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Source: Phys.org Forests take up 25-30 percent of human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide—a strong greenhouse gas—and are therefore considered to play a crucial role in mitigating the speed and magnitude of climate change. However, a new study that combines future climate model projections, historic tree-ring records across the entire continent of North America, and how […]
Source: Property and Environment Research Center Wildfire is an increasingly politicized issue in the United States. With large swathes of the West literally going up in flames, D.C. politicians are squaring off over how to fund firefighting. Facing a severe fire season, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is using over half of its $5 billion […]
Source: Log Cabin Hub How well do you know the history of lumber around the world? We are very passionate about sustainable architecture at Sustainable Lumber Co. but sometimes it can feel like we don’t recognize how much lumber has changed the world. Log Cabin Hub has just shared an infographic showing civilizations’ use of […]
Source: Linkedin By: Wendy Farrand A hint of daylight seeps through the wooden blinds as I rise from my cherry bed, and go down the old pine stairs to the kitchen to make my husband’s lunch. Holding onto the oak banister, I make my way slowly as my muscles wake up. Moving over the wide pine […]
Source: Nevada Appeal Despite a good winter, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service Tahoe Management Unit says the basin’s forests are still stressed and in danger from.wildfires. “We had a better snow pack this year and a better precipitation season in the Tahoe Basin,” said Brian Garrett, urban forest manager for USFS. “But the […]