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Source: Treesource In the end, the orange-coated Lorax protesting outside the 2018 International Mass Timber Conference was not the most surprising development that March morning in Portland, Oregon. That came when I visited with the protest’s organizer and asked why Oregon Wild opposes the construction of mass timber buildings. He explained: “We aren’t necessarily opposed […]
Source: KPAX SEELEY LAKE – Lolo National Forest managers are beginning to take comment on plans to salvage several thousand acres of timber from last summer’s massive Rice Ridge Fire. The lightning-caused fire scorched over 160,000 acres and was the largest fire in Western Montana last summer. While much of the area is too steep […]
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Soruce: Treesource Can innovative wood products and humans’ innate need to interact with nature help cities across the country achieve their commitments under the Paris climate accord? More than 400 U.S. mayors and cities have signed the Paris Accords, but do they have a plan for how to accomplish the attendant goals? Forests in their […]
Source: About.com WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY & SELECTIVE HARVESTING Smart Loggers maintain sustainable forests by practicing selective logging and sustainable wood harvesting. Timber is a renewable resource, this fact makes forest timber products one of the greenest materials available. Why not go one step further and harvest timber in such a way that is conducive […]