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Source: Treesource.org The planet’s forests are a significant piece of the conversation about not only the impacts of climate warming, but also about strategies for sequestering carbon – thereby removing it from Earth’s atmosphere. In his traveling presentation on the...

Source: The Forest Blog By Russ Vaagen What does SLA mean?  For those of you that haven’t been in the lumber world, it means Softwood Lumber Agreement.  This is used to refer to the agreement that the United States and Canada had for 10 years starting in 2006....

Source: The Forest Blog By Russ Vaagen Something finally happened.  The US government imposed a 20% duty on Canadian softwood lumber imports to the United States. Everyone seems to have an opinion. For those that think this is something new, it’s not.  This dispute...

Source: Idaho Forest Products Commission The world's oldest tree, a 9,550 year old spruce, was recently discovered in Sweden.1 This new-found spindly record holder is old even for a tree... right? Perhaps you are asking: How long does a tree live? While there are a...

Source: Science Mag By Ula Chrobak Forests are feeling the heat. In places like the American West, rising temperatures and drought mean less water for trees, sometimes shriveling swaths of woodland. Now, scientists have found that thinning early in forest growth...

Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen What does active management mean for National Forests?  When people hear this or read this for the very first time, there are many different thoughts.  For those that are in the Forest Industry, it sounds like a good plan that...

Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen If we are going to get better at managing lands we need a better land allocation method.  All lands need to be inventoried and grouped together based on desired outcomes.  We see three necessary land designations. Actively...

Source: National Wildlife Federation Are you up for a challenge? Here’s a tree and wildlife quiz that was put together by the NWF blog. This quiz on nature and wildlife has some tricky tree and wildlife questions designed by experts. Do you have what it takes to match...

Source: Treesource.org Most of us know Chuck Leavell from what he calls his “night job,” as the longtime keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. But Leavell has another gig, and he attacks it with equal fervor: forestry. Whether managing his 3,000-acre pine and oak...

Source: Rapid City Journal U.S. Forest Service officials said this month that the 20-year mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Black Hills has officially ended, but that doesn't mean their fight against the tree-killing insects is over. In fact, an effort to limit the...

Source: Linkedin By Phil Riebel In countries such as Canada and the U.S., continually improving sustainable forest management practices will play a key role in mitigating climate change and ensuring a long-term wood supply. Climate change, caused by increasing levels...

Source: Sustainable Brands By Tom Martin As with most industries these days, companies in paper and packaging know that their customers — be they publishers, fast food companies or office suppliers — want to buy products that are deemed sustainable. They know that...

Source: Greater Good Berkeley By Kristophe Green, Dacher Keltner The Benefits of Reconnecting with.Nature Humans have long intuited that being in nature is good for the mind and body. From indigenous adolescents completing rites of passage in the wild, to modern East...

Source: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Study: How the Pine Beetle Epidemic Effects Montana's Elk Wildlife researchers want to know how some of Montana's prized elk are doing after a pine beetle epidemic killed millions of trees across Western Montana. "In this part of...

Source: Two Sides In countries such as Canada and the U.S., continually improving sustainable forest management practices will play a key role in mitigating climate change and ensuring a long-term wood supply. Climate change, caused by increasing levels of greenhouse...