[Washington, DC] A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban the use of illegally-harvested timber and wood products. Support for the legislation has been widespread. Pressure has come from both the domestic logging industry and green groups…
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Community-Based Restorative Forestry
A forum lead by Biological Woodsmen Jason Rutledge BOONE, NC – (March 2007) If you have questions about the woods on your property or if you want to know more about creating a sustainable income then mark you calendars. At…
Warm Winters Upset Rhythms of Maple Sugar
[Vermont] Warmer-than-usual winters are throwing things out of kilter, causing confusion among maple syrup producers, called sugar makers, and stoking fears for the survival of New England’s maple forests. While some farmers and other Vermonters suggest the recent warm years…
Cat on a Collision Course
Though its numbers are growing, the Florida panther continues to lose habitat to development; will the nation’s most endangered cat run out of room to roam? [Florida] As it has so many times in the panther’s recent history, hope for…
Clear-cutting question really isn’t clear cut
[ North Carolina ] Part of the job of the Forest Service is to produce forest management plans for private land owners, and Tate and Gibson told me they would gladly come up with any kind of plan the land…
Oil-Burning Power Plant Permit Denied in Buncombe County, NC Today, 7 to 0
Woodfin nixes power plant Board votes 7-0 after residents rally against Progress plan WOODFIN — A town board early this morning voted down a proposal by Progress Energy to build a $72 million power plant in Woodfin. About 150 people…
Environment a Challenge for Timber Industry
[ West Virginia ] In addition to the ups and downs of wood and related markets, those in the industry must contend with a number of other challenges. Some of the most difficult in West Virginia are environmental issues. Dave…
Landowners face hurdles in carbon-credit market
[Oregon] Carbon-credit trading is on the rise worldwide, but woodland owners will need to overcome serious obstacles to gain a foothold in the new market, according to several industry experts at the Forests, Carbon and Climate Change Conference in Corvallis,…
Uneven-Aged Silviculture for the Loblolly and Shortleaf Pine Forest Cover Types
The results of a half-century of experience and research with uneven-aged silviculture within the loblolly-shortleaf pine type of the Southern United States are summarized, and silvicultural guidelines for developing and managing uneven-aged stands are provided in this publication. News notes…
Air pollution raises cardiovascular risk in women
Long term exposure of postmenopausal women to fine particulates in polluted air may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests. The finding indicates that the fine particulate matter pollution may be more…
