Monthly Archives: May 2007

Rural Technology Initiative

The Rural Technology Initiative (RTI) website contains several tools to help landowners and managers achieve such tasks as building roads, placing culverts, and conducting forest inventories. News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org

Democrats Pledge to Green the U.S. House of Representatives

[Washington, DC] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today said Democrats would start to operate the House buildings “in a carbon neutral manner” at the earliest possible date with a deadline of the end of this Congress in late 2008 or early

KING COAL DEALT ANOTHER BLOW: California Municipalities Prohibited from Buying Filthy Power

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that the world’s sixth largest economy has taken another step toward reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by effectively prohibiting its municipalities from signing new contracts to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants. While California

2nd Annual Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington is a Smashing Success!

May 24, 2007 Washington, DC: Over 100 people from 19 states came to Washington, DC May 12 – 16, 2007 for the second annual Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington. After a full day of training and three solid days of

A growing strength

Longleaf pines making comeback thanks to conservation program [ Georgia ] The process of clearing land for farming more than a century ago destroyed most of Georgia’s historic longleaf forests, which experts say once covered more than 65 million acres

Writing a Business Plan Adapted for the Wild Harvest Sector

A companion publication to A Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies. News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org

Congressman Shuler takes a stand against mountain top removal

Scott Gollwitzer, the in-house counsel at Appalachian Voices, was published in today’s Asheville Citizen Times. Gollwitzer wrote to praise the actions of a new congressman for Western North Carolina with a heart for our mountains.Congressman Heath Shuler (NC-11) meets with

A Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies

At the beginning of the 21st century, North American wood products companies are facing competitive pressure from numerous sources. Traditional products are being manufactured in new regions and substitute products are being developed by competing industries. The bottom line is

Community Forestry Week in Washington : June 11-14, 2007, Washington , DC

The National Community-Based Forestry Week in Washington is a workshop designed to build capacity among forest practitioners to effectively participate in the national policy dialogue. Participants will receive training on how national policy is developed and will learn how to

North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines

The North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines website includes a series of publications on medicinal herbs that can be grown, processed, and marketed in North Carolina . Each monograph comes in 3 versions; one is written for health professionals, the

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