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Source: forestsforfish.org Forests filter and clean our water which is essential for people, fish, and wildlife. We all benefit when loggers use Best Management Practices in the forest. Check out this handy infographic detailing different logging benefits!
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Source: Evergreen Magazine What should we say about yesterday’s U.S. Senate failure to fix the Forest Service’s fire borrowing mess within the scope of its landmark two-year budget deal? Do we say that, “Yesterday, February 7, 2018, a date which will live in infamy, the United States Senate suddenly and deliberately attacked the citizens of […]
Source: Sustainable Brands 2017 was marked by devastating forest fires that ravaged large swaths of North America. Millions of acres were scorched, hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were displaced. California’s Thomas Fire recently slowed its pace, but not before claiming its place in history as the largest, most destructive […]
Source: Treesource Six former chiefs of the Forest Service have written leaders of the U.S. House and Senate expressing the urgent need to establish a new method of funding wildland firefighting. The Forest Service and Department of Interior, they said, are alone among federal agencies in being forced to finance catastrophic emergency operations – fighting […]
Source: Missoula Current With the deadline to submit comments on salvage work proposed for the Rice Ridge fire looming, Missoula County commissioners will likely urge the Lolo National Forest to do its best to balance the ecological impacts with sensible economic opportunities as it moves toward a decision. Commissioners on Wednesday attempted to finalize a letter of […]
Source: The Forest Blog by Russ Vaagen Our federal forests suffer from the chicken and egg conundrum. The Forest Service has reduced its harvest volumes over the last 30 years, which drastically changed the landscape of the forest industry. Now we have large voids where mills used to dot the map. We currently face a […]
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Source: Medium by Russ Vaagen Do you know the difference between interests and positions? Have you ever thought about why that might be helpful in your life or business? Knowing the difference between the two and how to apply it can be transformative. You see, they seem similar, but they are very different. Being able […]
Source: Helena Independent Record by: Holly Michels Although Montana has turned a corner on the number of new forested acres infested with bark beetles, there’s concern that one particular type of bug that thrives in burned trees could make a comeback after the summer’s massive fires. “When trees get fire-scorched they may not die, but […]
Source: University of Washington STORY BY DEANNA DUFF Cross-laminated timber could ‘forge new links between lands and people’ A new type of wood reduces atmospheric carbon, can be made of damaged trees, is fire-resistant and is easy to produce could revive the depressed economies in Washington’s rural timber communities. Trees line the Madison Park neighborhood that […]
Source: Bloomberg Forests give us shade, quiet and one of the harder challenges in the fight against climate change. Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so. The climate change we are hastening could one day leave us with […]
Source: Gineersnow.com Through the years, architecture has been getting more and more futuristic. An example of the latest development in this field is the creation of Italian architect Renato Vidal. He developed an earthquake-proof foldable house, that comes prefabricated and only takes less than a day to install. The project is called the M.A.Di home. […]
Source: Seattle Business Magazine by Andrea Watts & Leslie Helm Before aerospace, software and coffee defined the Pacific Northwest, timber was the industry that fueled our economy. Now, a radical new approach toward sustainable construction — building high-rises from wood — could bring timber back into the spotlight, stimulating rural economies and promoting forest health in a way […]
Source: The Daily World by DAN HAMMOCK Cross laminated timber, or CLT, is being touted as a revolutionary and environmentally friendly building material that can support structures reaching 12 stories and potentially higher, and could a game-changing economic factor that timber communities have been looking for since the industry began to decline three decades ago. […]