutting, let alone using crosscut saws — the 19th-century tool known by lumberjacks as a “misery whip.” Luckily, one of ...