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Source: Mother Board It's estimated the some 60 percent of freshwater in the United States comes from forests. Trees catch rain as it falls, serving as a filtering and cleansing mechanism as the water makes its way downward into the underground aquifers that we humans...

Source: Missoulian We in western Montana can see it any ol’ day, but the Garrett Grothen Memorial Arena at Fort Missoula will be something special for the cameras of  ESPN. With a backdrop of the Bitterroot and Missoula valleys, and with maybe a horse-drawn high-wheel...

Source: Flathead Beacon By: Dillon Tabish Agency proposing 30 percent reduction in trail funding in Region One over next three years As the U.S. Forest Service prepares for the looming wildfire season, Montana’s senators are calling for reforms to the agency’s forest...

Source: Forest Business Network BY TOM MARTIN - AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION (AFF) · IMAGE BY DANNA § CURIOUS TANGLES / FLICKR.COM Last week, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it has created a new alternative compliance path in its Leadership in...

Source: Make it Wood How can using wood help address climate change? Wood stores carbon. It also has a low embodied energy compared to most other building materials. The use of responsibly sourced wood can make a real difference in our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas...

Source: Make it Wood Timber is the only major building material that helps tackle climate change.  As trees grow they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When the tree is responsibly harvested the carbon is locked in the wood and remains there for the life of...

Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen The word “collaboration” is used a great deal these days. If you find yourself in the world of forest management or the US Forest Service, it’s everywhere. So what does it mean how does it.work? The Oxford Dictionary says that...

Source: UNECE Wood should be considered the building material of the future for four reasons. First, wood is a sustainable building material, as it is derived from a renewable source and has low embodied energy when compared with most other structural materials. The...

Source: Forest Business Network By: EVERGREEN MAGAZINE In this special Evergreen report, we profile the sorry state of affairs in Montana, a state that relishes its reputation as “the last best place,” a phrase coined by William Kittredge that became the title of his...

Source: Zip 06 By: Becky Coffey, Senior Staff Writer In a selective logging operation, the Valley Shore Y is thinning the forest surrounding its building, parking lots, and fields. The goal of the project is to promote forest health, improve privacy and screening by...

Source: Forest Business Network BY PETER STANGEL - U.S. ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES · IMAGE BY SIGURDAS / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) hosted a special session at the 2016 Utility Management Conference to...

Source: Evergreen Magazine It is 5:00 AM in any given time zone across these United States. While many are hitting the snooze alarm, or enjoying their first cup of coffee, a dedicated group of professionals is already on the job. They are America’s loggers, harvesters...

Source: Landscapes Architect Network #1 The oldest living thing on Earth The oldest living organism on Earth is believed to be the “Pando" colony of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in Utah, also known as the Trembling Giant. The colony of trees covers some 41.7...