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Source: Oregon State University When it comes to proper management of our public forests, some would like to take a page from the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu. He posed the concept of non-action as an approach to life. In our forests, if we do nothing and let nature take its course, this line of reasoning […]
Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen Public lands can and should remain public, with a caveat. These federal lands need to be managed appropriately. Currently, they are not. There is a reason that so many people living in rural America are shouting for a change in ownership or management of public lands. Much of […]
Source: Billings Gazette His job title — “city forester” — may sound like a contradiction. But Steve McConnell, who’s been on the job for the city of Billings for about six weeks, has a good idea how he can help build on Billings’ long history of caring for and about its estimated 90,000 trees. “Trees are part […]
Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen Since the Clinton years, the Forest Service has undergone a great deal of change. The agency was producing over 12 billion board feet of timber in the late 80’s, and by the mid 90’s that volume dropped to 2 billion. To provide context, if that were converted to […]
Source: foxnews.com DENVER – Colorado’s beetle-infested forests are peppered with an estimated 834 million standing dead trees that threaten to worsen wildfires and degrade vital water supplies that flow from mountains, officials said Wednesday. Roughly one in every 14 standing trees in the state’s forests is dead, with the total up 30 percent in seven […]
Source: The Forest Blog By Russ Vaagen In the last blog post, I didn’t get a good chance to wrap the story of recreation and forest management together as well as I should have. I don’t believe that every acre should be managed and I don’t think every acre should be thinned. Different management techniques […]
Source: The Forest Blog By Russ Vaagen For those of us in forest management, outdoor recreation and managing our forests go hand in hand. I don’t know that it is seen the same way by outdoor recreation enthusiasts, but it should. When you get down to the interests of both, the similarities are striking in […]
Source: The Forest Blog By Russ Vaagen In a recent visit to EPCOT in Orlando Florida, I had the pleasure of watching “The American Adventure.” It’s a look back at how the United States was formed and the influences that got us to where we are today. Everything Disney is amazing and this show is […]
Source: Proud Green Building 3 Design, Construction Trends for 2017 With 2017 well underway, design and construction professionals have their sights set on the year ahead. And while it experienced mostly flat growth in 2016, the construction industry is projected to grow in 2017, with an estimated 5 percent increase in construction starts – for […]
Tiny House Customs – Blue Pine Ceiling Installation Check out this funny step-by-step blue pine ceiling installation video from Dan Paquette at Tiny House Customs in North Carolina. Dan used our Beetle Kill Pine T&G in the ceiling of his Tiny Home. Our T&G Beetle-Kill Blue Pine Paneling is most commonly used for remodeling walls, […]
Source: Fresh Home 10 Benefits of Wood Based.Designs In this article we’ll emblaze the kindling of our creative imaginations by exploring and detailing the benefits of wood based designs. This article isn’t going to exclusively revolve upon wooden houses, but use of wood within designs and construction also. Wood is a wondrous material; hopefully you’ll […]
Source: Aginfo.net In a discussion with Oregon-based NRCS public affairs officer Tracy Robillard I learned of a project in which private landowners are trying to a certain extent limit the chance of wildfires burning up their private forests. But there are other benefits to their prevention efforts. “When you do these types of forest health […]
Source: NPR Scientists say more low-intensity wildfires are needed to clear out overgrown forests to help prevent bigger fires. Deciding where and when to let fires burn is tricky. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Dangerous wildfires made a lot of news across this country last year. But there are scientists who say we need more fires, low-intensity […]
Source: Flooringinc.com Don’t make the outdated choice when you update your floors – use these 2017 wood flooring trends to choose something durable and stylish that will stay in style the lifetime of your floor. Can you believe it’s already almost 2017?! It seems like just yesterday we were chatting about the 2016 flooring trends. […]
Source: Poughkeepsie Journal Early this year, researchers will head to a giant outdoor laboratory in New Hampshire armed with warm clothing, helmets and high-pressure firefighting pumps. The scientists will re-create ice storms by spraying portions of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest with water. It will mark the second year of a National Science Foundation-funded effort to understand […]